Guides
What lessons actually cost, how long things really take, and how to choose a teacher — written from what happens on WeaTeach rather than from a keyword list. 30 tutors teach here today, from $5 an hour.
How much do online English lessons cost?
What a 1-on-1 online English lesson really costs, why the same hour ranges from $5 to $26, and how to work out what you should pay.
Are cheap online tutors any good?
A $6 lesson and a $30 lesson can be the same lesson. What price does and does not tell you about an online tutor, and the checks that do.
How to choose an online tutor
A short, practical method for picking a tutor from a marketplace — what to look at, what to ignore, and the questions to ask in the trial lesson.
What happens in your first online lesson
What a first 1-on-1 online lesson looks like minute by minute, what to prepare, and how to tell afterwards whether to book the tutor again.
How long does it take to improve your English?
Realistic timelines for speaking, fluency and exam bands — how many hours each level takes, and how tutoring changes the number.
How to improve IELTS writing to band 7
The four things that hold most IELTS writing scores at 6.5, and what to do about each one in the weeks before your test.
IELTS speaking: practice that raises the band
How the speaking test is marked, what part 2 rewards, and how to practise — alone and with a tutor — in the weeks before the test.
Business English for meetings and emails
The specific phrases and habits that make work English easier — chairing a call, interrupting politely, and writing emails that take one draft.
Preparing for a job interview in English
A two-week plan for an interview in a second language: the answers to build, the questions to rehearse, and what a mock interview should feel like.
When does a child need a maths tutor?
The signals that mean tutoring will help, what a good first lesson looks like, and how to choose an online maths tutor for a child.
Learning to code: tutor or online course?
Courses are cheap and endless; a tutor is neither. Which one solves which problem, and how to use a programming tutor without wasting the hour.
How to stop freezing when you speak English
Why you can read fluently and still freeze in conversation, and the practice that fixes it — usually within a couple of months.
Describe the problem instead of searching for a tutor
How posting a request works on WeaTeach: what to write, how many tutors see it, and when it beats browsing profiles.