Get richer teacher with Ola Kowalska

Investing in your business can feel AMAZING - but only if you know you’re putting money into the right things. So, how do you know WHAT the right things are? And WHEN should you invest in them? Well, my advice is to consider what you need in order to take the next step in your business. I will never regret investing in:  copywriting  automations to save time and have more bandwidth in my...

In the last episode of the year I collected all my reflections and things I wish I had known at the beginning of 2022. I dig deep into what some of the mistakes I made were and what I would have done and how I would have approached things differently. Hope this will give you some inspiration on how to approach 2023 in your teaching business and life.

In this training I talk about the 7 crucial steps you need to take in order t build a teaching business of your dreams! Your vision Your success equation Who you help How you help Money Marketing Systems Listen and let me know where you are on your journey!

In this episode I wanted to talk about who we assume we are as teachers and what roles we actually play in our students' lives and in the society. I also mention how we should be thinking about ourselves, why it's so difficult not to focus on external circumstances and what we can do to actually make the biggest impact on the world (hint: it also has to do with us!) The two books I mention are '10...

In this episode I've decided to dissect the main problems of the language teaching world. the society’s historical assumptions the students wrong expectations/assumptions the ideas of how languages are learned the idea that what students want is what they need the idea of having a talent for languages our role in all of that Have a listen and let me know if you agree!

I get it. You are serious about the whole business thing. You've committed to it and it's hard to accept that sometimes things are not working the way you want them to. But is it possible that you are actually the only person standing in the way to your success? Because of your own perfectionism or high expectations? In this episode I wanted you to pause and reflect on this and if you're not sabot...

Ok, so you've been doing this business thing or freelancing for a while and you're ready for more. But what are the actual things to focus on that will help you level up? Listen to this episode to find out why: email marketing copywriting a webiste a product mix sales skills should be your priorities now!

You may still be wondering - why would anyone pick you as their teacher if there are so many other offering the same thing(s) that you do. You may still think that when you offer your services to lots of different people, more people will come. You may also think that the more you've got on offer, the more people you can help. In this episode, I'm debunking those MYTHS and telling you exactly what...

OK, so you've made a decision to start teaching for yourself and actually have a teaching business. But you might be worried that you'll make some mistakes. Which are totally normal, by the way. This is how we learn! So today, I wanted to help you out and talk about the 7 typical mistakes people often make at the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey and how to avoid them. Listen to my latest...

If you’re thinking about leaving your school and starting your own teaching business, you’ve probably got HUNDREDS of questions spinning around your head. Questions like ‘how do I get started?’, ‘how will I find students?’ or ‘will I succeed?’. I could go on for hours. I won’t deny that starting a business is a bit scary. BUT it’s also extremely exciting, and I know that you CAN do it! You know it...

So many teachers ask me - I know about newsletters and email marketing, but should I really be doing that?! What would I even write about?! If you're one of them, then don't worry, I've got you! In this episode I talk about: problems with only relying on social media to promote your teaching business reasons why email marketing is SO effective why teachers hesitate to start a newsletter how to sta...

Teachers sometimes talk to me and say ‘but nothing is working for me’! And I totally understand the frustration.  But have you ever wondered that maybe you’re just focusing on the wrong things? In this episode I'm dissecting the common things that people focus on that aren't exactly serving them, such as: Number of followers on social media Social media content over other ways of connecting w...

If I know one thing about all of us education-nerds is that we LOVE BOOKS! Books have been a massive part of my self-develoment and business journey so in this episode I share 12 of them that have had the biggest influence on me.  Some of them include: 'The big leap' by G. Hendricks 'Chill and prosper' by D. Duffield-Thomas 'Superfans' by P. Flynn 'The high five habit' by M. Robbins 'Becoming...

Why is it so hard to stay consistent in building a business?  Why do you lose motivation so often?  Why do you think 'you will never get there'?  Why is it so hard to not focus on improving stuff all the time?  Why is it so hard not to work so much?  Why is it so hard to charge more?  Entrepreneurial mindset.  It's a set of skills and a muscle that needs to be de...

So how would it sound if I told you that you can work 3-4 days a week? You’d probably think I’m mad. You’d think that you’d have to work 12 hour days all the rest of the week or that it’s simply impossible! You’ll probably think that you won’t be able to afford it - that it would be just part-time work = less pay. Well, I used to think that too. And most of my clients did.  So today I wanted to sh...

How many times did you want to raise your prices but were afraid that people would leave? How many times did you give someone a discount out of fear that they would leave? How many times did you get a bit desperate about money in your teaching business? I’m going to let you ponder on these questions and offer a reframe in case you’ve ever been stressed about charging, pricing and generally selling...

We don't talk often enough about how great and impactful of a job teaching is. So let's change that!  Listen to this episode of you:  💯 know that your work is important and want to feel even better about it  💯 want a confidence boost for September  💯 need a reminder why what you do is more important than the topic that you teach  I'm a firm believer that we should stop...

Selling feels icky for many teachers! Mainly because we've had bad experiences with being sold to ad don't want to be seen as those pushy, manipulative salesy salespeople (that's a lot of sales, I know haha!) And that's why learning how to sell starts with your mindset! We need to get rid of those old stories and beliefs around sales and see selling our services or courses as HELPING. I talk about...

Money is a tricky subject for us, teachers. If not to all of us in general! In this episode, I give you some ideas on how to think about managing money in your business so that it can support you and your lifestyle. 1. I talk about how different offers can support your business growth 2. I mention how managing money is going to help you run a more sustainable business 3. I also make a point of inv...

I know being on social media is a pain. It's forever changing and you probably cannot keep up with the trends. I feel the same. But the opportunities that your online presence and visibility can bring are priceless. 1. Rather than getting stuck at 'I'm afraid to show up' (because perhaps you're scared of judgment?) think 'My online presence allows me to connect with people that I can help!' 2. Rat...

'If people want to study with me, they can just check out my website and see what I offer' Oh I've heard it so many times from teachers that I work with! Teachers assume that if they exist (eg have a website and a social media profile)  that's enough to attract paying clients to their business. But then they don't see any results. They just sit and wait and think: 'But all the information is...

I know, I know. You want your tips and tricks and how-tos on how to build and scale a teaching business, so will I just shut up about MINDSET. Nope, not gonna happen! Your mindset is EVVVVERYTHING. If things don't go according to the plan, if your launch fails, if you're stressed about money, if you haven't had any students enquiring about lessons, if your content strategy doesn't work, do you kno...

Here are a few questions I wanted to ask you: How much time do you spend on teaching and how much on admin in your usual week? How much do you hate Mondays or how desperate are you for the weekend in your usual week? How many things do you do manually (invoicing/scheduling lessons/content posting etc)? How many times a week do you sit down to plan lessons and how many bespoke lesson plans do you c...

Welcome to this new awesome series of short juicy episodes of my podcasts that will teach you the 8 fundamentals of successful teaching business.  This week is all about your offers! So many teachers run their social media profiles thinking that their job is to teach people more language. And then hope for the best - aka that students will come knocking at their door when they've seen them te...

SUMMER TEACHING BUSINESS SPRINT PART 1: YOUR CLIENTS Welcome to this new awesome series of short juicy episodes of my podcasts that will teach you the 8 fundamentals of a successful teaching business. This week is all about your people! They are the heart and centre of your teaching business. In this episode I will teach you about: 1. Why it's important to see your students as clients 2. Why you n...