If you are a lifelong student or teacher or hold a degree in something, you can get paid to tutor people online. To start working as an online tutor, you can check out websites like Tutor.com, Tutorme.com, Skooli.com and Varsitytutors.com. Many online tutoring businesses will expect that you boast some teaching experience or hold a degree. To be able to teach from home, you will also need decent equipment like a webcam, lights and mic.