I've not done it but have been a student at the receiving end of an online lesson so here's what I know.
A few easy steps to get through the logistics:
1. Get yourself an interactive board-based chess server account like www.chessclub.com (ICC).
2. Make sure your prospective student has an account as well.
3. Use Skype or any other VOIP connection to ensure that you and your student are "speaking" while you go over stuff on the board. This ensures that even if you are on the other side of the planet, you can still call unfettered by steep telephony charges.
Now that's the easy part. Then comes credibility :
-No titles can hurt. I'm an intermediate player and therefore you wouldn't be on my immediate radar of people I'd consider approaching for coaching. THOUGH If I was a beginner or novice, then I wouldn't expect to be taught by a titled player, just somebody who was proven to be 200-400 points stronger than me.
It's as simple as saying a school teacher can help you learn basic math if you don't know it, but you'd like a college professor with "credentials" to help you with the more advanced topics.
If you want to work with non-beginners, then there are things that may help offset not having titles =>
- Publications? Any good articles? Any books?
- Tournament Wins at the local/state/national level? Proof needed especially if your student is not local!
- Word-of-mouth referrals from existing students who can vouch for your ability to understand chess as well as teach it.
- The best GMs in the world are not always the best teachers. If you have any prior teaching experience (any subject) with the age-groups you intend to teach chess to, that would be a plus.
Hope this helps!
Shiv
I want to take up teaching chess. I know enough to teach although I have no title or FIDE rating. How do I start? Anyone done it, please share. Thanks.