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Cooking Classes Online: Zoom Pe Students Se ₹22,000 Monthly

Ram Ashare·8 August 2026·4 min read

Pehli class ke din maine 8 baje Zoom link bheja tha. 8:05 tak sirf ek naam dikha "participant" list mein. 8:10 baje pata chala wo bhi galti se kisi doosre webinar ke link pe click karke aa gayi thi, mujhe nahi dhoond rahi thi.

Zero students. Ek din ka pura kitchen setup, camera angle, sab bekaar gaya.

Aaj, roughly 8 mahine baad, har mahine ₹21,940 aate hain 14 regular students se. Round number nahi hai, sach mein yahi figure hai jo maine last mahine ki payment sheet mein dekha.

Kaise shuru hua ye sab

Ghar pe khaana banana hamesha achha laga, khaaskar UP wale dishes, jo mummy aur nani se seekhi thi. Pandemic ke baad ek phase aaya jab lagta tha ki ye skill sirf ghar tak simit hai. Kisi kaam nahi aayegi.

Ek din cousin ne bola, "tu online sikha kyun nahi deti?" Halka mazak tha uska, par baat dimaag mein ghus gayi.

Zoom account banaya. Free wala, pata bhi nahi tha ki 40 minute limit hoti hai group calls mein.

Wo pehli disaster wali class

Upar bataya hi hai. Zero students. Ghante bhar baad ek message aaya usi ladki ka: "Sorry didi, galat link pe thi, kal karein?"

Kal ki class mein do log the. Dono free mein sikh rahe the kyunki us waqt paisa maangne ki himmat nahi thi. Confidence itna kam tha ki lagta tha koi kyun paise dega mujhe.

Teesri class mein pehli baar paisa liya. ₹150 per person, do students, total ₹300. Us din bahut khushi hui thi, jaise koi bada kaam kar liya ho.

Aisi hi ek real earning story har hafte, seedhe WhatsApp pe.

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Jo galtiyan hui shuru mein

Pehle mahine mein maine soch liya tha ki roz ek naya recipe sikhaungi. Bahut jaldi burnout ho gaya. Shopping list banao, ingredients arrange karo, camera set karo, sab har din. Do hafte mein hi thak gayi.

Ab hafte mein 3 din classes leti hoon. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Baaki din prep aur recipe planning.

Doosri galti: pricing bahut kam rakhi thi. ₹150 per class matlab agar 2 ghante prep mein lagti hai toh effectively bahut kam kama rahi thi per hour ke hisaab se. Dheere dheere rate badhaya.

Ek student ne toh mujhe seedha bol diya, "itna kam charge mat karo, log sochenge quality achhi nahi hai." Ajeeb lagi baat, par sach nikli.

Ab actual routine kya hai

WhatsApp group mein sab students judte hain. Payment UPI se leti hoon, class se pehle. Kabhi kabhi koi bhool jaata hai, main polite reminder bhej deti hoon.

Ek batch mein 6-8 students hote hain, isse zyada ho toh sabko individually guide karna mushkil ho jaata hai screen pe. Waise, honestly, kabhi kabhi ek student ka video freeze ho jaata hai aur wo poori recipe miss kar deta hai. Recording bhej deti hoon aisi situation mein, koi extra charge nahi.

Har mahine roughly 14 regular students hain jo continue karte hain. Naye bhi aate rehte hain, purane kabhi chhod bhi dete hain. Yahi flow chal raha hai.

Ek maheena jab kuch nahi hua

Diwali ke aas paas ek poora mahina almost khaali gaya. Sabki apni busy-ness thi, festivals, ghar ke kaam. Sirf 3 students continue kar paaye. Us mahine income sirf ₹4,700 thi.

Us waqt laga shayad ye seasonal business hai, permanent nahi. Par agle mahine wapas 15 students ho gaye. Toh pata chala ye ups and downs normal hi hain, panic karne ki zaroorat nahi thi.

Recipe select karne ka tarika

Purani family recipes zyada demand mein hain, jaise achaar banane ka tarika ya kadhi-chawal ka asli style. Log YouTube pe generic recipes dekh chuke hote hain, unhe kuch personal aur authentic chahiye hota hai.

Excel jaisi niche skills mein bhi yahi cheez kaam karti hai, generic se hat ke specific hona. Cooking mein bhi yahi principle chala.

Kal ek naye student ne pucha ki kya main baking bhi sikhati hoon. Nahi sikhati abhi, par socha ja raha hai ki agle mahine try karoon. Dekhte hain, shayad ek naya menu add ho jaaye, shayad nahi. Abhi decide nahi kiya hai poori tarah.

Aksar Pooche Jaane Wale Sawaal

Online cooking classes ke liye kaunsa equipment chahiye?▼

Bas ek phone ya laptop jisme decent camera ho, aur stable internet. Maine shuru mein apne purane phone se hi start kiya tha, ek stand bana liya tha kitchen counter pe cheezon ko tika ke. Ring light baad mein li, wo bhi zaroori nahi thi.

Zoom free version mein classes chal sakti hain?▼

Free Zoom mein 40 minute ki limit hoti hai group calls mein. Meri classes 50-60 minute ki hoti hain, isliye Zoom Pro liya, roughly ₹1,400 mahine ka. Ye ek fixed cost hai jo income se pehle nikalna padta hai.

Students kahan se milte hain shuru mein?▼

Maine apne khud ke WhatsApp status aur Instagram se shuru kiya. Pehle 3 students mere hi jaan-pehchaan ke the. Word of mouth se hi baaki students aaye, kisi ne paid ad nahi chalayi abhi tak.

Ek class ke liye kitna charge karna chahiye?▼

Meri shuruaati class ₹150 thi, jo bahut kam thi apne hisaab se. Ab ₹280 per class leti hoon, ya monthly package mein 4 classes ka ₹950. Region aur cuisine ke hisaab se ye rate alag ho sakta hai.

Kya recipes copyright issue create karti hain agar sikhati hoon?▼

Traditional family recipes sikhana koi issue nahi hai. Problem tab hoti hai jab aap kisi doosre chef ki specific published recipe ko word-for-word copy karke bina credit diye bechte hain. Main apni Nani ki recipes sikhati hoon, wo mera hi hai.

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Ram Ashare

Founder, Simple Kamai

2023 se online earning ke tarike personally try kar raha hoon — freelancing, digital products, affiliate marketing aur zyada. Jo actually kaam kiya wohi yahan likhta hoon.

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