Teach Mahjong with HeyMahjong

Teach Mahjong on Your Own Terms. Keep 100% of What You Earn.

HeyMahjong connects independent Mahjong teachers with students looking for private lessons, group classes, and online instruction throughout the Bay Area.

Teach Mahjong the way you already want to teach it — your rules, your rates, your schedule — and let us handle finding the students. HeyMahjong connects independent Mahjong instructors with beginners, local learners, and active play groups across the Bay Area and beyond.

You don’t need a venue. You don’t need a website. You don’t need to learn a booking system. You bring the teaching; we bring the students and the setup.

HeyMahjong charges instructors a flat $29 a month, free for the first month, and takes 0% commission on your class fees. Whatever you charge a student is what you keep.

Should You Teach Mahjong with HeyMahjong?

We work with independent instructors who already teach Mahjong, or are ready to, and want more people at their tables. You’re likely a good fit if:

• You can teach Mahjong to a complete beginner, from their first tile to their first win
• You teach, or want to teach, in the Bay Area, or online from anywhere
• You’re comfortable running your own scheduling and collecting your own payments
• You want more students without cold-posting on community boards

This probably isn’t for you if you’re still learning the game yourself, or if you’re looking for a salaried position — everyone who joins us to teach Mahjong runs their own business.

Where the Students Come From

This is the part most teaching directories can’t offer. HeyMahjong doesn’t just list you and hope — we run real programs that real students sign up for.

We deliver beginner Mahjong programs in partnership with the cities of Mountain View, Los Gatos, and Riverbank, and we run private classes, parties, and corporate events for companies, VC firms, and retail partners throughout the Bay Area. Demand consistently outruns what our own calendar can cover.

That’s why we’re building the instructor directory: people arrive already looking for someone to teach Mahjong to them, often in a city or on a date we can’t serve. Those are the students we want to send to you.

See our city recreation programs and corporate events for what we’re already running.

What Your Instructor Profile Includes

Send us your teaching preferences and our team builds and formats your profile for you. No web design, no coding, no technical setup.

• Photo and bio — your background, your teaching philosophy, your experience
• Styles offered — clear badges for American, Riichi, Taiwanese, or whatever you teach
• Service area and formats — the cities you cover, in-home availability, online options
• Upcoming class schedule — your sessions and open beginner tables, listed publicly
• Direct booking — student enquiries go straight to your inbox, not through us

Already running classes? Send us your upcoming dates and we’ll include eligible sessions in our student class directory.

More Than a Listing. A Platform for Your Teaching Business.

You teach the class. We help your students keep playing.

HeyMahjong is more than a teacher directory. Our technology platform connects Mahjong education, AI-powered practice, and ongoing play—giving you tools to support your students beyond the classroom and grow your teaching business.

AI Companion™

Help students practice anytime, anywhere.

Your students can reinforce what they learn with AI Coach Pro™ and Multiplayer™. From guided decision-making to independent gameplay, AI Companion™ helps students build confidence and improve their skills between classes.

Weekly Play Club™

Keep students playing long after class ends.

Give your students a place to continue playing through recurring online Mahjong sessions. Weekly Play Club™ helps them stay engaged, develop their skills, and maintain their enthusiasm for Mahjong.

Online Learning Resources

Extend learning beyond your classroom.

Support your instruction with digital lessons and practice resources students can revisit at their own pace. Students can review concepts, reinforce new skills, and arrive better prepared for their next class.

Student Engagement & Retention

Turn one-time students into lifelong players.

Classes may end, but the learning journey continues. With AI practice, online play, and ongoing learning opportunities, HeyMahjong helps you stay connected with students, encourage repeat enrollment, and build a lasting Mahjong community.

Your Expertise. Our Technology. More Opportunities to Teach.

Focus on what you do best—teaching Mahjong. Let HeyMahjong support the learning and playing experience between your classes.

Teach Mahjong Your Way — No Venue Required

You don’t need to own a studio, rent a classroom, or manage a space to build a teaching business. Our instructors teach wherever works:

• In-home private lessons — small groups or one-to-one at a student’s home
• Public and community spaces — beginner tables at coffee shops, libraries, clubhouses, parks
• Your own location — regular classes at your studio or space
• Online — one-to-one or group lessons over Zoom, to students anywhere

You Teach Mahjong, You Run the Business

Being listed with HeyMahjong doesn’t make you our employee, and we don’t sit between you and your students.

• Set your own rates — per student, per session, per series, your call
• Choose your own ruleset — teach the styles you actually love
• Own your schedule — one class a month or five a week
• Keep everything you earn — you collect payment directly; we never touch it

Founding Teacher Offer — Your First Month Free

We’re in our launch phase, so the instructors who join now to teach Mahjong with us get the directory’s attention while it’s least crowded.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

• First month: $0
• After that: $29 per month
• Commission: 0% — you keep 100% of every student payment

No contract, no lock-in, cancel any time. If the directory doesn’t send you students, you stop paying and nothing follows you..

What Happens After You Apply

1. You fill in the application — four short steps, a few minutes
2. We review it and get in touch about next steps
3. We build your profile from the details you’ve given us, and send it to you to check
4. You go live in the instructor directory, and student enquiries come straight to your inbox

You’re not committing to anything by applying. If it isn’t a fit on either side, that’s a fine outcome.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need my own venue to teach Mahjong with HeyMahjong?

No. You don’t need a commercial space of any kind. Many of our instructors teach small groups in students’ homes, run tables in public spaces like coffee shops and libraries, or teach entirely online.

Does HeyMahjong take a commission on my class fees?

No. We take 0% commission. You set your own prices, collect payment from students directly, and keep 100% of what you earn. The only thing you pay us is the flat $29 monthly subscription — free for your first month.

Can I list Mahjong classes I already teach?

Yes. If you have beginner workshops, a series, or open play tables already on the calendar, send us the details and we’ll list the eligible ones on your profile and in our student class directory.

What styles of Mahjong can I teach?

American Mahjong (NMJL rules), Japanese Riichi, Taiwanese, and Singapore style are all supported. Other regional and traditional styles are welcome too — note it on the application and we’ll add it to your profile.

Do I have to build my own website or profile page?

No. Fill in the application with your photo, bio, styles taught, and teaching area, and our team formats and publishes your instructor card for you.

Do I have to teach Mahjong in the Bay Area?

Not necessarily. Most of our student demand is in the Bay Area, so that’s where a listing is worth the most — but if you teach online, you can take students from anywhere.

How many students will I get?

We can’t promise a number, and we won’t. What we can tell you is where the students come from: our city programs, corporate bookings, and the enquiries that reach us from people looking for a teacher. Your first month is free precisely so you can find out at no risk.

Can I cancel?

Any time, with no penalty and no notice period. Your profile comes down and that’s the end of it.

Ready to Teach Mahjong and Grow Your Teaching Business?

Share your love of the game, connect with local learners, and fill your upcoming tables with HeyMahjong.