r/PreplyTutors

Do you use the classroom Notes panel (Homework / New vocabulary / Error correction fields) consistently, or did you try it and drift back to your own thing? Same question for Lesson Insights if you have it enabled — is the AI summary actually useful for planning the next lesson, or do you skim and ignore it?

If you use your own system (Google Docs/Notion/spreadsheet per student) — what does it look like, and how much time does it eat between lessons?

Also curious whether your students ever review what you write anywhere, or if it disappears into the void once the lesson ends.

Hi everyone, I’m a Mandarin teacher and I’d love to hear some advice from other tutors.

I have a student who has been learning with me for about two years. She is a serious and committed student, especially in the earlier stages, but I’ve noticed that her speaking progress has been very slow.

The main issue is that she does not have many chances to practise speaking outside class. When she cannot find the right word during conversation, she often gives up immediately instead of trying to explain it in another way. Over the past year, because her speaking has not improved much, I can also feel that she has become less motivated.

I’ve tried quite a few things to support her:

I adjusted the lesson structure to include more speaking time.
I try to encourage her more and correct her less often.
I suggested self-speaking practice outside class, such as talking to herself in Mandarin.
I encouraged her to use topics she genuinely likes, so she can practise expressing her own interests.
I recommended suitable YouTube channels, films, and TV shows for extra input.

However, she still seems stuck, and I’m not sure what else I can do to help her move forward.

For tutors who have had similar long-term students, what kinds of speaking activities, lesson structures, or mindset shifts have helped your students break through this kind of plateau?

Hi, I'm a french teacher, I would like to know where I can find student, thank you for your help.

Hi everyone,
I’ve been on Preply for a while and recently became a Super Tutor, but I only have one serious student, whom I’ve been teaching for the past two months.
Most of my trial students (mainly from China and Saudi Arabia) book a trial, subscribe immediately, then don’t show up. The next day they unsubscribe.
I currently charge €3/hour. Could my low price be attracting non-serious students? Would raising my rate help me attract more committed learners?
I’d appreciate any advice from experienced tutors. Thanks!

my student did not show up for the trial lesson what do I do?

I was about to get super tutor for the first time (been teaching since March). Out of nowhere, i get 4 trials in a week (I usually have one a week and had been converting 80%). None of them suscribe (right away at least), the month changes and I miss my chance despite fulfilling the other requirements.

Does anyone know if, during the month, those trials convert, could i get the badge during the month?

It's honestly pretty frustrating, I'm not doing great anyways and this would've helped i feel. I'm making around 180 USD a month and can't make more (I teach Spanish)

I’m posting this on behalf of one of my Preply tutors because I’m trying to help her find a solution.
She has been teaching on Preply for about four years and built her entire teaching career on the platform.
A few days ago, she received a message from someone claiming to need her help. The person sent her a file to download. Unfortunately, after opening the file and entering her email address, her account was compromised.
Shortly afterward:
The hacker changed her payout information.
Money was transferred out of her account.
She immediately contacted Preply to report that her account had been hacked.
Later, she was informed that her account had been deleted.
She has already contacted Preply support multiple times and provided all the information they requested. As one of her students, I also contacted support, but they understandably cannot discuss another user’s account because of privacy regulations.
As someone working in IT, I understand that when an account is shown as “deleted,” it does not necessarily mean all data has been permanently erased. However, I also understand that only Preply can decide whether an account can actually be restored.
My tutor is from Pakistan, so she is not covered by GDPR in the way some European users are. She has already submitted appeals and is still waiting for a meaningful response.
I’m not here to attack Preply. I simply want to know:
Has anyone here successfully recovered a hacked tutor account?
Is there any way to reach Preply’s Security or Trust & Safety team instead of regular customer support?
Is there anything else she should do to improve her chances of getting her account back?
She lost four years of work, her students, and her income because of what appears to be a phishing attack. Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

One minute a student pauses or cancels a subscription, and Preply sends a notification that basically implies you’re a terrible teacher and it's entirely your fault.

Then, they hit you with the guilt-trip notification: "Your schedule for next week is filling up fast! (student) hasn't booked yet! Reaching out can help them find a time that works!".

They make it sound so urgent, like you're completely booked out and hoarding all the slots. So you open the app expecting to see zero space left... and it says: "Available slots next week: 10."

TEN slots!! That is literally half my week open, why are we panicking?! 😂

The random guilt trips from this platform are so funny and ridiculous.

Hello! I wanna buy a good headset for my classes, what brand/model/type do you recommend?

It's been 3 years and counting since I became an online tutor, my account is already 3 years old since starting, but I have been busy with my own personal life and career. I have never taken Preply seriously, though I have countless messages from students... a few of them are really eager to subscribe, and I canceled because the timing was off: career shifts, personal struggles, being sick, etc... from the past years. Now I finally took time, I have secured 2 trial lessons and really prepared and tailored everything only to be: 1. cancelled (basically ghosted me last minute) 2. had a good talk but she just basically chatted me because shes a tutor as well (wanted to shift to another niche, and she booked for the reasons to gain info to have business english as well... basically a competitor.)

I know it sounds silly, but it has weighed heavily on me lately, because I do attract students organically, but the timing is always off, Idk if it's just me or my own circumstances. I know some tutors find it months to even land a student, but I really feel bad on my own teaching journey because I always chase the wrong things: bad students, lower rate, repetitive tasks, and no career growth from agents and companies I have worked with previously. I always wanted to do private tutoring. I already know how uncertain it is, but I always kept in mind that I am "coaching," not teaching, since I teach Business English and Exam Prep. It just makes me question if teaching, I don't know what intention I am asking for by posting this, maybe something to get off my chest idk.

Can I do the connection test on my phone? because right now I don't have a laptop. Please help me with that

Hello!

This morning I had a trial lesson scheduled for the evening, but I had to cancel due to a scheduling conflict (I won't be able to offer that time slot anymore). I also had another trial scheduled for tomorrow morning, but I reached the max. amount of students I am able to follow without burning out.

So I contacted both students and wrote a nice message to both. The first student replied, the second didn't. Since neither was cancelling the classes, I wrote to support to ask how I should behave (especially since for the first one the trial was in less than 12 hours). AI responded saying I could cancel my account or hide it. I ended up blocking both students to have the lessons removed from my calendar.

Now I am freaking out about Preply randomly cancelling my tutor account. Could it happen? Could support contact me or could anything else happen? I'll hide my account to avoid something like this happening again, but right now I'm freaking out, especially after that AI message and would like some reassurance.

Thank you to anyone who'll take the time to read!

PS. Also, I received a message, after blocking the student, that they had cancelled the lesson...is that normal? Did they maybe contact support too?

Howdy all. I've been tutoring on Preply for over a year and a half. Most of mu students have been with me for over a year. I need 3-4 new students to fill out my schedule. for the past few months, I have interest but no signing up for trial lesson. If you have a moment, please read the 2 messages I have been sending potential students and see if I am doing something wrong.... or right! Thanks!

"Hello --------. I see you would like to work with an English tutor. If you could tell me your goals and interests I would be happy to create an initial lesson plan tailored specifically to you. If you have any questions you would like to ask before committing to a trial lesson, do to hesitate to ask."

"Hello -----! I see you are looking for an English tutor. First, I like to know what my student's goals and interests are as it helps me to create lessons that are interesting as well as educational. I enjoy teaching and work hard to make my students' lessons in the way they feel most comfortable learning and they have been able to progress quickly in their English skills. Some of my students like to have conversations where I correct any pronunciation and grammar as mistakes are made. A few students have me make a recording of their new vocabulary from their lessons to practice before the next lesson. Other students want lessons that build their skills more formally utilizing Preply made work or workbooks. I work with adults and children at a variety of levels of ability, from beginner to advanced. Please let me know what your needs are in learning English. Perhaps I will be a good fit for you, too!"

Hello everyone,

I have been giving Turkish classes on Preply for a few months. I had onyl one student and earned 76 dollars. 2 days ago preply send a mail me about submiting tax details. I didnt open any company for this because I was assuming getting more money but i couldnt. In Turkey, you should open a self company for getting tax info if i am not wrong. Because of I dont have that much of money and I dont wantto continue on this, what should I do ? Can I without money I earned without giving tax info?

I was talking to my longtime student today and mentioned to them that I’ve had a trend of accounts booking a trial and cancelling shortly after. Some of them even subscribe and cancel before taking the trial. And they never respond to my messages. I’ve noticed on here that it happens to many other tutors too.

Anyways my student said Preply is running a promotion to receive $50 for every referral. So I’m thinking people are gaming the system by making alt accounts. I could be off base, but it could explain why it’s happening.

i’m in my second gap year and just wanting to make extra money. i’m American and i want to tutor English on preply. i studied anthropology and i have a musical background and would be comfortable tutoring students on the clarinet / reading music. i was wondering how many people consider tutoring “worth it” especially as a side gig and not a career. i have full time availability but i see mixed reviews from people who have / currently tutor, and many that found Preply beneficial are tutors that have niches. I’m B1 in colloquial Levantine Arabic as well.

does anyone have tips or advice on becoming a tutor? i just wanting some extra money to save.

i wanted to ask here and not generative AI.

thanks

I speak really good spanish and I have taught some local students too I speak hindi and I am pretty well at English so I know that I can teach at whatever level the student wants to learn I just have the doubt about getting any classes cause I tried it few months ago I did not get booked with any classes so i deleted my account and now I am willing to start again what should be my approach?