Hey Rebecca Rae. Thank you for sharing this info. You are awesome and I can definitely see why you're attracting more and more success in your life. I just applied to Preply. Hoping for the best! God bless you
this video just made me confident and calm to start teaching online I recently got the TEFL certificate I have been applying and not getting any work so I will definitely try preply
HEY HEY! I'm glad I gave you confidence, with companies they are very picky especially if you don't have a degree etc. Preply is a great way to get experience for when you do apply to companies :)
The one and only thing that puts me off preply is every first lesson you provide is free. That is potentially a huge loss on recruitment already. Another thing is the percentage they charge when you are starting out. Preply looks good but it is not easy starting out
Hi I'm also a tutor on Preply, I teach Japanese. I love to share my knowledge of Japanese language there and want to get more students to make enough money to get by with the teaching job. Your video is helpful, thank you a lot!
What I really love from most tutors on Preply is that I have never met them before and still they have such a lovely and wonderful heart to support others in need. You guys are like angels and are full of love and support. Thank you once more for your support and friendship.
@@Becksxpat I got accepted today with Preply but I can not enter to see the courses because I know I'm typing correctly the password and still I can not get in. Can you help me out, please?
I started teaching already with 2 new students but not through Preply but through another platform and I'm very happy of course I will continue waiting for future students from Preply my friend.
@@Becksxpat, actually I already changed my rate and added a new introduction video because some people at Preply recommend me to do so. So through the introduction video, I offered English classes and also added Spanish lessons but spoke in Spanish too. Now I have to wait for Preply to approve between 1 - 3 days and I don't mind waiting it's ok.
Yes unfortunately they do take 30% but the more total teaching hours you do it gets less and less down to 18%. They do supply you with work that helps a TON so I understand them taking commission
I took English First Language in an Afrikaans high school and we did present and past simple tense.... Granted, I forgot it😄😄 Sounds like a viable plan😁
Hi. Rebecca,. I certainly was not expecting such a quick reply. I was a facilitator, trainer and Teacher both in French and English, I developed a full 18 month training program with in class and one on on weekly follow ups, plus assigned specific presentation with live debate to ensure the degree of comprehension of the participants on the subject matter. I will, as you suggested contact companies that are providing services for those needing to learn French. I was wondering if there is one training organization that provides both French and English training or if they are one language facilities only. Thank you very much for the information you provided, it is most appreciated. Anne
This is great inspiration for South Africans and your efforts are highly appreciated. Seeing that you want to make more videos...could you please do a Payoneer explainer video on how to open and set up specifically for South Africans, not everybody knows how. Thank you
Hi Rebecca, thanks for the video, i am going to apply before the year is over , id like to know do you get paid in Dollars or south african Rand, and is it monthly or weekly
Dollars, as soon as a student confirms that you have had your lesson you get that money added to your wallet on preply. You then need to send that money to Paypal or Payoneer. You can draw it to paypal whenever you want, daily, hourly, monthly. Payoneer (what I use) amounts under 100$ you have to pay a 3$ charge but paypal is free for any amount
Thanks for sharing all that information, extremely helpful and really encouraging that they have a wealth of resources to use. Keep making the videos x
I speak, write and read in both French and English fluently. I worked as a substitute language teacher for a while at the High school level and as a immersion language teacher at preschool and elementary levels. Later in my career, I was training Managers, Directors, and Associate Deputy Minister in a very specific fielding and received an award for my services. I have an incomplete bachelor's degree, but many years of experience as a conversational trainor, language teacher or facilitator. Do you think I would be a favorable candidate?
Hi! Oh my gosh yes! you would be perfect specially if you can speak the language of someone who is trying to learn one of the languages you already know. I would suggest checking out french lessons first because there are SO many English teachers online right now .. if you prefer English go for it :)
If you open preply it should take you to calendar, if you click on learning plans (in the grey bar on the top right next to calendar) it should take you to what you see on my screen BUT .. this isn’t available to all students so your might look a little different and then for other students it will look like mine, let me know what you see
Thanks Rebecca. How much would you recommend to charge if I became a new teacher in order to have students? Too much could be not ideal to make students interested but too little could automatically mean that the teacher is probably not of a good quality? Thanks. ;)
@@Becksxpat Actually, I'm not a native speaker. I wanted to teach English speakers to learn Russian but I was surprised to see some teachers were charging only 6 dollars per lesson. How much can they earn considering the fact, they will have to pay the commission?! I saw other teachers charging 30 dollars or even more per lesson but this price will not probably get you many students. So, I'm kind of puzzled. ;) I would say, I have zero experience in teaching but I don't have a thick Russian accent and I've a bachelor's degree in teaching. I have a decent grasp of grammar though since I was working as a translator for years.
@@wenzeldiesel1491 you can always change your price later, what I did was charge low .. actually too low and I got a LOT of students but I was only making 500$ working full time. I’d suggest looking at people’s profiles and comparing yourself to them, see if they have similar qualifications and you can see how many students they have but I would start at around 10 dollars if you’re not feeling confident yet, remember if you make your own programs for people can you think you can grantee improvements and supply homework that’ll help them learn faster you can charge more then you can start at 15$ and move your way up. Changing your price often will not effect your current students only new ones, you’ll have to individually change the price for your older students so maybe start at 10 and move up it’s exactly what I did especially with working in Vietnam I gained a lot of experience and was able to help my students learn faster and more effectively. You’re also a native speaker in the desired learning language plus you speak English and that can actually help you charge more.. it’s a little difficult to tell but hopefully my advice will help you. Remember to charge your worth. But yeah just check other peoples profiles and how many students they have (:
Hi Rebecca! i took inspiration from your video and also recorded a video on youtube to share my experience of having taught via preply for 3 years. Hopefully this content might be helpful for some going on with their tutor journey.
The same happened to me, other jobs opportunity , I did 3 and 1 of them I've travelled with a business woman as a translator. But none kind of "permanent" work.
Nice video Rae. I have been so hesistant goiing into preply but now I will give it a shot. How much did you start out with? $5 or $10?. I need to make some bucks!
I like to think of your pricing based on how much you are willing to offer, personalized in detail lessons are a lot more but if you want to just have more general conversation you can go cheaper like $8. See what other teachers are charging, read their description, what are their qualifications and reviews like. Also keep an eye out for how many students they have :)
Hi Rebecca, thanks for the informative video. If you don’t mind me asking, how many hours a day do you teach to make $1000 a month? Also how long have you been with Preply?
I Rebecca, do you happen to know how they pay for trials? One woman said you get nothing for trials so I am concerned that as a new teacher I would be teaching to many classes with no pay. Long term I realize its good if students stay with you but it seems risky. Also, she mention pervs, do you get trials where men are inappropriate? Thank you
you do not get paid for trials. Students pay but it goes to preply and I have only had a handful of students who haven't returned compared to my 40+ students so don't let that put you off too much
Hello Rebecca! I am having trouble finding open requests, all of them seem to be closed. I want to teach Spanish as I am a native Spanish speaker. Would you mind giving me some tips for finding students?
I made sure my profile was attractive and I honestly just waited for students because apparently with requests only a certain amount of teachers can message each student
I've noticed that these online teaching platforms require an introduction video to be accepted and begin to teach. What are your tips to when it comes to making the video and how longs does the hiring process take?
Yes they’re always required to check your speech. Introduce yourself of course, say something interesting like your hobbies etc and speak slowly and calmly because some students will struggle to keep up if you speak too fast. In my video (you can see it on my channel) I even put subtitles to help students even more. The hiring process depends, for preply they manually check everyone so when there’s a rush of new teachers it can take a month but if there’s no rush I got accepted within a week and a half
Hey Rebecca, thanks so much for your informative videos! You've cleared up so many questions I had as a new Preply tutor :) One more question - what are other ways to find students? I've tried the "find students" function but they've always reached the maximum number of requests. Thanks!
thats great! I honestly just waited.. I changed up my profile because I saw what others were doing just so I could compete with the competition but preply will eventually move you to the front of their page that way so many more people will see you
Hi Rebecca, thank you for sharing, I clicked the link for the tips video but it said the video is private, is there anyway you can help out please? Thanks again
Hi, i was wondering what should i charge students for a lesson to get booked? i have a native american accent even though english is not my first language, i am currently waiting for approval
Hi, Rebecca, I'm a tutor on Preply, from SA. I am overworking myself and my rating is 6$ an hour how many hours do you think is good and what rating? Please advice. Thank you so much!
Hiii I think if you’re confident in your skills set it up to $10 because preply takes a % and you’re going to be working a lot of hours for very little
For English, this works. you talk with them, correct mistakes here and there. but for other languages tutors, you actually have to Teach them because most of learners are learning from scratch or know so little that they can't hold a conversation in the language. I'm teaching Japanese and Korean , after each class, i'm so exhausted .....
@@Becksxpat thanks for the video though! During your conversations, would you prepare some topics to ask beforehand ? Or just ask questions off the top of your head on the fly?
I just pray that you get a thousand subscribers dear.....may you be rewarded for providing true information 💖 THANKS A BUNDLE😍 And I have a question.....how many days do they take for approving or rejecting......it's been almost 4 days for my case and i am still waiting🙁 Please reply @Rebecca Rae 💖
Thanks for the video Rebecca; I teach with Preply as well, didn't realize they had such an extensive lesson library - will check that out :) Are you still in VN? I'm in neighboring KH :)
@@Becksxpat Cool; I tried to find the library but can't access it / find it...I don't use it much because I have my own materials, but would like to check it out. Anyway, will be great to come to VN again when the borders open! :)
What is wrong with Preply I already selected two students and send them a message. But when I wanted to select another student well the site did not let me go in. why not?
Hello, im interested to use that program for work. So i have a question. I dont know what might is better. Using this as app or on pc ? Thing is i want to buy a work machine for my teaching stuff but i dont know if a notebook or a tablet is the better idea. Or a notebook with google system? Greetings !
Using it on a PC is much better, when you use your phone you cannot see the video call and teach at the same time, so your video will go black while you’re looking at work to do. I am not sure about tablets but if you use Skype it may be different.
Guess what Rebecca today Tuesday around 5:45 am I was able to get my information and video into Preply perfectly well. All I have to do is wait for them to contact me in five days.
Thanks so much. Your video is helpful. Please can you tell me where i can learn how to make videos like the one you did for your introduction?? I am interested in youtube and i love using pictures, images etc as i speak.. please i will be waiting for your reply snd thanks for your e-books for teaching kids. It was helpful.
Hello! Haha so glad I could help ☺️ I have a MacBook so I used Final Cut Pro free trial and honestly just taught myself from tutorials There are many free editing softwares for windows www.oberlo.com/blog/best-free-video-editing-software Hopefully this will help (: good luck! I’ll be here to answer anymore questions
Try looking at the recommended photos they suggest and look at other people's profiles. Try and make your video unique. You can check out my video on my channel
@@Becksxpat maybe it is also because I teach Italian. I really need to prepare lessons in advance and customize it according to the student needs. Otherwise me and my students will get bored. A tool like this would be super helpful to save time
@@Becksxpat apparently it's an experimental tool not available for everyone. Some languages don't have the same tools as others, for example the placement test etc.
Hello! I am from Pakistan, I also want to start giving tution on preply, but I am also a student right now. And I am confused about the selection of subject which I should teach on preply, because I am thinking to teach history or any other social science subject, but also I listened that languages are more preferable to teach in this platform, And I think I can also teach English and Urdu as well, but Urdu is my native language whereas English is not my native language. So kindly guide me in this regard.
I have literally done everything and still no students. Preply has a pool where teachers fight their way to be the fastest replying to a student's request. I must say it sucks, even if you have 80% of your profile accurately complete.I have reached the help center, but got no response =/ What to do?
Hey I applied to Preply and multiple times I had to re-apply improving my photo, description and video. This time I got an email for the first time saying my Preply application was rejected. When I login on Preply it says my application is being reviewed and that they'll get back to me in 5 business days. I applied a month ago or something. What should I do? Thank you.
They could of forgotten to update your preply account, kinda like they have left it in limbo if you know what I mean. You could try emailing them and asking (:
Question what happens if I change the hourly rate. See I added really low. What happens if I change it for $10 dollars per hour? I haven't send the second information yet.
Students have to do it 4 hours before their lesson otherwise preply will make it only possible for you the tutor to do it. Otherwise they have to technically pay. (:
@@blippyy4177 so let’s say they missed the entire lesson, if you want ( as the teacher) you’re able to cancel or move the lesson even after it’s happened
You don't need to be a English native speaker. Spanish is my first language and I teach English on preply. People who speak Spanish as their first language prefer someone they share a language with over someone who only speaks English. You also forgot to mention that Preply charges you a fee for taking your money out.
Yes I agree with your first part, especially if you have a neutral accent. Second part is a little true in my personal experience as almost everyone I’ve spoken to has disagreed with that. Oh even to take out now ?! It wasn’t like that when I was teaching on there
@@Becksxpat maybe it's a thing with Spanish speakers. Also, by the looks of it, you taught intermediate students who already spoke English relatively well. You never got to teach someone from scratch. Communication would be difficult if you didn't speak their first language.
@@Luiseut59 hey that’s not true, I have taught kids with no English understanding and some adults with little to none, we started with hello how are you because that’s all they knew, apart from some random words
@@Luiseut59 but I don’t disagree with you, it’s very hard when you cannot speak their language to teach them another language … I always suggested to speak to someone else to get the basics first then if you want to come back to me they’re more than welcome
I am waiting for my answer from Preply they told me to wait 5 days. Question. As soon as they confirm to me that I have been accepted how soon do I have to add my PAYPAL account? Because I don't have one yet.
@@Becksxpat Thank you so very much. One other question that I need to ask you. Do you use PowerPoint when teaching English or mostly you only practice conversation with the student?
Rebecca what happens when my electricity is cut off because it happens sometimes but on the whole block meaning my neighbers too. Meaning how can I explane that to Preply?
You don’t, you just explain it to your students and make them aware of the problem then move their lessons or just turn on your data on your phone and message them immediately. I’d advise using your phone as a hot spot for these moments, Skype doesn’t use too much data and that way you can continue your lesson
@@Becksxpat Thank you so very my Rebecca you have been a beautiful support angel to me, talk to you soon I am going to continue with the courses thank you once more for your support.
I'm shocked that you stated with confidence that native speakers do not learn about tenses in English. That makes no sense considering you learn all these tenses in primary school. You just might not remember, but you always learn this in primary school as part of English. You use all the tenses in daily life when speaking, you just might not be aware of doing it.
Yes of course we “learn” them but we do not speak about it in such great depth. When you’re a kid you do past tense, future and present by changing the words and sentences. We go through it so fast we weren’t even aware of doing it
I applied and received email from Preply yesterday for joining 3 webinars. Is that a sign of approval of me as a Preply Tutor? Thank you! I love your SA accent btw im from the Philippines 😌🙏
@@Becksxpat i applied last last week Ma’am 😌 Thank you! Another email also just now telling me to tale courses instead if I cant join the webinar and i logged on to my profile and it says to verify my account to be able to receive salary👀
I started at 6 then moved my way up to 13 because 6 was WAAY too low.. the higher your price the more work you have to put in. Students who pay a higher rate will only have you about once a week so keep that in mind and it really depends on your experience, someone from the US can charge about 10USD starting
This coming Monday it will be 5 days waiting on the opportunity to work for Preply but I will wait until Tuesday eventually, I had already been accepted by I had to change the profile and I send by error the same one and I send the correct one through "support@preply". I will continue waiting.
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I teach on Preply as well, I agree with your points. I use to teach English in Europe, now back in the USA.
Ever since I changed the video introduction on Preply now my profile attractiveness reads 95% now I will wait for future students to search for me.
thank u so much for the video, very informative and has helped me getting over the fear of beginning my journey with preply!
Hey Rebecca Rae. Thank you for sharing this info. You are awesome and I can definitely see why you're attracting more and more success in your life. I just applied to Preply. Hoping for the best! God bless you
Thank you so mcuh!
I'm new to preply and haven't got any students yet but I keep trying to improve my profile. I found this video helpful, thank you.
I wish you all the best :)
this video just made me confident and calm to start teaching online I recently got the TEFL certificate I have been applying and not getting any work so I will definitely try preply
Hi Nandipha..I have the same problem as you! Love Louzelle SA
HEY HEY! I'm glad I gave you confidence, with companies they are very picky especially if you don't have a degree etc. Preply is a great way to get experience for when you do apply to companies :)
Hey Nandipha.Where did you get your TEFL certification from?
The one and only thing that puts me off preply is every first lesson you provide is free. That is potentially a huge loss on recruitment already. Another thing is the percentage they charge when you are starting out. Preply looks good but it is not easy starting out
I completely agree ! I wish they didn’t take such a huge % ..
Oh boy. your accent is so amazing
Haha thank you! :)
Hi I'm also a tutor on Preply, I teach Japanese. I love to share my knowledge of Japanese language there and want to get more students to make enough money to get by with the teaching job. Your video is helpful, thank you a lot!
That sounds like a really good plan! Good luck (:
What I really love from most tutors on Preply is that I have never met them before and still they have such a lovely and wonderful heart to support others in need. You guys are like angels and are full of love and support. Thank you once more for your support and friendship.
Thank you so much for your compliment !! ❤️ good luck with preply ☺️
@@Becksxpat Thank you Rebecca.
@@Becksxpat I got accepted today with Preply but I can not enter to see the courses because I know I'm typing correctly the password and still I can not get in. Can you help me out, please?
@@oscarduran1230 hi! Congratulations ! I think it’s best to just contact preply they normally reply really fast
@@Becksxpat Where do I go to contact them....?
I started teaching already with 2 new students but not through Preply but through another platform and I'm very happy of course I will continue waiting for future students from Preply my friend.
Just give it time (:
@@Becksxpat, actually I already changed my rate and added a new introduction video because some people at Preply recommend me to do so. So through the introduction video, I offered English classes and also added Spanish lessons but spoke in Spanish too. Now I have to wait for Preply to approve between 1 - 3 days and I don't mind waiting it's ok.
This was amazing. Thank you.
Wonderful news Rebecca I'm already in 100% with Preply I only have to wait for the students to look me up and to teach them.
That’s great! Good luck (:
@@Becksxpat It's my second day here but still no students.
Thanks for sharing these details. Preply does seem to take a big chunk right away, but I guess it’s a good start. Time to make my video.
Yes unfortunately they do take 30% but the more total teaching hours you do it gets less and less down to 18%. They do supply you with work that helps a TON so I understand them taking commission
I took English First Language in an Afrikaans high school and we did present and past simple tense.... Granted, I forgot it😄😄
Sounds like a viable plan😁
Ryan Lansdown your English is good !!
@@Becksxpat Haha thank you, appreciate it
Who the hell disliked the video. Loved it dear.
thank you :)
Hi. Rebecca,.
I certainly was not expecting such a quick reply. I was a facilitator, trainer and Teacher both in French and English, I developed a full 18 month training program with in class and one on on weekly follow ups, plus assigned specific presentation with live debate to ensure the degree of comprehension of the participants on the subject matter. I will, as you suggested contact companies that are providing services for those needing to learn French. I was wondering if there is one training organization that provides both French and English training or if they are one language facilities only.
Thank you very much for the information you provided, it is most appreciated.
Anne
This is great inspiration for South Africans and your efforts are highly appreciated.
Seeing that you want to make more videos...could you please do a Payoneer explainer video on how to open and set up specifically for South Africans, not everybody knows how.
Thank you
Thank you very much for all the information you provided Rebecca!
Glad I could help :)
Wow! Great explanation. Well done!
Thank you so much!
Excellent information!! Direct and relevant
You are so kind. Thank you for sharing!!!
Very nice video. Its was great to hear your point of view.
Hi Rebecca, thanks for the video, i am going to apply before the year is over , id like to know do you get paid in Dollars or south african Rand, and is it monthly or weekly
Dollars, as soon as a student confirms that you have had your lesson you get that money added to your wallet on preply. You then need to send that money to Paypal or Payoneer. You can draw it to paypal whenever you want, daily, hourly, monthly. Payoneer (what I use) amounts under 100$ you have to pay a 3$ charge but paypal is free for any amount
Thanks for sharing all that information, extremely helpful and really encouraging that they have a wealth of resources to use. Keep making the videos x
I speak, write and read in both French and English fluently. I worked as a substitute language teacher for a while at the High school level and as a immersion language teacher at preschool and elementary levels. Later in my career, I was training Managers, Directors, and Associate Deputy Minister in a very specific fielding and received an award for my services. I have an incomplete bachelor's degree, but many years of experience as a conversational trainor, language teacher or facilitator. Do you think I would be a favorable candidate?
Hi! Oh my gosh yes! you would be perfect specially if you can speak the language of someone who is trying to learn one of the languages you already know. I would suggest checking out french lessons first because there are SO many English teachers online right now .. if you prefer English go for it :)
You're really good and kind person. Keep up the good work!
thank you
Hats off! I like the video. Amazing and promising experience!
Thank you :D
Very useful video! Is it common for kids or teenagers to use Preply? I mean before the Corona virus situation.
Before.. not really. But now there’s more and more, if you advertise for kids they will find you (:
Loved this! We need more videos and tips on this!
What would you like to know ? ☺️
Inspiring video. I signed up to the website, but I can't see the library 05:05 - where is that at?
If you open preply it should take you to calendar, if you click on learning plans (in the grey bar on the top right next to calendar) it should take you to what you see on my screen BUT .. this isn’t available to all students so your might look a little different and then for other students it will look like mine, let me know what you see
Your video was very good! Your demeanor is so sweet!
thank you
Thanks Rebecca. How much would you recommend to charge if I became a new teacher in order to have students? Too much could be not ideal to make students interested but too little could automatically mean that the teacher is probably not of a good quality? Thanks. ;)
Okay so I would judge it on your experience and qualifications. Can you list them for me? That way I can give you a better estimate
@@Becksxpat Actually, I'm not a native speaker. I wanted to teach English speakers to learn Russian but I was surprised to see some teachers were charging only 6 dollars per lesson. How much can they earn considering the fact, they will have to pay the commission?! I saw other teachers charging 30 dollars or even more per lesson but this price will not probably get you many students. So, I'm kind of puzzled. ;) I would say, I have zero experience in teaching but I don't have a thick Russian accent and I've a bachelor's degree in teaching. I have a decent grasp of grammar though since I was working as a translator for years.
@@wenzeldiesel1491 you can always change your price later, what I did was charge low .. actually too low and I got a LOT of students but I was only making 500$ working full time. I’d suggest looking at people’s profiles and comparing yourself to them, see if they have similar qualifications and you can see how many students they have but I would start at around 10 dollars if you’re not feeling confident yet, remember if you make your own programs for people can you think you can grantee improvements and supply homework that’ll help them learn faster you can charge more then you can start at 15$ and move your way up. Changing your price often will not effect your current students only new ones, you’ll have to individually change the price for your older students so maybe start at 10 and move up it’s exactly what I did especially with working in Vietnam I gained a lot of experience and was able to help my students learn faster and more effectively. You’re also a native speaker in the desired learning language plus you speak English and that can actually help you charge more.. it’s a little difficult to tell but hopefully my advice will help you. Remember to charge your worth. But yeah just check other peoples profiles and how many students they have (:
@@Becksxpat Thanks Rebecca, I appreciate your advice and time.
Hi Rebecca! i took inspiration from your video and also recorded a video on youtube to share my experience of having taught via preply for 3 years. Hopefully this content might be helpful for some going on with their tutor journey.
That’s fantastic ! Well done (:
Rebecca, are you still working on preply?
make more videos please teach us, new teachers, more you are so good
I definitely will now because of this comment :D
The same happened to me, other jobs opportunity , I did 3 and 1 of them I've travelled with a business woman as a translator.
But none kind of "permanent" work.
Nice video Rae. I have been so hesistant goiing into preply but now I will give it a shot. How much did you start out with? $5 or $10?. I need to make some bucks!
I like to think of your pricing based on how much you are willing to offer, personalized in detail lessons are a lot more but if you want to just have more general conversation you can go cheaper like $8. See what other teachers are charging, read their description, what are their qualifications and reviews like. Also keep an eye out for how many students they have :)
Hi Rebecca, thanks for the informative video. If you don’t mind me asking, how many hours a day do you teach to make $1000 a month? Also how long have you been with Preply?
Hi I work 5-7 hours a day, Monday- Friday :) my schedule is open for 9 total hours a day though so it just depends
Rebecca Rae and how long have you been with them?
@@amandlakhumalo4728 Since the end of March :)
Rebecca Rae you’re so helpful. Thank you. Keep up the good work
@@amandlakhumalo4728 thank you! :D
I Rebecca, do you happen to know how they pay for trials? One woman said you get nothing for trials so I am concerned that as a new teacher I would be teaching to many classes with no pay. Long term I realize its good if students stay with you but it seems risky. Also, she mention pervs, do you get trials where men are inappropriate? Thank you
you do not get paid for trials. Students pay but it goes to preply and I have only had a handful of students who haven't returned compared to my 40+ students so don't let that put you off too much
Hello Rebecca! I am having trouble finding open requests, all of them seem to be closed. I want to teach Spanish as I am a native Spanish speaker. Would you mind giving me some tips for finding students?
How long did it take for you to find your first student?
I made sure my profile was attractive and I honestly just waited for students because apparently with requests only a certain amount of teachers can message each student
@@fernandaquintanilladomingu7986 about 4 days before my first trial
I subscribed your Channel now, great.
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Hi Rebecca, are you still working on preply or any other online platform?
In what schedule are there more students? "Mornings. afternoon, night or peek time".
Hey Rebecca! Just wanted to say great video and congrats :)
Thank you! :)
I'm also a Saffa in VN :) Do you only teach online or do you also work for a company here?
Hey! I work for a company here in VN, I did work online during the first lockdown to survive
Really good video hun, you are very likeable and the info is helpful :)
Thank you! Glad I could help ❤️
Are you still Tutoring on Preply?
@@TheNextGenerationInc-c8d not anymore
Nice video my friend thank you for sharing
I've noticed that these online teaching platforms require an introduction video to be accepted and begin to teach. What are your tips to when it comes to making the video and how longs does the hiring process take?
Yes they’re always required to check your speech. Introduce yourself of course, say something interesting like your hobbies etc and speak slowly and calmly because some students will struggle to keep up if you speak too fast. In my video (you can see it on my channel) I even put subtitles to help students even more. The hiring process depends, for preply they manually check everyone so when there’s a rush of new teachers it can take a month but if there’s no rush I got accepted within a week and a half
Thanks for the very usefull information🔥
I am glad it helped :)
Hey Rebecca, thanks so much for your informative videos! You've cleared up so many questions I had as a new Preply tutor :) One more question - what are other ways to find students? I've tried the "find students" function but they've always reached the maximum number of requests.
Thanks!
thats great! I honestly just waited.. I changed up my profile because I saw what others were doing just so I could compete with the competition but preply will eventually move you to the front of their page that way so many more people will see you
Hi Rebecca, thank you for sharing, I clicked the link for the tips video but it said the video is private, is there anyway you can help out please? Thanks again
Hi ! Some things changed and I found better solutions, I need to make an update 😌
Hi, i was wondering what should i charge students for a lesson to get booked? i have a native american accent even though english is not my first language, i am currently waiting for approval
Hi, Rebecca, I'm a tutor on Preply, from SA. I am overworking myself and my rating is 6$ an hour how many hours do you think is good and what rating? Please advice. Thank you so much!
Hiii I think if you’re confident in your skills set it up to $10 because preply takes a % and you’re going to be working a lot of hours for very little
For English, this works. you talk with them, correct mistakes here and there. but for other languages tutors, you actually have to Teach them because most of learners are learning from scratch or know so little that they can't hold a conversation in the language. I'm teaching Japanese and Korean , after each class, i'm so exhausted .....
Yes ! Very true ! Some students like the kids are very new to English so that’s most likely the only time you’ll have to start from the beginning
@@Becksxpat thanks for the video though!
During your conversations, would you prepare some topics to ask beforehand ? Or just ask questions off the top of your head on the fly?
I just pray that you get a thousand subscribers dear.....may you be rewarded for providing true information 💖 THANKS A BUNDLE😍
And I have a question.....how many days do they take for approving or rejecting......it's been almost 4 days for my case and i am still waiting🙁
Please reply @Rebecca Rae 💖
Thank you haha ! It took me about a week and a half, they manually check each person so it just depends how many people are joining at the moment
Thanks for the video Rebecca; I teach with Preply as well, didn't realize they had such an extensive lesson library - will check that out :) Are you still in VN? I'm in neighboring KH :)
It’s fantastic, really helps with the work load. I’m still in vn 😌
@@Becksxpat Cool; I tried to find the library but can't access it / find it...I don't use it much because I have my own materials, but would like to check it out. Anyway, will be great to come to VN again when the borders open! :)
What is wrong with Preply I already selected two students and send them a message. But when I wanted to select another student well the site did not let me go in. why not?
Are you in the Preply facebook community? We can offer some great advise!
Hi there, I haven't joined yet :)
Rebecca Rae come on over! I moderate the unofficial (original) group and Preply have their own too
Hello, im interested to use that program for work. So i have a question. I dont know what might is better. Using this as app or on pc ? Thing is i want to buy a work machine for my teaching stuff but i dont know if a notebook or a tablet is the better idea. Or a notebook with google system? Greetings !
Using it on a PC is much better, when you use your phone you cannot see the video call and teach at the same time, so your video will go black while you’re looking at work to do. I am not sure about tablets but if you use Skype it may be different.
@@Becksxpat That is very helpful. Big thx !
Hello all new students get a free hour,
it technically not free, preply takes all the money for the first trial lesson.
I'm new here... Sounds great . Thanks for giving ideas
You’re welcome (:
Why you stope making videos
I didn’t think people wanted to continue to watch me
@@Becksxpat no
... You are doing very well
@@Becksxpat your videos in great...👍
@@MohammadFaiz-db6pp thank you so much
@@Becksxpat are you a student?
Very informative thank you
Is it possible to teach more than one subject on Preply?
Hi Rebecca, i'm Jordan work for HelloTalk, I wonder if you would be interested in teaching on a different platform? Thanks
Hello, I would be interested (:
Hey there
How often do you teach daily?
Guess what Rebecca today Tuesday around 5:45 am I was able to get my information and video into Preply perfectly well. All I have to do is wait for them to contact me in five days.
Hey girl. I know I am late to the party but how long do they take to review your application
If there’s no traffic, just a week to be reviewed and accepted
Hello dear,
Am a also a tutor on preply
Can you give me some tips to get trail lessons from students
I just sign up with Preply. What is your hourly rate?
What is your name on Preply? :)
Thanks so much. Your video is helpful. Please can you tell me where i can learn how to make videos like the one you did for your introduction?? I am interested in youtube and i love using pictures, images etc as i speak.. please i will be waiting for your reply snd thanks for your e-books for teaching kids. It was helpful.
Hello! Haha so glad I could help ☺️
I have a MacBook so I used Final Cut Pro free trial and honestly just taught myself from tutorials
There are many free editing softwares for windows
www.oberlo.com/blog/best-free-video-editing-software
Hopefully this will help (: good luck! I’ll be here to answer anymore questions
My profile picture and video got rejected by Preply, what should I do to get accepted by them?
Try looking at the recommended photos they suggest and look at other people's profiles. Try and make your video unique. You can check out my video on my channel
I don't have a learning plan library
Elena Lo Greco this is super annoying.. some students won’t have access to this ): it’s not often but there’s always the odd one
@@Becksxpat maybe it is also because I teach Italian. I really need to prepare lessons in advance and customize it according to the student needs. Otherwise me and my students will get bored. A tool like this would be super helpful to save time
@@elenalogreco7580 that is strange, have you tried contacting them to ask?
@@Becksxpat apparently it's an experimental tool not available for everyone. Some languages don't have the same tools as others, for example the placement test etc.
@@elenalogreco7580 That honestly sucks.. I guess as an English teacher we are lucky to have work handed to us
Hi Rebecca I need your help with preply please
Hello, yes (:
Do you only teach adults or children as well on Preply?
Both
@@Becksxpat I was going to register today but I still need to purchase teaching materials for the children's sample class.
Rebecca I just finish the course "Methodology, etc then it took me to something called Zoom what I suppose to do there should I register or what.
It’s been so long I’m trying to remember everything, zoom is like Skype. You use it to video call. I use Skype to teach my students
@@Becksxpat Well I have Skype on my computer.
I also opened a PayPal account already.
Question, the sample class it’s one that I created or does Preply gives it to me to teach on video?
@@oscarduran1230 umm I never did a sample class, I think that’s a new thing because it wasn’t around when I started.
@@Becksxpat But now it is because I’ve seen several recently.
I just got approved in Preply today
Am so nervous is my first time doing this. I got an email about joining 3 webinars. How does that work ?
Me too!!! I dont know if im approved with that email I received 👀
Aweomse!
Same here! Are those webinars free though?
@@estefaniacanelon yes
How was it guys ? I'm really nervous as well
how long did you wait for students ?
Maybe 4 days in total.. it was also when corona was super bad so there were lots of students online
Hello! I am from Pakistan, I also want to start giving tution on preply, but I am also a student right now. And I am confused about the selection of subject which I should teach on preply, because I am thinking to teach history or any other social science subject, but also I listened that languages are more preferable to teach in this platform, And I think I can also teach English and Urdu as well, but Urdu is my native language whereas English is not my native language. So kindly guide me in this regard.
Hello! (: Preply is for language learning, I’d suggest English if you’re a high level with a neutral accent 😌
@@Becksxpat Okay, thank you for your reply and from this conversation what do you think that I would teach English in a better way!!!
@@mahnoorwaheed2703 I just meant if, I’m not sure. Only you’d know (:
@@Becksxpat Okay that's fine, I got it. Thank you. 🙂
I have literally done everything and still no students. Preply has a pool where teachers fight their way to be the fastest replying to a student's request. I must say it sucks, even if you have 80% of your profile accurately complete.I have reached the help center, but got no response =/
What to do?
That is very strange .. is your price reasonable ? Sometimes if it’s too high and you’re new people won’t bite
Hey I applied to Preply and multiple times I had to re-apply improving my photo, description and video. This time I got an email for the first time saying my Preply application was rejected. When I login on Preply it says my application is being reviewed and that they'll get back to me in 5 business days. I applied a month ago or something. What should I do? Thank you.
They could of forgotten to update your preply account, kinda like they have left it in limbo if you know what I mean. You could try emailing them and asking (:
You're hella pretty!!!!
Thank you 👀❤️
Hey gorgeous soul. Do you have another video on how to conduct a lesson on Preply?
Hello! Sorry I don’t 🥺
Question what happens if I change the hourly rate. See I added really low. What happens if I change it for $10 dollars per hour? I haven't send the second information yet.
Your current students will not be affected.
@@Becksxpat Thank you so very much for your fast answer it helps me a lot.
I actually live in the state of Mexico and I have 15 years experience as an English teacher.
@@oscarduran1230 anytime ! And wow Mexico is definitely on my bucket list
@@Becksxpat Good morning Rebecca.
You don’t have mexican student’s.
Do you know how to speak Spanish?
Hi. I just started preply and I need to reschedule. Is it better for me to reschedule or the student to do it?
Students have to do it 4 hours before their lesson otherwise preply will make it only possible for you the tutor to do it.
Otherwise they have to technically pay. (:
@@Becksxpat ..oh wow thanks! So the tutor can reschedule up to any point with no punishment?
@@blippyy4177 yes the tutor can change up to 72 hours after the lesson
@@Becksxpat ..what do you mean after the lesson? How can it be rescheduled if it's in the past?
@@blippyy4177 so let’s say they missed the entire lesson, if you want ( as the teacher) you’re able to cancel or move the lesson even after it’s happened
You don't need to be a English native speaker. Spanish is my first language and I teach English on preply. People who speak Spanish as their first language prefer someone they share a language with over someone who only speaks English.
You also forgot to mention that Preply charges you a fee for taking your money out.
Yes I agree with your first part, especially if you have a neutral accent.
Second part is a little true in my personal experience as almost everyone I’ve spoken to has disagreed with that.
Oh even to take out now ?! It wasn’t like that when I was teaching on there
@@Becksxpat maybe it's a thing with Spanish speakers. Also, by the looks of it, you taught intermediate students who already spoke English relatively well. You never got to teach someone from scratch. Communication would be difficult if you didn't speak their first language.
@@Luiseut59 hey that’s not true, I have taught kids with no English understanding and some adults with little to none, we started with hello how are you because that’s all they knew, apart from some random words
@@Luiseut59 but I don’t disagree with you, it’s very hard when you cannot speak their language to teach them another language … I always suggested to speak to someone else to get the basics first then if you want to come back to me they’re more than welcome
@@Becksxpat I see. So what was the part that you disagreed with, then?
I am waiting for my answer from Preply they told me to wait 5 days. Question. As soon as they confirm to me that I have been accepted how soon do I have to add my PAYPAL account? Because I don't have one yet.
Hi! You just add it whenever you want to get paid (: you just type in the email for PayPal and it gets sent. No need to link anything
@@Becksxpat Thank you so very much. One other question that I need to ask you. Do you use PowerPoint when teaching English or mostly you only practice conversation with the student?
@@oscarduran1230 I’ve never used PowerPoint, I use a website called word wall. You can make cool games etc on it
@@Becksxpat Is it free or I need to pay?
@@Becksxpat What's the better schedule on Preply to get more students "mornings, afternoon, night or peek time?
Does preply take non native people?
Yes! You publicly post your English lever 😄
Rebecca what happens when my electricity is cut off because it happens sometimes but on the whole block meaning my neighbers too.
Meaning how can I explane that to Preply?
You don’t, you just explain it to your students and make them aware of the problem then move their lessons or just turn on your data on your phone and message them immediately. I’d advise using your phone as a hot spot for these moments, Skype doesn’t use too much data and that way you can continue your lesson
@@Becksxpat Thank you so very my Rebecca you have been a beautiful support angel to me, talk to you soon I am going to continue with the courses thank you once more for your support.
@@oscarduran1230 you’re welcome ! Good luck! (:
@@Becksxpat If you don’t mind me asking how long did it take you for your “first student’s to get classes with you”?
@@oscarduran1230 a day or two
Great, thanks 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤💐
I'm shocked that you stated with confidence that native speakers do not learn about tenses in English. That makes no sense considering you learn all these tenses in primary school. You just might not remember, but you always learn this in primary school as part of English. You use all the tenses in daily life when speaking, you just might not be aware of doing it.
Yes of course we “learn” them but we do not speak about it in such great depth. When you’re a kid you do past tense, future and present by changing the words and sentences. We go through it so fast we weren’t even aware of doing it
I applied and received email from Preply yesterday for joining 3 webinars. Is that a sign of approval of me as a Preply Tutor? Thank you! I love your SA accent btw im from the Philippines 😌🙏
It will take more than a day for them to approve you, the webinars are just for help with teaching. I am sure you'll get it :)
@@Becksxpat i applied last last week Ma’am 😌 Thank you! Another email also just now telling me to tale courses instead if I cant join the webinar and i logged on to my profile and it says to verify my account to be able to receive salary👀
@@Vegami amazing! :)
♥️🙏
Hey Rebecca, How much do you charge per hour? How much can someone from USA charge?
I started at 6 then moved my way up to 13 because 6 was WAAY too low.. the higher your price the more work you have to put in. Students who pay a higher rate will only have you about once a week so keep that in mind and it really depends on your experience, someone from the US can charge about 10USD starting
Wow, the whole course is beautiful I am learning a lot.
DO THEY ACCEPT NON NATIVE SPEAKERS?
YES :)
This coming Monday it will be 5 days waiting on the opportunity to work for Preply but I will wait until Tuesday eventually, I had already been accepted by I had to change the profile and I send by error the same one and I send the correct one through "support@preply". I will continue waiting.
I do know that they have recently had a flood of applicants, they check everyone manually so it might take a while. I’m holding thumbs for you (:
@@Becksxpat Thank you so very much Rebecca you have such a big heart full of kindness.
Do students ask you to teach them slang words or you don't use them?
@@oscarduran1230 sometimes, sometimes I like to do slang terms like “what have you been up to?!” That always confuses them haha
@@Becksxpat How about "chillin, to flex, etc"
hey Rebecca?
Hey ?
@@Becksxpat will you collaborate
with me? 😅
@@sandraadinugroho sure but how ?
@@Becksxpat I have a music (cover song), and you make that video. later change..