How to get your first students on Preply

Preply ranks tutors like a marketplace ranks products - your profile is your storefront.

Build a profile that ranks

Record a warm, well-lit intro video under two minutes - it is the single biggest factor in winning trial lessons. Write your headline around the outcome students want, list your strongest subjects, and set availability across several days so the algorithm can offer you to more students.

Price for the start, not forever

New tutors win trials by starting below the market rate for their language pair, then raising prices as reviews arrive. Preply commission starts at 33% and falls to 18% as you teach more hours - factor that into your rate from day one.

Convert trials into regulars

Treat every trial as a placement session - diagnose the student level, show them a plan, and book the next lesson before the call ends. Regular students are where the income is. Reply to messages quickly, because response time feeds your ranking too.