Practice simulation by FreelanceSites: not the real Preply app, no account is created, nothing leaves your device.
Tutoring platform practice: try Preply from sign-up to payout
Write a teacher profile, set your availability, get booked by a student and teach the lesson. A coach explains every step and can do it for you.
Preply
The whole journey is written out step by step below, with the real-life time each part takes.
Your journey, in real-life terms
What you would need in real life
- A computer
- A webcam
- A headset
- Reliable internet
Next steps
This practice run at a glance
The real rules this practice run uses
From Preply's published pages, as recorded on its platform page. Check the platform itself before you join.
- Fees
- 18-33% commission after the trial. Each new student's trial lesson is 100%
- Minimum payout
- PayPal none, Wise or bank $10, Payoneer $20-$23
- Payout speed
- On demand once balance clears
- Payout methods
- PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill, Wise (bank transfer)
- Approval
- Quick profile or ID review
- Good to know
- Must be 18. Not open to residents of Iran, Sudan, Cuba, Syria, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, or Belarus. Profile review within 3 business days.
- You need
- A computer, A webcam, A headset and Reliable internet
Eligibility source: help.preply.com
The journey, step by step
What happens on a real tutoring platform from sign-up to your first withdrawal, and how long each part takes. In total: 5 days to 6 weeks.
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Create your Preply account
Every earning app starts with an account tied to your real name and email. Here you sign up as a demo person, so nothing about you is used.
Typical estimate About 5 minutes
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Log in to Preply
Real apps ask you to confirm your email and often turn on two-step login. Never reuse a password from another site, and only ever type it on the real site.
Typical estimate A minute
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Complete your Preply profile
Your profile is your shop window: photo, headline, skills and price. Students compare it with everyone else's before they pick you.
Typical estimate 1 to 3 hours including an intro video
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Verify your identity
Most platforms check your ID before you can withdraw money. It stops fraud and is required by payment laws.
From Preply's published rules ID checks often take minutes, sometimes a day or two
Preply checks ID.
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Wait for Preply to approve you
Platforms control who joins. Some let you in instantly, others review profiles, vet applications or keep a waitlist when they have enough people.
From Preply's published rules A quick profile or ID review, usually 1 to 3 days
Preply: Quick profile or ID review. Must be 18. Not open to residents of Iran, Sudan, Cuba, Syria, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, or Belarus. Profile review within 3 business days.
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Get booked by a student on Preply
Students browse tutors and book a slot that matches your calendar. Many start with a cheaper or discounted trial lesson.
Typical estimate Days to weeks until a first student books
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Teach the lesson
A good lesson has a plan: warm up, check level, practise, set homework. Students rebook when they see progress.
Typical estimate One 50-minute lesson
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Get approved and reviewed
The student confirms the lesson is done and leaves a rating. Early reviews matter most: they decide who sees you next.
Typical estimate Usually confirmed within a day
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Preply takes its fee
What the student pays is not what you keep. The platform fee comes off first, then your own costs.
From Preply's published rules Instant
Fees on Preply: 18-33% commission after the trial. Each new student's trial lesson is 100%
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Wait for Preply to clear the money
New earnings sit as "pending" for a while so refunds and disputes can be handled. You cannot withdraw them yet.
From Preply's published rules On demand once balance clears
Payout speed on Preply: On demand once balance clears
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Reach the minimum payout
Many platforms only let you withdraw above a threshold. Small tasks may mean several lessons before you can cash out.
From Preply's published rules One lesson is enough here
Minimum payout on Preply: PayPal none, Wise or bank $10, Payoneer $20-$23.
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Withdraw from Preply
Pick a payout method and confirm. Bank transfers take a few days, wallets and instant cards can be faster but may charge a fee.
From Preply's published rules Usually 1 to 5 days to arrive
Payout methods on Preply: PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill, Wise (bank transfer).
Where the money goes on one lesson
| One 50-minute lesson | $25.00 |
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| Platform fee (25.5%) Middle of Preply's published 18%–33% range | −$6.38 |
| What you keep | $18.62 |
This is an educational practice run by FreelanceSites. It is not Preply's app and is not affiliated with Preply: only its published rules are used, in our own simplified design. Amounts marked illustrative are examples, and real times vary by country, demand and your own effort.