Preply Help - How to convert trial lessons into package lessons!

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[@CellEll-tw1cg]

I'm really thankful for you Alex for doing this video! I have my first trial lesson with my first student on Preppy tomorrow, and I was a bit confused and anxious before watching this video. But not anymore after watching such an amazing video

[@markkoalawebseo]

1 make it like the package is a certainty, next time we're going to... 2 start reading but it won't be finished cuz time's up 3 be fun 😊

[@teachercook-e2572]

You understood the contents of the video well! Thanks a lot for watching

[@Paula_Limberg]

Support for the new channel! Love the "jump right in" clip in the intro and that you're sharing tips with other teachers 🙂

[@anabreseneuman]

Awesome, thanks very much. I personally think one hour is too long for a trial lesson, it would be better use of both the student and tutors time if it was around 45 minutes.

[@teachercook-e2572]

Especially since it’s unpaid!

[@se7ensavage707]

Agreed.

[@megan.a.purvis]

agreed!

[@Adrian_Nel]

Thank you SO much! I am about to start teaching on Preply, and this has been most helpful. I'm sure that the information is going to prove invaluable over my first few weeks.

[@SeoulForeigner]

This is a great video and thanks for sharing your reflections about teaching remotely.

[@tanmayshekhawat]

Of all the videos I have watched on Preply, this is by far the best!!

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this.

[@amafriends9152]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart❤

[@angel31941]

It’s good to know this bc I tend to like to get to the point of things and this probably makes me appear cold and unfriendly but this is bc I get so nervous talking to people I don’t know. Thank you for sharing this video so many things I could went on doing without knowing thank you!

[@angel31941]

@@AlejandraC.H i wish i could be like that

[@ingridberbesi6183]

Muchas gracias por compartir tu experiencia. Soy nueva y aprendo cada día de los tutores que al igual que tú nos muestran opciones para resolver distintas situaciones. Gracias una vez más por tu tiempo y por tu amabilidad. Saludos desde Colombia.

[@teachercook-e2572]

Gracias!

[@carolinengcebesa3988]

Thank you very much. This video is really helpful, I'm planning to teach online and have no idea on how to go about, but your video is motivating and encouraging...think I can do this. Thanks once again

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this. I'm glad you found it useful

[@manahilimraan]

Thank you for the detailed and thorough explanation! I found it very useful!

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this. I'm glad you found it useful

[@littleKsmallfilms]

Great guidance, thank you 🙏

[@tutorcarol4693]

wonderful tips! thank you , I'm looking forward to watching more!

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this. I'm glad you found it useful

[@arianekveldjaks7689]

Very interesting! Perhaps a video about the teaching niche would be useful as well?

[@chelonyscreativechannel]

Thank you alex , im one of the art tutors in preply ive seen you post in the group

[@teachercook-e2572]

Nice to see you here 😊

[@se7ensavage707]

Thanks, bud!

[@nornironnomad]

I'm just starting my preply and youtube journeys, and have just came across your channel! You have a new subscriber 🙂

[@teachercook-e2572]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@nornironnomad]

@@teachercook-e2572 both are hard gigs as it takes a while to build up subscribers / students respectively

[@brittanydonovan9579]

So helpful! Thank you 😊

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this. I'm glad you found it useful

[@opettajaefe]

good tips. thank you. :)

[@teachercook-e2572]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bresheltatoy9995]

Thank you so much Alex.

[@kalon6169]

hope for more helpful vids from you.. I'm new to preply, I'm a tutor for English and Tagalog....Salamat (Thank you) ✨💙

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this. I'm glad you found it useful

[@Amel._.]

Thank you so much for the video.I am a new French tutor on preply.I have a question please : can the student use the white board when opening the icon and sharing my screen. please

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thanks for the kind words. Good question, I rarely use the whiteboard in my classes so I'm not entirely sure but I know sharing my screen sometimes poses a few problems. If this is the case, there are plenty of websites that offer free whiteboard services and so maybe you could use a good third party one instead and take a screenshot of it at the end of every lesson and post it into the chat with the student. Hope this helps

[@anurag3429]

I am going to join as a maths teacher -so can I ask my student to send your syllabus when he/she contacts me for the trial class.

[@azjatyckieklimaty2172]

Thanks for this video, very helpful. It's a pity Preply doesn't pay anything its tutors for the trial class.

[@teachercook-e2572]

Thank you for the kind words, always appreciate comments like this. I'm glad you found it helpful

[@megan.a.purvis]

I'm curious to know your trial to paid lesson ratio over time. Did you eventually find enough regular students or did you find yourself doing trial after trial for weeks on end?

[@teachercook-e2572]

Hi there, great question. I found that in the earlier days it was around 80% but this depreciated over time with a lot of students taking advantage of the 'free trial lesson if you're not happy with your original tutor' promotion.

[@VisyVisyTV]

Are you penalized for rescheduling a class on Preply?

[@user-hz7tx1em7y]

Hey I would love to ask is preply giving out teaching material or you have to have your own

[@teachercook-e2572]

Preply provides their own materials but you're welcome to use your own too. Preply doesn't make you use their resources

[@LisaIntroduction]

Do you get paid for a trial lesson?

[@jessicalane1188]

Would you be open to sharing the readings you have collected?

[@teachercook-e2572]

Hi Jessica, I use readings primarily from onestopenglish and linguahouse. They cater for all levels and have been my go to for the past 3-4 years. Hope this helps

[@efahlionelefah7787]

Can you make a sample video on how to effectively use Preply material to teach sir

[@teachercook-e2572]

Hi there, if I'm honest, I very rarely use Preply material myself so I wouldn't be the best person to make such a video, sorry about that

[@freegaza3819]

I am looking for a tutor

[@HAIRBYZAKIEYA-nm6bc]

Hey there I am new to preply, does the student choose the subject or you?

[@teachercook-e2572]

It depends on the student. If a student would like to learn about a specific subject then by all means they're welcome to suggest it.

[@cherelyntenebroso4687]

Hello. Do you still get paid even free trial?

[@markkoalawebseo]

No, teachers don't get paid for any trial class

[@maxthemouse1]

Can I share my own screen and use my own material this way with students ? Have first trial lesson on Monday 😅

[@teachercook-e2572]

Absolutely! In fact, I would encourage it. If your student has had trial lessons with other teachers, chances are they've been using Preply materials too, so it's a great idea to use your own materials to stand out and teach YOUR way

[@yummyfoods219]

How to use zoom for preply

[@teachercook-e2572]

As you would for any regular Zoom meeting. Just make sure to take one or two screenshots during the Zoom meeting as sometimes Preply ask for proof that the meeting took place outside of Preply. By teaching on the Preply site the lessons are automatically confirmed since they can see that the lesson took place.

[@nokoprecious6813]

How many trial lessons should you teach?

[@teachercook-e2572]

As many or as little as you like, that's the joy of being a teacher on Preply, you can be your own boss!

[@Ms_Petite]

But what if the student just wants to focus on having conversation and not read anything? Cases where they just want to talk about anything and everything Because they don't get to speak in English with the people around them

[@teachercook-e2572]

Hi, In this case it's totally find to keep the conversation going. Overtime it gets easier and easier just to develop relevant questions in your head for students who just want to converse and these are actually my favourite type of lessons as it's much more laidback and often a learning session for both you and the student as you also get to learn about their culture and lifestyle.

[@preplytutor3560]

Are you assigned students?

[@THOMAS_MHDS]

The worst teaching platform. Absolute rip off.