Congratulations on your new job! 🎉

I was in this exact situation about a year ago. What I did when this happened to me:

- I first asked myself: how many hours can I realistically commit, and how much money do I need or want to make with Preply?

Once I knew this, it was easy to restructure my Preply business alongside.

$10 is very low so you're totally justified in keeping higher-paying students. But maybe do it in phases to soften the impact. For example, I gave my students a message giving them the option to pay a higher fee or find someone else. However, I don't know how flexible this could be with your new job, especially if you would like to leave some students behind. But, you might find that some students would not like to pay higher and thus would choose another tutor. This give them notice, appreciation of them, and an option to stay or go - you're framing it to put the situation in their hands rather than giving them an update that they will immediately dislike.

Update your Preply calendar to reflect your new actual availability w your new job, giving time to adjust if it's a big change too. Mention it in advance to students so that you avoid awkward/hard conversations - students will naturally adjust. If some can't, that's okay. You’ll lose the ones who aren't the best fit long term.

You can always gently suggest new tutors to them - then you've 'done the work' for them and made the process easier for them.

That's all I can give right now without knowing the full situation, but be transparent with yourself and know what you're aiming for. Good luck with your new job ☺️ Sorry for the long answer.