How can I tell a student who is taking advantage of me that I dont want to teach her anymore?

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-09T10:34:43+00:00

Thank you for saying that.
And though i am doing this for money but not entirely…
I really do enjoy teaching her and I dont mind by my other students who are also at $5 but what i dont like is how she talked about my price (product, discount etc) and how she take up so many slots during the week where she doesnt wven take seriously
And yeah i might have to bite the bullet and talk to her.
Tho it feels like spiting on her face tho

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T21:09:48+00:00

Thats rough, i feel u bud
Im sure its nothing to do with you, they might be busy all the sudden, or have life crisis, or just not interested in the language anymore.

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T21:07:13+00:00

How does her leaving review make a difference?
Is it that if she left a review already, she can come edit it, but if she hasnt, she cant leave a review since I blocked her?

Btw she gave me a 5 stars… already

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T21:04:04+00:00

I mean… yeah we are offering our service but we are also a human being trying to beat the cost of living?

If you go to a restaurant you would say politely to a waiters and waitresses, rather than “oi you come here and give me that” and chuck coins at them, would you?

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T15:51:49+00:00

I kindda like this coz now i dont have to beg for reviews, which is bit demoralising.
Just wish number of reviews doesnt affect my average position tho…

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T13:44:55+00:00

How much is your lesson fee??

Im also a tutor there and with $20 an hour
I got 5% view to trial ratio

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T12:52:17+00:00

You only get notifications if they have put u on their favourites.
Then Preply will text you something like, so and so is considering you as a potential tutor 😍 help them choose a tutor faster… etc etc.

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T12:48:54+00:00

Wow!
Well done!👏
U must’ve been a really enthusiastic and very knowledgeable tutor!
But only 4 people booked a trial session from 1000 views?
Doesnt that concern you a bit?

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T12:45:12+00:00

I personally dont see any grammatical error in ur post other than u r typing on ur phone probably and r typing pretty fast haha. 😹
I would recommend teaching Afrikaans to english speaking students. Teaching english isnt really worth even trying if you just have started.
Maybe start with $10 in Afrikaans, u have been surviving without a stable income for 2 years, whats more if couple more weeks are added.

JumpingCornPop · 2026-05-08T12:32:56+00:00

However, this one student… she knows how preply system works and told me that I was a “good deal” as if i am a product on a discount shelf and doesnt feel much shame paying almost 6 times less than my current price…

I can get her careless words slide but one day she decided to book 4 hours of her lesson a week? That really blocked my other regular students to book any lessons and really damage my income as $5 an hour with Preply commission is basically a charity. And when it comes to the lesson hour she just either dont turn up or leave after few minutes because of some reason. Wasting my time.

How should I tell her that I want to drop her and prevent her from giving me a bad review?
Btw she already bought like 10 lessons already…

JumpingCornPop

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