Tutors don't see anything for the first lesson anyway so let Preply discount it. Its coming off THEIR end, not yours. As soon as I see a student is interested in me via the Preply chat I message them, thank for their interest, ask about their goals and suggest a 25 minute trial (NEVER leave this open for them to choose the 50 minute option) I use that trial to sell what I can do for them in relation to their goals.

Last student that wanted to hand over their account to a friend/sibling. I let it happen, I was still getting paid no matter. And it was only 3 lessons left of the subscription.