Pros
# Pay rates stay the same regardless of your origins and there is no "Native Speaker-ism" at the organisational level here. It all boils down to your English language and teaching ability. Pay @ USD 10 per hour (USD 12 for Cambly Kids) is OK--not too bad or good. Yes, I hear a lot of people cribbing but I've come across much lower pay rates than that. #Ease of entry. No pointless interviews and screening. Upload intro video (or maybe demo lesson for Cambly Kids), fill up a few details and then let them decide. Smart move. Lean and clever. # Flexibility. No minimum hours or fixed schedule requirements, but there does seem to be a maximum of around 10 hours per day. There are a few other rules around handling calls and reservations that could lead to you being banned from new students or On-demand Hours (Priority Hours) for 3 days in a row. #Freedom to choose teaching style and material.
Cons
# The system's a bit shoddy with lots of bugs that surface during peaks (weekends). # USD 10 per hour need not be your actual payout because sometimes there aren't enough students to ensure you get every hour filled up. # Rating system is too student-friendly and not transparent at all. Ratings are updated once a week (on Wednesday evenings or Thursdays depending on your time zone) and only the average rating is displayed, i.e. you can never know how a specific student rated you or what's goo/bad about you or the student. # Some students can be total @#@#@ for whatever reason but the problem is Cambly doesn't provide a way to filter them for goo. That's just too student-friendly.