Fantastic platform to earn extra income - ESL Tutor Cambly Employee Review

4.0
Apr 24, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

You can choose your working hours 24/7 You can somewhat control the types of students you wish to tutor (age/level etc) once you have spoken to the student. No degree or TEFL required to start working on Cambly. Lesson slides are provided. Lots of interactive ways to enhance your lessons. You build good friendships with regular students. You build confidence in yourself and enhance your own communication skills, as well as your students. No minimum expected hours. Weekly pay. Translation tool available for tutors and students, making lessons so much easier.

Cons

Low pay. You may have some students who don't appear on camera. Language barriers may occur. You may be penalised if you have to cancel several lessons at short notice, such as having only "regular" students being able to book lessons with you for 7 days...

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5.0
Jul 22, 2025
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Pros

Cool students, fun conversations. Global connections.

Cons

None at this point in time.

4.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible schedule (you create your own), can easily cancel classes without too much of a penalty (make every student that you like a "regular" student so that if you get penalized...only regulars can book you...you have a huge pool of regulars), Cambly provides lessons, you can use almost any website as long as you don't need to share login information, it's fun and easy, many students become like friends, you can learn about different countries, cultures, and languages

Cons

The pay. It has never increased in the 14 years that Cambly has been in business. They are starting to offer a new program called "Cambly Pro" where you can make $15 an hour, but you have to apply to be a tutor for it and you could be denied. You have to have a 99% rating for 3 months to even be considered. If, like me, you are open to all students (and not just your regular students that you have become friends with), your rating can vary widely. No matter how good of a tutor you are, you will not be everyone's cup of tea. Also, Cambly does not allow tutors to teach in some states in the U.S. due to labor laws.

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