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Getting started
What is NowLesson?
NowLesson is the tool for independent language teachers: calendar, payments, a classroom with video call and whiteboard, and your students,…
Getting started as a teacher
On your Home page there’s a checklist of what’s still missing. In short: 1. Profile: photo, introduction, languages and video (Profile). 2.…
Getting started as a student
1. Find a teacher in the directory, or sign in with the invitation your teacher sent you. 2. Book a trial lesson on their profile (if they…
Payments
Getting paid by card (Stripe)
With Stripe your students pay by card (and, if you turn it on, by direct debit) and the money goes straight to your Stripe account . How to…
Direct payments: bank transfer, Bizum, Zelle, Venmo…
With direct payments your students pay you outside NowLesson and you confirm that the money has arrived. No commission. What details you ca…
SEPA and ACH direct debit
If you get paid through Stripe, your students can pay from their bank account: SEPA Direct Debit (euros): the student enters their IBAN. AC…
Getting paid in euros, dollars or pounds
Each teacher chooses their currency: euro, US dollar or pound sterling . You change it in Payments → Currency . The currency determines: Th…
How to pay your teacher
In Buy you choose a single lesson, a package or a subscription. Depending on what your teacher offers: By card or direct debit: you pay on…
Refunds for lessons not taken
A student can request a refund for paid lessons they haven’t taken . For students In Buy , next to your purchase, click “Request a refund”…
Invoices, earnings and exporting for your accountant
NowLesson doesn’t issue invoices on your behalf : if you need to invoice, use your own software or your accountant. What you do have: Payme…
How a monthly subscription works
With a subscription you pay your teacher every month and get a fixed number of lessons to book whenever you like. Choose how many lessons a…
Change or cancel your subscription
Change plans (more or fewer lessons a month): 1. In Buy, under “Your subscriptions”, click Change plan . 2. Choose the new option and click…
Offer monthly subscriptions to your students
With subscriptions, your students pay you every month for a fixed number of lessons and choose how many in “How many lessons a month?”. Cre…
Schedule and lessons
Setting your availability
In Availability you mark your free hours for each week, in your time zone. Exceptions: block a day or add an extra slot. Time off: nobody c…
Booking a lesson
In Book you choose a teacher and a slot. You need a lesson balance (from a package, a subscription or a single lesson). Times are shown in…
Cancelling or rescheduling a lesson
Open the lesson from the Calendar and use “Cancel lesson” or “Reschedule”. Each teacher has their own policy : how far in advance a lesson…
Weekly lessons and “Move lessons”
Weekly lessons are your fixed slot: the same day and time every week. Scheduling them: in the Calendar , press Schedule lesson and choose W…
Your lessons in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook
There are three ways, from most to least automatic: 1. Subscribe to your NowLesson calendar (Settings → Your lessons in your calendar): all…
Reminders and notifications
Email reminders: 24 hours and 1 hour before each lesson. You can turn them off in Settings. Notifications on your phone: install NowLesson…
Classroom and whiteboard
Teaching or taking a lesson in the NowLesson classroom
The classroom brings video call and whiteboard together on the same screen, with nothing to install. It opens 15 minutes before and closes…
The whiteboard
Each teacher and student pair has a whiteboard that is kept between lessons. During the lesson, both of you can edit at the same time. Outs…
Camera or microphone not working
1. Permissions: click the padlock in the address bar and allow camera and microphone for NowLesson. Then join again. 2. Another app (Zoom,…
The lesson notebook
Each teacher and student share a notebook , next to the whiteboard: a text document with pages where you both write at the same time. Where…
Students and invitations
Inviting your students
In Invite students you can invite the students you already have: From Google Calendar: NowLesson detects your weekly lessons and suggests w…
Your public profile and the directory
Your public profile (your address /p/your name) is what new students see: photo, introduction, video, languages, prices, reviews and your a…
Messages with your teacher or your students
In Messages you chat in real time. The icon at the top shows your unread messages. A student can message a teacher before booking from the…
Verify your identity and appear in the directory
To appear in the directory you need two things, besides a complete profile: 1. Verify your identity. In Profile , press Verify my identity…
NowLesson plans
NowLesson plans and free trial
NowLesson charges a flat fee based on your active students for the month (those with at least one lesson), never a percentage of your lesso…
Invite other teachers and earn free months
In Settings → Invite other teachers you’ll find your link. If a teacher signs up with it (within the following 30 days) and pays their firs…
Account and privacy
Signing in, password and language
Signing in: with your email and password, or with a link we email you. Forgot your password? Click “Forgot your password?” on the sign in s…
Your data and deleting your account
In Settings → Your data you can: Download a copy of your data. Export (teachers) students, lessons, notes and payments as CSV. Delete your…
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