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Automated Preply Student Enquiry Replies

Every hour, WebRun opens your Preply inbox, finds student messages and trial lesson requests with no reply yet, drafts a tailored response on each conversation for you to approve, records how long every enquiry has waited in Google Sheets, and nudges you in Microsoft Teams.

Runs on WebRun · Strict Lockdown policy
Every hour WebRunorchestrates each step
1 Preply find enquiries awaiting a reply
2 Google Sheets log waiting and response times
3 Microsoft Teams nudge you to approve
In short

How do I reply to new Preply student enquiries faster?

Every hour, WebRun opens your Preply inbox, finds student messages and trial lesson requests still waiting on a reply, and drafts a tailored response on each one for you to approve. It logs how long each enquiry has waited in Google Sheets and nudges you in Microsoft Teams.

  • First replies go out within the hour instead of the next day
  • Every enquiry has a written draft waiting for approval
  • Response times build into a record you can actually see

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Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens preply.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Preply - find enquiries awaiting a reply
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    WebRun in Preply: find enquiries awaiting a reply
    WebRun opens Preply to find enquiries awaiting a reply.
    • Open your Preply inbox and read the threads where the student sent the last message
    • Capture the student, what they asked and whether it is a trial lesson request
    • Note how long the message has been sitting unanswered
    • Draft a reply on each thread that answers the actual question and offers a slot
    • Leave every draft unsent. WebRun writes, you read and send from Preply

    Done when Every waiting enquiry has a reply drafted and none has been sent.

  3. 2
    Google Sheets - log waiting and response times
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    WebRun in Google Sheets: log waiting and response times
    WebRun opens Google Sheets to log waiting and response times.
    • Append a row per enquiry with the student, the topic and the time it arrived
    • Record how long it waited before a reply went out
    • Keep a running average response time by day, so a slow week is visible
    • Mark enquiries that turned into a booked trial lesson

    Done when The sheet shows every enquiry with its waiting time and outcome.

  4. 3
    Microsoft Teams - nudge you to approve
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    WebRun in Microsoft Teams: nudge you to approve
    WebRun opens Microsoft Teams to nudge you to approve.
    • Send yourself a short nudge listing the enquiries with a draft ready
    • Put the longest-waiting student first
    • Stay silent on an hour when the inbox is clear

    Done when You know which drafts are waiting on your approval.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
preply.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every hour
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Enquiry nudge · Microsoft Teams
OutputWhat each run produces - Every unanswered enquiry with the student, the question, how long it has waited and the reply drafted for it.
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Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

Will it message students without me?

No. Every reply is left as an unsent draft on the Preply thread. You read it, change it if you want, and send it yourself.

Does the draft sound like me?

Yes, if you give WebRun a few of your past replies or a short description of your tone. It matches your voice and answers the specific question asked.

Will it book lessons or change my calendar?

No. It reads your inbox and drafts wording only. Accepting a trial lesson request stays your decision inside Preply.

Put this on autopilot.

Turn it on in minutes - or have our team set it up for you.