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Busuu
busuu.com · Santa Clara, United States
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Mostly low‑hourly tutoring with a few premium content gigs

Active buyer running many recurring tutoring contracts around $10/hr plus occasional $50–75 instructional and content projects.

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Terse reviews Reviewers are unusually terse and critical; expect blunt feedback rather than extensive praise.
Total Upwork spend
$4.8M+
$4,823,136
Top category
Marketing & content
9 of 50 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
49 of 50 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
50
$10–75/hr listed
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Busuu
Resolved to busuu.com · High confidence
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Pay bands

Large volume at about $10/hr for tutoring, a middle $20–50 band for content, and a few $50–75 instructional hires; many tutoring gigs are fixed-price.

Every listed hourly rate · 28 of 50 contracts
median $10/hr · avg ~$21/hr
21
1
3
3
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $10/hr avg ~$21/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 22 contracts $10–22
Mid-tier · 6 contracts $50–75
What they hire for

What they hire for

Mostly language tutors for weekly recurring hours plus periodic language-content, instructional design and occasional B2B copy assignments.

Other / uncategorized 33
Marketing & content 9
Other / uncategorized 7
QA & testing 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 49 of 50 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
14
Jan 2026
5
Feb 2026
9
Mar 2026
16
Apr 2026
4
May 2026
1
Jun 2026
Status
49in progress · 1completed
Contract type
28hourly · 22fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Senior Applied Instructional Designer Jan 28, 2026·3 to 6 months Channel Marketing Pro Wanted: Copy, Campaigns & Strategy for EdTech Programs May 15, 2025·3 to 6 months
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 50

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Busuu B2B Copywriting & Editing$50/hr$11,326
Instructional Designer (Product & Applied Learning)$65/hr$10,623
Writing Language Learning Content for H2 2025$75/hr$6,160
Instructional Designer (Product & Applied Learning)$55/hr$4,657
B2B SEO Content Writing & Editing$49.5/hr$2,305
Writing Language Learning Content for H1 2026$22.5/hr$1,320
Instructional Designer (Product & Applied Learning)$60/hr$660
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$240
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$209
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$209
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$199
Busuu French Language Tutoring$10/hr$157
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$157
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$136
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$125
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$115
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$115
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$104
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$104
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$94
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$94
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$94
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$84
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$84
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$63
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$52
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$51
Busuu English Language Tutoring$10/hr$47
Talent Store: Teaching online French
Talent Store: Teaching online English
Talent Store: Teaching online Spanishfixed
Talent Store: Teaching online French
Talent Store: Teaching online Portuguese
Talent Store: Teaching online German
Talent Store: Teaching online Portuguese
Talent Store: Teaching online Spanish
Talent Store: Teaching online English
Talent Store: Teaching online English
Talent Store: Teaching online Spanish
Talent Store: Teaching online German
Busuu B2B Copywriting & Editing
Talent Store: Teaching online Korean
Talent Store: Teaching online French
Talent Store: Teaching online Dutch
Talent Store: Teaching online German
Talent Store: Teaching online Italian
Talent Store: Teaching online French
Talent Store: Teaching online English
Talent Store: Teaching online Dutch
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Treatment verdict

Freelancer experience

Active buyer but harsh, terse reviews and no recorded repeat hires; expect steady low-rate tutoring work or fight for scarce higher-paying briefs.

How they engage
Combination of continuous hourly tutoring engagements and fixed-price Talent Store assignments; the buyer keeps many freelancers on active, multi-month contracts rather than one-time jobs.
Working style
Operates many ongoing, in-progress engagements (mix of hourly recurring lessons and fixed-price Talent Store gigs), suggesting steady, repeatable work flows rather than one-off short bursts.
Who wins the work
Successful freelancers are either flexible, low-rate language tutors able to handle recurring weekly hours, or mid-to-senior instructional/content specialists who can win the fewer, higher-rate multi-week assignments.
Worth knowing
The buyer runs branded lines of work (labels seen like 'Busuu' and 'Talent Store') that separate recurring tutoring gigs from Talent Store fixed-price lessons.

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