Sell Pronunciation Feedback From Your Bio

Accent coaches and language teachers can sell pronunciation feedback by having a learner submit a short recording and returning notes on specific sounds, stress, and intonation as a priced custom request. This keeps the request, the payment, and the audio reply in one async flow instead of a live call or an open-ended DM thread. Custom Work lets you offer clearly scoped commissions and services: you set the price, the scope and the delivery time, and followers submit a brief and pay before you start.

No monthly fee, you only pay a small platform fee when you get paid. 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, 5% platform fee on tips and goals. Card processing is separate. Creators can receive payouts in 41 countries (pricing).*

A learner's DM usually sounds like "does this word sound right?" or "why do native speakers say it that way?" with a voice memo attached. Answering for free, one recording at a time, doesn't scale — and a general tutoring listing buries a narrow, audio-only request under offers that don't fit it.

What counts as pronunciation feedback?

Pronunciation feedback is a narrow, audio-based review: a learner submits a recording, and the reply addresses specific sounds, word stress, linking, and intonation rather than grammar, vocabulary, or overall fluency. The scope matches how language-exam examiners are trained to listen, and it deliberately excludes broader speaking-skill or conversation coaching.

The IELTS partnership defines the skill in one sentence in its published examiner guidance:

"This refers to the accurate and sustained use of a range of phonological features to convey meaningful messages."

— IELTS Speaking Key Assessment Criteria, ielts.org

The IELTS Speaking Key Assessment Criteria lists five key indicators of pronunciation: dividing speech into meaningful chunks, rhythm and stress timing with linked sounds, stress and intonation used to enhance meaning, sound production at the word and phoneme level, and the overall effect of accent on intelligibility (ielts.org). Those five IELTS indicators work as a ready-made checklist for what a paid pronunciation review should actually cover.

Spoken-English assessment volume is large and measurable. More than 4 million IELTS tests were taken worldwide in 2023, per the IELTS partnership's own year-in-review dated 11 January 2024 (ielts.org). More than 13,500 organizations worldwide recognize IELTS results, including more than 3,400 institutions in the USA alone. ETS states that the TOEFL iBT test "is the test of choice for more than 40 million people worldwide", and ETS lists TOEFL as "Recognized by 13,000+ institutions across 160+ countries". The IELTS partnership states that IELTS has "over 4500 test locations in over 160 countries across the globe". Exam volume is not a direct measure of demand for pronunciation coaching, but the IELTS and ETS figures above show a large population being formally assessed on spoken English.

Should this be a Paid Question or a custom request?

Use Custom Work whenever the learner attaches an audio file. Custom Work accepts client attachments and lets the creator deliver text, files, audio, or video at a price and delivery time the creator sets.

Brillay's Paid Questions documentation describes one private question and one written reply with the wording "pay to ask you a private question and get a text reply," on its feature page (/features/paid-private-questions). Brillay's Custom Work documentation explains that when a follower submits a brief for a Custom Work order, they can also attach up to five files, so you have what you need before you start. Because a pronunciation review starts with the learner's own recording, it belongs in Custom Work. Brillay caps Custom Work and Personalized Videos delivery promises at up to five days, which is the longest delivery time the product will accept (how it works).

A one-line spelling or stress question, such as "is the stress on the first or second syllable in 'record' as a noun?", fits Paid Questions. A request that requires listening to the learner's own speech fits Custom Work.

How is this different from IELTS or TOEFL speaking feedback?

Pronunciation feedback and exam speaking feedback are two separate listings. An exam rubric scores pronunciation alongside other criteria and produces a band or score, while a pronunciation-only review isolates sounds, stress, and intonation and returns no score estimate at all. Price and describe them as two distinct offers.

On the IELTS Speaking test, Pronunciation is one of four criteria alongside Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy, and IELTS states that "each of the criteria carry equal weighting and the overall average gives the IELTS score for Speaking" — which makes pronunciation 25% of the Speaking band score (ielts.org).

ETS's current published TOEFL iBT Speaking Scoring Guide (marked "Copyright 2025 by ETS") scores the section's two task types, Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview, on a task-level 0-to-5 scale, and pronunciation appears directly in the descriptors (ets.org). At score 4 on Listen and Repeat, that ETS scoring guide reads: "One or two content words may be ambiguous because of imprecise pronunciation." At score 5 on Take an Interview, the same ETS scoring guide reads: "Pronunciation is easily intelligible; rhythm and intonation effectively convey meaning" (ets.org). The score a TOEFL candidate actually receives sits on a different scale: ETS states that "As of January 21, 2026, TOEFL iBT score reports feature a new 1 – 6 scale, in half point increments" (ets.org), so an exam-prep buyer is asking about a band on a 1-to-6 scale rather than about individual sounds. A creator can sell both formats: pronunciation-only feedback for a learner with no test date, and a dedicated IELTS and TOEFL speaking feedback listing for a learner actively preparing for one of those exams. The same graduate-school-bound buyer often comes back later needing a different async offer entirely, such as thesis and dissertation feedback once the speaking exam is behind them.

How is this different from conversation-practice feedback?

Pronunciation feedback and conversation-practice feedback both start with a recording, but they answer different questions and belong on separate listings. Pronunciation feedback covers how individual sounds, stress, and intonation are produced. Conversation-practice feedback covers turn-taking, word choice, and how naturally a full exchange flows.

Conversation-practice feedback evaluates a whole exchange, independent of whether any single sound was produced accurately. A pronunciation review inverts the scope of conversation-practice feedback by staying on sound production even when the sentence itself was awkward or ungrammatical. The difference in sample length shows up in the IELTS Speaking test's own structure: IELTS states that Part 1, the introduction and interview, is 4–5 minutes long, while Part 2 gives a test taker one minute to prepare and two minutes to talk (ielts.org).

Keeping the scopes separate means a learner who only wants help with a specific sound isn't paying for — or waiting on — a review of their whole conversational style, and vice versa. The same narrow-scope logic carries outside language coaching, too — a musician's sight-reading and ear-training feedback offer stays just as deliberately limited to what the ear needs to catch.

What should a pronunciation-feedback listing include?

A pronunciation-feedback listing should state six things before payment: the exact input format, a length cap, the target reference accent, what the learner receives, your delivery time, and what one purchase includes and excludes. Naming all six upfront prevents scope creep and lets a learner decide to buy without a back-and-forth DM thread.

ETS describes the short-sentence repetition task on the TOEFL iBT Speaking section this way, which is a useful template for what to ask a learner to submit:

"You will listen to short sentences and repeat them exactly as you hear them. This task measures your ability to process spoken English and produce speech that is accurate and clearly intelligible."

— ETS, TOEFL iBT Speaking section, ets.org

• Input: A recording of a specific word list, phrase, or short passage — not an open-ended "listen to me talk" submission. ETS's published TOEFL iBT test-content table lists the Speaking section as 11 items with an approximate base time of 8 minutes, drawn from only two task types, Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview (ets.org) — evidence of how much can be assessed from tightly scripted prompts.
• Length limit: For example, a recording under 60 seconds. IELTS Speaking Part 2 asks a test taker to prepare for one minute and then talk for two minutes (ielts.org), so a 30-to-120-second cap covers the longest continuous stretch that test asks a learner to produce.
• Target accent or standard: State which reference accent the feedback is measured against, for example General American or Received Pronunciation, since "correct" pronunciation varies by target.
• Deliverable: A voice-note walkthrough, written notes on specific sounds, or both. Brillay's Custom Work documentation explains that delivery includes a written note, up to five files, and/or a link for anything larger.
• Delivery time: A period you can meet for a one-time delivery through Custom Work; the creator sets the price and delivery time.
• One-purchase boundary: One purchase includes the promised notes and files delivered once. If the learner wants you to review a new recording, they place a new order.

An example scope line: "Send a 30-second recording of the ten words on the list. You'll get a written reply marking which sounds need work and one written summary. Does not include a full conversation or fluency review."

What should you charge for pronunciation feedback?

No official body publishes a market rate for pronunciation feedback, so price by deliverable length and delivery time instead of by the hour. A workable structure is three paid tiers plus a cheap recheck: a 30-second quick check, a 60-second standard review with a written reply, and a longer extended review for a full word list.

Stripe's published US rate is 2.9% + 30¢ per successful transaction for domestic cards, with an additional 1.5% for international cards (Stripe pricing). The international-card line matters for this offer specifically, because many pronunciation-feedback buyers are learners paying with a card issued outside the US.

Net column formula and assumptions. The prices in the table are illustrative anchors chosen to show the fee arithmetic, not published market data; on Brillay the creator sets every price and delivery time. Brillay's pricing page describes creator earnings as the payment amount minus the platform fee minus the processing fee, with the follower paying only the displayed price. Both deductions are therefore taken on the gross displayed price, not on an already-reduced amount, so the net column is calculated as net = price − (0.08 × price) − (0.029 × price + $0.30); for the $25 tier that is $25 − $2.00 − $1.025 = $21.975, or $21.98. A card issued outside the US adds roughly 1.5% of the price on top of that, because Stripe charges an additional 1.5% for international cards. Keeping the recheck tier cheap is what turns a one-off review into a repeat purchase, because the learner already knows exactly which sounds they were asked to re-record.

What does a submitted-audio pronunciation review actually look like?

A submitted-audio pronunciation review runs in four steps. The learner records a short clip on a phone, attaches it to the request through Custom Work with any target words or script, and pays upfront before the creator opens the file. The creator then listens, marks the sounds or stress patterns that need work, and replies privately on Brillay.

Brillay keeps the request and your reply together, and you can send written notes, a recorded walkthrough, or both. Nothing moves to email or a scheduling tool.

A dedicated paid review has more listening time on one skill than an exam does. The IELTS Speaking test is allotted 11 to 14 minutes across three parts, and pronunciation shares that window with three other graded criteria (ielts.org). A paid pronunciation review can spend its entire delivery time on sound production alone, without competing against grammar or vocabulary for attention. The same single-skill delivery model suits performers, too — a musician preparing for a tryout often pays separately for audition and recital prep feedback rather than folding it into a general lesson.

Do you need a coaching credential to sell this?

Accent coaches and language teachers can enable Custom Work with no follower minimum and nothing to apply for. The absence of a credential requirement is a platform rule, not a legal one: professional-title, advertising, and scope-of-practice rules for coaching versus clinical speech services vary by jurisdiction and by how the offer is worded.

Brillay's published five-step setup — claim your free link, turn on the offers that fit you, add your link to your bio, clients pay for requests, you deliver and get paid — lets coaches enable Custom Work with nothing to apply for. Brillay's Tips documentation states plainly that "there's no follower minimum," and the same rule applies to publishing a custom request offer. Local rules on regulated speech services are a separate question and are not something a platform can settle for you.

Be specific about what the listing is and isn't. "Pronunciation coaching from a fluent speaker" and "clinical speech therapy" are different claims, and a listing should never imply a clinical diagnosis, treatment, or medical outcome. Describe your background accurately — years speaking or teaching the target accent, relevant coursework, or teaching experience — without claiming a license or certification you don't hold.

What else can you sell alongside pronunciation feedback?

Pronunciation feedback does not have to be the only paid offer on a page. Five other Brillay formats sit naturally beside a pronunciation review: Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Tips, Goals, and Brand Collaboration Inquiries. Each stays a distinct offer rather than being folded into one confusing package. Some language teachers branch further into general study skills, pricing a note-taking and organization system review for learners who are juggling a full course load, not just a single language class.

• Native-Speaker Q&A: A dedicated native-speaker Q&A offer can run alongside the pronunciation listing at a lower price.
• Personalized Video: Encouragement before a presentation, interview, or exam. Personalized Videos can be turned on like any other offer, and they share the same 5-day delivery-time cap as Custom Work.
• Tips: Tips let a supporter send you a one-time amount to say thank you, with suggested amounts and nothing to deliver in return. Tips suit a follower who benefited from free content but doesn't want to buy a specific review.
• Goals: A Goal is one named funding target with a progress bar on your Brillay page, funded by supporters' contributions with no all-or-nothing cutoff and nothing to ship. A pronunciation drill series or a phoneme-by-phoneme guide is a reasonable goal to fund.
• Brand Collaboration Inquiries: Brand Collaboration Inquiries is a “Work with Me” form on your Brillay page that collects a brand’s budget, timeline, and deliverables into a separate brand inbox.

Every offer description in the list above reflects Brillay's documented product mechanics on its feature pages. Paid Questions, Personalized Videos, Custom Work, Tips, and Goals share the fee structure described above. Brand Collaboration Inquiries takes no payment.

Where do you put the pronunciation-feedback link in your bio?

Put the Brillay page link in the single clickable bio slot on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, and name the offer in the bio line itself so a learner knows what they can buy before tapping. Brillay's third documented setup step is exactly that: "Add your link to your bio". One bio link that carries every offer: followers pay you as guests by card, at prices you set, whatever format the request takes.

One clickable link is the constraint on most short-video platforms, so the bio text has to do the selling. Instagram's Help Center states that "You can write a bio of up to 150 characters on your Instagram profile" (help.instagram.com), which leaves roughly one sentence to name the offer and its delivery time. A sample bio CTA for an accent coach:

Accent & pronunciation coach 🇺🇸 → Send me a 30-sec recording, get a written reply back in 48h. brillay.com/yourname

Three placements are worth using together, because each catches a learner at a different moment. Place the Brillay link in the bio link slot itself, so it is always reachable from the profile. Repeat the offer as a pinned comment or pinned post on any pronunciation video, since that is where a viewer is already thinking about their own vowels. Say the sentence out loud in the video — "send me a recording through the link in my bio" — because a spoken call to action also reaches viewers who never open the caption. A client who comes from your bio link pays upfront by card as a guest, with no follower account needed. Followers pay upfront; you can decline a request.

How do you get a pronunciation-feedback offer live?

Getting a pronunciation-feedback offer live takes three decisions and no approval queue. Decide the exact submission format and length cap, set a price and a delivery time inside the 5-day Custom Work delivery window, and write one boundary line stating what a single purchase does not cover. Then publish the page and share the link.

Brillay's own feature documentation states "there's no follower minimum", so a pronunciation offer can go live the same day a coach or teacher sets up a page. Stripe's US card-processing cost of 2.9% + 30¢ per successful domestic transaction is separate from and additional to Brillay's fee.

Frequently asked questions

Five questions come up most often when a language teacher sets up a paid pronunciation offer: how it differs from a course, whether a license is required, which offer type to use, how to handle an out-of-scope recording, and what the platform charges. Short answers to each follow below.

How is pronunciation feedback different from a general accent-reduction course?

A pronunciation-feedback listing on Brillay is a one-off, priced review of one specific recording a client sends, not a structured multi-lesson course or a pre-recorded product.

Can I offer pronunciation feedback without holding a speech-pathology license?

Brillay's published setup steps let coaches enable Custom Work with nothing to apply for, and Brillay's feature documentation states "there's no follower minimum" (how it works and /features/tips). Represent your background accurately, avoid implying a clinical license you don't hold, and check local rules on coaching versus regulated speech-language services, which vary by jurisdiction.

Should I use a Paid Question or a custom request for pronunciation feedback?

Use Custom Work, because a Custom Work order lets the follower attach their own files when they submit a brief, and a Paid Question is answered with a written reply (/features/paid-private-questions and /features/creator-services).

What if the submitted recording is longer or messier than what I priced?

Point the learner to a longer-format listing instead of starting the review. Stating a clear length cap in the listing — for example, under 60 seconds — prevents most out-of-scope submissions upfront.

What does Brillay charge for a pronunciation-feedback offer?

Brillay's own platform fee is stated earlier on this page and applies only when you're paid, with no monthly cost. What follows here is only the separate, additional cost of card processing: Stripe's US rate is 2.9% + 30¢ per successful domestic-card transaction, plus 1.5% for international cards.

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