Author: Tom

Skillshare is the most comparable online course marketplace to Udemy.  Both platforms market your online course to the masses and pay instructors a course revenue share monthly. That’s about all the similarities in the Udemy vs. Skillshare comparison, really.  They are pretty different platforms. So, let’s say you are a new instructor and trying to decide which is best to start with. Or, perhaps you are already creating courses on one platform and considering hopping to the other. What would the impact be on your online course business and the way you go about it?

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In our 2019 online instructor survey responses, one of the biggest challenges cited by online teachers was the promotion of their online courses to increase sales. Many are left scratching their heads on how to market an online course. In this article, we present 7 straightforward things Udemy instructors should be doing to promote their online course on Udemy. There are no fancy click funnel strategies here. Just a reminder of some basic but necessary steps to set the foundation for growing your course sales. These tips will focus specifically on the Udemy platform, but they can also be applied…

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You can start your Elearning business sooner by licensing existing courses under the PLR course license. PLR stands for Private Label Rights. It allows you to acquire private label rights for content, and resell the courses on your website as your own. This option saves you weeks or months of filming and thousands of dollars which you don’t have to spend on audio equipment, filming equipment, hiring editors, or renting space where to film. THE CHALLENGE WITH PLR COURSES The challenge with licensing PLR courses is that most courses available under this option have tended to be very low in…

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Udemy vs. Coursera – which one is for you? There are so many MOOC platforms out there now it can be quite confusing for learners to decide which route to take for their specific online learning goals. Udemy, of course, is one of the most well-known platforms.  So is Coursera.  The Udemy Coursera battle is tough and has a lot of pros and cons. In this article, we will provide an overview of the key differences between Udemy vs. Coursera.

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eLearning vs. Udemy A generic definition of “eLearning” would be “any learning that happens via electronic media”. In this sense, Udemy courses fall under the umbrella of eLearning. Udemy i a MOOC (massive open online course) platform that has its own LMS (Learning Management System) that allows course creators to create and sell a course. However, eLearning is an industry that goes well beyond the Udemy platform. eLearning has come to mean something slightly different than what Udemy courses offer. Nowadays, the term “eLearning” and the “eLearning industry” generally refers to what we think of as “corporate training”, or, “online…

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In a previous post in which we discussed options for researching online course ideas, one recommendation we made was to find niche topics that are not yet highly competitive, and/or pick an increasingly popular and growing niche topic for which you could carve out a place that is differentiated from other Udemy competitors. This week we are bringing you some examples of niche course topics we found that have few Udemy competitors, but which include courses with “Hot and New” badges – demonstrating there is some level of demand for the niche. We’ll look at whether or not these topics…

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A Udemy Review – Is Udemy legit? Is Udemy worth it? Is Udemy a scam? Elearners seek a Udemy review frequently. According to Ahrefs, these three questions are searched 2,600, 1,400 and 160 times a month, respectively. These numbers indicate that there’s a fair amount of doubt about the Udemy elearning platform.

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These 13 (we thought this number appropriate considering the current global situation) Udemy courses provide some inspiration and ideas for how to optimize all those hours you might be spending indoors for the foreseeable future due to COVID19.

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The debate about Teachable vs. Thinkific , arguably the top two online learning platforms, is an ever evolving one. All kinds of opinions from experienced instructors who have used both platforms can be found online in lengthy, in-depth analyses and comparisons of Teachable vs. Thinkific features. If you are a Udemy instructor who is experiencing some success, or who has ambitious online teaching goals, you will no doubt come to a point where you will want to start looking at Teachable and Thinkific more closely to see what your post-Udemy move might be. The Teachable vs Thinkific battle has long…

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