What’s an Edupreneur? Are teachers the next startup entrepeneurs? (source: bestmastersineducation.com) An “eduprenuer” is exactly what the word conveys – it’s what you get when you cross an entrepreneur with the education industry. This concept has been around for at least a couple of decades. It used to refer mainly to trained professional teachers and educators who “branched out” in their work by creating side businesses such as speaking engagements, publishing, training, consulting and so forth.
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Many instructors can earn extra revenue by selling courses to students on their own websites or marketplaces like Udemy or Skillshare. These revenue paths are well understood among the instructor community. But many instructors are not aware of the opportunity in licensing their courses.
Successful online course creators seem to be multiplying exponentially in recent years. Back in the early days of Udemy, earning 6 figures as an online course creator was a novel idea. Now stories abound of online course creators making big-time careers out of creating all manner of courses, and then after being so successful, helping others to propel themselves into the world of online course creation.
Why Validate Your Online Course Idea With all the people and platforms making it possible to become an online course entrepreneur, the space is getting crowded. There are numerous examples of people making a living selling courses about all manner of topics – crafts, yoga, book binding, dog training and more. You can literally create an online course about anything – but would you want to? Just because you may have a long list of online course ideas it doesn’t mean that courses covering these topics will sell. So, the questions to ask every time you have an online course…
Udemy sale season is on the horizon. Towards the end of October, typically Udemy course sales start to pick up a little. Udemy sometimes runs a “course creation” contest or incentives around this time of year. Why? Because this is the time of year that potential students anticipate buying Udemy courses (or for that matter, anything) on sale. For over 5 years they have been “trained” to anticipate this time of year. So Udemy wants to be sure that the selection of courses is fresh and enticing. That means you should be sure that your own online courses are fresh…
There are over 130,000 courses on the Udemy marketplace, but only about 3,500 courses on Udemy for Business. Ever wonder what that’s all about? Maybe you aspire to get your course listed on Business? How do you get to be one of the chosen few?
An eLearning business has become a very legitimate career option for just about anybody who is willing to put in the time and effort. It does take a lot of time and effort to build an eLearning business, just like any other brick and mortar business. The beauty though is that you never have to leave your desk chair (not that we advocate laziness)! Yet we read about and hear from those who have tried to launch their own eLearning business, but are still barely bumping along revenue-wise. So we decided to put together a few common issues that research…
Teaching online courses brings with it a set of challenges not found in a traditional classroom setting. Online instructors often fail to make the connection between what happens in a physical learning environment – whether that be a classroom, training facility or conference room – and what they do when teaching or creating online courses. Whether you’re using Udemy, Teachable or an LMS to teach your online courses, you can benefit from knowing a few general teaching best practices. How to Teach Online Courses: Here’s a list of best practices that will help you to understand that how can you…
