Hello everyone and welcome to yet another online teaching case study! In this week’s case study, we are going to be discussing Skillshare and creating courses other than Udemy!
Recently I have been uploading a lot of my courses onto other platforms, especially Skillshare. Skillshare is a subscription based online learning platform that allows premium users to access our courses. You can also create “free courses” that allow students to enroll anyone to enroll in your course for free! Here is what my profile looks like after 3 days of starting on Skillshare!
So what are the advantages of working with Skillshare? Once you course has been approved it seems to be completely 100% passive income. There is not a whole lot of “student interaction” or “sending emails/answering questions”. However, Skillshare does have a “project” requirement for every course. Here is what that looks like!
Skillshare also pays its instructors with paypal and with a 50% 50% revenue share split. Its different because it’s a subscription based company, so here is some of the details below!
Overall I think trying and seeing how Skillshare works for you is a great opportunity to grow your online teaching business and earn some passive income as well!
I hope you have enjoyed this week’s case study! There are many ways to begin teaching online, but this should give you some great ideas that have worked for myself and many other online instructors! Stay tuned next week where I discuss more online teaching strategies.
Thank you for reading our blog post today! If you have any questions please feel free to post your comments below!
Also, you can check out all of my online courses by going to: www.joeparys.com
Hello everyone and welcome to yet
another online teaching case study! In this week’s case study, we are going to
be discussing Keywords and Search Terms
For Online Instructors!
Last night I just received an email from a student who
visited my website. He said that it was a little difficult navigating around my
course and he needed a “search” bar to find the courses he was looking for.
This made me think of an excellent topic to discuss in this weeks case study!
How many sales are you losing out on because your course
is not being found by the right students?! This is why keywords and search
terms are very important to your online teaching success. So what are some
great keywords and search terms to use when thinking about your title and
subtitles in your next courses?
Here is a list of some of th most searched for terms on
Google:
Weather, Translate, Maps, Calculator, News, Youtube,
Restaurants, Movies, Calendar, Speed Test
Now, these are pretty random and may not be applicable to
our online courses, but lets look a level deeper and explore why these terms
are being searched.
Most people are looking for instant results and answers.
This is why people will search for weather on their computers. Also, weather is
something that is important to a lot
of people! So when it comes to creating headlines, titles, and descriptions for
your online courses, think about what your student is going to NEED and also is
IMPORTANT to them!
Here are some
examples from my best selling courses:
The Complete PHP Course With Bootstrap3 CMS System &
Admin Panel
The Complete Online Teaching Masterclass: Teach Online
Today!
The Complete Android Developer Course: Beginner To
Advanced!
Using these three examples I have the keywords “The
Complete” in every example. Why? This tells students that the course is very
comprehensive! When students search for courses they want something complete
and comprehensive. Also, I use words like Android, Teach, Masterclass PHP
Course, Ect. So that students who use these keywords will be more likely to
find my courses as well.
It is important to understand and using as many “keywords”
that people are commonly searching for in order to get the best results
possible! I suggest using google trends to help you with the most common
keywords and think hard about which keywords your courses will use to stand out
from!
I hope you
have enjoyed this week’s case study! There are many ways to begin teaching
online, but this should give you some great ideas that have worked for myself
and many other online instructors! Stay tuned next week where I discuss more
online teaching strategies.
Thank you
for reading our blog post today! If you have any questions please feel free to
post your comments below!
Also, you
can check out all of my blog posts for FREE by going to:
Hello everyone and welcome to yet another online teaching
case study! In this week’s case study, we are going to be discussing Udemy Hot Topicsand how to create
your next bestselling course
Mentioned in last week’s blog, Last month (APRIL 2016) Has
been my slowest month on Udemy (revenue wise) In the past 6 months!
This means its time to step up our course creation! In
this blog post you will discover the secrets to creating an awesome online
course here on Udemy. I will discuss 3 main tips to help you get a bestseller
up and running here on Udemy!
Let’s dive in!
Here are the essentials to almost every excellent course
here on Udemy
1)The Course is A “Hot
Topic
This means that there are a lot of people looking to
enroll in the course and the subject is in demand. An example would by me PHP
or Android courses which have over 20,000+ students enrolled in them!
2)100+ Good reviews
We have discussed how the review system has changed and
now more than ever it is very important to have more than 100+ positive
reviews. This is because the volume of reviews being written are increasing! So
we need to increase our positive reviews. How do we do this? Check out my
previous blog article!
3)Course discussions &
Minutes viewed are being generated every weeks
Udemy is moving torward looking at the data in your
courses! Specifically those course who have a lot of discussions being
generated and minutes being watched! Youtube does the exact same thing and I
thing Udemy is moving toward using this as a benchmark as well!
I hope you
have enjoyed this week’s case study! There are many ways to begin teaching
online, but this should give you some great ideas that have worked for myself
and many other online instructors! Stay tuned next week where I discuss more
online teaching strategies.
Thank you
for reading our blog post today! If you have any questions please feel free to
post your comments below!
Also, you
can check out all of my blog posts for FREE by going to:
Hello
everyone and welcome to yet another online teaching case study! In this week’s
case study, we are going to be discussing APRIL SALES and why Udemy has been slow. In this case
study I will be discussing 3 main areas: Opportunity, Creating new courses, and
where to start marketing!
Last
month (APRIL 2016) Has been my slowest month on Udemy (revenue wise) In the
past 6 months! Now, there are many factors that have gone into this slow month,
but should this be a cause for concern? Well, it depends on how you look at it.
11) There is more opportunity now on Udemy to earn
even MORE money if you have an extremely popular high end course! Why? Because
the average for our courses will be reaching a higher price point. All of my
courses (on average) sold well below $20.00. So now that my courses are at a
higher pricepoint, this means that in time that will become the new baseline!
It will take time for Udemy’s student base to adjust to this (as anything new
takes time) however, in a month or two more in the future when they do adjust
we will be reaping the benefits.
22) Creating
new courses is the best thing you can do right now! The more courses you create
today will only help you in your revenues and sales in the future! This is my
main goal right now and I will continue to grow and create new courses!
33) Marketing:
Youtube Marketing is something I am going to be perusing heavily this month and
next! Stay tuned for more updates and strategies in future case studies.
I hope you have enjoyed this week’s
case study! There are many ways to begin teaching online, but this should give
you some great ideas that have worked for myself and many other online
instructors! Stay tuned next week where I discuss more online teaching
strategies.
Thank you for reading our blog post
today! If you have any questions please feel free to post your comments below!
Also, you can check out all of my blog
posts for FREE by going to:
Welcome to another online teaching case study! Today I am writing this case study from more than 30,000 feet in the air! I have been very blessed to have been doing a lot of traveling and this past week I was in Tempe, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada!
Last week I know we discussed mastermind groups and how powerful they can be. This week I will discuss how my latest mastermind went! The group call was on google hangout which seems to be very easy for everyone to use. It is an excellent free tool and I would highly suggest using it for your next mastermind!
So what did we learn from our mastermind?
1) We learned that there are a lot of like-minded individuals who are looking to learn, improve, and grow their businesses. It is always awesome to meet new people with different perspectives and have different experiences.
2) I was able to learn more about google adwords and google analytics and how to track my sales as an online teacher. This is key to any business and very effective in the online world.
3) I was able to make new friends and collaborate with existing ones. This has opened my mind to new possibilities and I am very excited for the future!
Thank you for reading our blog post today! If you have any questions please feel free to post your comments below! Also, you can check out all of my blog posts for FREE by going to: http://joeparysacademy.blogspot.com/
I look forward to serving your next week where I will discuss my sales from the first month of Udemy's new pricing system!
Hello everyone and welcome to yet another online teaching case study! In this week’s case study, we are going to be discussing:
How To Get Your Course Approved By The Udemy Review Team!
Recently I have been creating many new courses and had difficulty getting a course approved by the review team. In fact, it took the team more than 2 weeks for them to approve our course. Let me share with you my experience and how persistence can help you launch your very next online video course!
1) First, it is important to know that the Udemy review team does a very good job in screening our courses. However, they do sometimes get overloaded and need us as instructors to do our best to stay patient, but also persistent.
On average the review team takes about 2-3 business days to respond to your course once you submit it for review. In my last courses case, it took about 10+ business days. So, on day 5 I decided to send Udemy support and email. They got back to me saying they were looking into it. It was then another 3-4 business days where nothing happened and there was no response. So I decided to persistently send them another email. Again it took them a few days to respond, but once they did the course went live within a matter of hours!
Now, when working with the review team members and Udemy support it is important to be as helpful as possible when it comes to getting your course approved! Here is an example from my course!
Since I was able to execute and be helpful the review team was able to put my course in the new and noteworthy section and the course is doing very well now because of it!
This is the power of working with the review team and producing a high quality course! We hope to see your next course live on the Udemy marketplace in no time!
Thank you for reading our blog post today! If you have any questions please feel free to post your comments below! Also, you can check out all of my blog posts for FREE by going to: http://joeparysacademy.blogspot.com/
Hello everyone and welcome to yet another online teaching case study! In this week’s case study, we are going to be discussing: How To Use A Green Screen To Create Amazing Videos!
Recently I have been learning how to create better videos for my online students. Using a green screen is an awesome tool and it can be very engaging! We will be discussing 3 specific tops in this post:
1) How to buy a green screen and lighting kit
2) Setting up your green screen and lighting equipment
3) How to shoot and edit your green screen videos!
Let’s get started!
1) How to buy a green screen and lighting kit
So where do I suggest you go to buy your green screen? The internet of course! In fact my green screen only cost me about $20.00 from Amazon (after shipping and handling!)
Now, it is also very important that you are able to light your entire green screen! This way you do not get shadows or “spots” when you record your video. This is why I have purchased two “Cow-Boy Studio” lighting kits! For only $50.00 each, these were a great investment!
2) Setting up your green screen and lighting equipment:
So when it all of your equipment arrives at your doorstep just go ahead and start unwrapping it!
**IMPORTANT**
Before you hang up or put your green screen against a wall, make sure you STEAM it and to get all of the creases out! You do not want your green screen to have any creases because it they will show up in your video and it will not look very professional!
Pro Tip: I actually went to my local dry cleaners and had them professional press my green screen. It looked amazing and only cost me $7.00!
Now, once you have everything out of the boxes and are ready to put things together, I wanted to make the suggestion you keep your lights “semi” close and also at all different angles shooting at the green screen. This will allow enough light to hit the green screen and also reduce shadows! I have lights on all sides, above me, and even a little behind me! However, you will have to see what works best for you! But just my suggestion J
4) Once you have everything set up its now time to start filming your videos!
I personally use a Cannon HD camcorder because I think the quality looks better, but you can use a webcam or iMac camera. The results will differ depending on which camera you use. Now, once you film yourself against the green screen you will need to edit your videos!
Using iMove/ Camtasia, After Effects, or Final Cut Pro will easily allow you to use the green screen effect you are looking for. All you have to do is overlay a your original green screen video with a background of your choice and poof! Your video will instantly be transformed! See Below!
I hope you were able to learn a lot about green screens today! It’s now time for your to go out there and start filming your new videos today!
There are many ways to begin teaching online, but this should give you some great ideas that have worked for myself and many other online instructors! Stay tuned next week were I discuss more online teaching strategies.
Thank you for reading our blog post today! If you have any questions please feel free to post your comments below! Also, you can check out all of my blog posts for FREE by going to: http://joeparysacademy.blogspot.com/
