
Use a one-take filming approach to create longer, complete courses quickly. Delete and re-record as needed, delivering more content and boosting speed and quality.
Debunk the myth of passive income in online teaching; top instructors treat it as a full-time business. They build long, in-depth courses and refine continually to generate meaningful revenue.
Understand that this course isn’t about gear; it emphasizes clear video and audio but promises tips on making your online course a bestseller beyond technical setup.
Prioritize producing more content over polishing production; deliver one-take lectures without editing to share every insight, saving time and making your course more substantive than competitors.
I've listen to you tell me that you found it difficult to upload your homework videos to the Udemy Q and A Section. To make it easier for you to get quick feedback from me and your fellow students, I've created a Facebook page just for my Udemy students.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/559917031170397/?ref=group_browse_new
Please not that this page is just for posting homework and questions related to your course. There will be no promotion or selling of any kind by me or any students in this forum. And please note, that you are in no way required to join this page or post your videos to Facebook. You can simply use the Udemy Q and A section here if you prefer.
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Create a bestselling online course by maximizing buyer appeal, generating strong reviews, and leveraging social proof to drive sales and income.
Develop a bestseller formula by creating a longer, better, and more thorough course, gathering strong reviews, engaging students, and promoting early to generate consistent income on Udemy.
Get instant feedback on your Udemy course by posting your course link or description in the Q&A, and receive free analysis to improve keywords, title, and overall quality.
Question assumptions about attention spans and value in online teaching. Longer, feature-rich courses can offer more substance for niche, hardcore learners, while lean one-hour options serve targeted skills.
Embrace student questions as engagement signals and learning opportunities. Encourage posting videos for personalized critique, deliver timely feedback, and use that participation to promote the course.
Pivot from information products to a transformational experience with personal critique and answered questions. Differentiate yourself with systematic feedback and direct engagement, becoming a best seller.
Appreciate that online learners search by niche keywords like public speaking, presentation skills, storytelling, and PowerPoint; tailor separate, keyword-aligned courses and focus on the user experience.
Resist checking sales data constantly and focus on creating new courses and engaging existing students. Cultivate this focus to boost reviews, sustain best-seller rankings, and grow income each quarter.
Focus on creating more courses and promoting them. Don't waste time on unfair reviews or petty tech tweaks; respond constructively, report piracy, and keep production simple.
Launch with real momentum by achieving about 100 reviews in the first few weeks from engaged followers, and avoid paying for reviews while using targeted free coupons.
Focus on passion, direct engagement, and compelling examples to bring the subject alive for students; prioritize content quality and audience value over perfect production or flashy edits.
Position your courses for businesses as well as individuals by offering a 'you to me for business' option, reducing risk while unlocking steady employer revenue through pay-by-the-minute models.
Master your medium of online video by learning to speak on camera with authenticity, credibility, and engaging delivery, moving beyond gear to improve on-camera communication.
Set a launch date, publish your online course, and build your business by creating multiple high-quality offerings.
Build a product line by expanding from your core expertise into new courses through product development and expansion, while planning a priority list of future topics.
Stand out as a bestseller by delivering more content and time to your online students, rather than chasing commoditized gear or flashy production.
Balance your passion with market data; pursue course ideas only when demand is clear, aiming for best sellers while avoiding dead ends.
Establish clear customer service standards for online teaching by delivering timely, personalized responses within 24 hours, offering detailed Q&A feedback, and differentiating yourself with thoughtful, specific replies.
Maintain an absolute clean slate by replying to every question, every private message, and every review with personalized responses, during a 20–30 minute session at the start of the day.
Improve your course production by building a focused, assembly-line process for one course at a time, balancing quality and speed, with Friday deadlines and shared Q and A reflections.
Develop the mindset of a software developer by shipping a minimally viable online course, gathering user feedback, and iterating with small improvements to build lasting value.
Learn how online students freely sample instructors, raising standards and rewarding excellence; aim to be a standout online teacher who earns opportunities in a winner-take-all marketplace.
Learn from an online training veteran who started in 1998 and refined strategies to build six-figure annual revenue, focusing on soft skills, public speaking, and presentation to reach bestseller lists.
Prioritize long term gain over quick cash by pursuing reviews, giving free coupons to existing students until you reach a hundred, and leveraging the platform’s audience for organic sales.
Evaluate bestsellers by value, noting that some top sellers, like a Python AI course, earn far more. Choose the right, big enough niche to make it worthwhile.
Develop meaningful homework that helps students assimilate ideas and make them their own through real projects, not just quizzes, and post it in the Q&A section to invite feedback.
Gain practical insights to improve your online courses, boost profitability and best-seller status, and participate in a questions-and-answers session to ask questions and share feedback.
The course invites students to share ideas for improvement, requesting specific tweaks, deletions, or new videos to elevate the online teaching experience and make this the best course they've had.
Create courses that transform lives, earn strong reviews, and grow your audience until your Udemy course becomes a best seller, fueling a positive circle of virtue.
Learn a quick on-camera trick: speak with more energy and bigger gestures by imagining you're in a noisy room, talking to friends, to appear confident and charismatic.
Overcome two humps to become an effective online teacher on video by recording yourself despite fear, then publishing your videos to the world to gain comfort and audience trust.
Learn why appearance doesn't determine online teaching success; deliver interesting ideas with confident, distraction-free speaking to promote your business on YouTube, online courses, and media interviews.
Identify the most relevant course sections by reviewing the section headings. Choose topics that fit your goals, whether preparing for traditional media interviews or improving video creation for online courses.
Sit tall and lean forward about 15 degrees to the camera; avoid sitting back that highlights the belly and double chin, so you look taller, leaner, and more confident.
Master eye contact on video by looking at the human being you're speaking to, rather than the camera, and look at the camera only when interviewed via satellite or earpiece.
Master natural on-camera presence by moving your head, hands, and upper body to avoid robotic delivery, highlight your top three messages, and speak with confidence.
Stand for interviews with natural waist-up movement, relaxed hand gestures, and a confident camera presence, avoiding fig leaf positions, pockets, or hands behind the back.
Record yourself speaking for one minute about your business, product, service, or campaign, then watch it and note what to improve to look confident and relaxed on camera.
Record yourself practicing interviews on video, fix one controllable flaw at a time, like voice pace or steady eye contact, and refine through repeated takes.
Apply a basic mosaic powder to eliminate shine and even skin tone on camera, reducing 5 o'clock shadow. Do this in about 30 seconds for a natural, distraction-free look.
Apply television makeup strategies for women by minimizing rouge and avoiding wet lip gloss or bright lipstick. Use powder and foundation to minimize imperfections for a professional on-screen look.
Transform online teaching by speaking on video in any video formats, using your camera or phone as the default video tool instead of typing.
Build a steady YouTube presence by delivering regular, value-driven talking-head videos of any length, batch-create content, and keep messages simple across platforms.
Explore hype vs reality in video and learn to create simple talking-head videos that engage customers without a big studio, while overcoming camera nerves.
Master the human side of video by looking comfortable on camera through movement, voice variation, and natural delivery; complete a practice video and seek personalized feedback.
Create personalized talking head video proposals by naming the prospect and company, avoid heavy edits, record quickly, and email the result to save time.
Adopt a video-first approach by delivering all website content in video format, integrating video into every element to engage under-35 audiences and strengthen your online presence.
Turn frequent client questions into a concise video faq library your website and YouTube channel can host, by brainstorming, recording, and sharing clear, expert answers.
Implement clear client procedures using pre-training homework, video explanations, and conference calls to ensure customers understand steps before service and save time.
Learn how video newsletters can replace text newsletters by leveraging video for regular updates, FAQs, and personal messages, and how to repurpose video for multiple channels to engage students online.
Learn how client video testimonials build credibility beyond text by capturing specific benefits on a simple smartphone video, with authentic, third-party endorsements over polished production.
Make video your default mode of communication by using Skype or Zoom to improve comfort, understanding, and body-language cues in real-time conversations.
Deliver keynote speeches remotely through Skype video or other platforms, reaching audiences worldwide without travel, from a home studio with a simple white backdrop and a slide presentation.
Learn how to leverage short talking head videos to attract media attention, quickly analyze breaking news, and deliver ready-to-share clips to reporters and producers to boost online PR and coverage.
Explore creating online training videos to package your expertise into accessible courses, helping employees learn efficiently while potentially generating income from topics like body language.
Encourage students to leave detailed written reviews to help improve this evolving online course through ongoing updates and lifetime access.
Start using video today to promote your business and serve clients; the camera doesn't matter—use your cell phone, post a short video, seek feedback, and build confidence.
Online course creation has never been easier, faster, or simpler. But creating a bestseller on Udemy that reaches a wide audience, has an impact, and makes your significant money is difficult. This course is designed for people who are really serious about their online instructor careers. If you are beyond the stage of being impressed with yourself just for having an online course and want more, then this course is for you.
Prospective students, please note: this course is only for people looking for advanced tips and strategies on how to create best selling Udemy courses. This is not a course that will cover every aspect of technology needed for basic video production, editing, or lighting in online course creation.
Message from The instructor:
"I've been in the online training world since 1998. I’ve been publishing courses on Udemy since 2014. I have made every mistake in the book. I have lost small and medium-size fortunes by doing things the wrong way when it comes to online course creation. This course is about helping you not make those mistakes. Now, I have created a dozen best-selling courses on Udemy. This is not quite as impressive when she realizes I have 100 other courses that have not become best sellers. I’ve learned the hard way and now I’m prepared to share my secrets with you so that you can learn in an easier, faster, and more productive way. I want to shorten your learning curve. If you’re serious about creating best-selling online courses here on Udemy, then this is the course for you."
TJ Walker
If you only take one course on online course creation, then don’t take this course. There are many other excellent general, all-purpose courses here on this platform that cover all the nuts and bolts of course creation. But if you’re serious about a career that includes being an online instructor, then you should buy many courses on the subject, and this should be one of them.
There are more and more courses published every single day on Udemy. Simply creating a professional or even pretty good course and posting it on Udemy is not enough, unless you want to languish in obscurity. If you want to have an impact, then you must create an online course that truly stands out, delivers high value, and that convinces students and prospects alike that it is truly the best course in the niche.
This course will help you avoid massive time-wasting exercises and traps that most instructors fall into, like editing out every uh and um from their videos. Instead, this course will get you to focus on highly strategic elements that will make your course stand out in the marketplace.
If you want to create online courses and do it in a way that helps reach the most people and makes you profit, then enroll in this course today.
Please note: this course is not for first-time instructors looking for online course creation technical advice on what cameras to buy, how to set up a studio, etc.
Please note: This course is Unofficial and is not endorsed by Udemy officials. TJ Walker is not an employee of or a consultant to Udemy. Walker is an independent instructor who has more than 100 courses on the Udemy platform and has had more than two dozen bestselling and highest-rated courses on the platform since 2014.
Here is what Udemy students say about this course:
"I love TJ's minimalist course approach, no-frills, no annoying effects flying on presentations. I love the fact that I can see the presenter, the experience feels more personal. I am yet to go through the rest of the course but I have a very good feeling about this one! Thank you TJ. I am hoping to get a full understanding of what makes an online trainer and expert." Nadia Belu
"Great Content! I have learned a lot. Thanks, TJ!" Marcel Riemer