How to Create a BESTSELLER Udemy Online Course! (Unofficial)

It's very important to choose the right topic when you create an online course on Udemy. In this lecture we explore the Udemy Market Place Insights tool, which gives you an idea of what the demand and supply are for specific course topics, and thus helping you to choose the ones with the greatest potential of succeeding.

It's very important to choose a course title that's not only truthful and catchy, but that also contains the right keywords or key phrases that give it a great chance of being found when someone does a search on Udemy. In this lecture we look at choosing a strong course title and subtitle.

In order to establish your credibility as an instructor, you have to increase your social proof, namely: the ratings, reviews, number of students enrolled and the date that your course was last updated.

In order to become a bestseller on Udemy you have to target the right students! You can do that by clarifying: 1) what exactly your students will learn in your course; 2) what course requirements there are; and 3) who your ideal students are.

A great way to showcase your course is to create an engaging Promotional Video that shows potential students exactly what you can expect from your lectures.

One of the best way to keep your students engaged and motivated, is to create a good course structure with an introduction, middle and conclusion. This ensures that your lectures flow from one to the other and that you don't lose your students' attention.

There are many ways to share information, but to be successful on Udemy there are certain things you can do to create the ideal lecture. Setting, presentation, duration, talking speed and topic are just a few things to consider when planning the production of your videos.

One of the most important decisions you'll have to make, is whether you are going to write a script for your lectures or whether you are going to speak ad lib, in other words, unscripted. In this lecture we look at the advantages and disadvantages of both options.

After watching this lecture, you'll be able to choose the ideal location in your home or office in which to record your video lectures.

After watching this lecture, you'll know exactly which camera settings to choose before you press the record button on your first Udemy video! The lecture covers:

• Video quality and frame rate;

• Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO values;

• Focus; and

• White Balance

It's not only the video quality of your lectures that are important when creating a bestseller Udemy course, but also the sound quality of your lectures! In this lectures I discuss:

• Recording locations;

• Room echos;

• Microphone options;

• Speaking volume;

• Camera Audio Levels;

• Pop filters and furries for your microphone; and

• Noise reduction during editing.

Editing your videos well is just as important as the quality of the recording and audio. In this lecture I discuss different video editing software options, including the program I use, namely: Camtasia. By the end of this lecture you'll know all the advantages of Camtasia and why I like it so much as an editing software program for my Udemy lectures, including:

• Ease of use;

• Video AND screencast capabilities;

• Overlays;

• Zooming; behaviours and animations;

• Adding text and photos; etc.

I also discuss my basic editing process in Camtasia.

Practise makes perfect! It's crucial that you practise your video lecture creation BEFORE you start recording your first lecture. Udemy also offers to review your test videos and give you constructive feedback.

Once you've created and exported your videos, you can upload them to Udemy in your course curriculum. Make sure that they are at least 720p and no larger than 4Mb in size. Also remember to keep the video files nicely organised on your hard drive and make sure to back them up as well.

As long as you're not actively marketing something outside of your course (except for something that is necessary to complete your course), you can share PDF-files, online articles, YouTube videos and much more as External Resources that further help your students achieve their learning objectives.

In this lecture we not only look at the characteristics of a great course description, but I also discuss adding short descriptions to each specific lecture.

An eye-catching course image (or thumbnail) is just as important as a striking title and subtitle! You can either create your own course thumbnail, or you can ask Udemy to create one for you, either illustrated, photographic or a combination of both.

Understanding how Udemy's pricing structure works will help you to choose the right price for your course!

Once you've double-checked that you've completed all the necessary course creation fields, you're ready to submit your Udemy course!

If you want to give your course an additional boost early on, aim for the HOT & NEW badge! This is given to courses that sell the best in the first two months after publication in a specific category and can greatly affect your initial sales numbers and drive you towards your overall goal of becoming a bestseller course.

How did my brand new Udemy course earn the HOT & NEW badge in just 9 days?

By the end of this lecture you'll have a better understanding of Udemy's coupon creation system and the possible marketing avenues you can follow to direct potential students to your course(s).

Course maintenance is very important if you want to keep your bestseller badge. That means that you've got to update your course regularly, make sure that lectures are relevant and that you communicate with your students on a regular basis.

Well done for working through all the course content! You are now on your way to creating a Udemy bestseller online course... In this conclusion I share with you my TOP TIPS for succeeding as a Udemy Instructor.