Online Course Creation: Complete Course of Blunders to Avoid

Name: Online Course Creation: Complete Course of Blunders to Avoid
Rating: 4.4 (152 reviews)

Learn from These Online Course Creation Mistakes, Misjudgments and Errors

Created byTJ Walker, Media Training Worldwide Digital

Last updated 1/2026

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Avoid stupid mistakes when creating and designing Udemy courses
Avoid costly blunders in producing and marketing Udemy courses

Course content

3 sections • 22 lectures • 1h 15m total length

Here Is How To Avoid a Half a Million Dollar Mistake2:42
Consolidate your courses into a master program to dominate the public speaking, presentation skills, and media training niches and avoid losing half a million dollars.
Everything You Need to Be Successful Is Right In Front of You2:54
Ready. Fire. Aim. Don't Let This Be You4:20
Use the insights tab to research popular topics and search terms before creating a course. Avoid tiny niches and gut decisions by aligning your title, subtitle, and description with terms.
Instant Answers to Your Blunder Avoidance Questions0:26
Avoid Being the Greedy Pig That Gets Slaughtered2:23
Pace your course creation to prioritize quality over quantity, avoid rushing a minimum viable product, and launch with promotion to gain traction and reviews.
Exciting New Update to this Course1:28
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 note 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.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/559917031170397/?ref=group_browse_new
Quiz 1

The Online Training World Is Its Own Unique, Weird Little World5:43
adapt course design to the online training world by recognizing multitasking, limiting mandatory video uploads, and balancing real-world strengths with the online medium to engage students.
Nurturing a Great Relationship with Udemy5:36
Wild Goose Chases To Avoid9:10
Avoid time-wasting goose chases in online course creation by focusing on Udemy as the primary platform to reach students, while building multiple profitable courses on your own site.
Avoiding Production Blunders That Could Destroy You5:15
Choose a simple solid white backdrop, prioritize clear audio over expensive gear, test on multiple devices, ensure proper lighting, and heed learner feedback to avoid costly production mistakes.
Not Looking and Sounding Like An Idiot1:43
Align your attire with online audiences by choosing casual, non-distracting clothing that supports your message. Avoid overly formal or distracting outfits so viewers focus on your content.
Practice Your Blunder Avoidance Homework Using the TJ Walker AI Clone0:16
Develop an S.O.P. And Don't Be An SAP4:36
Set up a standard operating procedure to launch and nurture courses, packaging them with aligned keywords, titles, and descriptions, and secure initial student reviews.
Become a Trusted Adviser to Your Students2:58
Learn a pattern for responding to student reviews: thank five-star feedback, address four-star and worse ratings, guide rating changes, and answer questions within 24 hours to become a trusted adviser.
Your Courses Will Evolve and Grow, Not Shrink and Die5:13
Strategic Blunders to Run From6:12
Start now by outlining a course within two weeks to avoid being too early or too late, and focus on broad topics like public speaking and media training.
Update - You Should Get on the TikTok App Now5:03
Discover the TikTok app's rapid growth and learn to practice public speaking and communication by sharing brief, accessible videos. Build daily confidence and creative ideas with quick posts.

Requirements

A willingness to learn from other people's mistakes

Description

Online Course Creation can be highly rewarding and profitable if you execute a successful strategy. Or it can be unprofitable and frustrating if you don't respect the medium.

"TJ Walker is a foolish man who has made numerous stupid mistakes. Anyone serious about being successful in the online course creation business should study want TJ has done and then do the exact opposite!" TJ Walker

This course is different from most online course creation Udemy courses and is different from most Udemy courses in general. This course is a candid, transparent account of one online course creator's failures over the years to master this medium.

TJ Walker has many of the top-selling communications courses on Udemy, but he also has created scores of the worst selling courses. This course is a chance to shorten your learning curve and bypass the time-consuming and costly mistakes that other online course creators frequently make, but rarely talk about in public, until now.

Please note: this is not the course to take if you are looking for technical advice on what camera or mic to buy.

Note: this should not be the first or only course you purchase on online course creation. This course is meant to complement the online library someone has if they already have a handful or more of courses on online course creation and they want to round out their knowledge-base before advancing their online course creation career.

A final note from the instructor: this course is not in any way an "official Udemy course" created by anyone who works for Udemy as an employee, but I suspect that they wouldn't find much to disagree with inside the course.

Who this course is for:

Anyone serious about making successful Udemy courses and who wants to avoid stupid, costly mistakes

Online Course Creation: Complete Course of Blunders to Avoid

What you'll learn

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Course content

Finding Your Clear Path to Online Course Creation Success6 lectures • 14min

Strategic Mistakes in Online Course Creation If You Want to Be Successful11 lectures • 52min

Online Course Creation Blunders Conclusion5 lectures • 9min

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Description

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