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Don’t rush it. The very purpose of a
course dictates that you be meticulous and thorough. Learning can sometimes be
hard for many people, and it will be your job on Udemy to make sure that you
deliver a comprehensive, well-structured and highly effective course. Hey, you
may even reflect on your school days while you’re at it, and find that your
teachers had it worse than you ever imagined! Before you even start creating
your course for upload to Udemy, consider reflecting on the
following.
Potential Income
While top Udemy instructors make a
fortune in Udemy, not everyone earns a big income. It’s worth noting that some
instructors only bring in $60 monthly but the elite ones are able to earn 6
figures annually. Don’t let this discourage you as this doesn’t necessarily mean
a lot of competition for you in particular, nor does it mean that the top is
occupied. If anything, it simply goes to show how far you can go through this
website. If a course creator isn’t pulling in a significant amount of income,
this is probably because they either haven’t produced quality or have chosen to
teach an unpopular or perhaps too popular skill. On the other hand, those among
them who are drawing 6 figures have probably worked very, very hard for their
position and have reached a level of organization and proficiency which can’t be
expected at the beginning. Obviously, at that level they are probably some kind
of a company or, at least, a team of instructors, so no need to compare yourself
to these circles on Udemy, yet!
Either way, you shouldn’t feel too
strongly about either of these extremes. With focus, creativity and due
diligence you can get to exactly where you want to be.
Time Frame
Making an online course will require a
lot of investment from you, particularly in terms of time, and possibly
resources. For some people, especially book authors, it takes as much time as
writing a full-fledged book. Obviously, it’s much easier if you already have a
book or some other original material like blogs and workshops to begin with, on
which you can base your course. You can probably create a course in one 2- to
3-hour sitting with such materials available. But if you’re practically starting
from scratch, allot a lot of time for it and budget such time wisely.
Now, what you are providing is a course,
yes, but this doesn’t mean that there can’t be some kind of a pitch attached to
it. As a matter of fact, it could potentially do wonders for your project. If
you go back to school for a moment, you will remember that learning has always
been more effective if it was fun and witty at the same time. By employing a
degree of creativity when building your course, you can even end up having a
good time yourself! Enjoying your work always helps and will certainly entice
you to work faster and be more time-efficient.
Skills
More than just technical competencies on
the course you’ll be creating, you’ll also need enough video production skills
for creating your video courses. While it’s certainly possible to use your
smartphone’s camera to film yourself, there’s more to it than that. It requires
post shooting edit, audio and video setting skills. At least if you want a good
video on Udemy. Those are very technical things that you can probably learn over
time but if you want to create a good course at the soonest possible time,
better concentrate on the material and just get professional help for the video
shoot and edits.
This is yet another opportunity to employ
the services of freelancers to help you on your project. There is an abundance
of video editors and audio mixers working as freelancers online, and a lot of
them are real experts. For this, refer back to freelance websites we mentioned
before, the likes of Upwork, Freelancer, Elance, etc. You can divvy up the task
and take on the writing, or some other aspect of the work or you can delegate
the whole thing to a professional. Relative to your budget, time and skills
you’ll know best how to organize.
If you do possess fair skills in video
editing and effects, be confident because that personal touch only you can give
may just be the factor that makes your course all that much more attractive and
relatable.
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