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From Marni: where we are, and where we're headed together
Dear Udemy instructors, In the two months since Udemy and Coursera came together, I've been traveling across Asia, the US, and Europe, talking with instructors, educators, employers, and university and industry leaders about what this moment means for learners and for the people who teach them. From San Diego to Singapore,…
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Someone please help me to connect
Hello everyone, can someone please me to connect, I'm lost!
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Social Proof Creators
I have just published my first course and it is clearly getting notice - by people trying to tell me they work with Udemy instructors to improve course visibility, strengthen landing page positioning, and support more consistent enrollments and sales and provide social proof so my course will succeed. I am skeptical about…
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Happy New Month, Udemy Instructors! 🎉
Wishing everyone a productive and successful month ahead. As we begin a new month, what's one goal you're hoping to achieve? I'd love to hear and learn from you. Wishing you all the very best this month!
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Community Guidelines
In a community of thousands of instructors that span various countries, cultures, and languages, it’s important for everyone to follow a basic set of guidelines. Every community member, whether that’s a new instructor or Udemy moderator, will be held to these ground rules, along with Udemy's Instructor Terms and Conditions…
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"Seasoned" newcomers?
Hey fam, I just joined and glad to be here. I'm 55, recently laid off and reinventing myself here on the advice of my career coach. I feel my comfort zone getting stretched so it's got to be the right thing. I've got hours and hours of material from two and a half careers to re-tool and re-fit and get in front of people.…
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The Slow Fade of Udemy: A Platform Turning Its Back on the People Who Built It
For years Udemy was the great equalizer of online education — a place where an independent instructor could record a solid course, upload it, and build a real income from students all over the world. That promise is quietly collapsing. Instructors today are battling a triple squeeze: a platform that now keeps the lion's…
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Udemy has been pouring all its energy into cracking down on instructors lately.
Has anyone else noticed that the coupon entry field is completely gone from the course checkout page? There used to be two ways to apply coupon codes. One was via a direct link embedded with a coupon. But more often than not, this method fails to work—and there’s no doubt the platform is deliberately sabotaging it. The…
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Exciting News: Global Wire Transfer Payouts Are Here!
We're excited to share a new way for eligible instructors to receive their earnings — wire transfers through Tipalti! You can now choose to receive your monthly instructor payments directly via wire transfer through Tipalti. Set up is easy and can be done through the Udemy platform for Udemy Instructors across the globe.…
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New to Udemy
Hi, I'm new to Udemy. I hope to interact with as many people as possible to learn how to market for students. I am unemployed and need to resource so I hope this works out for me soon. I have been in education for many years and love using technology to teach.
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How normal is this?
I am new to Udemy - my courses have been uploaded for about 3-4 weeks. I have had one enrollment and that's it. Very disappointing but am I being unrealistic with too high expectations?
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Need assistance in publishing my content
Hello Instructors, Can someone please connect with me and assist me to publish my content. I am struggling. \
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Backlinking, Analytics, and Advanced Strategies
1. Backlinking Backlinks are one of the strongest signals of trust and authority for search engines. When reputable websites link to your content, Google interprets it as validation. High-quality backlinks improve domain authority and rankings. Guest posting, collaborations, and niche directories are effective ways to…
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Integrating AI in Course Creation & Marketing
Hello fellow instructors, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we design, deliver, and market courses. 🚀 Course Creation: AI tools can help generate quizzes, summaries, and even personalized learning paths. Marketing: With AI‑driven analytics, we can understand learner behavior and optimize outreach…
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What is the update on this
Hello, I am new to Udemy, I have created two courses . My instructor dashboard shows 4 enrollments, for two courses but my lifetime earnings are $0.00. My Payoneer payout method is active, and I have not shared any free coupons. Could you please verify whether these enrollments were paid, free, refunded, or still pending,…
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Request to Enable Portuguese (PT-BR) Auto-Translated Subtitles for Course
Dear Udemy Support Team, fAs the instructor, I am writing to formally request the activation of Portuguese (PT-BR) auto-translated subtitles for my course titled "IAPP AIGP Certification: 2026 AI Governance Exam Prep" (https://www.udemy.com/course/iapp-aigp-certification-full-exam-prep-practice-tests/). As Brazil is…
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Resubmitted Course After Addressing Review Comments, but Received the Same Feedback Again thru email
I am a new Instructor in Udemy. For my first course, I had addressed the review comments, saved and re-submitted it on 25th July and on 25th July I again received an email mentioning to address the same review comment, being it was a no-reply email, i dont know what will be my next action item and how long it will take to…
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WEBINAR REPLAY: 5 Things Every Instructor Should Do After Publishing
Hello Instructor Community! Today we are happy to bring you the replay of last week's webinar with @MarkLassoff & @DiogoAlvesd487 . In this hour-long session, our panel discussed their top post-publishing tips and took questions from the audience. Here are a few more marketing resources for you to check out: Establishing…
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REPLAY: AMA with Chen Blatman, Director of SEO Marketing
Hello Hello! Last week we hosted an AMA with Chen Blatman, Director of SEO Marketing at Udemy and as promised, we are giving you access to the replay! In this hour-long webinar Chen answers the following questions: What are the Udemy SEO considerations that I should be looking at before the course launches? How can I check…
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No Udemy Sales
Hi Is it just me or it seems like this month there are almost no Udemy sales/discounts? I’m used to sales appearing every 2-3 days but now it seems like that is not the case. Maybe it;s just my imagination. Ron
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📣 SEO 101 for Instructors: Episodes 7–9 Now Live
Hey there instructors! The third and final wave of our 9-episode video mini-series is here! This series is designed to help you make your Course Landing Page more discoverable on external search — think Google, Bing, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. Catch the full series here. Here's what to expect in this final wave: Ep. 7:…
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What has been biggest challenge you face as a new Udemy instructor?
Hi everyone, I'm curious to learn from experienced instructors. When you first started teaching on Udemy, what was your biggest challenge? recording videos, creating course content, marketing, or something else? I'd love to hear your experiences and any advice for new instructors.
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Preview of my course is not working
Hello, my course has been approved and is live. However, when students click on the preview option, they only see a black screen instead of the video. Has anyone faced this issue before, and what steps can I take to resolve it? Thank you.
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Black screen when working video is uploaded
It doesn’t seem like Udemy is putting much effort into addressing this issue. I have a finished course waiting to be published where all of my videos are showing up as black screens with my voiceover. The only time the videos display correctly is when I view them in a mobile browser. I’ve seen others with the same issue…
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How do I create and publish my first udemy course
Hello I am a new instructor I want to crest my publish new course on udemy can someone guide me step by step an how to upload my videos and submit my course to review? Thank you
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Anatomy and Embryology for medical and dental students
Hi everyone I am a professor of anatomy and embryology faculty of medicine. Of course anatomy is a very important subject for any practitioner especially surgical specialties as general surgery, genecology and obstetrics
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Taxability & Accounting of Udemy's Indian instructors' income in India
Taxability of Udemy's Indian instructors' income in India In India, income earned from teaching online courses on platforms such as Udemy would generally be taxable as income from business or profession. This means that Indian instructors who earn income from teaching on Udemy would need to report their earnings as…
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New AI Instructor from Kenya – Looking for Guidance
Hello everyone, My name is Andrea John Thuo, also known as Presenter Andreas. I am a Computer Scientist, AI enthusiast, ICT trainer, and content creator from Kenya. I recently joined Udemy as an instructor and I am excited to share my knowledge in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Programming, and Technology. My…
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Has anyone successfully used Clipchamp "Text to Speech" Voice?
Hi Instructors, One of my course lectures was recently rejected because the AI narration was considered “not natural enough.” I had used the “Ryan Multilingual English (UK)” voice from Clipchamp Text-to-Speech. I then tried “Andrew (US),” but I am still concerned about whether Clipchamp voices are generally accepted by…
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What are the best ways to structure a beginner-friendly online course for a gaming website project?
I'm planning to create my first online course and would appreciate some advice from experienced Udemy instructors. The course will be based on a real gaming website project, and I'd like to make it easy for beginners to follow. I'd love your recommendations on: How long should each lesson ideally be? Is it better to…
