Academy/Business Name and not Personal name on URL

TheoSk
TheoSk Posts: 5 observer rank
in First-time course creation

Hi. I want to start publishing my courses on Udemy. But I see my profile has my name in the URL. How can I change this so as not to display my name but instead to set up a Business Name like "Super Learning Academy" etc?

For example to display
https://www.udemy.com/user/Super-Learning-Academy/ and not

https://www.udemy.com/user/FirstName-LastName/

I see many profiles have done so. I'm sure they started signing up with their real names to verify, but then somehow it changes? Can't find it anywhere.

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  • ScottDuffy
    ScottDuffy Posts: 881 rolemodel rank

    You can't change your instructor URL.

    You can only create a user with the first name "Super Learning" and the last name "Academy". You don't need to use your real name on your profile to get verified.

  • TheoSk
    TheoSk Posts: 5 observer rank

    Oh. So now I can't anymore? I have to sign up for a new account with another email and use the desired firstname surname as the intended Academy name? Is that what you mean?

  • ScottDuffy
    ScottDuffy Posts: 881 rolemodel rank

    Yes, that's what I mean.

    There's no way to change your instructor URL except to create a new account.

    You can always ADD the new instructor to your existing course as a co-instructor and even hide your original account name. That's the way most people do it.

  • RisdanKristori24
    RisdanKristori24 Posts: 42 traveler rank

    @ScottDuffy actually, I have the same question for this case, thanks for your explanation, Sir.

  • MarinaT
    MarinaT Posts: 2,085 Udemy rank
    edited October 7

    Hi @TheoSk and @RisdanKristori24,

    Just chiming in here: While you can't change your profile URL yourself, our support team is happy to assist—as long as your preferred URL isn't already taken.

    To reach out to the instructor support team, click here and navigate to "Contact Us" on the right. Our chatbot Alex will guide you through a few questions before creating a support ticket for you.

    I hope this helps! Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

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