Can I refer other Udemy courses and receive revenue from said referals?

SteveForce
SteveForce Posts: 2 researcher rank
in First-time course creation

Hello,

I am in the process of creating a Udemy course, and rather than cover material already well covered by other Udemy courses, may I simply recommend other Udemy courses within my course AND receive some sort of a referral fee for this recommendation, if in fact the student decides to purchase the course based upon my recommendation?

I have searched for this but up to now see no clear answer.

Thank you in advance.

Steve

Comments

  • FrankKane
    FrankKane Posts: 1,881 rolemodel rank

    I think the only way to earn a commission on other people's courses would be by signing up as a Udemy affiliate, but there is an application process that most of us wouldn't qualify for: https://affiliatesupport.udemy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049411833-What-are-the-requirements-to-join-the-Udemy-Affiliate-Program-

    Also it is questionable whether mentioning other courses outside of your bonus lecture would run afoul of Udemy's policies, even if it's not your course. If you were profiting from it, I think it certainly would.

    You could just say something like "XXX isn't a topic this course covers, but if you'd like to learn more about it, you can search for many other good courses on it here on Udemy." You won't make money from it though.

    Stepping back a bit, why not cover these topics yourself? Students tend to favor comprehensive courses; if you keep referring them to other courses they may not feel they got their money's worth from yours, and that could lead to poor reviews.

  • SteveForce
    SteveForce Posts: 2 researcher rank

    Thank you for your quick and informative reply. I appreciate it.

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