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Why I love the Udemy community (...and keep coming back)!
Someone asked me the other day why I spend so much time in the Udemy community, reading posts, sharing information, and interacting with fellow instructors. Well, it is simple...I find value in it. Easy as that. Now, what kind of value? How about people who understand what you are going through? When you start doing online…
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1M Students
I recently reached/passed 1 million students on Udemy. A huge THANK YOU to Udemy and all those at Udemy that have supported me, provided feedback, given direction and opened doors that allowed me to reach this milestone. To give you a little context, I've been on Udemy since Nov. 2015. Before deciding if I wanted to put in…
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Sharing this Milestone and what I learned along the way!
Super excited to have finally reached this one. 100,000 in sales on Udemy and here is some of what I learned on the way. ( Thos took 3 years by the way! ) 1. Consistent output is key. Either updating existing courses or making new courses. ( I have 12 courses now. ) 2. Appreciate bad reviews. What!? Yep, I said it. Those…
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$10,000 Monthly Milestone Achieved & Tips On How I Got Here
MILESTONE! I know it is not much to some of you big instructors out there, but I achieved a 5-figure number this month! Last Nov I came within a few dollars or reaching 5-figures but it feels good to reach it on an "off summer month" and not on a high sale month. This on top of the nice chunk of change I get from other…
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Officially a Udemy Millionaire!! $1,000,000 milestone reached!!
So, it finally happened. It is really strange seeing that 7th digit pop up on my Udemy revenue report. It just feels so surreal. I cannot believe this happened with just one company and without any paid ads that I had to run on my own and almost zero expenses, minus my own human capital. I am grateful to be in the right…
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First $38,000+ month on Udemy - Some Tips on How I Got Here
New milestone unlocked. I did a $20,000 monthly milstone post a few months ago and decided to do one for each notch from here. My first $30,000+ month on Udemy. The January sale seemed more effective than the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. Other than this, there is not one thing I did that magically make my numbers…
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10 Things I've Learned Throughout my 2.5 year Udemy Career! [Tips & Advice]
Hey guys! Filip Kordanovski here. I'm very much enjoying this new community and what a better way to start than with some valuable tips I've learned through my relatively short, but amazing, Udemy career. 1. Be consistent with communicating with your students. Send out promotional announcements whenever you have something…
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Today I Became Completely Debt Free
Today was the day when I paid off our mortgage. We're now completely debt-free! I left the 9-to-5 back in 2016 to dedicate myself completely to what used to be my side-gigs: writing books, developing software, and creating courses. It turned out that it was one of my best decisions ever that has changed my life in so many…
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What Opportunities have come from Udemy?
Question We all know Udemy can change lives financially and there is a lot of focus on a number of students and income. What isn't discussed often is how Udemy provides is a platform to get a "name" in the world and become better known in your field. Adding "best selling instructor" or "taught 50,000 students worldwide"…
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Covid closed one door but opened another. Maybe for a lot of us?
My husband and I built a local music school that has been running for over 10 years now, and we've been spending every hour and dollar into growing it. As I'm sure you can imagine, we've been hit really hard with multiple lockdowns and have had to close. Though this gave me the time to really work on my dream of publishing…