Do You Have Any Questions You're Afraid to Ask?

@LiamDavin1
sound engineering! Now there's a topic that has my interest.

I've been recording videos from home for almost 7 years now, and fighting with sound (particularly echo but other issues too) has been a long battle.

This will be some honest feedback, ok? I'm not trying to be harsh, but you're looking to improve so I'm going to tell you what I think as I go along.

My first impressions:

- I am not sure about your course images. Particularly the level 2 courses seem cluttered. You might do well to have a quasi-professional make some new ones for you. (Does Udemy still make course images? @Bella
, do you know?)

You can test new images, and if they don't improve your sales after a month, easily put it back to the old images. No risk to try to do something better here.

- Nice promo video ; I have to appreciate how good the sound quality is. I like the style of the promo videos, the cuts, the script.

- You have a good teaching style.

- Honestly, the level 1 course looks like something I would be interested in. Many instructors probably would be good candidates for this course or something similar.

- I watched the free previews, Lessons 1 and 3. I felt a bit lost in Lesson 3. I felt like I would have liked to learn a bit more about "sound". How does sound work? What is sound engineering?

- This makes me think, maybe you should start with a quick demo BEFORE introducing the software. Show me before you tell me. Take a raw bit of sound (maybe a music track straight from the mic), bring it into Reaper, and then YOU go through the process of cleaning up the track. Spend 5 minutes getting a track from raw to finished. Let us HEAR the before and after. Show us what a sound engineer does. Wow us! Then, teach us how to do it.

Maybe I say this because I don't know what a sound engineer does. I would not search Udemy for "sound engineering". So the title of your course limits the audience to people who associate "sound engineering" with "improving your audio quality" for music, podcasts or courses.

So to summarize my suggestions:

- instead of emphasizing "sound engineering", use words that people might search for. What problems will the student be able to solve once they take the course? Make sure those words are prominent enough in the title and/or subtitle and/or description.

- record a video demonstrating what a sound engineer does, as video 2. Show before you tell.

- Is there any way you can create a version of this course specifically for spoken audio, podcasters and/or Udemy instructors? You have a market of 100,000+ people HERE at Udemy who want to learn how to improve their audio. It's tough for beginners.

- Heck, contact @ChrystieV
and volunteer to make a video/ama for the community talking about audio. You can grow your prominence by helping others.

I think modifying a single video makes Udemy mark it as updated. Not sure though because I don't play those games.

Feel free to take advantage of the 30-day refund policy (or your right to review) if you find outdated content that doesn't satisfy you.

Although I wouldn't suggest leaving a bad review for a fellow instructor. Let's support each other just a little bit. Just get the refund if you're not happy.

Also, why buy a course on Windows 7?

Yes, I agree that students in the marketplace and UFB have different objectives.

And a course might do poorly in the marketplace and do well in UFB.

Udemy uses the marketplace to find the best courses for UFB. So I can see why they do it. They don't want potentially bad courses to be in UFB.

I don't know what the best answer is.

Hi Salil, I can remember seeing your courses before.

You seem to be doing all the basic things right. Your promo video is very good. 5-star reviews. Your title and subtitle are extremely focused on who the right student is.

If I was struggling to sell my product to consumers, you'd have my attention. I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say.

Requirements: "no requirements". I am not a fan of there being no requirements for any course. I'm not sure it is a big deal. But every course I have has some requirements, even if it's for beginners. You probably want your ideal student to be "excited to learn how to sell products to consumers" at least. Or for them to already have a product in mind that they are trying to sell. There is SOME requirement, even for beginners in sales.

Your description is OK. 251 words. You are mentioning products, sales, and grow as the most frequent words, which is probably correct.

Sorry, I don't have many criticisms for the course or the landing page.

What is your landing page conversion rate? Are people viewing the page and not buying? Or nobody is seeing this course?

You probably just need more traffic. Traffic can be bought. Or at least, there are ways to get traffic out there on the internet.

1. Roughly after 13-14 minutes of video is the first prompt for a review.

I suggest you watch your own course "preview as student" and you'll see EXACTLY where the review pops up.

2. Sales happen all the time. Not every sale is for every student, so a student in Norway may see your course on sale but a student in Finland does not. You can't predict most of them. Some you can't predict, but some you can. Like I knew there would be a sale in August, and I know there will be another sale in November and another in January. Most sales are not predictable.

That said, if you become an affiliate, Udemy will send you an email every month telling you about the sales. But it's not really worth your time trying to time the sales.

3. I ask students to leave a review inside the course. "Hey, in a few moments, Udemy will ask for your opinion on this course. I really would appreciate it if you would consider leaving a review so that other students might find this course in search. Also, you don't have to leave a review. Here's how to click the "ask me later" button... etc."