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Meet Rahul Iyer - Community Champion Spotlight
Hello Instructor Community! We are excited to bring you our newest Community Champion Spotlight. Over the next few months, you will get to know some of the community’s most active instructors on a more professional and personal level. This week we are putting the spotlight on Rahul Iyer who has been an instructor on Udemy…
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Webinar Replay: AMA w/ Udemy CMO Genefa Murphy
Hello Instructors! In the ever-evolving world of online education, staying ahead of the curve is paramount for both instructors and learners. That's why we're excited to bring you an exclusive opportunity to dive deep into the insights and strategies shaping the future of Udemy, directly from the source. Posted above is a…
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Meet Jason Dion - Community Champion Spotlight
Hello Instructor Community! It’s time to get to know one of your Community Champions in this month’s Community Champion Spotlight. Each month we’re helping you get to know some of the community’s most active instructors on a more professional and personal level. This week we are putting the spotlight on a familiar face in…
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What Udemy values do you follow as an instructor?
Hey there instructors! Udemy has always been driven by our 5 core values to help provide education to the masses! These 5 principles help us drive decisions and ultimately stay on track for being the best choice for online learning. As instructors, you most likely follow one or more of these values too! With that being…
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What is the most influential book you’ve read this year?
Happy Monday Instructors! In the spirit of “Always Learning” we thought it might be fun to create a list of books that you’ve read recently, specifically books that you considered to be influential or thought-provoking. What is the most influential book that you’ve read this year? Let us know in the comments!
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Join us for a live chat with Udemy CEO, Gregg Coccari
Hello Instructor Community! We are excited to bring you the first of many live community events on January 27th from 9-10am PST! This event will be a fireside chat with Udemy's CEO, Gregg Coccari. We'll have the opportunity to hear directly from Gregg about where Udemy has been and where we’re going in a post-IPO world.…
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New Year’s resolutions
Happy holidays, instructors! 2021 is almost here - I know many of us are looking forward to starting the year strong by tackling a challenge and completing a professional goal. What are you looking to accomplish in 2021? Will you publish a new course? Update your old courses? Or maybe you want to revamp your marketing…
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Announcing TV advertising tests in the US & Brazil
This week, we began a marketing test that we're excited about and wanted to share with you all: in the US and Brazil, we've launched a 4-week television campaign! This test includes placements both on traditional broadcast television, and online streaming platforms like Hulu. We're really excited about TV and the potential…
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10,000 Members
Hey instructors (and aspiring instructors)! Dropping in on this rainy San Francisco Friday afternoon to note that we hit a milestone today. As we cross 10,000 members in this community, it's fun to think about the impact you've all had. Combined you've created 1000s of courses and improved the lives of millions of students…
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A review that inspired you
I recently got this review on a new course that I just published. It’s nice when a course begins with 5 and no it’s not always started off this way, so what that happens I am happy. Then other people take the course and the rating normalizes, right? This was the review and it encouraged me. “Great course that I will be…
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Low Ratings
I think that in order to protect the instructors from low ratings without any justification, udemy should not accept 1 or 2 stars rating unless the student provides justification about his/her rating. This will help the instructors know their mistakes and correct them according to the students feedback.
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Welcome Message
“I’m proud to wake up knowing my work is helping people around the world improve their careers and build great things. While being a full-time instructor is hard work, it lets you work when, where, and how you want.” Youssef Said
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Webinar Replay: Making the Most of your Instructor Experience w/Katie Bent
Hello Hello! Earlier this week Udemy Senior Product Marketing Manager, Katie Bent presented an hour-long webinar "Making the Most of your Instructor Experience" and we've got the replay for you below! In this hour-long webinar Katie goes over: The 4 P's of being an online instructor How to make the most of Marketplace…
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Where are the sales this month?
I’ve had a new course qued up for a while but have never seen so little in terms of sale promotions. Are they gone do a big 7 day spring sale or something? My income has dropped drastically this month and I’m kind of worried especially with the stock hitting all time lows.
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Instructor Attitudes, Myths and Misconceptions:
The Udemy instructor community is diverse. Some have an idea for one course and their interest ends there. Others seek to make teaching online their fulltime business or career. Having observed and spoken with many very successful instructors I have noticed both some common attitudes of success and some myths that hold…
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Udemy-McLaren Win Poll Position; place 2nd in Race
I may be the only serious follower of Formula 1, but you might know that Lando Norris/McClaren won the pole position for tomorrow's Spanish GP. Look carefully below.
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How can I market my course?
Some version of this question is one of the most common by instructors so I thought I would write this, which is a summary of advice from many experienced instructors. I have compiled a list of things you can or should do to market your course. None of these are short term or an instant path to riches. But, they are things…
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To jump, or not to jump
Hi everyone, I have a Facebook following of about 20,000, mostly consisting of my university students. I'm considering designing some courses but I'm unsure if it's worth the effort. Given the restrictions on direct selling, what would be the best technique to market to them? Would offering the course for free be a good…
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Reviews from students !
Hi all, Glad to share with all of you that ...Got some reviews from the students & now my overall rating is 4.79 !!