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DeniseFletcher · ‎12-23-2021

Absolutely Sharon I know it helps me keep my procrastination at bay and I definitely produce better work under a plan

DeniseFletcher · ‎12-22-2021

It's time of the year again. Albeit interesting times. You may be creating your first course. Maybe you started a while ago but for whatever reason you haven't managed to get going or not quite ready for publishing yet! I've been there. Certainly with my first course. I thought I'd have it sorted in a month but it was 6 months later before I got to the publish stage! The important thing is to keep going. This is a great time of the year for starting afresh and setting new goals and targets. Don't underestimate the power of taking this time to rethink your plan to get your first course up and live or plan what your next course is going to be on. Here's a couple of tips to make sure that you're setting great goals 1. SMART is a popular anacronym for setting goals. However often it isn't used properly and not enough time is spent on the details. Remember proper preparation prevents poor performance (5Ps). If it's used well then it works -so spend some time making your goals SMART ( Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound). 2. Check that you are including HOW you are going to achieve your goal 3. Make sure you have broken your goals into smaller manageable chunks - detail does help make the goal more realistic 4. Make sure you have "catch yourself going off track" plans 5. Get an accountability partner to help you stay on track And of course making use of the community can really help keep you focused Happy Holidays and here's to a fantastic 2022 - we ALL deserve this

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-15-2021

Yes it is easy to give up when the going gets tough. We both know many who have not felt they could persevere.

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-15-2021

Thank you for your comment @Shigeru_M - sometimes being grateful for the small wins is a good habit. In looking upwards to compare maybe it is also good to look downwards 🙂

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-10-2021

When we had the Facebook Group we used to call it "Peacocking" ( as in showing your feathers) I think it is important to remember that for some Instructors £200 a month can make a big difference to their lives and maybe once you learn the basics this can improve. We are all a work in progress.

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-10-2021

It's a land of opportunity to everyone whether you treat yourself to a bottle of wine, pay a bill or buy a house 🙂

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-10-2021

It's a Udemy for Business course so they tend to Review more @PhillipBurton which can be a little nerve wrecking as they can review slightly lower and more critical - yikes! Also it's a very short course so they complete it quicker - they tend to like that and it fits in with the work environment.

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-09-2021

Hi There, I'm Denise and I have been on Udemy for a few years. I have 10 courses. I thought I'd share some of my thoughts about NOT being the most successful of Udemy instructors. I think when you first come to Udemy it can be easy to give up before you have even got going with creating your course. Or you create your course and it isn't successful at all and you feel deflated. It's comparisonitis!!! Comparing yourself to other people. Some course creators just nail their course and their niche and are immensely successful from the word go. I want you all to know that there is room for everyone to get some success and over time you can be more successful. It just takes more time and perseverance for some / many people. Don't give up. Learn. For me I overcome my technical shortcomings just by learning bit by bit. It was an enormous mountain to climb.I am still learning. I have become more successful and Udemy does reap rewards as long as you keep at it Sometimes it is important to keep in your mind that there are course creators who earn nothing but also there are course creators who earn a fortune. However there are a lot more who earn somewhere inbetween and that is ok and can pay your bills or help you earn extra money if you have lost your job, you need more money, you need to work flexibly because of family commitments, you have been ill or you are retired. Just keep the end in mind and your reason, your why for create online learning Kind Regards 🙂

DeniseFletcher · ‎11-05-2021

You are da star man @BillyWigley 😁😎

DeniseFletcher · ‎10-25-2021

This is great news for mobile users

DeniseFletcher · ‎10-07-2021

Beautiful mission. Enjoy Udemy.

DeniseFletcher · ‎10-05-2021

Hi @ArunPeter249 I think for me it is persistence and commitment. It's certainly easier when you have a few courses so have a plan to create more

DeniseFletcher · ‎10-05-2021

What a great post - really interesting data @LawrenceMMiller Thanks for sharing this

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

@LizzyIf you have 2 nearly fully uploaded then you're nearly there. You just need one live ASAP -Go for it! Just because getting the course live is one challenge but the real challenge is once the course is live - the marketing is whole different game. Because of Black Friday the market place will be awash with new courses by the end of October which will mean your course will be up against lots of other new courses. So for you it would be good to get one course approved ASAP and get the social proof so you are primed for releasing the 2nd course in time for Black Friday 🙂 Let me know if you need a bit more of a shove.

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

Thank you @MarouaOuakrim - my nickname is The Procrastination Queen lol. Strong message to you now though ( I am always better with other people remember) YOU MUST GET YOUR COURSE LIVE IN THE NEXT 4 WEEKS Why? BLACK FRIDAY SALES Black Friday is one of the peak sales periods so if you want to be successful then your course needs to be in prime position for the feeding frenzy. Let that drive you. IT CAN BE DONE The best thing to do about fear of failure is to treat the course creation as a continual improvement project rather that a one off get the course live. If it is a continous project then the first stage is to get it live - only then can you start to improve, tweak, add to and learn more. Fear of failure is a fail in it's nature. Because if you don't take the plunge and get it live then you fail already. Yes if you get your course live it might not be the big winner you hope for and it could be a fail HOWEVER you will be so much further on in your learning. And learning is the real path to success. GO FOR IT! Message me if you need a bit more ooomph!

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

You're welcome @Avril_Impacts but please remember you are already good to go! You're likable. So just get your course uploaded and live and then look to improve as you go along. And please don't be too self critical there are a mountain of courses out there that are so so poor.

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

Camtasia is great and easy to use

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

At this point in your journey you are best to spend time here Course Creation - but also all of this will be accessible from your dashboard - step by step. Good Luck @Nuruddin

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

Welcome and good luck @TakeshaMcCl876

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

This is really great @Avril_Impacts and I don't see any reason for this style not to get the big OK from Udemy. You have energy which will be good for students who like to listen Yes the hands may irritate some but for me this is minor. What I would try to remove with the hands is when you point with the 2 first fingers...if you do this in real life too it is worth stopping it too. Pointing can be perceived as aggressive body language so open palms are better. It would be good if you structured your talking around the "3 tell'ems"... Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em, Tell 'em and then tell'em what you've told them. The 3 tell'ems are really good for information retention especially if your style is energetic like yours. And finally if possible I would make your font larger and stronger. After all this feedback please remember as it is is already far better than most other instructors on the platform 🙂

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

@JeanetteELH238You are offering your course for free so you will get hundreds if not thousands enrolling -people love a freebee!. Unfortunately very few students will actually start your course, and fewer will finish it. Free courses are valued less by students so many will just collect them. I suppose my question to you is, "What do you want this course to achieve?"

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-14-2019

Hi @MarouaOuakrim I'm an old instructor. I came to the platform 5 years ago whilst I was recovering from Breast Cancer. I was looking for a way to earn some money to pay my bills whilst I was recovering. I have over 20 years experience of stand up training and a mountain of material that could be easily converted or so I thought. Things were easier 5 years ago but also there was far less Udemy support to get your course live. I really struggled with the tech side of creating a course and it took me a whole 6 wks to create just my test video and 6 months to get my first course live. My 2nd course was created in 3 weeks and was on Procrastination lol. And then my next course was created in 24 hours! Yes really! And my 4th course a was a free course just for Women. I now have 10 courses. So my first year on the platform was very tough and a steep learning curve. I spent a ridiculous amount of time motivating and helping other instructors get their courses live and go on to greater success when really I maybe should have focused on my own courses. But I am a coach in real life so it's in my nature to help others. So 5 years down the line I can say I'm still learning. I completely envy those tech minded instructors for me that is still the struggle to convert all my material.

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-13-2019

Yes @JocelynH I think that was my concern because the link you provide needs a bit more information about the impact on our instructor figures that the potential students see like student numbers, reviews etc. I'm also wondering does a retired course still receive announcements? And can you still give people a link to the course if needed? It might not be in the marketplace but it still exists and students can still use the course so it is live but hidden? Can existing students leave a review for an unpublished / retired course? Will that review count in the overall review ratings? So quite a lot of different questions which aren't addressed anywhere.

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-13-2019

1700 enrolements - Is your course free or are you offering free coupons @Harshal ? Which blogs have you been reading? - you say Udemy Blogs but I'm sure Udemy encourage you to just give a few free coupons? The problem with free is that you will get thousands signing up but they notoriously don't engage with the course so your engagement will look low and equally they don't often review so your review ratio will be down. Udemy will look at the ratios and as a result your course will appear lower. It can be quite difficult to recover from this because you need paid enrollments, engagement and reviews.

DeniseFletcher · ‎09-13-2019

I asked about retiring courses in this thread and wondered if there are any notes yet?

DeniseFletcher · ‎07-16-2019

Thanks for stepping in to help @MarieLeRoux - great informative help for @Olainfinity

DeniseFletcher · ‎07-16-2019

@Anonymous you're right something is better than nothing 🙂 . And I totally agree saying goodbye to work you've enjoyed and like is difficult to so.

DeniseFletcher · ‎07-10-2019

Sounds ok to me @MichaelMorg268 . Udemy tend to be bothered if it just promotional. Best of luck 🙂

DeniseFletcher · ‎07-09-2019

Ha ha ha @AliciaPaz I'd have to fight you for the "Queen of Procrastination" title. I love your tips though and adding them to my post. The posting your launch date to social media one scares me but wow very effective! If we were nearby then we'd be able to have one of my cafe procrastination long lunches with icecream 🙂

DeniseFletcher · ‎07-09-2019

Yes @MarieLeRoux brick wall days are frequent in my life. Sometimes I have to remove myself from my phone and pc and take myself off to the local coffee shop / pub with just my note pad and pen and have an extended lunch. I can achieve so much more doing this. Let me know if you'd like a gentle nudge if you're having a brick wall day.

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