Hi As a new instructor, I can understand your frustration. However, after some time (6 months -1 year or less), you will feel that none of the above things actually affect you anymore. I have been teaching on Udemy since Aug 2018 and now I check reviews only sometimes just to see if I need to improve anything. I have received 1 star reviews and I do receive them once in 2-3 months. However, the reviews with nothing written do not affect me at all. If your content is good, you will see that your overall rating of the course always levels at some point. So, do not worry about the bad rating. It's a part of teaching. You cannot make 100% of your students happy with your content, however good it is. Regarding your course location, Udemy will keep the courses on top that do good. It is done automatically. So, you need to promote your course by yourself so that it is ranked well.
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