If you're turning around and producing your second course this quickly, then personally I think offering your first course for free wasn't a bad idea. In some ways, offering it for free on Udemy is better than distributing tons of free coupons all over the Internet. The latter approach tends to attract people who just hoard free stuff, even if they aren't interested in it. But if someone discovers your course while searching for something on Udemy, at least they have some interest in what you're teaching. They'll be more likely to "get it," have a positive experience, and leave a positive review - at least compared to some random person who found a free coupon on a free coupon site. So the plan would be to create a final, "bonus lecture" in that free course that promotes your second, not-free course. If a student makes it to that final lecture, they must like what you're doing to some extent - and they'll be likely to purchase a follow-on course you've produced if you put it in front of them. Your first course becomes an automatic lead magnet for the second. This is exactly how I got started. As for pricing - well, list prices don't matter much in Udemy's current system, as students know courses will go on sale for $10-$19. I just set my list price consistently with other courses in my topic of similar length. But you will need to choose a price for the coupon to your second course that you'll offer in that bonus lecture of the first. Again, students know that if they wait long enough, they can get your course for $9.99 - so I set my coupons at $9.99. I'd rather get 97% of $9.99 through my instructor coupon through that impulse purchase, than for them to wait for the next big Udemy sale, when I'll only get 50% at best.
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