Hello @wisdomf41 and @SummerSparkss , first congratulations on publishing your first courses. It is always very exciting. However now the real work begins… marketing them to get people on board and those precious reviews. However that is not why I reach out to you. I am encouraging you both to consider that people from the four corners of our planet need to be able to understand you. No matter where you are from, no matter which other beautiful languages you speak. I am Australian, typically we speak very fast, we do not begin or end our words and it can all become a blur. I spent many hours deliberately slowing down and making sure people could understand what a I was saying. It has paid of very well for me. Good crisp clean audio is a winner. If people have trouble understanding you they are generally not tolerant and will get a refund or simply never purchase again. Another post mentioned the closed captions, it is essential that you correct them. It will give you a good guide as to how you are understood, the more you have to correct the less understandable you are (courses with odd words and jargon are always going to be an issue…) step back, listen, can potential students who speak English as a first or second language understand you? It is too easy for us to get wrapped up and really be amazed by what we have produced rather than cast the critical eye of the potential student. Plus don’t forget the first month is critical for students and reviews, work really hard to push your courses so that Udemy might notice them and start to promote them for you.
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