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Hey instructor community!   We’re excited to announce that we have created a new space in the community for those who are working on the New Instructor Challenge. This is a space for those going through the 45-day challenge to create their first course. In this board, you can discuss topics specifically related to the New Instructor Challenge such as questions, success stories, feedback for the program, etc.   Creating your first course can be difficult, especially if you are doing it alone. This space will bring people together to collaborate towards the goal of becoming a Udemy instructor!    What’s the New Instructor Challenge? We’re glad you asked! The New Instructor Challenge is a 45-day program to help instructors publish their first course through Udemy! This program will help you create your course by breaking down the process and guiding you from beginning to end. You can explore the guidelines here.   How do I sign up for the New Instructor Challenge: If you haven’t previously signed up for the New Instructor Challenge and you haven’t published a course yet, you can sign up here.   If you join the challenge and do not publish a course within 45 days, you cannot rejoin the program.   Who can join the board?  This board is open to everyone within the community! We want to make sure that both non-published and published instructors can access this space to share their insights about creating courses. We just ask that you stay on topic and discuss various aspects of the New Instructor Challenge within the space.   Feel free to explore the new board here.   Have any questions about the program?    Share your thoughts in the comments below! ... View more

Hey there!    I’d love to hear from those who got some new tech into their recording setup! We always love to show off our fancy new gadgets and I’d love to see what you have recently picked up.   What was the last upgrade you made with your AV setup?   Feel free to share your upgrades and bonus points for those who take a picture!    ... View more

Hey instructor community!   Everyone starts off with the setup they begin their instructor journey with. Your recording space can consist of just a webcam and your computer, or it can be a bit more robust. But as you continue improving the quality of your courses and content, you will be improving various aspects of your setup as well!    I’m sure that others may have this question in mind while getting started. What's the first upgrade to your setup you should make as an instructor?   Feel free to post your answers in the comments below! ... View more

  Hey, instructors,   We’ve heard your requests for transparency, for more of a look into what’s happening at Udemy. That’s why we’re launching a semi-regular series looking at all things instructor at Udemy.   In this inaugural edition, we‘re introducing our new CEO, Greg Brown, and talking about new investments, recent successes, areas for improvement, and our plans to make a more cohesive, learner-centric Udemy.   So, take a look at Greg’s welcome video below and then head over to the Teaching Center for a deeper look. ... View more

Hey instructors 👋.   Background noise can be a huge hindrance to your course's audio clairty and I’m sure that many of you have experienced it. Most of the time you can’t control the outside noise, but you can control the environment where you create your content.   I’d love to hear more about your best practices! What’s the best way to reduce background noise in your videos?   Feel free to post your answers in the comments below!   ... View more

Hey there instructor community,   We wanted to learn more about how you record as instructors and I’m sure other community members will appreciate some inspiration!   For those who want to share, post a picture of your setups in the comments below and feel free to give any details on what makes your recording space unique!   ... View more

  Hey there instructors,   On May 5th, we had the pleasure of having an AMA-style webinar with one of the top instructors @Chris_Haroun.   Here’s a small background of Chris and his experience with teaching on Udemy.   Chris Haroun is an award-winning business professor and has been teaching business and finance courses on Udemy since 2015. He has more than 1.3 million students and 70 courses. Chris has work experience at Goldman Sachs, in the venture capital and hedge fund sector where he worked at Citadel, and in the consulting sector at Accenture where he was a programmer. He has started many companies and has sat on many boards in venture capital. He has managed more than $1 billion dollars in his career and has an MBA in finance from Columbia University.   Here’s a brief summary of the webinar below. In the webinar, Chris Haroun discusses different ways to promote courses, starting with sending promotional emails to existing students, which can be done twice a month with coupons that have a sense of urgency and include emojis to help with open rates. He also suggests publishing promotional videos on different social networking channels, such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Tik Tok, and Twitter. He recommends not sending the same video to all channels at the same time and suggests that it's important to have repeated exposure to create interest in a product. Finally, he advises spending a significant amount of revenue on creating social media content to achieve better results and focus on production.   Chris Haroun emphasizes the importance of having a personal brand, especially when it comes to selling courses. He uses Coca-Cola as an example of a brand that transcends generations and elicits emotions. He advises that in order to stay relevant, individuals need to be ready to change and adapt to new social media platforms and stay up-to-date with what Gary V's website is using. To establish oneself as a brand, Chris suggests giving opinions frequently on social media, writing articles and books for free, and using LinkedIn as the primary platform to publish articles. He shares his own experience of writing one article every week for two years on LinkedIn, which eventually led to him self-publishing a book that contained his most popular articles. He concludes by stating that personal branding is a long-term game that requires persistence and consistency. We then open the floor to open Q&A within the Webinar and we answered more questions than any other previous webinar! We highly recommend that you tune into the replay to see what was talked about!   Thank you to everyone who was able to join the webinar live and we hope to see you again next time.   Did you enjoy the webinar or replay? If so, share your favorite portion in the comments below! ... View more

Hello Instructors!    It’s now May and we have a new theme for you all, AV! Each instructor has their own setup for recording their content and we want to hear about your experiences. We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience your audio/video setups!   What is a virtual coffee chat?    The community virtual coffee chats are hour-long informal networking sessions held via Zoom. During these sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to network with and get to know other Udemy instructors worldwide.   How does it work?   May’s theme is AV, so for the first 30 minutes, we will discuss various questions and scenarios about how you record your content through Udemy and what tools are being utilized to enhance the quality of your course. Then we will open the floor for some questions you may have for other instructors regarding your audio/video expertise.   How do I sign up?   Glad you asked! You can sign up for the coffee chat here!   We look forward to seeing you on Friday, May 19 at 11:00am PT!      *We understand that this time may not be ideal for all time zones, however, we will change the times of the coffee chat each month to accommodate different locations.   ... View more

Hey there instructor community,   Starting your journey as an instructor can be a daunting task and you may not know where to begin. Figuring out how you will be recording your content is one of the first steps to take and can be overwhelming at times.   To kick things off we have a question for those who have their recording space set up! What do you use for your recording setup?   Post your answer in the comments below! 👇 ... View more

Hey Instructor Community! The month of April has ended and we wanted to showcase the highlights of what we covered!   Community Member Shoutouts! Every so often, there are community members who reach certain milestones and we wanted to shout out a few members who have reached the “50 Replies Given” in the community! Congratulations to: @RichChesterwood  @Ahmad.Elhajjar  @我妻幸長    Feel free to congratulate them in the comments as well!🎉🏆👏   Udemy in the News! Here are some notable press mentions & announcements that you might’ve missed   Learn Soft Skills for Free Through Free Udemy Courses Publication - Tech Bullion   ChatGPT Course Instruction is the Newest Side Hustle on the Market. Meet the Teachers Making Thousands from the Lucrative Gig Publication - Business Insider   Want More Out of Generative AI? Here are 9 Useful Resources Publication - Wired   Udemy Instructor Community April’s theme was Marketing,  and we had a few discussions to cover best practices for instructors!   This post will cover the events and discussions that we believe you will enjoy engaging in related to marketing.   Discussions: This month, we had a lot of engaging conversations that can help you strengthen your understanding of what’s to come for the holiday season as an instructor! Check out these subjects discussed in April: Which social media channels do you use to market your courses? - See how other instructors are utilizing social media channels for their marketing efforts.   How do you use email marketing? - Share how you utilize email marketing for your online courses.   What metrics do you use to measure the effectiveness of your marketing efforts?- There are many KPIs (key performance indicators) to determine the effectiveness of a marketing campaign. See how others are measuring their success.   Events:   Marketing Coffee Chat: On April 14, we invited you all to discuss marketing as instructors!  There were a lot of questions and discussions that can be those who want to learn more about marketing. In case you missed it, we have an entire recap of the coffee chat here.   Looking to learn more about marketing? We have our next webinar scheduled for May 5, 2023 at 11:00am PT. You can sign up here.   We'd love to hear about what you thought of April's theme!    Send us any feedback in the comments below! ... View more

Hi all,   Over the last few weeks and months, we've seen a lot of discussion among instructors about how artificial intelligence might affect the way people teach and learn on Udemy. From questions about what's allowed, to speculation about how AI might affect what learners need, to ideas for AI-driven platform improvements, you've brought your curiosity to the table—and we've been taking notes.    Today, Udemy released a general statement outlining the way we're thinking about AI and detailing some of the specific investments we've been making. While we encourage you to read it, here are the most critical points for you as instructors:   Human expertise is still the core of the Udemy platform. We see AI as a way to help you teach efficiently and impactfully – not as a substitute for your industry expertise, your unique ways of teaching, and your empathy for your learners. We've already rolled out a tool that leverages third-party AI to reduce some of the manual effort to create coding exercises. We're looking at other ways AI might help you teach more effectively, and we'll keep you informed as these plans develop. AI can help learners find content and build skills faster. There is an astounding amount of great content on Udemy, and learners may not always know how to find what they need quickly. AI will enable us to get much more powerful and personalized with the way learners discover content. For example, we're excited to work on semantic search capabilities, which can connect questions asked or goals stated in plain language to specific lectures or even moments within them.   AI will evolve, and so will we. At Udemy, we have a history of making ourselves comfortable in uncharted territory (for example, creating a platform where anyone can share their expertise with learners around the world!). As artificial intelligence continues to advance, we'll continue to adjust our strategy according to the needs of the learners, instructors, and organizations that rely on our platform.   We know many of you are specifically curious about how Udemy policy will address content created with the assistance of generative AI. As we assess this ever-evolving AI landscape, we'll continue to adjust our policies to support a fair marketplace full of valuable content for learners. For now, we believe our existing policies and systems set a firm foundation for what's allowed and encouraged: Our current policies require that the content you publish on Udemy meet certain minimum, objective standards of quality, and that you have the legal right to distribute the content you upload through Udemy. We don't have plans to change these basic tenets.  On the other side of the Quality Review Process, our search and recommendation systems boost content that learners find particularly engaging, while penalizing content that learners flag as unreliable or low-quality. The learner experience will continue to be our north star as we shape our policies and processes around content created with help from artificial intelligence.    We know that this is just the beginning of the road with AI on Udemy, and the beginning of our conversation with instructors about it. Together, we have a lot to learn, a lot to teach, and a lot to build. We're looking forward to the road ahead, and we hope you are too.   Teach on,   Ryan J. ... View more

Olá, pessoal,   Como vocês sabem, os alunos buscam a Udemy para melhorar de vida com a conquista de novas habilidades, e o conteúdo excelente que vocês criam os ajudam a fazer justamente isso. Muitos têm metas específicas de carreira, como entrar em uma nova área ou avançar no cargo atual. Para esses alunos com foco na carreira, as certificações reconhecidas pelo setor podem ajudá-los a demonstrar o que eles aprenderam e alcançar essas metas.   Temos o prazer de anunciar que vamos facilitar para os alunos explorar e conquistar credenciais de emissores reconhecidos do setor, como Microsoft AZ-900, CompTIA Network+ e PMI-ACP. Este será um projeto de longa duração, com implementação em fases. Vamos começar facilitando para alunos de assinatura identificarem as diferentes certificações que os cursos da Udemy podem ajudá-los a alcançar, e os cursos que vão ajudá-los a se preparar. Se você tem um curso em uma assinatura da Udemy cujo tema principal é uma certificação compatível, ele será automaticamente incluído nesse esforço, você não precisa fazer nada.   Além disso, vamos procurar maneiras de trazer os benefícios da descoberta para os alunos no marketplace. Também vamos explorar como ajudar os alunos a exibir as certificações que conquistaram, especialmente aqueles com empregadores que estão investindo em seu aprendizado com a Udemy Business.   Estamos animados com esse esforço para ajudar os alunos a conectar o que eles estão estudando com o que eles estão conquistando na carreira. Conforme fizermos mais atualizações, vamos manter a comunidade de instrutores sempre atualizada.   Para ler mais, consulte as perguntas frequentes no Teaching Center. E se você não encontrar uma resposta para sua dúvida, basta fazer uma pergunta abaixo.   Continue ensinando, Equipe de Instrutores da Udemy ... View more

Hallo zusammen,   wer wüsste es besser als ihr: Nutzer kommen zu Udemy, um neue Skills zu lernen und im Leben vorwärtszukommen. Und euer fantastischer Content hilft ihnen, das zu schaffen! Viele habe konkrete berufliche Ziele vor Augen, z. B. in ein neues Fachgebiet einzusteigen oder in ihrem derzeitigen Job weiterzukommen. In der Branche anerkannte Zertifizierungen sind für diese karriereorientierten Nutzer genau das Richtige: Sie können damit vorweisen, was sie gelernt haben, und ihre Karriereziele erreichen.   Deshalb freuen wir uns, dass unsere Nutzer jetzt Zertifizierungen von branchenweit anerkannten Anbietern wie Microsoft AZ-900, CompTIA Network+ und PMI-ACP viel leichter entdecken und sich gezielt darauf vorbereiten können. Dies ist ein langfristig angelegtes Projekt, das in Phasen eingeführt wird. Als Erstes präsentieren wir den Abo-Nutzern verschiedene Zertifizierungen, die sie mithilfe von Udemy-Kursen leichter erreichen können, und die Kurse, mit denen sie sich optimal vorbereiten können. Wenn ihr einen Kurs habt, der für ein Udemy-Abo angeboten wird und dessen Hauptthema eine unterstützte Zertifizierung ist, dann wird er automatisch in diese Aktionen einbezogen. Ihr braucht nichts dafür zu tun.   Später wollen wir diese verstärkte Sichtbarkeit dann auch für die Plattformnutzer einführen. Außerdem wollen wir untersuchen, wie Nutzer ihre erworbenen Zertifizierungen gut sichtbar präsentieren können, vor allem für Nutzer, deren Arbeitgeber über Udemy Business in ihre Weiterbildung investieren.   Wir freuen uns sehr, dass wir unseren Nutzern damit helfen können, ihre Lernaktivitäten direkt mit beruflichen Zielen zu verbinden. Über alle weiteren Updates halten wir euch natürlich in der Dozenten-Community auf dem Laufenden. Wollt ihr mehr erfahren? Dann werft mal einen Blick in die häufig gestellten Fragen im Teaching Center. Falls eure Frage dort nicht beantwortet wird, könnt ihr sie gern unten in den Kommentaren stellen.   Viel Spaß beim Unterrichten! Das Dozenten-Team von Udemy ... View more

Hola a tados:   Como sabéis, los estudiantes acuden a Udemy con el objetivo de mejorar sus vidas y desarrollar nuevas habilidades, y vuestro contenido les ayuda a hacer que eso sea posible. Muchos estudiantes tienen objetivos profesionales concretos, como introducirse en una nueva disciplina o avanzar profesionalmente en su puesto actual. Los estudiantes que desean evolucionar en su profesión pueden utilizar las certificaciones reconocidas por el sector para demostrar los conocimientos que han adquirido y lograr sus objetivos.   Nos complace anunciar que hemos simplificado el proceso mediante el que los estudiantes pueden explorar y obtener credenciales de emisores de certificaciones reconocidas por el sector, como Microsoft AZ-900, CompTIA Network+ y PMI-ACP. Se trata de un proyecto a largo plazo que implementaremos por fases. Primero, nos centraremos en ayudar a los estudiantes de las suscripciones a identificar las diferentes certificaciones que los cursos de Udemy pueden ayudarles a conseguir, así como los cursos que pueden utilizar para prepararse. Si tenéis un curso en una suscripción de Udemy cuyo tema principal se centre en una certificación soportada, este se incluirá automáticamente en la iniciativa, sin necesidad de llevar a cabo ninguna acción.   Más adelante, buscaremos una forma de trasladar estas ventajas de descubrimiento a los estudiantes que utilicen la tienda virtual. También veremos cómo podemos ayudar a los estudiantes a mostrar las certificaciones que hayan adquirido, especialmente a los estudiantes cuyos empleadores han invertido en su aprendizaje mediante Udemy Business.   Estamos muy contentos con esta iniciativa, ya que permite que los estudiantes establezcan una relación directa entre lo que aprenden y lo que pueden lograr en el ámbito profesional. Nos aseguraremos de informar a la comunidad de instructores de todas las actualizaciones que vayamos implementando.   Si queréis obtener más información, echad un vistazo a las preguntas frecuentes del Teaching Center. Recordad que si no solucionáis vuestras dudas, podéis preguntar lo que necesitéis aquí.   Seguid enseñando, El equipo de instructores de Udemy ... View more

Hi everyone,   As you know, learners come to Udemy to improve their lives by gaining new skills – and your great content helps them do just that. Many have specific career goals such as breaking into a new field or advancing in their current role. For these career-motivated learners, industry-recognized certifications can help them demonstrate what they've learned and achieve these goals.   We're happy to announce that we're making it easier for learners to explore and earn credentials from industry-recognized certification issuers, such as Microsoft AZ-900, CompTIA Network+, and PMI-ACP. This will be a long-term project, rolled out in phases. We'll start by making it easier for subscription learners to identify different certifications Udemy courses can help them achieve, and the courses that can help them prepare. If you have a course in a Udemy subscription whose primary topic is a supported certification, it will automatically be included in these efforts – no action required.   Further out, we'll look into ways to bring these discoverability benefits to learners on the marketplace. We'll also explore how to help learners show off the certifications they've earned, particularly those whose employers are investing in their learning through Udemy Business.   We're excited about this effort to help learners connect what they're learning to what they can achieve in their careers. As we make more updates, we'll be sure to keep the instructor Community posted.   To read more, check out our Teaching Center FAQ. And if you don't find the answer you're looking for there, feel free to ask it below.   Teach on, The Udemy Instructor Team ... View more

Hey there instructor community,   It’s the month of May and that means we have a new theme for you, AV! Each instructor has their own ways of recording their content and we want to dive into improving your setup!    So if you want to improve your home studio or recording quality for your online courses, this is the month for you!   To kick things off we have a question for you: What can an instructor do right now to improve their AV setup?   Post your answer in the comments below! 👇 ... View more

Hello Instructor Community!   We are excited to bring you another live community event! On May 5th from 11:00am to 12:00pm PST we’ll be sitting down with @Chris_Haroun, in a webinar focusing on Marketing your courses.   As an introduction, Chris Haroun is an award-winning business professor and has been teaching business and finance courses on Udemy since 2015. He has more than 1.3 million students and 70 courses. Chris has work experience at Goldman Sachs, in the venture capital and hedge fund sector where he worked at Citadel, and in the consulting sector at Accenture where he was a programmer. He has started many companies and has sat on many boards in venture capital. He has managed more than $1 billion dollars in his career and has an MBA in finance from Columbia University.   He’s the author of the book "101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School®," which Business Insider wrote is "the most popular book of 2016." Forbes called this book "1 of 6 books that all entrepreneurs must read right now."   He is a frequent guest lecturer at several Bay Area MBA schools including Berkeley & Stanford. He also has an undergraduate degree with a major in Management Information Systems & International Business from McGill University where he is a McGill University Dobson Fellow (awarded for his work mentoring students with start up business models).   He is passionate about education as he believes that all problems can be solved via education.   During the webinar, Chris will take your questions, so this is your chance to ask him any of your burning questions regarding anything related to marketing your Udemy courses. Feel free to start off by adding your questions in the comments below!   Sign up for the webinar here!     We recognize that in trying to accommodate the time zones this time might not be the ideal time frame for some of you, however, a replay of the webinar will be available in the community later in the week.   *Please note that this event is being held in English.*    We look forward to connecting with you virtually on May 5th at 11:00AM PST! Until then, please let us know if you have any follow-up questions.   ... View more

Hey Instructor Community! The month of February has ended and we wanted to showcase the highlights of what we covered!   Community Member Shoutouts! Every so often, there are community members who reach certain milestones and we wanted to shout out a few members who have reached the “50 Replies Given” in the community! Congratulations to:   @mikangumi  @RaquelCoelho @Ahmed_Jendoubi   Feel free to congratulate them in the comments as well!🎉🏆👏 Udemy in the News! Here are some notable press mentions & announcements that you might’ve missed   How a 23-Year-Old Earned About $35,000 In 3 Months Teaching ChatGPT to Newbies Publication - Business Insider   The Technology Skills Every Employee Should Have Today Publication - Wall Street Journal   3 of the Best AWS Certification Courses Available for Free This Week Publication - Mashable   Udemy Instructor Community March’s theme was Course Quality,  and we had a few discussions to cover best practices for instructors!   This post will cover the events and discussions that we believe you will enjoy engaging in related to course quality.   Discussions: This month, we had a lot of engaging conversations that can help you strengthen your understanding of what’s to come for the holiday season as an instructor! Check out these subjects discussed in February: How do you facilitate the relationship between learner and instructor? - Learn how other instructors keep up with the relationships with their learners. What tools do you use to support learners online?- Do you have any tools to help support your students online? Post your answers in this thread. How do you measure the effectiveness of your online teaching methods?- What KPIs do you use to identify the success of your teaching methods. Events:   Course Quality Coffee Chat: On March 15th, we invited you all to discuss course quality as instructors!  There were a lot of questions and discussions that can be those who want to learn more about course quality. In case you missed it, we had a couple of questions shared with the instructors to discuss further. Here are the questions and responses had during the coffee chat: What steps have you taken to improve your online course? One step to take is to find yourself an excellent editor. Utilize some good programs for editing such as Adobe Premier Pro or Camtasia Quality also comes when you start to understand the tools that you are using. The more you become familiar with various software programs, the higher quality your courses will be.     Was there any feedback you received to improve your course quality? A big piece of feedback received was to mix things up when you’re presenting your course material Keep things entertaining for your students to keep them engaged. Make sure that your audio is clear when recording your content. Background noise can be distracting for learners.     Have some answers to these questions? Share your thoughts in the comments below 👇. Our next virtual coffee chat will be hosted Friday, April 14th at 10:00am PT. You can sign up for the event here!   ... View more

Hello Instructors!    It’s now April and we have a new theme for you all, Marketing! Marketing is one of the most important ways to bring in new students and inform current students about the content you create. We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with marketing!   What is a virtual coffee chat?    The community virtual coffee chats are hour-long informal networking sessions held via Zoom. During these sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to network with and get to know other Udemy instructors worldwide.   How does it work?   April's theme is Marketing, so for the first 20 minutes, we will discuss various questions and scenarios about your goal setting. Then we will open the floor for some questions you may have for other instructors regarding marketing.   How do I sign up?   Glad you asked! You can sign up for the coffee chat here!   We look forward to seeing you on Friday, April 14 at 10:00am PT!      *We understand that this time may not be ideal for all time zones, however, we will change the times of the coffee chat each month to accommodate different locations.     ... View more

Hey there instructor community!   Thank you to everyone who joined us with the March webinar featuring @MarkLassoff, Matt Pierce, and Josh Cavelier to discuss course quality. Through the presentation we discussed three different aspects of improving the quality of your online course:   The Science - Diving into various aspects of course quality through the eyes of the students. The Stats - What the numbers say about what makes a course high quality. The Structure - What tools to use to enhance the quality of your courses.   Then we opened up the floor to the audience and there were a lot of insightful questions that cover types of tools to purchase and strategies to create better courses. Tune into this 1-hour replay to learn about how you can increase the quality of your online courses through Udemy!         Mark was also kind enough to create a document to help you plan your video content. You can find the sheet here. ... View more

Hey there instructors!    It's St. Patrick's Day and we wanted to bring in some positive vibes and hear what's going on in your world as instructors.   Is there anything happening with you that you'll want some good luck in? Share your answers in the comments below! ... View more

Hello Instructor Community!   We are excited to bring you another webinar that focuses on Course Quality! On March 28th from 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET we’ll be sitting down with Community Champion @MarkLassoff, Josh Cavelier, and Matt Pierce to discuss the science, the stats, and the structure for your courses.   Here is a bit of background for each of our panelists: Josh Cavelier (The Science) has, for over twenty-five years, been sharing his knowledge and passion for educational media with thousands of learning and media professionals.   Matt Pierce (The Stats) is the learning and video ambassador for TechSmith, the maker of Camtasia. He speaks around the world about video.   Mark Lassoff (The Structure) has been a Udemy instructor since 2011 and works in several online learning domains.   During the interview, Mark, Matt, and Josh will take your questions, so this is your chance to ask them any of your burning questions regarding anything related to improving the quality of the courses.    Sign up for the webinar here!     We recognize that in trying to accommodate the time zones this time might not be the ideal time frame for some of you, however, a replay of the webinar will be available in the community later in the week.   *Please note that this event is being held in English.*    We look forward to connecting with you virtually on March 28th at 2:00pm ET! Until then, please let us know if you have any follow-up questions. ... View more

Hey Instructor Community! The month of February has ended and we wanted to showcase the highlights of what we covered!   Community Member Shoutouts! Every so often, there are community members who reach certain milestones and we wanted to shout out a few members who have reached the “50 Replies Given” in the community! Congratulations to: @vivemejor_baradero  @Erick_Augusto  @Alexia  @Rharkins  @ToddMcLeod    Feel free to congratulate them in the comments as well!🎉🏆👏   Udemy in the News! Here are some notable press mentions & announcements that you might’ve missed   5 San Francisco Companies Committed to Investing in Their People Publication - Built In   AI's Rise Generates New Job Title: Prompt Engineer Publication - Axios   Here's How 10 Industries are Experimenting with ChatGPT Publication - Quartz   Udemy Instructor Community February’s theme was SEO,  and we had a few discussions to cover SEO best practices for instructors!   This post will cover the events and discussions that we believe you will enjoy engaging in related to SEO.   Discussions: This month, we had a lot of engaging conversations that can help you strengthen your understanding of what’s to come for the holiday season as an instructor! Check out these subjects discussed in February: What adjustments to your SEO helped you get more students? - If you’ve made adjustments to your SEO through Udemy, share some tips on what worked for you! How do you choose keywords to bring in new students?- Share your insight about how you pick out keywords that help you find the right students. What outlets do you use SEO with? - SEO isn’t just for Udemy, it is utilized for many platforms. What channels do you utilize? Events:   SEO Coffee Chat: On February 24th, we invited you all to SEO as instructors!  There were a lot of questions and discussions that can be those who want to learn more about SEO. In case you missed it, we had a couple of questions shared with the instructors to discuss further. Here are the questions and responses had during the coffee chat:   Have you implemented SEO strategies in your courses? Utilizing your own website to bring traffic to your courses. You have a lot more freedom to find more potential students within your own website to bring onto your online courses Utilizing keywords that are specific to the subject you teach and the audience you might be teaching (beginner, intermediate, expert levels)   How do you use keywords for your online courses? Utilizing the Market Insights tool to help identity what instructors are looking for.     Have some answers to these questions? Share your thoughts in the comments below 👇. Our next virtual coffee chat will be hosted Wednesday, March 15th at 11:00am PT. You can sign up for the event here!   ... View more