Well, no it's not clearly spelled out. What you said above is clearly spelled out and if they worded it that way, then I wouldn't feel blind-sided. Now, I'll paste what they told me when I reached out asking why the price I set wasn't corresponding to the list price, and you tell me if it's spelled out:
"The price of the course shows different because you opted-in to the Udemy Deals Program. When opted into the Deals Program, our pricing system generates course-specific floors and sale price ranges according to each course’s actual sale data. If your course’s revenue is maximized at a higher price point (balancing conversion rate and paid price), over time, the system will move it toward that higher point. If the data suggests your revenue is better maximized at a lower point, then it will sell for a lower price. You’ll see a variety of price points for your different courses depending on their performance, the particular market, and the particular sale. "
That to me suggests that my course price has been set to some arbitrary amount based on abstract data and unless I opt out, It'll always be a random price, until I've sold enough courses to start seeing data pertinent to me.
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