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Fb works for me only when I run surveys, otherwise I haven't found my groove on fb.  sales via google ads is far from where I'd like to have it, I'm experimenting a lot recently.  ... View more

@SuperHero I played around with Google Ads for my Udemy courses, but that just doesn't make any economical sense.  Worst of that idea: I compete with Udemy itself, advertising my own courses :) I only use Google Ads to advertise other, high ticket, online-courses. I also sometimes push readership of my blogposts by running a campaign, if the costs are less than 2 cents/reader, to attract new readers of my leadership blog. Since I massively invest time into publishing new posts (48 as of now in 2020, aiming for another 60 posts by end of June) I play the long game. Does this answer your question? ... View more

@Glauber you asked for an opinion, and I offer mine even without the pictures ;)   I see many instructors having a massive mic in front of them.   I personally (!) don't like that. And since I have yet to see a Netflix or Hollywood movie where they follow that approach, I trust we should look to find a way to record high quality audio without filling 25% of the screen with a microphone :)   But, as I said, this is my personal opinion and I still watch videos of instructors with their mic in front of them - if the content is interesting and engaging.   I'd try to hide the mic as much as possible. ... View more

I just looked at your courses, @BatMan , and since they are very much focused on marketing I guess this is the area most people and companies are cutting costs right now. Less ads = less need for education they might think.   The opposite might be correct, and I doubled my Google Ad-budget in April, but for most this might be the "easiest" path to save some money.   That's my 2 cents to your question, and I hope it will pick up for you soon. ... View more

@LawrenceMMiller That's also my experience.   I'm an full time executive coach/leadership trainer for 12 years, with on-site clients in 20+ coutries.   I made 90% of my money by delivering on-site leadership training programs and workshops. That's 0 now.   Some clients simply postpone everything, because their business is still thriving and it's just a matter of safety and health. Others have a massive need for training (for years already) and now turn to online training, saving usually between 50 - 75% on the training fee alone + no travel expenses. This is already generating much more business for my own online training programs (like bootcamps with small group coaching, etc.) And some companies will shut down.    I attribute the massiv spike in non-technical (but still business related) skills, to one simple fact:   People with an interest in tech are already tech-savy - hence they are open to online learning anyhow. Executives, managers, etc. were still hesitant in learning "soft skills" online. Now they have no other option and hopefully see the benefit of online-learning.   On Udemy I see a 100% growth in April.   My mid- to long-term expectation:   UFB should not try to become the cheapest low-cost provider, but rather stay on course. Corporates cutting training-costs will look for an alternative and online-training will always be cheaper than on-site training, especially when you look at the overall ROI, from expenses, time-away-from-the-desk, to the option to revisit what you didn't understand even 3 years after signing up for the course.   BUT I also believe that it's a time where lots of "bad" online-courses will be offered, and Udemy should keep their standards high, in particular for UFB courses.   Stay safe, stay healthy, keep creating great courses, A ... View more

Thanks @LawrenceMMiller , once again a highly practical and helpful post of yours! And also a good reminder to focus on what proves to be right, instead of overthinking it. ... View more

Yes, I teach on Udemy :) I meant to post this already months ago... but now I remembered I haven't :)    Thanks Udemy for the T-Shirt! ... View more

Ok, sorry I didn't know that.   Maybe ask the support if that's intentional? ... View more

Hi tiborszaraz,   When you go to edit/manage your course >> captions, you'll see all of your videos and here you can either edit the generated subtitles or create/upload your own.   Hope this helps,   Axel Leadership & Executive Coach ... View more

Congrats and thanks for sharing! ... View more