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Joshua George · ‎05-27-2022

Ok that makes sense, thanks for clarifying @Bella So the real question is when will Udemy expand the collection to all include courses in the marketplace? The announcement made today made it sound like that would be today as everyone would see the subscribe option on course landing pages.

Joshua George · ‎05-27-2022

Hi @Bella Until I read you response above to @VakoShvili, I wasn't aware that PP is only for Instructors who are exclusive on Udemy. I was originally looking at my own courses and didn't see the subscribe option which now makes sense as I am not in UB. What is the reasoning behind having exclusivity for PP? I can understand how it makes logical sense for business customers, but the same logic isn't justified for personal users. Especially not when your data suggests that "a marketplace that offers learners a choice between subscriptions and one-time purchases will be more successful than a marketplace with only a purchase option." If only a small portion of the marketplace has the subscribe option then it undermines the accuracy and reliability of that statement. I understand this was of course not anyones attention but it would be good for us instructors to get better clarity on the thought process behind this decision. Thanks!

Joshua George · ‎05-27-2022

Hey @ElianaC Great to hear the tests have been going well. One thing I want to clarify: "So, we’ve opened up Personal Plan to all learners in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa. " When will this actually happen as I'm in the UK and just checked the site and still do not need the subscribe option?

Joshua George · ‎02-15-2022

Did someone say SEO? 😯 I feel at home. Excited for this one!

Joshua George · ‎01-13-2022

Here and waiting for your questions 🙂 Fire away!

Joshua George · ‎12-19-2021

Awesome post, very well written. Congrats on the big milestone!

Joshua George · ‎12-16-2021

Great to meet you too @Rahul Iyer🙂

Joshua George · ‎12-15-2021

The course filter options sounds awesome!

Joshua George · ‎12-13-2021

Still haven't heard back from anyone about this, am I the only one?

Joshua George · ‎11-04-2021

Couldn't agree with you more on the 3 P’s, too many instructors quit prematurely.

Joshua George · ‎11-02-2021

This one is still one of my favourites

Joshua George · ‎10-23-2021

What's the most valuable life lesson you've learned?

Joshua George · ‎10-04-2021

This sounds awesome!

Joshua George · ‎09-30-2021

Awesome!

Joshua George · ‎09-06-2021

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Joshua George · ‎07-23-2021

@Anonymous I think you're getting too caught up on the update element of this new policy. It doesn't matter how many times you update a course to "comply" with this update, as ultimately if the course is not selling then it provides no value to Udemy and should be removed. A course that is selling will not be flagged, regardless if it hasn't been updated in 2 years. The key word in the support doc is "AND" not "OR". From an SEO perspective, this new policy is a game changer. I make a living from running an SEO agency and have seen many times how impactful it can be to remove deadbeat pages from a site. Google is constantly updating its algorithm to reward sites that have great user engagement metrics, underperforming course landing pages are having a negative impact on the overall organic visibility of Udemys site. A message for @Bella to send back to the Udemy team, please ensure that once these courses are removed that the old URLs are be redirected to Udemys homepage to ensure no SEO value is lost. Some instructors would have acquired backlinks to their specific course landing pages which can be leveraged to boost Udemys visibility even further.

Joshua George · ‎07-22-2021

I welcome this. A great move from Udemy that benefits all serious instructors.

Joshua George · ‎07-06-2021

I want to hear from the marketing team and UFB on its future growth plans. To name a few questions: 1 - Why do instructors not get an insight into how the marketing budget is being spent? e.g Is the majority of the capital being spent on branding? the marketplace? UFB? (I think its fair we have the right to know bearing in mind a big chunk of the marketing spend has come from us losing revenue through the new revenue structure) 2 - Will the UFB course exclusivity barrier always be present? 3 - Any plans to update how courses are included in the catalog? 4 - How will UFB work alongside PersonalPlan? etc etc Once again, it all comes back to transparency and communication.

Joshua George · ‎06-21-2021

The Trust & Safety team. I think all of us here would benefit if we had some clarity on some of the Udemy policies.

Joshua George · ‎06-10-2021

Any idea on how long this pilot will last? Another 3 months? 6 months? P.s - This is what I love to see, more communication and updates from the Udemy team. Keep up the good work.

Joshua George · ‎05-30-2021

Welcome! Great to meet you @ChrystieV I would love to learn more about what Udemy is currently working on, whether thats updating and reviewing policies, new features, new plans etc. Here's one example: A lot of instructors voice the same problems over and over again, however, none of us know whether anything is actually happening in the background to address them. Which leaves us all to ask ourselves "Does Udemy even care? 😕 " I'm confident a lot of us here would prefer an answer rather than just guessing whats going to happen.. regardless if its the answer we want to here. More transparency would go a long way.

Joshua George · ‎05-25-2021

My set up is no way near as complex as @LawrenceMMiller's, although I manage to get some good video quality out of it. I'm a big fan of keeping things simple. (Yep, I literally balance my backdrop on some bar chairs!) Backdrop: £39 Lights: £59 Clip on mic: £10 Camera: I literally use my iPhone 12 Pro camera A lot of beginners overcomplicate the camera issue IMO, the latest smart phones have amazing cameras in them so why not just get the best smartphone and kill 2 birds with one stone? Once my video editor is finished with it, this it the final outcome.

Joshua George · ‎04-24-2021

Sounds great! Will the new Personal Plan always require exclusivity to Udemy?

Joshua George · ‎04-09-2021

This is awesome. How do we actually turn the message feature off?

Joshua George · ‎11-09-2020

Surely this should have been picked up and denied? 😕

Joshua George · ‎10-10-2020

Will instructors be able to see the reasons why students request refunds? Instructors can't improve what we can't measure.

Joshua George · ‎06-03-2020

Exciting times!

Joshua George · ‎04-30-2020

Is there any update on the new time it will take for courses to be reviewed?

Joshua George · ‎01-18-2020

Hey, Glad to be here and join the Udemy family. I'm currently in the process of making my first course. For arguments sake, let's pretend my course is going to be called "Google ads - The Complete Guide To Become A Pro" In this course, I would have covered everything there is to do with Google ads. I now intend on making another course covering one specific element of Google ads which is keyword research. However, as I've already covered this in-depth in my first course, am I allowed to use the same content but add a few more videos to make it more unique? It's good to note that as this second course would have less content than the first, I would price it a lot cheaper too. Cheers JG

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