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Hey, I haven't used that one in particular but I've had clients use 99designs and they definitely liked the choices they got. Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Hey Ifeanyi John Victor, Welcome to Udemy! It sounds like a niche market from what I can tell but that's not always a bad thing. Usually, smaller and more specialized markets have less demand but they also have much less competition. I would say use the Insights tool by Udemy to see what kind of information you can view about trends. Once logged in, visit https://www.udemy.com/instructor/marketplace-insights/ and search your topic 🙂 Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Hey Lisa,   To find the students, check out ESL Facebook groups. Don't just promote right away, help the group first and get yourself known as an expert. And then slowly introduce your course into the mix. Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Careful with that.   It's known around here that people make bulk accounts to enroll in free courses so they can sell the account once the course goes paid. People who enroll in a course are less likely to start it since they don't see the value. People see less value so give you reviews that might not be what you're expecting. I think one of the best ways to get your initial reviews is to head to Facebook or Reddit and help a related group with their problems. Once you gain trust, let them know that you have a course that may help. Don't advertise right away as you'll just most likely get banned and blocked from the group or subreddit.   Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Hey Christopher, If you want to keep the course at $200+, definitely don't enroll in the promotions. The promotions are often times less than $20 as Udemy has LOTS of traffic so you make your money in bulk, not per person. Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Hey Cristian,   I doubt we'd be welcome to discuss other platforms but all is well since, for me, Udemy has hands down been the best. There are many instructors that use Udemy as their main source of income for courses and they pull in incredible amounts of money. I doubt you'll be able to find the same number of people to purchase your course outside of Udemy without running ads and paying a lot for those ads. Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Hey! Welcome to Udemy 🙂 When it comes to advice and lessons, there's a lot all over this forum so I'll leave that bit to you to discover (trust me, there's a TON of advice here and I'll probably do it an injustice by trying to summarize it). In terms of marketing, Udemy markets for you but of course they give preference to courses that convert better (it's still a business after all). Since Black Friday is coming, I would recommend you run some promos yourself really quickly to get your first few students and reviews as soon as you can. That'll help you launch faster as well 🙂 ... View more

Hey Jyoti,   I think on Udemy itself, the best tool for this is the Insights section found at https://www.udemy.com/instructor/marketplace-insights/   But also research this via Google as well so you can eventually bring people onto Udemy from other sources as well.   Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Thank you @JocelynH, it's an absolute pleasure to be here 🙂 I look forward to getting to know everyone better! ... View more

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Hey Suresh, In terms of microphones, it's a HUGE topic and it depends on a variety of factors like whether warmth of the sound matters, if you have a noisy background, what interface you prefer (XLR vs USB). I would go to YouTube to view comparisons of some microphones first as that's a great way to not only hear other people's opinions but also hear examples so you can come up with a decision yourself.   In regards to audio editing, a lot of people use Audacity to help smooth out audio files. So you can use this to remove mouse clicks, breathing sounds, some persistent noises like fans, etc. But definitely try to get the best sound possible directly from your microphone as software fixes are meant more to fine tune what you have, and not as bandaids. Regards, Vigasan ... View more

Great tips although I wouldn't really say be the best in your field. Maybe just "Have sufficient knowledge in your field of teaching", or "Be an expert in your field". ... View more

Hey Sakji,   There's really only two ways around that problem.   1) Change the environment - See if you can book a private conference room, other instructors have prepped in advance so they can book just 1-2 days and get their recordings done and done the editing at home.  An alternative is to see if you can use a friends house, someone who lives outside of the city, to record. You can offer to dog sit, or house sit when they go on vacation for example. 2) Change your set up - This won't help with all problems of course but the best thing to change out is the microphone. The Blue Yeti is a decent entry mic but is known to pick up a ton of background noise as well. Depending on your budget, I would look into good dynamic mics to pick up. There are mics out there that will pick up only objects super close to the microphone itself so definitely do some research and listen to sample audio before deciding.   You can use software like Audacity to help remove noise but it works best when the same noise is present throughout like a hum or fan sounds for example. It's not as great for random sounds. Always try to get the best sound quality directly from the mic though. ... View more