How to Sell Online Courses

[Kane]

Selling online courses is usually regarded as a lucrative way to make money online. However, there are two major issues, one, creating a course is really difficult, and two, selling a course is even more difficult. Creating a course is an elaborate process. You need skills in multiple disciplines. Selling courses requires skills in multiple disciplines as well. You can either sell through platforms like Udemy, Skillshare, etc., or through your own website. Interestingly, if you have somehow managed to create a course, you can run ad campaigns to generate sales.

 

[Heatman]

Amazon would have been one of the best platforms where you can sell your online courses but that's not possible as it's seen not to be feasible on the website but there's a way which you can be able to do it. You can convert your course into an ebook or have the course video uploaded to Prime Direct Video.

 

[Kane]

You can create an entire course as an ebook and sell it on Amazon. However, when it comes to learn people prefer to watch videos or listen to podcast as they can understand autio and visual content better.

 

[Heatman]

Yeah, that's very correct. When it comes to being able to make use of Amazon, everything about your course must be in an ebook format. It's been how Amazon have operated for years and it's mostly likely never going to change. It's what's worked for them and they won't change it sooner.

 

[Kane]

Amazon is good for selling ebooks and you can sell "how to" ebooks on Amazon. Practical guides and DIY ebooks are good for ebooks on Amazon. However, courses do not mean just ebooks, it also include videos, podcasts, presentations, etc. You can share your knowledge and expertise by creating various course materials and create online courses on topics you're passionate about. People love learning, and they'll pay for your expertise.