Sometimes the most intimidating part of making an online course is figuring out how you’re
going to upload it and sell it to people.
There are so many options out there and it can feel overwhelming.
Do you have to learn how to design a website?
Do you have to learn code?
How do you set up merchant services?
How do you make sure the right people have access?
It’s a lot but I’m going to simplify the process and show you an easy way you can publish
your course without having to learn a bunch of extra skills.
Let’s get into it.
Hello creators, I’m Ben Toalson from Podia, where we empower creators like you to make
a living doing what you love.
At Podia, we take care of hosting and protecting online courses, tracking and reporting sales
data, and managing payments and access, and much much more, so you can focus on what you
do best.
In this video we’ll walk you through step-by-step on how to publish your online course through
Podia.
If you’d like to follow along and you haven’t created an account, you can sign up for a
free trial by visiting podia.com/signup.
Before publishing you may want to check out this video we made about building a sales
page.
There may be some videos, images, or additional copy you'll want to prepare before launching
to give your course the best chance at being a success.
Ready to publish?
Here we go…
Once you’ve logged in, you’ll be taken to the Podia dashboard.
From here, click on the “Products” tab.
Once on the product page you click on the new product button.
This will bring up a pop-up where you'll select online course, type in your course title then
click create & continue.
This will bring you to the content page for your course.
From here you can add sections, files, links, and other content for your course.
Depending on how you’ve structured your course, you may want to add your sections
first so that it's easier to know where to place your files once you’re ready to upload
them.
As example we're going to go ahead and add three separate sections.
Click on the add section button, title your section, add a description about what your
student can expect to learn in the section, and then click save.
To add the next section, click on the add content drop down closest to the top of the
page and click add section.
Repeat this until you have added all of your course sections.
Now you can upload individual files to your sections.
In the corresponding section, click the add content drop down and select which type of
content you'd like to upload for that section.
Just drag and drop your file to the pop-up window and once it’s finished uploading,
click upload.
Click the edit button next to your file to edit the title, or add a description or thumbnail.
Repeat this in each corresponding section until all of your files have been uploaded.
Now click on the settings tab.
From here, you can list categories, set a start date for your course, close or re-open
enrollment, and add convert kit or drip integrations.
You’ll also notice at the top of this page it says “To set a product image, write a
Storefront description and change how your product appears on your Storefront, visit
the Editor.”
If you click the link, it will take you to an editor where you can edit the appearance
of your course sales page.
Here you can change fonts, colors, logos, and add various types of sections and pages
to help sell your online course.
In a future video, we’ll show you how to use Podia’s editor to make an awesome sales
page.
Back on your course page, let's click on the pricing tab.
Here you can set the price for your course, change the currency based on where you’ll
be selling your course, and add an optional payment plan, You can also add upsells for
existing products and coupons if you'd like to offer discounts.
The promote tab will link you to articles and resources to help you promote and launch
your course successfully, and under the customers tab you’ll find resources for getting more
customers for your course.
The commons tab lets you to view comments made by people who enroll in your course.
We won't worry about that for now.
If you click on the preview drop down you can see a preview of how your course page
and sales page will appear to your customers.
Once you’ve uploaded all of your files and your course is ready to go, click on the draft
drop down and either pre-launch so you can collect emails before your launch or publish
and make your course available for purchase.
If you click the products tab at the top of the page, you should now be able to see your
published course.
If you've used this video walkthrough to publish your course, I want to say congratulations!
Making and publishing a course is a huge undertaking.
We want to hear about your course.
Write a sentence or two about your course and share a link in the comments below.
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Thank you for watching and I’ll see you next time.