CourseMakers
Start Teaching for Free
CourseMakers helps designers and developers package, promote, and sell their knowledge.
Why teach?
Teaching is the natural next step in the progression of developing as a professional. Teaching reinforces learning, develops experience, and introduces opportunity.
Share Knowledge
Help others develop and master skills by teaching a subject that you know and are passionate about.
Become an Authority
Grow as an authority and thought-leader in the professional arena as the go-to source in your field of study.
Recurring Revenue
Enjoy the bonus of establishing a recurring revenue stream by creating and selling an online course.
Who can teach?
Teaching no longer requires extended education or lofty certifications. Teaching online has democratized the concept by making it accessible to all.
You can, of course
There are no boundaries to who is able to teach. You don’t have to be an expert or experienced teacher, just willing to put in the hard work to help others.
Build a course
Create courses with text, videos, downloads and samples however you like. CourseMakers provides a user-friendly way to package and sell your content!
Connect with peers
Share and market your course content with peers in your field. Gain and grow an audience, make new friends, and build relationships with professionals with similar interests.
FAQ
There are no dumb questions, just dumb people.
Wait, what!? That can’t be right!
I've never taught anything before, is CourseMakers for me?
Yes, of course! Our goal with CourseMakers is to give anyone interested the opportunity to create an online course to teach others, no matter what your current level of experience.
What type of course should I make?
That's a common concern that many people face, but an easy one to solve! Each of us have something that we are skilled and passionate about. Ask yourself, what are you good at and enjoy a lot? Maybe you are good with jQuery, or PHP frameworks, or you're an iOS designer, or you're really into crafting brands for startups. You can come up with something, or if you need help brainstorming ideas, sign up for CourseMakers and respond to the introductory email; we would be happy to help you figure out what type of course you could make.
Would anyone be interested in what I have to say? or, Am I knowledgable enough to teach this?
You don't have to be an expert to teach, you only need to know and understand who your target audience is. The audience that is most similar to you are your peers and the people just behind you in experience and knowledge. So if I'm a mid-level UX Designer I would want to craft a course for either other mid-level UX Designers or people new to UX design, because I can still relate to and remember what it was like to be in that position.
How do I get people to sign up for my course?
We help with promotion, but you can expand your audience further by promoting your class through personal networks, social media, target communities, and email newsletters.
How much does CourseMakers cost?
There is no charge to use CourseMakers; instead, we run on a small percentage fee from course sales which allows CourseMakers to continuously build out improvements and new features.
When can I get started?
Right now! Signup for CourseMakers and we will get in touch with you right away. The most important thing to build a successful course is strong content, so you may begin planning and developing course content immediately after signup; when you are ready to prep for launch we will deploy the course for you.