As someone who has thought about becoming an instructor, what platforms are better?
- Youtube + mailing list
- Build your own site
- ??
- Create youtube channel and drive traffic from their to your course
What does, in your opinion, an ideal course platform look like though?
Genuinely curious.
I do think Udemy is an easier path to meaningful revenue (courses are tedious and less glamorous so less competition) than YouTube, whereas YouTube has much higher potential upside. People can spend years grinding on YouTube before ever making anything meaningful, whereas most instructors who take Udemy seriously can get there within a year. It took me 9 months to get to about $4k a month recurring earnings, for example