Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
⚡ Start 150+ Premium Courses for FREE with our NO-STRINGS 30-day Free Trial: videoschool.com/YTtrial I reflect on my 10 years teaching online courses with Udemy.com. With over 2.5 million students, 150+ courses, millions in revenue, and many lives changed (including mine!), what are my thoughts and advice for other course creators.
A huge shout out to the Udemy team for creating a great platform where instructors like me can connect and teach people from around the world... and where students can learn new skills that help them master a new skill, land a dream job, or advance in their career. Here's to another 10 years!
Jump around to the questions that most interest you, or stick around for the entire ride!
1:10 How my Udemy journey started 10 years ago
6:24 What's the #1 thing that helped me to scale to 2.5 million students
9:30 Top 5 course creator tools I can't live without
18:33 What's my opinion on YouTube?
21:03 Is Udemy oversaturated for new instructors?
24:38 What's my biggest challenge that I've faced & overcome?
31:15 Can anyone become a photographer?
33:27 How do I select my course format?
36:28 How do I measure the success of my content?
39:35 How long does it take me to make a course?
41:22 How do I increase student engagement?
45:18 What are my thoughts on Udemy Business?
48:50 What is my scripting process?
50:54 What are my thoughts on instructor partnerships?
56:37 When should you go full time on Udemy?
1:01:04 Best advice for getting started on Udemy?
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⚡ Start 150+ Premium Courses for FREE with our NO-STRINGS 30-day Free Trial: videoschool.com/YTtrial I reflect on my 10 years teaching online courses with Udemy.com. With over 2.5 million students, 150+ courses, millions in revenue, and many lives changed (including mine!), what are my thoughts and advice for other course creators.
A huge shout out to the Udemy team for creating a great platform where instructors like me can connect and teach people from around the world... and where students can learn new skills that help them master a new skill, land a dream job, or advance in their career. Here's to another 10 years!
Jump around to the questions that most interest you, or stick around for the entire ride!
1:10 How my Udemy journey started 10 years ago
6:24 What's the #1 thing that helped me to scale to 2.5 million students
9:30 Top 5 course creator tools I can't live without
18:33 What's my opinion on YouTube?
21:03 Is Udemy oversaturated for new instructors?
24:38 What's my biggest challenge that I've faced & overcome?
31:15 Can anyone become a photographer?
33:27 How do I select my course format?
36:28 How do I measure the success of my content?
39:35 How long does it take me to make a course?
41:22 How do I increase student engagement?
45:18 What are my thoughts on Udemy Business?
48:50 What is my scripting process?
50:54 What are my thoughts on instructor partnerships?
56:37 When should you go full time on Udemy?
1:01:04 Best advice for getting started on Udemy?
Follow us:
Video School: videoschool.com
Courses: courses.videoschool.com
Instagram: instagram.com/video_school_online
Twitter: twitter.com/philebiner
Facebook: facebook.com/videoschoolonline
GEAR USED in my videos...
MUSIC by Epidemic Sound:
videoschool.com/music
videoschool.com/artlist
STOCK VIDEO:
videoschool.com/artgrid
videoschool.com/motionarray
MOTION GRAPHICS TEMPLATES:
videoschool.com/motionarray
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD:
videoschool.com/joinadobe
VIDEO CAMERA SETUP:
Fujfilm XT4 - amzn.to/3hhLC2w
Fujifilm 16-55 Lens - amzn.to/3j5Gyz0
Rode VideoMic Pro+ - amzn.to/31ieWR9
Tripod - amzn.to/2EZEJUy
Switchpod - amzn.to/2QgnTnr
Magewell 4K HDMI Capture Card - amzn.to/2YmEdaU
PHOTOGRAPHY SETUP:
Fujfilm XT4 - amzn.to/3hhLC2w
Fujifilm 16-55 Lens - amzn.to/3j5Gyz0
Fujifilm 16mm - amzn.to/2XpZjDa
Fujifilm 56mm - amzn.to/2VomvzB
Fujifilm 80mm macro - amzn.to/2EArlnZ
Fujifilm 100-400mm - amzn.to/2T7X6Ok
Fujifilm 1.4x Teleconverter - amzn.to/2tFlOGD
Tripod - amzn.to/2GJjiYc
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Audio Adapter - amzn.to/2tCBAlz
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Hotshoe adapter - amzn.to/2T1YWjr
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Boom Pole - amzn.to/2F2JN6y
C-Stand - amzn.to/2GQyrmx
Boom Pole Holder - amzn.to/2GSA9UB
Zoom H6N - amzn.to/2t2DkqR
Sennheiser Lavalier Microphones - amzn.to/2CNjUWs
Heil PR40 Podcasting Mic Setup - amzn.to/2GSPeFs
LIGHTING SETUP:
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VIDEO EDITING SETUP:
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ScreenFlow - amzn.to/2CNBlpO
DISCLAIMERS
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
This video was not paid for by outside persons or manufacturers. No gear was supplied to me for this video.
The content of this video and my opinions were not reviewed or paid for by any outside persons.
