Udemy.com
Udemy is as good a site as most instructors are likely to find. Although the ease of use and course offerings are JUST shy of our number one pick, Siminars, we still honestly believe that Udemy is a fantastic pick for anyone looking to create courses online for public dispersion.
We generally enjoyed our trial of the Udemy eLearning platform, and in our Udemy review, you’ll see why.
- Udemy.com eLearning Tool: Summary Overview?
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Udemy.com provides a great, comprehensive service for anyone wishing to sell a course online. It offers courses on thousands of topics, is easy to search, and generates a huge amount of traffic.
The traffic aspect is a huge draw for Udemy.com. They attract over 1 million visitors every month, which is a fantastic draw for a teacher looking to find a larger audience than just those already in a class.
During our Udemy review, we found that it was incredibly easy to find courses on almost any topic we could think of. From academia to self-taught crafts to entrepreneurship, there are courses on almost anything available right from the main page.
Udemy.com also makes it very easy to search for courses, which is a huge advantage for people without a lot of time on their hands. It’s also a benefit for many that a lot of courses that they have available aren’t the traditional kinds of courses usually found on eLearning platforms.
- Udemy.com: Who It’s For
This is definitely a website that is geared towards individual coaches and teachers rather than towards academic institutions. This eLearning tool offers a lot of flexibility for teachers and instructors; however, it’s not nearly as targeted towards organizations as it is for individuals.
It also seems to be strongly targeted towards entrepreneurs, given how much the website stresses how lucrative the business of creating courses can be.
For students, however, the site is equally a great find. No matter what subject you choose, there’s definitely a course available on Udemy.com that is in some sense related. For students, it’s nice to know that over 70% of the courses available on Udemy.com are completely free, and the fact that thousands of others are available for a fee is a strong draw for what Udemy.com calls “the democratization of education.” Additionally, Udemy regularly hosts coupons and discount promotional periods, allowing students to try courses for free or at 50% off or more.
- Udemy.com: Core eLearning Features
The course requirements for Udemy.com are slightly more stringent than those at a lot of other online eLearning tools. The Udemy learning platform is customized for allowing teachers to create courses quickly and easily, but there are some restrictions.
The first restriction is that the course must be at least 30 minutes long. Many courses on Udemy.com are quite short, lasting only 1-3 hours. However, there is no upper limit to how long the courses can be.
Before you can release a course, however, it has to be approved by the Udemy.com staff. In order to be approved, they evaluate the content and structure of the course itself. They also evaluate whether the course is based on “learning objectives,” and whether it delivers on it.
Another thing you need in order to be approved for teaching is a high content of video. Udemy.com has a restriction that at least 60% of every course must be video content. This may be difficult for those that have a lot of good ideas and course content, but don’t have excellent technological resources at their disposal to use.
There is also the fact that Udemy has a stringent policy of judging the quality of audio and video. This is great for knowing that any course you purchase is not going to be a sloppy mess, with low-fidelity sound and low-definition video with bad lighting. However, once again, it can be a barrier to talented teachers who want to help their mission reach people without investing a lot of money in expensive video equipment.
- Udemy.com Review: What’s Great About Udemy.com
In our Udemy review, we were very excited about how many courses were offered, and how easy it was to create a new course. The primary goal of Udemy.com (besides profit) is to “democratize education.” With thousands of courses available to be taken at any moment, this means that students can educate themselves on almost any subject, at almost any time.
If they know of a teacher that they have success learning from, as well, they’re able to view all of that teacher’s courses. The difference that a great teacher can make to a student can never be underestimated; the fact that teachers can make such a difference is the kind of thing that catapults Udemy to one of the top spots on our list of eLearning materials.
It’s also nice that it costs no money whatsoever to create courses. This means that people of all walks of life can contribute courses, whether they fall under the umbrella of traditional education or not.
- Udemy.com Review: What’s Not So Great About Udemy.com
One of the things that makes us slightly less enthusiastic about Udemy is that the website seems very focused on helping people make money. While making money is a great incentive for producing quality works in many media, we just feel like there should be slightly more of an incentive put on making information available, rather than hitting the sweet spot of pricing options to maximize profits.
Then again, there are many great teachers who would only come to that profession, especially in an online instructorial sense, because of monetary incentives.
- Udemy.com Pricing / Cost Explained
For instructors who want to set their own prices, Udemy.com is fantastic. Instructors are allowed to price their courses themselves. While they usually set them as free, any instructors attempting to make money off of courses usually use a rubric of $10-$30 per hour.
Udemy doesn’t charge by the hour, however, but by the course. Since most courses are between one and three hours, most courses cost between $10 and $99 for the entire course.
This enables even those without a lot of money to be able to take courses, while being a great way for instructors to make money by creating just one small course.
Udemy takes a percentage of the profits earned by instructors. Of the basic courses, Udemy takes 30% of the price the student pays. If the students find your articles through your affiliate program or your referral, however, they only take 15% of the total price.
This can be a great way to make money for teachers that know they can properly sell a product. However, for those who don’t know too much about self-marketing, they may find the profits a bit underwhelming.
The Final Word: Udemy.com Conclusion
In our Udemy test, we were very pleased with the ease of use of the website, as well as the content. This is a great website for getting a course to students, though just a hair below Siminars as far as quality.
NOT what i expected, udemy is hardly deserving of a positive review, other sites will make you so much more money with the courses you make
compared to other websites that i have used to make courses on, i think this one is fantastic. you have full control over so many things and can customize your content!
as far as an elearning software goes, this is not my favorite. you don’t get paid as much on this website and in general it just isn’t as good.
There are a LOT of platforms out there like Udemy and I am not entirely sold on it. While I think it’s nice you can make a course of anything, it just isn’t that professional.
gets a pretty good rating from me! i am just happy to be able to turn my ebooks into coursework and really get them all out there to the public
i’ve read a lot of reviews about this place and finally decided to give it a whirl! udemy is GREAT if you want to teach your own courses online!
this is another fantastic tool that i have found and i really am thrilled with the results. it’s a lot of fun being able to create your own courses online.
I tried this just to test it out and I liked it well enough. I think some of the other platforms out there perform a little bit better but this one is pretty nice.
There are SO MANY PLATFORMS available for this kind of thing nowadays and so udemy is NOTHING special. that being said, it’s decent, just not my fav.
elearning shouldn’t be like this…this is just a waste of time and money because no one ACTUALLY signs up for my courses…what a load of work for nothing
I found out about Udemy in a review and I am so glad I gave it a try. I have made a lot of money creating courses on this website off of my ebooks that were already made!
I have compared this to other sites that offer similar courses and I have found this one to be SO much better. You don’t get paid as much here but it’s still awesome!
i’ve used a lot of software related to this kind of thing and i think i will use this one again…for the most part it is easy to use and you get a lot of traffic.
NOT a good platform for courses. i think udemy is overhyped and for the most part you just don’t get a lot of attention unless you advertise elsewhere.
just kind of a meh rating from me, i didn’t like this very much, i think it’s not done terribly well and can have a lot of formatting issues that you have to fix
SO MANY RAVE REVIEWS AND I WILL BE ONE OF THEM. I REALLY ENJOY UDEMY’S SERVICE, I HAVE CREATED LOTS OF COURSES AND THEY ARE PICKING UP SPEED FAST!
a FANTASTIC tool for those already churning out a lot of informative content. i will be using this again in the future and recommending it to all of my clients!
this was meant to just be a test but i liked it well enough to make a few different courses with my ebooks. they’ve been doing well and i think i will keep trying out this site.
as far as coursework platforms go this one is ok. udemy is nothing special and there are lots of others like it, so keep in mind that you don’t even get paid as much for it
elearning online is the new TREND and this is just following it. there is NOT a lot of substance to this site and it shows. you will not even get paid as much as other sites.
a positive review from me because udemy has consistently brought in some extra cash for me! i think at a larger scale, it could be VERY lucrative and you would be able to make money!
i’ve been comparing this to other platforms of the same nature and i really prefer this one overall. it’s just consistently better, less buggy, and SO easy to work with!
a decent enough software. i have used a bunch of these different kinds of websites and this one seems to do the trick well enough. still shopping around though.
this is not my favorite elearning platform…i think udemy does a decent job but it has a lot of bugs and i sometimes can’t advertise my courses terribly well.
for my rating i have to give it an A+! it consistently helps me churn out my course content and makes it easy when you already have ebooks written for it. pretty nice!
For all the good reviews I see about this, no one talks about what makes udemy crappy-the much lower PAY you receive! they are taking a lot of your money, pass on it!
A GREAT TOOL AND I WILL BE BACK TO USE IT AGAIN. I enjoy being able to spread my content around like this, it’s a great service and a good way to get your foot in the door in ebooks!
I gave this a test run and found that it’s actually pretty good. I am thrilled that my courses sell and that I am making a bit of money on the side! just wish i could make even more.
for platforms i guess udemy is ok. it is not without its flaws and you will see that as you start, there are bugs and sometimes your classes are difficult to put together because of it.
for elearnign there are SO MANY OPTIONS and that’s why you shouldn’t SETTLE. this one is just not that great, there are a lot of issues and customer service sucks.
one of my higher ranked reviews. i do like udemy and i will keep using them in the future. they consistently help me get out the course content that i want the public to see.
compared to everything else, there just ISN’T a better elearning site! this is one of the best when it comes to getting out content and i will stick with it until something better comes out.
a pretty decent software as far as i’m concerned though i do have some issues with the lag on the actual site layout itself. it might put off customers as well.
everyone seems to enjoy this platform but i am not as impressed with udemy as most people seem to be. it is just ‘okay’ and about the same as any other platform like it.
CAN’T GIVE THIS ONE A GREAT RATING…IT’S JUST THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER ELEARNING SITE AND I THINK A LOT OF THE OTHER ONES ARE BETTER AND MAKE IT EASIER TO ACCESS CONTENT.
there are a LOT OF REVIEWS and so i am glad that i eventually settled on udemy! this site is GREAT. i have a lot of course content to put out and i will be using them again in the future.
consistently a great tool for all of my elearning needs. they are easy to work with and it is easy to set up your courses and get started immediately.
i just tried this one out as a test and ended up really loving it. it’s not without its flaws, however. the site can be super buggy and slow and i hope that doesn’t put off my customers from using the courses.
as far as platforms go i really feel like udemy falls short of the mark in elearning. there are just so many bugs. i have had customers complain when taking my courses because of it.
THERE ARE A TON OF ELEARNING OPTIONS OUT THERE SO I AM GLAD I FINALLY SETTLED ON THIS ONE!! consistently a great performer, lots of site uptime, and generally just GOOD
when i read about udemy in a review i was pretty psyched. too bad it just isn’t as good as it let out, there are a lot of bugs and i was annoyed by the layouts.
went and compared a bunch of different elearning platforms before finally settling on this one and i am THRILLED. i have never had such an easy time of creating courses!
i think this is a pretty solid software and if you are focused on making courses online, this is a great choice. It can be buggy at times so just watch your formatting.
this is a good platform but not a great one. overall udemy is not my favorite because the customer service isn’t the best and if you have an issue, you are out of luck.
A+ rating from me. I think that it consistently performs, gets my courses out at a fast rate, and I haven’t had any complaints from my students.
so many reviews say that udemy is the best thing out there and i am NOT convinced. how can something be that good when there are so many BUGS?
AN EXCELENT TOOL!!! IF YOU ARE DEALING IN INFORMATION PRODUCTS THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS TO GET YOUR STUFF OUT THERE AND ROLLING AMONG THE MASSES!
test this one out and you will not be disappointed. i tried this and i do like the way my courses turned out in general. only a few buggy weird things but doesn’t seem to effect sales!
lots of platforms and i settled on this one. udemy is okay but they do take a larger percentage of your sales which can be annoying for some people.
NOT THE BEST ELEARNING SOFTWARE OUT THERE. you NEED to shop around and find other ones that are just better overall. i will not use this again.
this just gets an EXCELLENT review from me. i love udemy because it is always so easy to throw out coursework and do it without any hitches! i will use it again!
compared to every other elearning platform out there, this one is just above and beyond the bar for me. for ease of use and customer satisfaction, i really have to go with this.
a GOOD software but not my absolute favorite. i will keep using it because it does have an extensive userbase, but it can be buggy and i have had clients complain.
udemy is a decent enough platform but it is not without a lot of issues. try not to upload too much at once before you are SURE you like it. also you won’t get paid as much
NOT good and they take SO MUCH MORE MONEY from you than other sites. don’t waste your time with this, there are other sites that are even more popular
lots of reviews really toted udemy as the next best thing and i am pretty pleased so far! i think that it’s great for getting all of my ebooks out as courses!
this is the best tool i have found in awhile for pushing out all of my information content. i will never try another site again as this one just does it all in one place!
this really passes the test as far as i’m concerned, though it isn’t without its issues! in general it can be laggy and buggy so just keep an eye out for that
SO MANY PLATFORMS OUT THERE AND UDEMY IS JUST LIKE ALL OF THEM…NOTHING REALLY SETS IT APART FROM THE OTHERS, IT’S JUST KIND OF OKAY
NOT my favorite elearning software and that is mostly because it has a LOT OF FORMATTING ISSUES. this drives me nuts, i don’t have time to fix all of that.
NO GOOD REVIEW FROM ME ON THIS ONE. UDEMY HAS SO MANY ISSUES AND THE SITE IS OFTEN LAGGY OR UNRESPONSIVE, WHICH DRIVES AWAY A GREAT NUMBER OF MY CUSTOMERS.
Compared to all the other platforms, i really feel like this one is fantastic. i have had no issues with them and i think in general i will come back and use this one exclusively!
pretty good software for when you want to create courses off of your content. you can churn out a lot of coursework if you already have things ready to go!
a DECENT platform. udemy has nothing about it that really sets it apart and i can say sometimes it is difficult or heavy to use, management wise.
there are worse ones out there but from me this still gets a pretty bad rating. it just doesn’t perform to the fullest and i am annoyed that you don’t get paid as much as some sites.
so many rave reviews about this and i honestly am not that impressed by udemy. it just consistently disappointed and find it difficult to use for both me and my clients
I LOVE USING THIS. IT’S ONE OF THE BEST NEW ELEARNING TOOL SOFTWARE I HAVE FOUND IN AWHILE!!! i think my customer base has really risen since i’ve started delving into this!
i poked around this just as a test and i am pretty happy with the courses i was able to create. my sales are slow so far but i expect them to pick up!
some platforms are a lot better than udemy and i think you should give them a try before committing to this one. sometimes this site can just be a hot mess of lagging.
NOT THE BEST ELEARNING TOOL AND YOU SHOULD REALLY SHOP AROUND BEFORE YOU STICK TO THIS ONE. BEAR IN MIND THEY TAKE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF YOUR COURSE EARNINGS!!
I am so thrilled to leave Udemy a positive review. I really am happy with the amount of revenue that my courses have been generating and I will be creating more courses in the future.
compared to almost every online elearnign tool, i have made more money here! that is more than enough to make me keep coming back. thanks a bunch!
a good software but it’s still not the absolute best one out there. i will still keep looking and putting my courses up on other websites as well to see what works best!
udemy isn’t the best platform for elearning and selling your courses at all. i find it slow, buggy, and with crappy customer service that hardly know what they are talking about.
D rating on my end. it’s just not consistent enough, both with the actual program and the traffic on the site. i will be trying elsewhere.