A Beginner's Guide to Making Money with Online Courses

This video is a 1 hour masterclass on basically everything I know about making and selling online courses. If you're interested in selling courses yourself, then hopefully there's something useful for you here! Enjoy x

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WHO AM I?
If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.

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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:26 - My history of selling courses
9:11- Examples of other course creators
19:45 - The courses business model
24:09 - Building your course step by step
28:24 - Choosing a platform for your course
30:57 - Setting up your course for purchase
34:28 - Creating your landing page and website
38:02 - Creating your offer
43:48 - The biggest problem: traffic and leads
52:42 - Frequently asked questions
53:09 - What if you feel you have nothing to teach?
55:45 - What order should I do the things to build this kind of business?
58:42 - How do you choose a price for your course?
59:49 - What’s a funnel?
1:01:05 - What if I don't feel like an expert in my field?
1:02:30 - What are the most common mistakes to avoid?
1:02:56 - What do you do about people pirating your content?
1:03:23 - How much should I give away for free?
1:04:07 - How do you handle refunds and dissatisfied students?
1:05:13 - What are some resources you recommend checking out?

[aliabdaal]

What was the most useful/interesting part of this video for you?

[solankishaileshsolankishai]

The efficiency of this Abel Dorsey is next level. To juggle walk throughs of various angles on the topic delivered to-camera, differnet content per topic from various folks underneath the umbrella of the track list of the larger big band concert itself is engaging and refined. To make a dense taccess like this so digestible is really something. Awesome work jack!!

[KarenLavia]

Building wealth from nothing involves consistent saving, disciplined spending, and strategic investments. Begin by creating a budget to track expenses and identify areas for savings. Prioritize paying off high-interest debt and establishing an emergency fund. As you build a foundation, start investing in low-cost options like index funds, and focus on continuous learning and improving your skills for better income opportunities.

[JetBlizzard]

No fluff, an hour video with different modules and real examples. Gotta say Ali, this was an incredible video. I appreciate the minimal editing and conversation aesthetic a ton in my journey to try and learn these concepts.

[kellyywong]

this is scary, i was just digging through Ali's youtube to find something about creating online courses and even purchased a book about this topic and BRO HITS ME WITH THIS VIDEO!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE THIS VIDEO AND YOU A LOT THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

[Khatere-ivnf]

This isn't just a YouTube video, this is a full course. Thank you so so much Ali. I took a lot of notes and watched till the end. Absolutely amazing

[Denmosocial]

Downloading this incase it ever gets removed, awesome stuff Ali

[ezetalamona]

Ali this is incredible!! I’m a data YouTuber, I started my YouTube channel two years ago following lot of your advices. I’m now in the middle of this exact process, trying to build a new platform for my online courses, one of the things I was thinking last week was “how did Ali create and host his YouTube Academy course”? This is pure gold!! Thank you very much for your help as always!! 🙌

[KodjoEnglish]

JUST WOW 🔥
I spent an hour watching this and didn’t even see the time pass. Incredible work, Ali 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[LesterDiaz]

This is a great step-by-step breakdown of selling information online. I’ve made a lot of money teaching people to grow an audience and monetize it on Facebook and I do exactly what Ali teaches on this video. I provide free content and value to my audience first.

The most important thing is you have to ensure you have some experience, knowledge or expertise in one topic. I see a lot of beginners selling BS courses without going through the years of grind to master the skill their selling.

In a nutshell, master one skill, get the results and then you’re qualified to teach other people.

[averynmitchell]

1:45 Thank you for being so vulnerable and honest about your scamming experience ❤

[RobinMWaite]

7 minutes in and already had a ton of value!! So refreshing to hear the behind the scenes business advice as well Ali, thank you 🙏

[AmanManazir]

Currently working on my first course, this is insanely valuable! 🔥💪

[Eesalitepill]

The greatest lesson here is that there’s no shortcut to success!!!!

I don’t think you guys will ever learn anything from this video.

You can’t technically replicate his process because it’s probably obsolete by now BUT what I learnt from this video is DOCUMENT EVERYTHING

[threecatsdancing]

Just listened to the intro and I have to say thank you Ali. I've been trying to find a resource for learning how to actually make money selling a course that I have an outline for and a bunch of little courses and a community and the whole kit and kaboodle. I have a lot of trouble trusting that any online resource that I find on my own will be trustworthy but I have been watching you for a while and now you have provided that which I was looking for, somebody that I already trust providing me with those resources that I need. Your videos are always so timely for me. ❤

[AnikSerneels]

Perfect. Very clear, practical, step by step guide, also for beginners. Thank you!

[carolm.d.]

Web designer here! I just wanted to say that landing pages are not just simple pages on your website or one-page sites (this is a common mistake). Landing pages are where you "land" after clicking on ads, such as from a web marketing campaign.

Apart from that, I want to truly thank you for your content. I'll follow your instructions and create a new channel to share free content with my audience. I'll start with free webinars and ebooks, and then move on to selling courses.

You are a true inspiration, Ali. I love how you've transformed your life and aim to transform others' lives too. Thanks 🥰

[VisitLiveLoveMaui]

Watched until the end. Thank you. I have 2 Course Ideas now. Will test before creating. Thank you. The FAQ in the end is cherry on top after learning a lot throughout the video. Thanks again.

[FinancialPsych-iyoi]

THANK YOU!!! This is one of the best videos I've seen about online courses. I am a teacher by profession and I really appreciate the tips on landing pages, selecting the right platform and offering a load of free content as a marketing strategy. Well done!

[burakkkk]

I really like your content's simplicity, organization, information, and quality. You don't give things like instant motivation about personal development, instead you remind everyone that everyone should ask themselves some questions and interpret them. In a way, you actually remind us of the simple essence of life. You are a great content creator who helps people brainstorm and self-reflect on a platform like youtube. However, sometimes I also look for content that is a bit disconnected from this concept, and sometimes this hustle part outweighs :) A sweet little criticism. Still, anything from you is really valuable, keep it up, Ali.