5 Question: Updating Old Courses, Topic Validation, Outsourcing, Udemy’s Longterm Growth

Welcome to an edition of 5 questions, where we answer listener-submitted questions related to teaching online. You can submit your own question at OnlineCourseMasters.com/question. Today's questions are: 1: How do you make sure that your older courses keep earning revenue? 2: Is it better to upgrade an existing course that’s not performing anymore or to reuse and improve the material, publish a new course and retire the old course? 3: What is the best way to validate a course idea: Start with my own platform built in Wordpress or use a turnkey platform like Teachable? 4. Is Udemy still experimenting with raising prices for popular instructors in select markets? Do you see Udemy increasing profit per instructor longterm? I think we’re still at the beginning of Udemy growth and I’d love your thoughts! 5. Did you hire employees or VAs? This is the Online Course Masters show, where we you learn how to create, launch and grow your own online course business. Visit http://onlinecoursemasters.com for show notes and more online teaching resources. You can join the Academy - the one and only place you need to become an online course masters yourself. Or, start with our free 5-day course creation challenge. Let's teach the world together!