Udemy Journey: Reflecting on 10 Years and 2.5 Million Students + Q&A 🎓

⚡ Start 150+ Premium Courses for FREE with our NO-STRINGS 30-day Free Trial: https://www.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: http://www.videoschool.com Courses: http://courses.videoschool.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/video_school_online/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/philebiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/videoschoolonline GEAR USED in my videos... MUSIC by Epidemic Sound: https://www.videoschool.com/music http://videoschool.com/artlist STOCK VIDEO: http://videoschool.com/artgrid http://videoschool.com/motionarray MOTION GRAPHICS TEMPLATES: http://videoschool.com/motionarray ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD: http://videoschool.com/joinadobe VIDEO CAMERA SETUP: Fujfilm XT4 - https://amzn.to/3hhLC2w Fujifilm 16-55 Lens - https://amzn.to/3j5Gyz0 Rode VideoMic Pro+ - https://amzn.to/31ieWR9 Tripod - http://amzn.to/2EZEJUy Switchpod - https://amzn.to/2QgnTnr Magewell 4K HDMI Capture Card - https://amzn.to/2YmEdaU PHOTOGRAPHY SETUP: Fujfilm XT4 - https://amzn.to/3hhLC2w Fujifilm 16-55 Lens - https://amzn.to/3j5Gyz0 Fujifilm 16mm - https://amzn.to/2XpZjDa Fujifilm 56mm - https://amzn.to/2VomvzB Fujifilm 80mm macro - https://amzn.to/2EArlnZ Fujifilm 100-400mm - https://amzn.to/2T7X6Ok Fujifilm 1.4x Teleconverter - https://amzn.to/2tFlOGD Tripod - https://amzn.to/2GJjiYc GOPRO VLOG SETUP: GoPro Hero 7 - https://amzn.to/2EzeJxo Rode VideoMicro - https://amzn.to/2XqCSxB Audio Adapter - https://amzn.to/2tCBAlz GoPro Cage - https://amzn.to/2EwNALq Hotshoe adapter - https://amzn.to/2T1YWjr AUDIO SETUP: Rode NTG3 Shotgun Mic - http://amzn.to/2oEgIax XLR Cable - http://amzn.to/2GRAd76 Boom Pole - http://amzn.to/2F2JN6y C-Stand - http://amzn.to/2GQyrmx Boom Pole Holder - http://amzn.to/2GSA9UB Zoom H6N - http://amzn.to/2t2DkqR Sennheiser Lavalier Microphones - http://amzn.to/2CNjUWs Heil PR40 Podcasting Mic Setup - http://amzn.to/2GSPeFs LIGHTING SETUP: Dracast 4-Light LED Kit - http://amzn.to/2owD8Lv BACKDROP SETUP: Backdrop stand - http://amzn.to/2owwxAW Paper Backdrop rolls - http://amzn.to/2t4mXK9 DRONE GEAR: DJI Phantom Pro 4: https://goo.gl/RVBGFM VIDEO EDITING SETUP: Adobe Premiere Pro - http://amzn.to/2t3cPkN ScreenFlow - http://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.