How to Create an Online Course in Simple Steps With Udemy

A comprehensive and complete guide to creating your first online course

N.A. Turner
The Post-Grad Survival Guide
13 min readApr 18, 2020

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Do you want to create an extra source of income? A passive source? Do you have extra time available to create something that requires quite some effort now but will continue to pay you for months or years on end if you do it right?

Then you might consider developing an online course. With everyone being trapped inside their homes, people are upgrading their skillset. It’s time to jump in. If not for the high demand for online courses right now, know that people will never stop learning. It’s no wonder that websites such as Udemy and Coursera have been on the rise for years.

About six years ago, a friend of mine was waiting for me to join him in Australia to travel around. What was supposed to be a six-month trip turned into a six week trip for me because I got an opportunity to start a business. He decided to go ahead anyway and lived in Melbourne for a couple of months until we met up. He read about people developing courses online that can provide its makers with passive income.

My friend developed a course about value investing. He was one of the first and his course has thousands of 5-star ratings. Even to this day, he’s still earning a minimum wage…

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N.A. Turner
The Post-Grad Survival Guide

I write about writing & creativity. Short story writer and novelist. Amazon best-selling author. Free eBook with writing tips: bit.ly/TurnerMail