The e-learning market is worth $400 billion and growing 20% annually. A course that took you 40 hours to create can earn $1,000โ€“$50,000 per month indefinitely. The key: teach what you know deeply and price it appropriately.

Course Platform Options

Udemy: 14โ€“37 million students, 50% commission (3% if student came from your own marketing). Great for discovery, terrible margins. Teachable: $39โ€“$119/month, 0โ€“5% transaction fee, you control pricing and list. Kajabi: $149โ€“$399/month, all-in-one (course + email + website), best for serious course creators. Gumroad: 10% fee, dead simple, great for starting out.

Pricing Your Course

Micro-course (1โ€“3 hours): $27โ€“$97. Mid-length course (4โ€“8 hours): $97โ€“$297. Comprehensive course (10+ hours): $297โ€“$997. Premium cohort program: $997โ€“$2,997. Workshop with lifetime access: $47โ€“$197. Price based on transformation delivered, not hours of content.

The Fastest Path to $5,000/Month

Build an audience first (email list of 2,000+, social following, YouTube channel). Create a course solving their #1 problem. Launch to warm audience at full price ($297+). Evergreen-ify with webinar funnel after launch. $5,000/month = 17 sales at $297 or 5 sales at $997.

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Validate Before You Build
Earn: Save 40+ hours of work
Sell your course before you make it. Announce a “founding member” price ($97 instead of $297). Get 10 pre-sales. Then build the course. You’ve validated demand, made $970, and have 10 beta testers.