Course Platforms for Starting Out

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Starting out, you don’t want to get a lot of expenses before you’re making anything! So one of the Catch-22’s of this is that there are several services essential to growing your online business that require monthly payments.

Two of these things are Email Service Providers and Course Management Platforms. Here, I’ll dive into the entry-level info for several plans. It may make sense to start with one company and transition once you hit a certain milestone.

PlatformEntry/Lower Plans CostFeaturesTrial PeriodAdvanced Features for Higher Level PlansTraining and DocumentationDemo
TeachableFree limited plan, $29/month plan plus 5% transaction feesUnlimited students
5% transaction fees
Instant payouts
2 admin users, product support
Course creator training
Custom domain support
Coupon codes
Drip course content
Integrated affiliate & email marketing
Third-party integrations
Can start on the free plan
30-day trial
Can sometimes find specials offering 60-day trials, etc.
No Transaction Fees
More Admin Users
Quizzes
Advanced Theme Customization
Reports
Branded Website
Course Completion Certificates
Course Compliance
Custom User Roles
https://teachable.com/blog/resources
https://discover.teachable.com (PAID)
ThinkificFree limited plan, $39/month plus 5% transaction feesInstant payout
Drag-and-drop course builder Entire website build out
Multiple instructor profiles
SSL
Student notifications
Upsell offers
Discussion forums
Site language options
Email & phone support
Can start on the free planNo Transaction Fees
Unlimited Courses & Students
More Admin Accounts
More Course Admins/Authors
Private & Hidden Courses
Memberships and Bundles
Certificates
Advanced Customization
Priority Support
Assignments
Communities
https://support.thinkific.com/hc/en-us
https://training.thinkific.com/ (Some PAID)
Kajabi$119/monthNo transaction fees!
3 Products
2 Pipelines
10,000 Contacts
1,000 Active Members
1 Website, 1 Admin User
Kajabi University
Webinars & Events
Ready to Use Templates
Assessments (Quizzes & Surveys)
Chat Support
Automation
14-day trialMore Products
More Pipelines
More Contacts
More Active Members
More Websites
More Admin Users
Advanced Automations
Ability to Brand as Own
Affiliate Program Support
Experts Academy Access
https://learn.kajabi.com/
https://university.mykajabi.com/
https://kajabi.com/demo/
Accessally$82/month1 Website
Unlimited Courses & Members
Mobile-friendly order forms with Stripe & Paypal
1-click upsells
Unlimited protected files and tags
Searchable Member Directories
Customer field credit system for gamification & points
Affiliate tracking with ledgers and custom links
Bulk course licenses with team & group management
Monthly tune-up training calls
-Built-in Learning Management System
Progress Tracking Checklists
Video Bookmarks with Tagging Automation on Completion
Quizzes
Certificates of Completion
Private Notes
Ability to Upload Homework
Built-in Social Sharing & Rewards
Course Statistics & Individual Student Activity Dashboard
Existing Site Migration
Site Branding & Design
Marketing Automation Set Up in CRM
https://kb.accessally.com/https://accessally.com/free-demo/
Podia$32.50/monthNo transaction fees
Your own storefront
Online courses
Digital downloads
Email marketing
Messaging
Unlimited everything
7-day support
Easy migrations
14-day trialMembership
Blog
Embedded Checkout
Affiliate Marketing Support
Third-Party code
https://www.podia.com/resourceshttps://www.podia.com/demo
LearnDashComing Soon
LifterLMSComing Soon
MemberiumComing Soon
Mighty NetworksComing Soon
WooCommerceComing Soon
UdemyComing Soon
LyndaComing Soon
SkillShareComing Soon

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