Setting up Paid Courses in Communities

Creating a community can bring you tangible value since it promotes engagement, interaction, and collaboration. The Learning aspect of the communities will add to the intangible value members derive from the experience of being part of your communities. However, there will always be Courses that require more resources than you are willing to give out for free.

In those cases the best solution is to set up a Paid Course, this will allow you to leverage all the previous interest members have in your products and turn it over to revenue for your business. With this tutorial, we'll help you set up a Paid Course in no time.

Accessing Your Courses

Navigate to the memberships tab on the left navigation menu. Select the groups from the Communities upper navigation menu and log in to your created group.

Adding or Selecting a Course

From the Learning tab, click on "+Add course" or select an existing course to modify.

Select the Course you want to add from the dropdown menu.

Define the course visibility- whether you will allow all members to have open access to the community, require members to reach a specific leaderboard level, make a one-time payment or subscription, or wait for a predefined duration after joining to unlock access. In this situation, we will select “Buy Now”.

Doing so will reveal additional fields allowing you to choose between "Recurring" & "One Time" subscription types based on your course offering.

You will also be prompted to input the price and choose the appropriate currency for your course based on your target audience's location.

Next, define the trial period and select how often you will charge for the course.

Once all details are set, click on "Add Course" to finalize.

Why Should I Set Up a Paid Course?

As engagement grows in your communities, the members get faster to respond, more accessible, and generate more value. This is one of the ways you can tap into that value and turn it into sales.

With online courses, you have the advantage of creating it once, and selling it over and over, generating passive income. You can also leverage this into additional value for your products, by teaching customers how to use the products beyond the basics or offering education to them.

Keep an eye on the progress of your courses to gauge engagement and completion rates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What if my course isn't showing up in the desired order? 

• Ensure you've correctly used the "Move Card" feature from the options menu to reorder your courses. If issues persist, check for any unsaved changes.

Q: How do I change the subscription type after adding a course? 

• Edit your course settings by selecting the course and adjusting the subscription type as needed.