Our system is set up in a way that allows you to make a very simple course or a very complex course. And everything in between. Let me show you two extreme examples.
A simple course would be something like this. 3 video lesson, followed by 1 ebook pdf, and the first video lesson contains some files students can download - brush set and reference images.
A complex course would be something like my anatomy course. There are over 360 lessons in here. It wouldn't make sense to just display all these lessons in a giant list. We have to organize them and put them in groups based on the topic. You can break up a course into Parts, and you can further break up parts into Lesson Groups. You dont have to use both of these. It really depends on your intent and how you want to sell and organize the course.
It's really important to remember that course Parts can be purchased separately. My anatomy course has 3 parts - Torso, Arms, and Legs. See how the student can purchase each of those individually, or all together for a discount. My figure drawing course, has only 1 part. So, the student only has one option - to buy the whole course.
Lesson groups are not sold separately. They just act like folders that contain a group of lessons. I like to group lesson by Topic. Within the Torso part of the anatomy course, I have several Lesson groups. Bones of Arm and Hand, Deltoids, Biceps, Triceps, and so on. My figure drawing course only has 1 part, but it's organized with these lesson groups.
Now let's take a look at lessons, cause that's the content of your course.
- A lesson can be a video, 3d model, OR a PDF eBook. Each lesson gets its own separate page.
- Most of your lessons will probably be videos, but now you know you have those options.
- btw, a PDF doesnt HAVE TO be its own lesson. If it's just a diagram that you're including as part of a video, you can also attach files to any lesson, for the student to download.
- Some advice on lessons... When students are looking at your course, deciding if they want to buy it, they will typically look at the curriculum to see what they will learn. Instead of making giant 2 hour videos with a bunch of topics within a single video lesson, consider splitting it up into several smaller lessons.
- If a student sees a single video called "Lines" they don't really know what they're going to learn. But if you split that large video into Tapered Strokes, 6 Tips for Improving Line Quality, Line Weight, and Constructing a Line. That's much more clear. And then if you add projects or assignments, with demonstrations of the assignments, and critique videos... Your course becomes much more enticing.
- As you can see, the way you title your lessons, lesson groups, and Parts can make a difference in your sales numbers. Just like on YouTube, students will decide whether they want to click on your video based on the title and thumbnail.
TIP: A simple course would be something like this - 3 video lesson, followed by 1 ebook pdf, and the first video lesson contains some files students can download (brush set and reference images).
