Teachable

What is Teachable?

Teachable is an all-in-one platform for creating, hosting, and selling online courses. Course creators build their entire online school on Teachable, from course content to sales pages to payment processing, without needing technical skills or a separate website.

For digital nomads with expertise to share, Teachable offers a proven path to location-independent income through course sales.

Why Course Creators Choose Teachable

Complete Course Infrastructure

Everything you need in one place:

• Course builder with video, text, and quiz support
• Sales page and checkout system
• Payment processing (Stripe and PayPal)
• Student management and communication
• Built-in affiliate program tools

Control Over Your Business

Own your audience and pricing:

• Set prices however you want
• Keep student email addresses
• Brand your school with your identity
• No algorithm controlling your reach
• Direct relationship with students

Multiple Revenue Models

Flexible monetization options:

No Technical Skills Required

Build without coding:

• Drag-and-drop course builder
• Pre-built sales page templates
• Simple video uploading
• Mobile-responsive by default
• Handles all technical infrastructure

Teachable Pricing Plans

Plan Comparison

Which Plan to Choose

Free plan: Test the platform, validate course ideas. Suitable for first course experiments.

Basic plan: Active course sellers. Transaction fees justify monthly cost once earning $1,200+/month.

Pro plan: Serious course businesses. Zero transaction fees and affiliate features for scaling.

Pro+ plan: Established course businesses needing advanced features and priority support.

Creating Your First Course

Step 1: Choose Your Topic

Successful course topics share characteristics:

• Your expertise: What do you know well?
• Market demand: Are people searching for this?
• Transformation: What outcome will students achieve?
• Specificity: Narrow focus outperforms broad topics

Validate demand before creating extensive content.

Step 2: Outline Your Curriculum

Structure your course effectively:

Break content into digestible lessons (5-15 minutes optimal).

Step 3: Create Your Content

Production approaches:

Video content: Primary format for most courses. Screen recordings, talking head, or both.

Written content: Supporting materials, worksheets, transcripts.

Interactive elements: Quizzes, assignments, exercises.

Downloadable resources: Templates, checklists, tools.

Quality matters more than production value. Clear, valuable content beats fancy production.

Step 4: Build Your Sales Page

High-converting sales pages include:

• Compelling headline addressing transformation
• Clear course benefits and outcomes
• Curriculum overview
• Social proof (testimonials, results)
• Instructor credibility
• FAQ section
• Strong call to action
• Risk reversal (guarantee)

Step 5: Price Your Course

Pricing considerations:

Start with validation pricing, raise as you gather testimonials.

Marketing Your Teachable Course

The Critical Challenge

Teachable provides no built-in traffic. Your success depends entirely on your ability to reach potential students.

Effective Marketing Channels

Launch Strategy

Maximize initial course launch:

1. Pre-launch: Build anticipation with free content
2. Open cart: Limited-time enrollment period
3. Mid-launch: Share testimonials and results
4. Urgency: Countdown to enrollment close
5. Close cart: Scarcity drives action

Launch energy often generates 60-80% of total sales.

Teachable for Digital Nomads

Perfect Location Independence

Course business works from anywhere:

• All creation and management online
• No physical products or shipping
• Students access content 24/7
• Support handled asynchronously
• Payments processed automatically

Scalable Income Model

Revenue scales without proportional time:

• Create content once, sell unlimited times
• Same effort for 10 or 10,000 students
• Income continues during travel
• No hourly ceiling on earnings

Time Investment Reality

Realistic time breakdown:

Front-loaded investment pays off over time.

Teachable vs. Alternatives

Tips for Teachable Success

Validate before creating. Pre-sell or survey to confirm demand before investing months in content.

Start with one course. Perfect one offering before expanding your catalog.

Build your email list. Email drives more course sales than any other channel.

Price with confidence. Low prices attract bargain hunters, not serious students.

Get testimonials early. Social proof dramatically improves conversions.

Iterate based on feedback. Student questions reveal content gaps and opportunities.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Creating without an audience. Build audience first or simultaneously.

Overcomplicating the first course. Start simple, expand based on demand.

Underpricing. Higher prices often increase perceived value and actual results.

Neglecting marketing. Course creation is 30% of success; marketing is 70%.

Perfectionism. Launch imperfect and improve based on real feedback.

The Bottom Line

Teachable provides excellent infrastructure for course creators serious about building a business around their expertise. The platform handles all technical complexity, letting you focus on content and marketing.

Success requires more than a great course. Without an audience and marketing strategy, even exceptional content will not sell. Teachable works best for creators committed to building audience alongside their course business.

For digital nomads, online courses offer ideal location independence: create anywhere, sell to anyone, and build assets that generate income indefinitely. Teachable makes the technical side simple. Your job is creating valuable content and reaching the people who need it.