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  • Food For Thought: Book Recommendations From Udemy Instructors

    Got summer vacation coming up and looking for a book or two to bring poolside Maybe you could use a good read for some extra inspiration and motivation Udemy instructors are always a great source of ideas, knowledge, and encouragement, so we asked them to share a book that’s had a significant impact on their...

  • Second Annual Udemy LIVE Begins Tomorrow!

    There’s an electricity in the air that can only mean one thing: Udemy LIVE! Our second annual instructor event kicks off July 28 and runs through the weekend here in San Francisco As we learned at our inaugural Udemy LIVE, nothing can match the experience of bringing this group together in person Many (if not...

  • Udemy as a Business, Part 4: Colt Steele

    Hope you’ve been enjoying our series of interviews with Udemy instructors who’ve parlayed their on-platform success into off-line business opportunities To wrap things up, we’ve got Colt Steele sharing his experience and advice To date, more than 134,000 students have enrolled in Colt’s courses (the number...

  • Udemy as a Business, Part 3: Mark Price

    Welcome to part 3 of our series on Udemy as a business Next up, we hear from Mark Price, another super-successful Udemy pro (15 published courses; more than 120,000 students) who has translated his online success into a successful business Mark is one of the popular instructors who’s already put together an iOS 11...

  • Career Experts from The Muse Launch Course to Set Udemy Students Up For Success

    We are really excited to share this news! The first course from the career experts at The Muse is up and running, and it’s one that many Udemy students are going to want to enroll in pronto To tell you more about it, we did an email Q&A with Kathryn Minshew, co-founder and CEO of The Muse Tell us a little bit...

  • Udemy as a Business, Part 2: Jonathan Levi

    Welcome to Part 2 of our series on Udemy as a business Today, we chat with Jonathan Levi, who has extended his original “super learner” concept to now offer seven Udemy courses (with almost 60,000 students) in support of his off-line ventures as an entrepreneur, investor, lifehacker, and more (Missed Part 1 with...

  • Udemy as a Business, Part 1: Frank Kane

    People have different motivations and expectations when they start teaching on Udemy Whatever their ultimate goals, instructors on Udemy can control their own destiny to a large extent through hard work and ongoing commitment In several cases, that has led to full-blown businesses being launched off-platform We...

  • Novice Yogis Can Now Learn from Yoga Journal Experts on Udemy

    This week, Udemy launched the first course from the yoga authorities at Yoga Journal To mark the occasion, we did a Q&A with Editor-in-Chief Carin Gorrell to understand what “Yoga For Beginners” is all about, why doing yoga on your own at home is a great way to develop your practice, and how the course fits...

  • Power to the People: Artist Anneke Camstra Shows What’s Possible at Any Age

    Most of us associate learning with younger people—kids in school and college or recent grads early in their careers But at Udemy, we’re champions of lifelong learning, and by that we really mean throughout your entire life Amsterdam-based artist Anneke Camstra gets what this means on both the learning and...

  • Syrian Refugees Gain Access to Economic Opportunities on Udemy

    Udemy's relationship with the International Rescue Committee and Western Union is helping displaced people prepare for jobs and start businesses   One of Udemy’s key beliefs is that the best teachers aren’t necessarily found in classrooms or even in schools That’s why our online marketplace is open to...

  • Hypnotherapist rebounds from career crisis with full-time focus on Udemy

    Back in 2014, Dan Jones of West Sussex, UK, stumbled upon Udemy in a typical fashion He’d been offering videos about hypnosis for years on YouTube, had a Facebook fan page, and was running ads, but he wasn’t making money from these activities Like others before him, Dan didn’t want to pay someone else to set...

  • Busy Kinesiologist Flexes Her Muscles as Online Instructor

    Annette Reilly Spreads the Healing on Udemy In a world wracked by stress, Annette Reilly wants to offer relief to as many people as possible That’s what drew her to kinesiology and acupressure and, eventually, to teaching on Udemy Annette had always been interested in health and wellness, from as far back as...