How to create a course on Thinkific (Full Tutorial)

[@GRUMO]

Download the checklist used in this tutorial at → grumo.com/gothinkific Timestamps: 00:12 - How to create your online school on Thinkific 01:50 - How to customize the look of your school 05:06 - Connect Stripe or PayPal to collect payments 05:50 - How to create your first course on Thinkific 11:38 - How to customize the look of your course landing page 17:45 - How to promote your course after you've published it

[@GRUMO]

@@Canital1971 Great to hear! checklists are awesome. My entire life is a checklist made of cookies!

[@TonieSmith]

Awesome tutorial, thank you! I'll get started today. Just one question, is it possible to embed videos from KZbin? Or must all video content be uploaded directly to Thinkific?

[@GRUMO]

@@TonieSmithYes, you can embed KZbin videos too.

[@besoulmatereadytv]

WOW! I don't even know where to start. Let me just say first, this video was AWESOME! you are a great teacher. I have been going back and forth with platforms for my courses. This tutorial just tipped the scale in favor of Thinkific. Thanks much👍🏾

[@GRUMO]

Thanks! That's great to hear Amanda!

[@AnitabyDesign]

Thank you so much for such a thorough tutorial. You provided everything I needed to get my course set up and ready to launch. I am so very grateful for your attention to detail. I learned so much here. I was completely clueless on how to use this platform and you taught me exactly how to do this. Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!

[@GRUMO]

That's great to hear Anita. I hope you find much success with your course!

[@valeriestewart1578]

I have been so intimidated by this procedure for over 5 yrs. I've known that my course was in desperate need but I guess it just wasn't the right time! NOW with this Covid issues......it is so needed!!! You are the BOMB MAN TEACHER!!! You have given me the confidence and the know how! I feel like I need to pay you something!!! Thank you so much!!! I hope to get my course launched by Jan/Feb 2021!!! Whooooo-Hooooot!!!

[@GRUMO]

Cheers to a successful course launch in 2021!

[@EmpoweredTransitions]

Thank you for this tutorial! You explained more in 19 minutes than the other videos I have seen and did it in an easy to follow manner - again thank you!

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure!

[@MitchellMessina]

Wow! This was pure magic. A month ago I completed my first course but I have now discovered so many gaps in my landing page. Thank you Grumo. This was a real eye-opener.

[@GRUMO]

Glad this tutorial was helpful Mitchell!

[@MitchellMessina]

@@GRUMO I started making changes to my Site Builder by editing my Published Theme. However, when I go my Site Builder I see something different. My Homepage now looks different to my Customs Page where I have added About, Course instructor, FAQ and Testimonials. How do I align the two?

[@shoppersdrugmartcanuck]

I really like the format of these tutorials you have. You are clear, to the point. No BS. Very helpful!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching Sarah!

[@jessicajones8282]

Thank you so much for this. I was a little nervous to start and now feel more confident!!

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure!

[@thestudentcafe]

Thanks for all the really helpful information. It has been a challenge finding a decent KZbin tutorial on setting up your Thinkific course. But your tutorial certainly does tick all the boxes!

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure!

[@KumarSambhhav]

wooooooooaaww , after 10 something years i came back to grumo channel to get some explainer inspiration ....boyyy u guys have pivoted ur busness model , i love it , i will put up my animation course on this. Kudos man !!

[@GRUMO]

Thank you so much 😀

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

Thank you for a thorough walk through on setting up Thinkific. When I have my course ready I will probably watch this again to help setup. Great tutorial!! I have a 14 chapter book just finishing it up on photography lessons, and many of the chapters can be a mini course once I convert the content to videos and slideshows with audio.

[@GRUMO]

Thank you!

[@juliefreeman8125]

I just want to say that I'm very impressed with how you present your information. It's extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks!

[@TheStarPriestessTarot]

The Best explanation I have seen from All! Really thank you! Incredible work ♥️

[@GRUMO]

Thanks Ana!

[@ProductivityACE]

Thanks Miguel - this was just what I was looking for. Great guide.

[@GRUMO]

Thanks. Very happy you found it useful!

[@alimalik6193]

Thanks mate. This video is extremely helpful.

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure!

[@bramilan]

I'm just starting preparing my course, but I definitely save this video for when it will be ready. So simply explained that it is wonderful!

[@GRUMO]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DivineGraceCorcio]

Great video, in less than 20 mins you discuss everything.. thank you very much

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching!

[@emotionalempowerment3108]

Thanks so so much brother. love your cookie-eating style :-) Very very very helpful instructions for people with Dylexia and adhd.

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching!

[@tizianovercellino6319]

this tutorial is pretty slick and very helpful, thank you for your inputs and ideas .

[@GRUMO]

Me pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@marcokogler-dwno]

daamm your crazy good in explain this, i love you man please take more videos ur the beste teacher that i have seen on youtube

[@GRUMO]

Thank you Marco, I'm very happy to hear you enjoy my videos. I will make more!

[@syeddanishanwer]

Thank you for this detailed guide. Gracias amigo!

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure Danish!

[@luxurypicnics1306]

This was so amazingly thorough!!! SO thankful

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure!

[@emotionalempowerment3108]

thank you so so much for this detailed and easy-to-understand tutorial.

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@Yasyaiche]

You are a wonderful teacher! This has been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!!

[@GRUMO]

Thank you!

[@bamboojgb5066]

Thank you for sharing and now I have the idea for me to start my course

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching!

[@vijayjayakumar7911]

Wow. Well explained and easy to understand 😃

[@GRUMO]

Thank you

[@Kumar-rq9ro]

Thanks. Short and yet detailed.

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching!

[@sunshine90ss]

Thank you so much for this I was becoming overwhelmed

[@GRUMO]

Glad I could help Jessica!

[@RosasResources]

Thank you, I'm tried of giving away all of my knowledge for free and I'm going to try this.

[@GRUMO]

Yes!

[@sandrinebeauty5853]

Hello Grumo thank you for this great video. Do the courses have to be video?

[@GRUMO]

Thanks! The courses can be any file type you want but video is the most common :)

[@raynejohnson5454]

This helps so much! I can't find my integrations tab under Market & Sell??

[@GRUMO]

You’re welcome! They moved integrations under Apps.

[@LaGalletaLibrosyModa]

Super video, thank you so much!!

[@GRUMO]

You're welcome!

[@tkhaskin]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful. Everything I needed is right here. Now I can begin to build my course!

[@GRUMO]

You’re welcome!

[@TheOldMayfieldPlace]

Thank you for this walk through. It is VERY helpful and I'm sure I will watch it again.

[@GRUMO]

Thanks Sno

[@gregcampbell7034]

Amazing video, thank you so much :D SUCH good information, clear and quick.

[@GRUMO]

Thanks! I'm glad you found this tutorial helpful.

[@gasconypassion8957]

Hello, thanks, I love this. Have followed this and learnt a lot. The only thing is I do not seem to have the "integrations" option. Strange. Now I am worried!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks, integrations are still there but now they are under the Apps tab.

[@gasconypassion8957]

@@GRUMO Thanks so much. I am going to use this video as my Thinkific "bible" :-)

[@DebbieCrall]

Wow! This is very informative! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@GRUMO]

You’re welcome Debbie!

[@faguzpro]

Muchas gracias, felicitaciones. Deberías ayudar en español para el pueblo de Latinoamérica. Excelente. Muchas gracias

[@101Falak]

Thank you sooo much! HAHA the best course in the universe and beyond made me crack up

[@GRUMO]

Thanks Falak!

[@MyDreamFBA]

Wow this was just an amazing and complete tutorial!

[@mohamedsaadeldeen5501]

very good and very accurate and sientific content not like bla bla bla thank you very much for all your great videos

[@GRUMO]

Thank you for watching my videos!

[@ZaidOSaeed]

Hi Miguel! Thanks for the informative video and well done. A question here please, would you be able to get a link for your course and publish it on social media platforms? Is it effective to adopt such method? Or you should really rely on the emailing list method?...Thanks

[@GRUMO]

Hi Zaid, the most effective method is to use social media to grow and audience by posting great content. Then, drive some of that audience to your email list. Finally, you can promote your course to your email list. I wouldn't post your course directly on social media without having built and audience first.

[@First1000Hours]

@@GRUMO Good advice!!

[@michellekok143]

this was so informative thank you.

[@GRUMO]

Thank you!

[@englishgrammarspots362]

This is a great tutorial. Thank you.

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@DaiBreadtheBaker]

Brilliant. Very useful indeed!

[@GRUMO]

Glad it was helpful!

[@resiliance505]

Thanks a lot for sharing the option so clearly

[@GRUMO]

Glad it was helpful!

[@funtasticstudy8679]

Thank You so much Sir, You explained it very nicely

[@GRUMO]

You are most welcome

[@DrOrna]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial and checklist!

[@GRUMO]

You're welcome Dr. Orna!

[@DrOrna]

Grumo Media I’m still on the fence deciding between thinkific and Kajabi. I need to get my videos organized, but then will sign up for the free trials of both to check them out. Your tutorial is SO helpful.

[@GRUMO]

Dr Orna Izakson ND RH Great! let me know which platform you choose to stay with.

[@chandrikachenna14]

Super Cool. And very helpful. Thank you

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure!

[@movingom2054]

Thank you this was very clear helpful and awesome 🙏🏻😊

[@GRUMO]

Thank you too! 🙏

[@YolandaTheGardener]

This is a great video. Thanks!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks!

[@angustung4969]

Big big thank-you, Sir.

[@GRUMO]

You're welcome Angus.

[@EstaWondergirlxo]

Thank you very much for the information ☕👍

[@LifeinGlow]

Thank you! Question: would you recommend to create a Thinkific course with a free account for a start if you don't have all course ready yet however have a few people waiting for the launch & details. Is there a way to open certain lesssons /modules once they are ready? And is there a way to integrate bonus lessons embedding published or unlisted KZbin videos? Or you'd have to actually upload the file of the video? Btw I loved all videos which I watched on your channel :).

[@GRUMO]

Yes, I would recommend to start with the free account. You don't need to have your course ready to start promoting it. In fact, it is recommended that you validate your course before creating it altogether. So you could simply create the landing page of the course to promote it and then create the content after you get a few students. Of course, you would offer those firsts students and early-bird discount because they'll have to wait until you get enough validation to complete the course. If you don't get the validation you were expecting, you can always refund those early students. You can create bonus lessons, embed videos from KZbin or anywhere else. But Thinkific makes it super easy (and more secure) to upload your videos directly to their servers, so I would recommend that option instead.

[@valeriaVPV]

Thanks for the video. Is it suitable for creating just one type of course, just Free conversation?

[@GRUMO]

Thanks! You can make any type of course with Thinkific. You can make video courses, or sell text courses, audio courses, or you can even sell live Zoom classes with it.

[@valeriaVPV]

@@GRUMO Grumo, you r awesome. Tnx for the fast replay.

[@GRUMO]

@@valeriaVPV My pleasure!

[@stevepitkanen1424]

This was excellent. Thanks!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching Steve!

[@ourplayschool235]

This is so great!!! Thanks!! How long should each chapter be. So ( this is not real) If my course is about dragons would chapter 1 be like, what is a dragon? Chapt 2. where are dragons found...?

[@GRUMO]

Most courses are divided into chapters or modules composed of several lessons each. Typically each chapter will have between 6 and 10 lessons and each lesson will be between 5 and 10 minutes.

[@ourplayschool235]

@@GRUMO THANKS!

[@Kleber_Hernandez]

Excellent work!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks!

[@cachelleink]

Very well done. I enjoyed your lesson!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks!

[@ashleybrittania2546]

Extremely helpful! Thank you very much!

[@GRUMO]

Glad you liked it!

[@simransodhi358]

Can we put a course on multiple sites like thinkific , teachable, KZbin at the same time?

[@GRUMO]

Yes you can but the more platforms you use and the more courses you have the harder is to maintain your courses across all platforms. Any changes you make on your course need to be replicated across all the platforms your course is published on.

[@joshtarnofsky8234]

Does Thinkific allow for hosting of an edited video file or does the video have to be embeded from a player or hosting site?

[@GRUMO]

Yes you can host videos directly on Thinkific.

[@unnieamat4624]

Thank you for this tutorial Is there another way to pay accept PayPal and stripe? How can I still use thinkific.?

[@GRUMO]

Hi Eurnice, currently Thinkific only supports PayPal and Stripe to process payments.

[@hayleyslatter4658]

Thank you, this video is really helpful! Can you confirm, if you create a custom page, is there a way for it to show in your navigation bar?

[@GRUMO]

Yes, custom pages can show both on your header navigation bar and in your footer too.

[@Mictlan.x]

What a great video!

[@GRUMO]

Thanks for watching!

[@Thinkific]

Great tutorial! ;)

[@GRUMO]

Thanks! You rock! 😉

[@Kleber_Hernandez]

Hi, thanks for this very helpful video. Quick question, do you know if Thinkific has any plugin to run the banner which allows users to agree, decline or manage the consent on cookies? I believe this is called “GDPR Policy Generator”. Some companies charge up to $ 100/ year for a plugin of that nature, but I wonder if Thinkific already helps creators with that. I noticed there`s a tutorial on Thinkific which teaches how to generate tick boxes for Privacy Statement / T&C during the course registration process and also how to create links to these documents on the footer section, but I couldn`t identify any information related to the automatic banner itself. I would really appreciate if you could help me with this. Thanks!

[@GRUMO]

I’m not sure about GDPR features. Please check their help docs to find out.

[@Kleber_Hernandez]

@@GRUMO thanks. I talked to them and it’s actually a feature they don’t currently have but are planning to develop at some point. For now an external plugin seems to be the solution. Thanks for your support and for your channel, you are doing really well. Kleber

[@40wonder]

Is it possible to build a sales letter page in thinkific or do we create a sales letter elsewhere that links back to thinkific? Thanks

[@GRUMO]

Hi Tim, yes, you can create the sales page with Thinkific's integrated sales page builder, I explain how to do that in this video at 11:38 - Cheers.

[@NiCaNaMex]

Hello, why does one need Thinkific if one uses Zoom for classes? what does Thinkific do for the teacher if it is live teaching/tutoring/coaching? thank you

[@GRUMO]

Hello, you can use Zoom only but then you'll need a way to promote your classes. This typically will be a website or a landing page where you can explain your class and collect payments. You'll also need a way to manage your students and ideally collect testimonials. Thinkific allows you to do all of that and much more.

[@NiCaNaMex]

@@GRUMO excellent, thank you so much 🌴

[@carlodavid7966]

Hello! I already have a paid domain site, can I integrate it with thinkific? Thank you!

[@GRUMO]

Yes you can with one of their paid plans.

[@IvyIvers]

wow this was SO helpful thank you!!

[@GRUMO]

Cheers!

[@Smartergoalie]

Can you please advise me as my version of the menu is different. Are u on a paid subscription? I don't see a theme library, thx. Great video otherwise

[@GRUMO]

Yes. The interface has changed.

[@Arabian_Abomination]

Very good tutorial

[@GRUMO]

Thanks!

[@dejansoftware]

Hi. Is it true that they switch free plan from 3 courses to 1?

[@GRUMO]

Yes. Now the free plan includes only one course.

[@dejansoftware]

@@GRUMO any other alternatives? Teachable free plan 1 course too...

[@GRUMO]

@@dejansoftware I don't know of other alternatives with similar or better features/pricing at this moment.

[@JulieMarie42]

How can delegates get a certificate at the end of the course - is this possible? Preferably emailed to them.

[@GRUMO]

Yes, Thinkific offers the option to issue customizable completion certificates to students. A certificate is issued as soon as your students complete all lessons within your course.They will need to make sure to click Complete & continue on every lesson to reach 100% completion. The certificates are not emailed, when they complete the course a pop up appears with a "Get your certificate" button to download it as a PDF.

[@TopGunDogTraining]

Great tutorial video

[@GRUMO]

You’re welcome

[@sandracespedes5606]

Does Thinkific have an attendance feature?

[@GRUMO]

Thinkific has student reports that will show you how much progress students have made.

[@LawOfAttractionJesus]

Thank you I have just joined thinkific and are the courses video only or can they be written courses downloadable for the students ? Cant seem to find the answers on the site. Thank you in advance.

[@GRUMO]

Hi Deborah, your lessons on Thinkific can be video, written text, images, PDFs, or any type of file really. When you create a new lesson you will see several options to choose from.

[@LawOfAttractionJesus]

@@GRUMO Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly thank you - have subscribed

[@GRUMO]

@@LawOfAttractionJesus Thanks!

[@FaheemSait]

More power to you... Faheem from India. Lovely step by step video. You're video helped me to help my students understand the process better. I would love to have your interview for my students online, where they can interact with you and ask you QnA. You will feel the excitement at the end of the session when you do your guest lecture for us. How can I send you the invitation please?

[@GRUMO]

Thanks Faheem. For any inquiries please email support at grumo dot com

[@gulimrkh6588]

i do not understand where i can host my first course. For example i want to send it to my friend and how i can do this?

[@GRUMO]

Hi Gulim. Once you publish your course on Thinkific you can share the link to it by going to the course, selecting the tab "Publish" and clicking on "Preview as landing page". Then you can copy and paste that link and send it to your friend. Make sure the word "preview" at the end of the link before you share it.

[@gulimrkh6588]

@@GRUMO Thanks

[@venussuki]

I published one course under my online school logo. Thank you! But now when I click on New Course I don't see the blank course option. The button will only redirect me to upgrade. I click on upgrade now and then scroll down and click I don't want to upgrade but when I go back and try again it still won't allow me to click blank course. I clicked on New Course several times but it always redirects me to upgrade. Even the Thinkific help page demonstrates how to upload a new course and how to click on blank page. However, it doesn't work. Can anyone help me figure out how to fix this or explain what's happening? Thank you.

[@GRUMO]

On the free account you’re allowed 3 courses. Make sure you have created less than 3 courses. Otherwise it could be a bug and you should contact Thinkific support for help.

[@RosasResources]

Go ahead and invest in yourself if you didn't one course already , no fear jump in the pool and get to the next level.

[@damienalbino2243]

Can I use Leadpages.net as my landing page and than redirect my potential students to the payment page on Thinkific?

[@GRUMO]

Yes, you can. I use Clickfunnels for a landing page and then they get a coupon link with an applied discount pointing to Thinkific. Thinkific’s coupon option is only available on paid plans though.

[@damienalbino2243]

@@GRUMO could I still do it without the coupon?

[@joanianbl8111]

Excellent !

[@jaleesah]

Very helpful! Thanks

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure Jaleesa!

[@javailable2527]

Great content my friend.

[@tuananhdo1870]

How other people enroll the course? (How you can create a link for them to enroll)

[@GRUMO]

Here is how: Under "Manage Learning Content" click on "Courses". Then click on the course you want to send students to. Then, go to that course "Settings" tab and scroll down where it says "Course URL". Copy and paste the URL that appears as text under the "Course URL" input field. That is the link you can send to your potential buyers to enroll on your course.

[@OverseasChineseLiveStreaming]

thank you

[@GRUMO]

You’re welcome!

[@nclvalentin]

Hello there! I have a problem with my course, if you can help me. So, I did everything rom this video but when someone tries to buy my course, they can`t complete the payment. They can click on "buy now" button and they can see the price but they can`t buy it. Can you help me, please?

[@GRUMO]

Did you integrate your account with either a valid PayPal or Stripe account? If your integrations are working then the payments should work. If they don’t then you should get in touch with Thinkific’s support.

[@anaidxd]

Hello, I'm managing a pro plan in Thinkific and I can't see some of the options that you mention, like Branding. Why do you think is happening?

[@GRUMO]

Branding should appear under "Design Your Site" tab on the left menu. I'm not sure why it would not show under a paid account. You may need to get in touch with Thinkific to get help on this.

[@MYResearchPlace]

how can you put this course on your own website?

[@GRUMO]

You can't. Thinkific is where you host your online course but you can have a link to your course on Thinkific posted on your website. Thinkific also offers sales widgets that you can embed on your website to generate sales to your courses right from your own website.

[@nadarTelevision]

Brilliant.Thanks

[@GRUMO]

You are welcome!

[@CHEKnows]

OMG, this is so overwhelming to me because some of the tabs you’re mentioning, I don’t see. For example, the Site builder, the text option, adding tabs...are those options in the paid version?

[@GRUMO]

If you don’t see any features it’s probably because they are only available on the paid plans.

[@CHEKnows]

@@GRUMO thanks for your response 👍

[@iolair1973]

Muchas gracias, Miguel

[@GRUMO]

De nada!

[@juliefreeman8125]

I'd like to download the checklist but the link doesn't seem to be working.

[@GRUMO]

It should work!

[@brettmarrow8419]

Gracias Primo! 👍🏽

[@kanchiperera8323]

Is payonerr a payment method of thinkific???

[@GRUMO]

They don't use Payoneer. They use integrations with Stripe and PayPal.

[@kanchiperera8323]

@@GRUMO thank you.

[@stuffychicks1196]

Beast!

[@healthyandawakepodcast]

Thank you!

[@GRUMO]

My pleasure

[@gulimrkh6588]

is it free? for first courses?

[@GRUMO]

Yes. You can host up to three courses for free.

[@gulimrkh6588]

@@GRUMO i do not understand where i can host my first course. For example i want to send it to my friend and how i can do this?

[@monicavalverde-nutricion]

Thank you!!

[@GRUMO]

You're welcome Mónica!