ThriveCart Learn+ Review - course creation platform alternative to Teachable, Kajabi, or Thinkific?

[@witandwire]

🛒 Click here to Thrivecart: witandwire.com/thrivecart

[@jneanevictormcdade6348]

Your course was a prayer answered. I've been struggling through setting up Thrivecart on my own. Your video was EXACTLY what I needed to load my content. Now, let me see if I can a video from you that helps you set up checkout pages in Thrivecart!

[@witandwire]

Glad it was helpful and thank you for the video suggestion! -Team Wit & Wire

[@Uniuni266]

This is seriously an amazing video. Thank you for putting this together for all of us and making it so easy to follow. Love that you told us about styling for the course and lessons. Appreciate it so much.

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad this was helpful!

[@LizzVisions]

Great comprehensive tutorial !! I ended up choosing Thrivecart Pro and i’m excited to build my course using Learn too!! Thanks for explaining ! ☺️✨

[@witandwire]

You're welcome! Good luck building your course 😊

[@Steven_Beddall]

Great video, so well explained! Just getting started with Thrivecart, and to my very pleasant surprise you used my music at the end of the video! Thank you 🙂

[@witandwire]

Glad you found it helpful! And you're very welcome.

[@owlie126]

thank you for the video! Do you have a recommendation for the best video hosting platform?

[@witandwire]

Thank you! And good question. Melissa recommends and uses Vimeo. If you haven't already, you can download The Video Toolkit as it provides a side-by-side comparison of Melissa's recommended video and editing tools: witandwire.com/download-video-toolkit/ Team Wit & Wire

[@udo9999]

Today I only had time for the last part of your videos ("Drawbacks and Considerations") but this was really god stuff! Thanks. And yes, I subscribed :)

[@witandwire]

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@udo9999]

Same here: Thanks for the last part. Helpful and very well explained.

[@sam-browne]

Thank you for this - really helpful and a great showcase of exactly what is great about ThriveCart (almost everything) and what is worth considering (hosting video elsewhere).

[@witandwire]

Glad it was helpful!

[@realMartinHamilton]

Thanks for the detailed and educational video on ThriveCart Learn.

[@witandwire]

You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@heyjameshurst]

Thanks for another great video. Am deciding between Circle and Thrivecart for my online course as I use both tools already.

[@witandwire]

We love (and use) both inside Wit & Wire. - Team Wit & Wire

[@FlowCreators]

At 07:29 I see how you’ve integrated active campaign. What other integrated services do they work with and or do they have their own email marketing plan?

[@witandwire]

Great questions: ThriveCart doesn’t include any email marketing features. You can see a list of our recommended platforms here: witandwire.com/coursetoolkit-youtube 2. Here’s a full list of the current ThriveCart integrations: support.thrivecart.com/help-categories/integrations/

[@willbombardier9045]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you Melissa! 🙏

[@witandwire]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheUndefeatedDad]

This was an excellent review. Thank you fo much. You have a new subscriber

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad this tutorial was helpful. Thank you for subscribing! 😊

[@OneMillionSpenders]

Thank you for this tutorial. It was super helpful!

[@witandwire]

You're welcome!

[@GuyMonroeVoice]

Wonderful! Great work! Great teacher! Very generous! Thank you! - Guy

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad this was helpful! 😊

[@aumathome]

Great video! Curious to know if there is a way to create a search function for the videos that are embedded in the lessons (i.e. I'm building a yoga class database and would like to be able to have students search by theme, length, style, etc.)

[@witandwire]

Great question. It’s not natively possible within ThriveCart (or many course platforms). But if it’s a feature you know is a must-have for your business, you might be interested in witandwire.com/searchie

[@CindyDallowPhDRD]

This is very helpful, thank you! Do you have a tutorial on how to add a slide presentation to a module or lesson in Thrivecart?

[@witandwire]

Great question! We don't currently have any free resources for this, but this is the kind of support Melissa offers inside Course Builders: witandwire.com/course-builders We'd recommend search in Thrivecart Learn+ support: support.thrivecart.com/help-categories/thrivecart-learn/ Or if you need individualized support, reach out to their support directly. In our experience, they are always helpful and responsive. We hope this helps, Team Wit & Wire

[@aiayou]

Very happy that I have found your channel. I'm researching now how to build an online course, and your content helps tremendously. I don't know anything about checkouts, refunds, customer-support, mailing at all that administrative stuff, so it would be great to hear more about it. As I adapt my course for online, I am sure that I can tell at least if the course is turning out good or bad, but the idea that students might have a bad experience because I messed up some financial stuff is terrifying.

[@witandwire]

So glad you've found our videos helpful! Those are great suggestions, so I'll bookmark those for future video ideas.

[@MikeMatthewsRules]

@@witandwire I dont see anything about thrive learn or Lean + as an upsell are these still included?

[@Chrisgotsoul]

Thanks for sharing ! I was leaning towards Thrivecart despite no video hosting and email marketing, but not being able to attach files for download is such a bummer .

[@witandwire]

If it helps, you can host files in Google Drive (or Dropbox) and that works well for a lot of business owners. (I use Google Drive, personally!)

[@Steven26123]

@witandwire Hi Melissa, thank you so much for this breakdown!!!! I've found your videos, and your course platform comparison, extremely helpful. There's still one thing I don't understand... Do you need a web host to use thrivecart? I get that you need an external video host for the course videos, but do I need a web host like bluehost, hostinger, dreamhost, etc. to use a custom domain for my thrivecart course..? It would be incredibly helpful to understand this. Thanks again for the great videos

[@witandwire]

Thank you! I’m so glad the video was helpful, and great question. You don’t need a web host for ThriveCart, but if you’d like to use a custom domain, you’d need to purchase it through a domain registrar. (I like witandwire.com/namecheap)

[@Steven26123]

@@witandwire Thank you so much! Your recommendations have been life savers :)

[@jasminechen9901]

Great tutorial, clear and helpful! Thank you so much 😊 I also use loom but one question…. Will students download and share the video link? I’m worried about that.

[@witandwire]

Great question! Loom videos aren’t downloadable unless you enable a setting that makes the video downloadable. (In my account, by default, all videos are NOT downloadable.) I hope that helps!

[@thedrDraw]

I'm just crunching your videos! Do you know if Thrivecart also has EU vat registration?

[@witandwire]

Yes, you can learn more about the EU VAT number validation here: support.thrivecart.com/help/eu-vat-number-validation/

[@kathieowen]

Thank you this was very helpful!

[@witandwire]

You're welcome!

[@yogawithcarlycr]

this was really informative thank you! I have one question, you said you use loom on thrivecart for your videos. Can you use youtube unlisted video URLs?

[@witandwire]

Good question! Unfortunately, URLs won't work, you have to use an embed code. You can find more information about adding videos to your lessons here: support.thrivecart.com/help/adding-videos-to-your-lessons/

[@yogawithcarlycr]

@@witandwire thank you!

[@MsMelody]

Oh my gosh! Awesome information and you're a natural teacher! Thank you sooo9 much! I can see that I can do this! I already use LOOM and I have gained some confidence by watching this video. I will come back to it and your other videos when I start to set up my course. ❤ Thank you again! So fabulous 😊

[@witandwire]

Thank you! That's so nice 😊, I'm thrilled that both this video and the Loom tutorial have been helpful for you! And I'm sure I'll be around whenever you're ready for more course creation :)

[@WritersGuildBer]

Thank you for the video! It was really helpful. I used it while building my course! I just wanted to make sure I understand: When someone purchases the course through the checkout page, do they automatically get access to it? Like how does that work? I did the step you showed in the video with fulfilment and adding to a membership site, but do they get a link automatically to sign up, or should I use my email automation to send them a link?

[@witandwire]

You’re welcome! I’m so glad it was helpful. And great question. ThriveCart will send them a very basic account creation link automatically post-purchase.

[@michaelbonky]

Hi, if a student use a smartphone or tablet, is backend reponsive and good UX or is thrivecart not recommended for mobile use.. and I mean only students view.

[@witandwire]

Great question. ThriveCart doesn’t currently have a mobile app, nor would I say that they have a particularly optimized mobile experience. So if you know mobile is a top priority for your students, then I might recommend another platform from our top picks here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4XdeHR_r7VmqcUsi=TOjnR4Z_kLM4NYtD

[@Chrisgotsoul]

Is the quality interface for the student comparable Kajabi ?

[@witandwire]

They’re similar, although in some ways, ThriveCart’s is more customizable. You can see my Kajabi tutorial here for comparison: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGeppXWrq7h0bdUsi=roxiD4JrDjlf_6Qr

[@Chrisgotsoul]

Thanks @@witandwire

[@EverydayMagicwithJessHook]

So do you use ThriveCart AND still have a separate resource to build your website?

[@witandwire]

Good question! Yes, we use Thrivecart as our checkout system. Course platforms are Teachable and Circle, and our website platform is Showit. -Team Wit & Wire

[@m.ferris]

Could you please add a video explaining how to automatize the certification of completion at the end of the couse, please? I cannot find anyone explainig that in KZbin

[@witandwire]

ThriveCart doesn’t currently have a certificate of completion, so if you’re looking for the option, I’d recommend a separate third-party tool or process.

[@joshm8395]

Great video! Do you have any plans to do a video on pricing strategies for online courses? I see that they vary alot. Some people do one time purchases for mini courses. Some group everything together and charge large fees for an all inclusive experience. Some do a monthly subscription. Sone do yearly. Any thoughts on when to use which?

[@witandwire]

Thank you! And that's a great question. I'll definitely add that as an idea for future video, since I'm asked about pricing a lot. There's not a one-size-fits-all approach, but I can think about some ideas to share a few starting points or resources. Thanks for suggesting it!

[@youressentialife]

would love a checkout tutorial

[@witandwire]

Awesome, thank you for the vote!

[@christopherwilliams3374]

Hello - I need help getting rid of Stripe Enhanced on my ThriveCart, in FAQ it's saying to choose the legacy stripe in processors under my product, but there is no option for that shown.

[@witandwire]

We've had great experience with ThriveCart's support team. We'd recommend asking them to take a closer look at your account. - Team Wit & Wire

[@melifestyledesign]

Thank you for this very complete video walkthrough. Especially showing us the end user part. Quick question: what about available languages?

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad it was helpful! And great question. ThriveCart currently supports 10 base languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), and Portuguese (Brazil).

[@nicolekotrbovaphotography4393]

Hey Melissa thank you so much for this video, I'm looking for a platform where to create courses but also be able to sell spots on my offline workshops and coaching sessions with me, I know that thrive cart is great for also selling the coaching sessions spots etc but for online courses I've heard that kajabi is the best, what is your opinion? I would prefer to just have ONE platform for all. Thank you so much!

[@witandwire]

Hi Nicole, While every business owner's needs are different, we know there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer. Here are a few resources we'd recommend checking out as you research which platform is right for you: Online Course Toolkit: This free resource includes a side-by-side comparison of Melissa's top recommendations, and it's updated regularly. You can download it here; witandwire.com/coursetoolkit Course Platform Comparison video on KZbin (kzbin.info/www/bejne/poSkfWCsn9N3q9k): You may have already seen it, but this is our most popular video comparing some of the best options for self-paced online courses. We hope this helps, - Team Wit & Wire

[@CertifyC3]

Can you advise on embedding mp3 audio in Thrivecart Learn?

[@witandwire]

Great question! You can embed anything that provides you with a code snippet in ThriveCart. (They do have an HTML block.) So that should work for audio.

[@floracastillon]

Really useful. I am on Kajabi :)

[@witandwire]

I'm glad this was helpful. You may have already seen it, but we have a tutorial on Kajabi: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGeppXWrq7h0bdUsi=PApDDwmYB56IHenM

[@islasierraco]

are we able to use a video made on canva and embed it into a thrivecart lesson?

[@witandwire]

Great question. I tested this and yes, it’s possible! As you likely know, you can’t do any editing (i.e. trims or cuts) in the Canva video, but if it’s a tool you’re already using and familiar with, then it is embeddable within ThriveCart. The UX is decent.

[@askme3411]

A dealbreaker for me is quizzes. Has that been added yet?

[@witandwire]

Good question. They haven’t been added, nor would I expect it. But if that’s the only missing feature, you could consider a third party option.

[@LocksmithDVD]

The ThriveCart "lifetime" offer is referring to the lifetime of the current software platform. Any idea how long that would be? Thanks for the great video.

[@witandwire]

Great question! I’m not sure, although my hope is that ThriveCart’s business lasts a long time. As far as I know, they have no plans to shut down.

[@iamneverwrong6635]

When the student is inside the course in thrive cart do the videos open in a new window (because they are hosted outside of thrive cart) OR does the student stay in thrive cart while watching the course videos. I want to try to create a more seamless experience for the user and want to avoid another window opening up?

[@witandwire]

Videos are directly embedded into Thrivecart, so you students can watch them in ThriveCart without another window opening.

[@iamneverwrong6635]

@@witandwire thanks!

[@michelleagopsowicz]

Thanks for the video! Can you embed a video from KZbin?

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad it was helpful! Yes, you can embed videos in ThriveCart.

[@iamneverwrong6635]

Could I host a PDF on TC through my Flodesk account? Currently my freebies are PDFs that my people access through my flodesk work flows when they sign up for my emails...? I hope that makes sense? Thanks

[@witandwire]

Great question! I think I can answer like this: ThriveCart is unable to host any PDFs, videos, or files of any kind. They all need to be hosted elsewhere, and then you can link to them as URLs in your course. In Flodesk (witandwire.com/flodesk), since you already have a PDF uploaded into an email, there might be a way for you to access that URL to include in your ThriveCart course. (For example, you could create a draft email, send yourself a test, and then grab the URL.) I hope that helps and makes sense!

[@iamneverwrong6635]

@@witandwire yes it does I will try it out And update you!

[@webdev8283]

@@iamneverwrong6635 does it work?

[@Poppillon]

Good video 👍

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@thewebmedics]

Is it still not responsive? Ie. works only on desktop?

[@witandwire]

They are mobile responsive, but there is no app. So although users could log into their ThriveCart learn courses on a mobile web browser, the experience is best suited for a desktop computer, definitely.

[@thegirlconfident]

Thank you for the info. When you say that ThriveCartLearn doesn't have a mobile app, does that mean the course isn't accessible even through a mobile web browser?

[@witandwire]

Great question! Yes, you would still be able to access via a mobile web browser.

[@futurofinanciero90]

Is possible to have a space for students to leave their comments and questions below the video in each lesson?

[@witandwire]

Great question. In ThriveCart, it’s not currently possible (nor is it on their immediate roadmap). You can add a comment box with a third-party tool (embedded), but it’s not a native feature.

[@geoattoronto]

In building the course template I would like to add my usual elements for the course to the template. Is that an option?

[@witandwire]

What types of elements are you thinking? There are quite a few types of blocks, so I'm almost sure it should be possible!

[@nancyallen33707]

Love the video! Any thoughts on CourseFunnels? It is a very easy-to-use platform for beginners. It supports 17 languages & has lots of free plugins for sale. Plus it can automatically generate course completion certificates & so much more!

[@witandwire]

Great question. I’m familiar with CourseFunnels, but I haven’t tested it personally. Based on reviews, I saw that other business owners found it too technical, so that’s why I haven’t pursued it too much, but I know others who are happy with it. So it’s up to you!

[@bibhashroyhello]

You have not explained custom domain in Learn+

[@witandwire]

Is there a specific question you have about custom domains in Learn+ ? We'd be happy to answer it for you or recommend a support resource. - Team Wit & Wire

[@allthingsrachelmarie]

Why not use You Tube and be unlisted and it is free right? My other concern is not being able to do on phone...can u if u go to your internet browser on phone? Prob clunky. Some people dont have a computer but have Ipad or phone so I see this as a potential prob

[@witandwire]

Great questions: 1. Why not KZbin? Even if you hosted your videos on KZbin, you would still need a way to collect payments and deliver locked access to the curriculum, neither of which is easily doable with KZbin. But beyond that, it’s much easier to protect your videos (so that they can’t be downloaded or shared) when you host your videos privately. 2. What if you can’t use a phone? I’m not sure if this question is about creating the course or having students take it, but for the course creator, I do agree that having access to a computer will typically provide the best experience for the full course planning, creating, and sales process. For students, some course platforms are more mobile-friendly than others. ThriveCart courses can be accessed via mobile browser, but other platforms might have apps, if that’s a core feature you’d be looking for. (One example is witandwire.com/circle) I hope those answers help!

[@allthingsrachelmarie]

@@witandwire Okay, I mean if you use Thrivecart's Learn platform for the course creation and used You Tube and marked your videos as "Unlisted" would that work for a "free" option for making your videos and inserting in your Learn course? That wouldn't create a worry over downloading or sharing would it? And yes, I meant for taking the course when referring to using a browser on your phone....I am sad that they don't have a mobile friendly way like Kajabi does to easily take the course via an app. Explaining all these things and not having them work easily is a concern of mine. So, I want to think through all the options.

[@florianwurm4220]

Thank you so much for your thoughtful review and insight. And btw, I love your big eyes. If I was your BF I would lose myself in them. Hope that didn't sound all too creepy coming from a complete internet stranger ;) :D I wish you the best.

[@witandwire]

Thank you! I'm glad the review was helpful!

[@koen6057]

A video on how you use the more traditional side of ThriveCart is definitely of interest!

[@witandwire]

Noted! Thank you for the vote!