Full Tutorial: How to Create & Sell Online Courses in Circle.so

[@witandwire]

Try Circle free for 14 days at witandwire.com/circle Or you can watch our full Circle Tutorial here, including community setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZjbaK1rrNeSa7M

[@c0rvidae]

Awesome as usual! Pricing strategy vid would be dope! Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@witandwire]

That's a great suggestion! I’ll add that idea to the list - thank you!

[@lluiszardoya]

really helpful video, thank you!

[@witandwire]

You're welcome!

[@heyjameshurst]

Thanks Melissa, another helpful video. Am considering building courses on Circle and this video is helping me decide.

[@witandwire]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@indybindyfabrics3851]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I’d love to know more about the Circle upsell feature. I can only find references to it online but nothing showing how it actually works

[@witandwire]

Great question. To my knowledge, you can’t actually create a classic upsell, i.e. a product sold immediately after checkout (the way you can in platforms like ThriveCart, witandwire.com/thrivecart). I think in Circle, when they talk about “upselling” members, they mean making Private spaces that are locked, which invite members - perhaps free members - to see those locked pages and then decide to upgrade to a higher tier to unlock those Spaces.

[@NetworkAutomationNerds]

Thank you, this is very helpful! For Loom videos, can we restrict the access to only Circle? In other words, does the privacy setting on the Loom video need to be 'anybody with link can view' or can it be something more restrictive like what Vimeo offers? Thank you in advance!

[@witandwire]

Great question! You could share your Loom video in Circle using the 'anybody with link can view' setting because in a Circle community people are added by invitation only. If you wanted to give only certain people access to these Loom videos, you could create and segment your members into different spaces. We hope this helps, Team Wit & Wire

[@golombardo]

Great video, thank YOU! Very helpful. Do you know, is it possible to share a link to a lesson? We use circle as sort of an intranet, so it's helpful to be able to share if somebody asks a question or is looking for something. I know you can share from other areas/posts....

[@witandwire]

Great question! Yes, each lesson, post, and event has a unique URL and page so you can share direct links internally. Also, I just released a new Circle tutorial to show off their new features released over the last year. You can watch it here, I hope it’s helpful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnSvpX99qLqad6s

[@geldinvestieren]

explain so well, 18:00 but it still pisses me off why circle.so doesn not track the videos.. why is there with each and every tool alsways something missing, the one tool that does it all.. I want.. :=

[@witandwire]

I’m glad you found the video helpful! I agree it’s tough to find a tool that has 100% of the features we each want, but I think a lot of great options come close. Or sometimes adding one additional tool to the mix can help solve a specific problem.

[@juneseventeen61]

Hi Melissa. Thank you for this video. I have an active training business, with 20+ recorded courses. I am interested in putting together various combinations of courses to receive certification in a specific area. This would mean it would be a membership - but there would need to be a comprehension/quiz requirement before being allowed to move on to the next level. Is this possible in circle?

[@witandwire]

Good question! Circle does have quiz capabilities. You can find out more information on how to set up quizzes here: help.circle.so/p/courses/course-setup/set-up-quizzes

[@valeriechivinge]

Hey Melissa, great video. Would you know if circle accepts payments form Africa, or rather which payment gateways they would accept from South Africa?

[@witandwire]

We'd recommend checking with Circle directly. We are based in the U.S. and know that payments can vary country to country. Here's a link to Circle's FAQ payment section: circle.so/payments/ We hope this helps, -Team Wit & Wire

[@valeriechivinge]

Thank you

[@TwinkiesDesigns]

How does this compare to Teachable for a new creator?

[@witandwire]

Great question. I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all answer, which is why I offer the comparison. (That way business owners can see which features are most important to them and make their decision.) But in general, as of the latest platform audit (summer 2023), I recommend: For an all-in-one solution (with a website, email marketing, course creation): Kajabi, and I have an extended 30-day trial for W&W’s audience here: witandwire.com/kajabi For anyone who wants the best value and already has a website (or plans to create one separately): ThriveCart (witandwire.com/thrivecart)

[@mulukentadele8413]

Hey Melissa, what platform do you recommend that can do it all? I am looking for a platform that I can use to host courses but be able to use it to charge for my services all in one.

[@witandwire]

Here are a few resources we'd recommend checking out: 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

[@andreasntritsos]

Thank you for the video, it is very helpful. I have one question, I tried to embed using Loom, but the share link icon stays on the video, so members can copy the Loom link and share the video wherever they wish. Do you know any solution on that or do you recommend any Loom alternative, so we don't consume the Cicles's GB of storing space? Thanks!

[@witandwire]

Great question, and I know exactly what you’re talking about. Unfortunately, there’s no way to hide that button with the combo of Circle + Loom, and although I’ve tested other embedding tools, I don’t have a great alternative yet. (Vimeo and Bunny.net likely work, but I haven’t tested either one.) I do think for most course creators, the native Circle storage is likely the easiest solution, but maybe one of those two options proves useful. I’d also recommend reporting the concern to Circle. The more people who hear the request to allow us to natively add embeddable snippets (rather than just using their Embed feature), the more likely it is to get prioritized.

[@andreasntritsos]

@@witandwire Thank you for your reply and yes, I will report that to Circle support.

[@pappyjulz9877]

I believe you can download loom video, so you won’t have to share the link, all you need to do is post the video from your file then you go ahead to put it on view only just so your students can see the video but will not be able to download or share the video

[@andreasntritsos]

@@pappyjulz9877 so you mean download the video from loom and then upload it directly to Circle? If that's what you mean then it will consume the Circle storage which I don't want to happen. If you mean something different please explain a little bit more. Thanks anyway!!

[@SingaporeTuition]

Thank you! This is very useful. One question: Does Circle allow for more than one person to create/edit the lesson? Can I assign roles and permissions to enable course co-creation?

[@witandwire]

Great question. Yes, you can on the Professional plan. (You get 1 admin on Basic, 3 on Pro.) It’s not covered in the new tutorial specifically, but if curious, we just released an updated full Circle tutorial today here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnSvpX99qLqad6s

[@SingaporeTuition]

Thank you! @@witandwire

[@manniewatkins5124]

Thank you. This was very helpful. I'm a health coach and I'm building courses and have used Stan store to sell digital downloads and freebies but was looking for a platform to create courses and have a community component and your video was very helpful. I also have system io account and am very familiar with it. Do you know If we can integrate system io ( for the email marketing piece) with Circle and could I also upload a Circle course in my Stan store so that people access it via that platform ?

[@witandwire]

Great question. It’s tough to know exactly what to recommend without doing a deeper dive, but it’s likely that you only need two of those three platforms long term. (I’m guessing Systeme is unnecessary, since you can create courses with Circle.) The TLDR of how you could integrate Stan with Circle is that they’re both on Zapier, and that’s likely the best way to connect a Stan purchase with a Circle enrollment, but there could be a handful of different options that would work. I hope that helps get you started!

[@markd4813]

Great Video!!! One Question- If i wanna just add my already existing course to circle, is the "basic plan" enough, or i have to choose "proffesional"?

[@witandwire]

Great question! Courses aren’t available on the Basic plan, so you’re right that you’d need to upgrade to Professional.

[@bobbyfordstudios]

Thanks for the excellent video! The thing I don't understand about Circle is (a) is everything tucked under a single paywall, or (b) can I paywall off specific offers? For example (made up) Let's pretend I launch a paid "Amatuer Filmmakers" paid community for $50 per month. What this entitles people to is all of my pop-up workshops, handled as events, and community support. But lets pretend I want to offer a 6 month "From Script To Shoot" space for very advanced filmmakers, $650 a month. Can I do that? I have no problem with the VIP 6 month (in the pretend example) having access to everything, by the the $650 month needs to only be accessible to those participants. Is that possible? I saw your paywall section, but was unclear, using my VIP example, if the option to only collect 6 monthly payments exists (again, per the pretend example). Your time is greatly appreciated!

[@witandwire]

Good question! I recommend taking a look at Circle's support area, starting with this article on paywalls: help.circle.so/p/payments/paywall-setup/paywalls-overviews Team Wit & Wire

[@juliapiva]

Thank you so much 💛

[@witandwire]

You're welcome!

[@annahill4552]

Great video! Question: Can I sell a course on Circle as a standalone purchase? For example, I want clients to JUST be able to access the course I create without being part of the community, is that possible?

[@witandwire]

Good question! Yes, the discussion area is optional but recommended for member engagement.

[@EnglishwithTMack]

Wow! This seem so good! Does circle have a 100% free plan?

[@witandwire]

No, Circle doesn't have a free plan but if you want to try it out, you can create a free 14-day Circle trial here: witandwire.com/circle (For transparency, that’s our partner link.)

[@wenbo318]

Thank you so much for sharing! But the free resources on your website can't be downloaded at all! Not sure why there is no download link! Thanks!

[@witandwire]

Sorry about that! We're currently working on our site. If you email us at [e-mail] and let us know which resource you'd like to download, we'd be happy to help you directly. - Team Wit & Wire

[@ivelinatodeva11]

Thanks for the video. One thing i didn't understand is if i create my course on that platform does that mean that every person who wants to purchase the course has to create an account in order to watch it? Thanks :)

[@witandwire]

Great question! Your students would have to setup a Circle account to have access.

[@dodimoncrief7586]

How did you get your community to look like that ?

[@witandwire]

It’s all native customizations in Circle (witandwire.com/circle) combined with images we designed using Canva (witandwire.com/canva)

[@ozgenuroz]

Hello , I want to find customer for Smma working. But ı think thıs not appropriate for me

[@witandwire]

It's ultimately up to your preference and your business needs, but if you'd like to see our current recommendations, you can download our Course Creator Toolkit: witandwire.com/download-course-creation-toolkit/ - Team Wit & Wire

[@geldinvestieren]

19:30 how to i track in comments and post how far a student is in the course, how insane komplex ist that. sorry.. ??

[@witandwire]

If I understand the question correctly, all student comments are tracked in an inbox so it’s easier for the instructor to see them all in one place.

[@nimble_kimble_]

I'm a little concerned about their customer service. I sent a support request over 5 days ago, and a follow up email and still have no response 😬

[@witandwire]

I'm sorry to hear that! I hope they get back to you soon.

[@geldinvestieren]

i want more

[@witandwire]

Stay tuned 😊