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Everything we know
about selling courses.

Guides, tools, data, and honest comparisons — the same research we used to build CourseKit, published free for anyone building a course business.

Start here

The step-by-step guides.

How to sell online courses →

The full 9-step playbook — topic, pricing, hosting, launch, completion. Start with this one.

The 6-week launch playbook →

Week-by-week: waitlist, sales page, the 7-email open-cart sequence, and the tech checklist.

The marketing system →

Four layers, in order — positioning, one discovery channel, an email engine, a launch cycle.

Pricing your course →

Real 2026 benchmarks, a four-step framework, and the fee math most guides skip.

The 5 email sequences →

Welcome, nurture, launch, onboarding, post-course — email-by-email with timing and metrics.

27 course ideas that sell →

Demand-scored across six categories, with price bands and a test for your own idea.

Tools & data

Run your own numbers.

Platform fee calculator →

Slide your monthly revenue and see your take-home on Teachable, Skool, Podia, Kajabi, and CourseKit — side by side, rates verified August 2026.

Completion rates: the data →

From the 5–15% MOOC baseline to 72% cohorts — where students drop off and the seven levers that move the number.

Compare

Choosing a platform, honestly.

The 7 best platforms →

Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific, Podia, Skool, Circle, and CourseKit — ranked with verified 2026 figures.

Kajabi vs Teachable →

The two biggest names, compared — plus the third option both comparisons miss.

Teachable vs Thinkific →

Price, fees, and course depth — and who actually owns your students.

Inside CourseKit

Product deep-dives.

Course builder →

Modules, video, quizzes, drip, assignments, live sessions — rendered as your own Webflow pages.

Automations →

Triggers, branching, delays, and real actions across email, access, and community.

Gamification →

Badges, PDF certificates, points and levels, and community challenges.

Put it into practice.

Everything above assumes one thing: a course business you actually own. That's what CourseKit is for.