The Startup Filmmaker’s Journey to Creating an Online Course. 

Follow business-owner Michael as he takes you with him on his journey to create his own course.  All the detail and tangible results, with real-time case study content.

Monetize Your Expertise: Top Tips for Turning Knowledge into Income

Monetize Your Expertise: Top Tips for Turning Knowledge into Income

You’ve spent years building skills, solving problems, and gaining insights. But what if those experiences could do more than just live in your head or your day job? Monetizing your expertise means turning what you know into something people will pay for. Whether it’s coaching, writing, teaching,...

Creating a Value Ladder: Best Practices and Examples

Creating a Value Ladder: Best Practices and Examples

A value ladder helps businesses guide customers from small, low-risk purchases to higher-priced, high-value offers. This structured approach increases revenue, but also strengthens customer relationships by meeting their needs at each stage of the buying journey. When done right, a value ladder...

LearnDash vs Kajabi: 5 Questions To Ask When Choosing Your LMS

LearnDash vs Kajabi: 5 Questions To Ask When Choosing Your LMS

Creating an online course requires more than just crafting compelling content. A successful course also depends on the platform you use to deliver it. Your LMS (learning management system) should align with your goals, whether they focus on engaging students, streamlining operations, or scaling...

How to Build a Microteaching Lesson Plan That Actually Works

How to Build a Microteaching Lesson Plan That Actually Works

Planning a lesson can feel like a balancing act. You’re trying to organize your thoughts, keep students engaged, manage time effectively, and deliver content in a way that makes sense. It’s easy to feel pulled in too many directions at once. Microteaching helps you step back and focus on one part...

The 12 Best Membership Site Platforms for 2026: A Creator’s Guide

The 12 Best Membership Site Platforms for 2026: A Creator’s Guide

A well-built membership site offers more than just exclusive content—it provides a dedicated space where people can learn, engage, and connect. The platform you choose influences everything from user experience to long-term growth, making it one of the most important decisions in your journey....

Top 25 YouTube Channel Ideas Without Showing Your Face

Top 25 YouTube Channel Ideas Without Showing Your Face

Let’s face it: being on camera isn’t for everyone. Maybe you're not comfortable in the spotlight. Maybe your apartment's a mess. Or maybe you just prefer letting your work speak for itself. Whatever the reason, you're not alone—and you don't have to show your face to be a successful creator....

Product Updates

Release Notes: November 2021

Release Notes: November 2021

New plans are coming! Here on this page is the first time we are announcing this.  In a few weeks we are going to be releasing brand new plans for Spotlightr.  Just in time for Christmas cheer! In the fall of 2020 we started offering only one plan, the Polaris plan, to start our "new" company with...

Release Notes: September 2021

Release Notes: September 2021

In August and September we wanted to make sure we got out a few big features that were planned for the the third quarter and we were able to deliver. Those new features included big updates with the introduction of My Themes as well as Team Accounts. My Themes was a result of our desire to make it...

Release Notes: October 2019

Release Notes: October 2019

In the second half of 2019 our focus is on improving the performance of the player itself. We are working on developing a lightweight version of Spotlightr which will leverage several years of lessons learned in optimizing the performance and delivering video content....

Release Notes: June 2019

Release Notes: June 2019

With the first half of 2019 coming to a close we wanted to identify some of the more comprehensive enhancements to the platform.  That doesn't mean we ignored some of the smaller ones, as these in specific use-cases sometimes carry tremendous value with them. New Play...

Publishing with Embedly

Publishing with Embedly

We're very pleased to announce that Spotlightr oEmbeds are now supported on Embedly, the most utilized provider of third party embeds on content publisher platforms. This means that you will now be able to paste the Spotlightr share link on sites like Medium, Reddit,...