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.

10 Best LearnWorlds Alternatives for Online Course Creation in 2026

10 Best LearnWorlds Alternatives for Online Course Creation in 2026

If you’re on the hunt for LearnWorlds alternatives, you’re not alone. LearnWorlds has a lot going for it, but it’s not the right fit for everyone. Maybe the pricing feels a little steep. Maybe the platform’s complexity is slowing you down instead of speeding you up. Whatever your reason, the good...

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....

Product Updates

Release Notes: October 2020

Release Notes: October 2020

Fall is centered around big changes with Spotlightr.  That means completing our entire rebrand and continuing to make progress with our infrastructure changes. And with that we've introduced a new plan to the platform, the Polaris plan.  The Startup and Enterprise plans are no longer available to...

Release Notes: August 2020

Release Notes: August 2020

This summer was packed with big changes to our platform, including a complete re-brand and the beginnings of new infrastructure changes designed to improve overall performance in both the back-end and front-end. As we  head into the fall we'll continue to work towards our new player and more...

Release Notes: April 2018

Release Notes: April 2018

April efforts focused on two enhancements:  performance optimization and a rework of overlays & annotation CTAs.  These are major improvements which we've completed and are in the final phases of testing. Read below for more details regarding this updates and...

Release Notes: March 2018

Release Notes: March 2018

Spring is just about here!  We've made some nice improvements and we're also very pleased with the goals that we have set up for this next quarter coming up.  There were a lot of modifications and improvements on existing features, as well as some new additionals. ...

Release Notes: February 2018

Release Notes: February 2018

February was a busy month for the Spotlightr team. We have done a lot of improvements, established new support hours, added new BETA features and as per huge demand we brought you the affiliate program that you were all talking about so much. Let’s have a look and dig...