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.

How to Start a Coaching Business: Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

How to Start a Coaching Business: Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

Coaching turns experience into impact. When done right, it’s a business that helps people move forward while giving you the freedom to build something of your own. Starting from scratch might feel overwhelming, but the process is more practical than it seems. This guide will take you through each...

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...

Product Updates

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. With this in mind, this is...

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 Button options released...

Release Notes: October

Release Notes: October

We love the fall because with it comes Halloween and then the holiday season.  We're working hard to bring features no other platform can provide, thanks to our customer requests. October brings a lot of new features and exciting opportunities to Spotlightr, as well...

Release Notes: September

Release Notes: September

September didn't bring many new features, but it did bring many new fixes and improvements. This month we were solely focused on improving options and features already on the platform.  We have many of you to thank for reporting issues and leaving us quality feedback...

Release Notes: August

Release Notes: August

After significant performance optimization efforts, a lot of good feedback was gathered which we integrated as new features in August. It's been a busy month with several major improvements, support for hundreds of new integrations as well as improved experience...