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 Digital Products to Sell Online in 2025

10 Best Digital Products to Sell Online in 2025

In an era where digital dominates, selling digital products is one of the smartest ways to build a profitable and sustainable online business. Unlike physical products that require inventory, shipping, and logistical headaches, digital goods exist purely in the virtual world, making them...

8 Best Teachable Alternatives for Online Course Creators in 2025

8 Best Teachable Alternatives for Online Course Creators in 2025

If you’re looking for Teachable alternatives, chances are you’re frustrated with its limitations.  You may feel jaded by high transaction fees, rigid design options, or lackluster customer support, in which case you need a platform that better fits your needs. Fortunately, there are plenty of...

LearnDash vs Teachable: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Software

LearnDash vs Teachable: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Software

(Updated for July 2025 with Teachable's plan changes in June) If you’re a teacher looking to take your courses online or a content creator looking for ways to share your knowledge on a particular subject, the LMS (learning management system) that you choose is going to be the most important tool...

Complete Steps to Creating a Digital Product (And Then Profiting)

Complete Steps to Creating a Digital Product (And Then Profiting)

From SaaS startups to marketing agencies and ecommerce websites, the internet presents an endless amount of business opportunities with reasonably low barriers to entry. An entrepreneur's dream, if you will. What's even more jaw-dropping is that many entrepreneurs are finding great success in...

How to Write a Lesson Plan Template: A Practical Guide for Educators

How to Write a Lesson Plan Template: A Practical Guide for Educators

Creating a lesson plan template that keeps your teaching organized and engaging doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Whether you’re teaching elementary school or high school, a solid lesson plan ensures clarity, consistency, and student success. In this guide, we’ll walk through the key elements of an...

The Best Video Format for WordPress: Keeping Your Site Fast and User-Friendly

The Best Video Format for WordPress: Keeping Your Site Fast and User-Friendly

Videos can transform your WordPress site, making content more engaging and dynamic. But there’s a catch—if your videos take too long to load, users will bounce before they even hit play. That’s why choosing the right format for your Wordpress video hosting is so important. If you’ve ever wondered...

Product Updates

Release Notes: May 2024

Release Notes: May 2024

Hello Spotlightr fam, it's time for another edition of release notes.  Our last one was at the end of 2023 and at that time we were on version 5.1.54.  It's been a little over 4 months since then, bringing us 14 more releases during that time. Included in those was a major release to v5.2.0 on...

Release Notes: December 2023

Release Notes: December 2023

Time for some updates!  Our last blog update was in July, so we are long overdue.  Since July we've updated the Spotlightr platform 15 times (about one update per week, with some weeks skipped).  We are currently on version 5.1.54. One notable update wasn't a feature, but pricing.  We are always...

Spotlightr Galleries

Spotlightr Galleries

What is a Gallery? In the most simple of terms, it's a single web page that hosts one or more videos.  Imagine a set-up similar to Netflix, but for learning, presenting, and discovering.  It's simple and quick to set up, but it can also give a beautiful, elegant page...

The Spotlightr Player – Design Examples

The Spotlightr Player – Design Examples

At Spotlightr we pride ourselves at being the most customizable video player available.  From the branding options to player controls and features, there isn't another hosting company that can do more. We get lots of questions from people asking how the player looks. ...

Release Notes: April 2023

Release Notes: April 2023

Happy Spring!  We've spent the last few months on mostly improvements to already existing features but we did squeeze in some new stuff.  Some of the new features we important, but subtle.  Let's get into it. Live streaming was released to everyone on the platform. ...