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.
Mastering the Launch: Your Essential Guide on How to Launch an Online Course
Eager to share your expertise through an online course but not sure how to launch an online course? This guide cuts through the noise, offering a clear, actionable path to turn your knowledge into a comprehensive online course. We’ll walk you through identifying your audience, creating engaging...
Thinkific Pricing (2024): A Great Free Plan & More
Updated For 2024 Thinkific is one of the most popular online course platforms for course creators everywhere. They boast a diverse customer base ranging from massive brands like Hootsuite and CMF to solopreneurs and everyone in between. Regardless of where you fall in this range, if you’re...
Final Touches: Finalizing Course Assets and Loading Them Into Your LMS and Site (in 10 Easy Steps)
Woah, we’re almost at the end. This is the second-to-last post in our blog series on How to Create Your Own Online Course. I don’t know about you, but I know a lot more than I did when I started. Which I guess is good, since I’m technically supposed to be teaching you as I go! For anyone new...
What Is Teachable? A Comprehensive Review of the Online Learning Platform for 2023
Are you a content creator looking to share your knowledge with the world and earn income in the process? If so, you may be the right place. In this blog post, we delve into the world of Teachable, an online learning platform that empowers instructors to create and sell their courses. From its...
Researching Lighting for iPhone videos? We Got You.
Whatever reasons you may have for choosing to shoot your course videos on an iPhone, you won’t get the quality you’re looking for with your footage if you don’t take time to consider how to light it. Your iPhone camera is a powerful piece of tech that’s immediately available to you. iPhone video...
Camtasia vs. Screenflow for Video Course Creators
You Can’t Really Go Wrong With Either Choice, but One App Might Fit Better Depending On Your Needs When it comes to producing videos for online course, two of the most popular options for screen recording and video editing are Camtasia and ScreenFlow. Each has its strengths compared to the other....
Product Updates
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. This page should help answer...
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. This was a big release and...
Release Notes: Jan 2023
Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be fun. Spotlightr 5 is humming. Since our last update we've been continued to tighten everything up. Feedback from our customers has been incredibly helpful. With your help, we've moved a couple of things around and added a bunch...
Release Notes: Oct 2022
We haven't put out any Release Notes since early June. The main reason being that we were pretty much working on the biggest update to Spotlightr since it's inception. And that was an all new app, completely redesigned. June and July we had our heads down working...
How To Prevent Users From Downloading Video Files (Or Share Them!)
Pirates! They're out there. It's a legitimate concern. Digital pirates out there don't want to pay people for their hard work. As a course creator or even a general website owner your videos are your property and one of the most valuable online assets you...