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

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.  This page should help answer...

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.  This was a big release and...

Release Notes: Oct 2022

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!)

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 have. ...

How To Track Video Views On Your Website Courses

How To Track Video Views On Your Website Courses

We all know it's very important to know how well your students are absorbing your course material.  When students are given books, PDFs, or other documents to read there is no way to know whether they really read it or not.  Typically the best way to know if by giving...