7 Best Online Course Platforms in 2023 | Teachable vs. Thinkific vs. Kajabi vs. Podia

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Күн бұрын

How can you decide which online course platform is right for you? In this video, I’ll talk about the pros and cons of the most popular tools for online course creators. I’ll also explain the difference between a course marketplace and a course platform to ultimately help you choose which strategy is right for you.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Course marketplace vs. course creation platform
2:53 - Option 1: Teachable
6:53 - Option 2: Thinkific
8:14 - Option 3: Podia
9:42 - Option 4: Kajabi
11:43 - Option 5: LearnWorlds
12:20 - Option 6: MemberVault
13:25 - Option 7: Thrivecart
15:04 - WordPress Plugins
17:20 - Final Recommendations
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- Teachable (best overall): witandwire.com/teachable
- Xperiencify (best for gamification): witandwire.com/xperiencify
- ThriveCart (best checkout): witandwire.com/thrivecart
- Thinkific: witandwire.com/thinkific
- Kajabi: witandwire.com/kajabi
- Podia: witandwire.com/podia
- LearnWorlds: witandwire.com/learnworlds (coupon: WITANDWIRE, 15% off 1st 3 months)
- Systeme.io: witandwire.com/systeme.io (free course platform)
- Skillshare: www.skillshare.com/r/user/mel...
- MemberVault 2022 plan updates: membervault.elevio.help/en/ar...
- Also mentioned: Udemy, Skillshare, Coursera
// ABOUT WIT & WIRE:
Hey, I'm Melissa! I help online business owners turn their skills and passions into profitable online businesses. I'm a course creation expert (formerly @ Teachable, Ramit Sethi, General Assembly) and I share simple step-by-step tutorials to help you scale your income and impact online doing work you love.
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@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

All the tools mentioned in this video (and more!) can be found in my free Online Course Creation Toolkit: witandwire.com/coursetoolkit-youtube And if you have any other course creation questions, let me know in the comments!

@sarsorh Жыл бұрын

About teachable how much are they charging for my course because some other website the course prices is very low ? Also do they charge anything if am having my course in their website ?

@ralphwarom2514 6 ай бұрын

I've used Teachable, you can decide on the pricing yourself. @@sarsorh

@MylesBelland Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa! Just wanted to say thank for your making this video and help break down the different options available out there. :)

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful! :)

@dollymamabeauty6114 Жыл бұрын

Love this video! Thanks for all the information. I can't wait to start working on course building.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!!

@gohighhustle Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you! I've been dealing with a LOT of analysis paralysis around picking my niche and picking the right course. Ultimately, I've decided to just start creating!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I think that's a great idea! And so glad to hear this video was helpful for you 🙌

@RebelleNutrition Жыл бұрын

I love this breakdown! My current fave is Teachable, I've been using it for years and it truly has helped me become a multi-million dollar business owner!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

That's amazing! I'm so glad it was helpful!

@JessiMelani 5 ай бұрын

I love financial transparency and that you commented this! Been looking for people making 6 figures a MONTH with their digital products on KZfaq and just found your video!!! Thank you! And period!!!🎉❤

@SimonaRich Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. You get straight to the point, which is very appreciated.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

@edubowman 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Lots of good info condensed in a few minutes!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that, and glad it was helpful.

@kelly_browning Жыл бұрын

Really great, unbiased comparison. Thank you for creating this!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

So glad you found this helpful!

@traderight1446 Жыл бұрын

Wow, for me this video is the best so far in explaining what I need to do. Excellent!! Thumbs up and I subscribed!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for subscribing!

@LoveGuruGreg Жыл бұрын

So apprecaite your insights! Love your clear approach! Peace!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Greg! I really appreciate that. And glad to hear I've been helpful!

@dianejooris 8 ай бұрын

Great video thank you! And congratulations for taking the time to answer most of the questions asked in the comments. Your answers are very helpful!

@witandwire 8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad they are helpful!

@socialmedianovice3943 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this informative video, just subscribed 👍

@markdjolly 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a solid and insightful introduction to the options out there. Thank you.

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful.

@QueenSanity 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’ve been researching Teachable for some time and you definitely confirmed it for me. You also clarified a lot of questions about the user experience and plug ins. Thank you 😊

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

That's great! I'm so glad I could be helpful!

@LadyBerryCupcakes Жыл бұрын

Please reconsider its not great at all as a user of over 2years and investing a year adding all my products! ☹️

@ByronHerbalist 10 ай бұрын

@@LadyBerryCupcakes what do you see as the main issues of teachable? I'm considering now

@BhamGirl39 2 жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful. Glad to have found you and looking forward to exploring your other videos and future content. I really appreciated the tip that a 1-step checkout increases conversion, and it makes sense now that I hear someone share that. We’re seeking an avenue that will support both synchronous and asynchronous trainings, plus efficiently offering several handouts easily accessible per training. Any advice? Thanks for the work you’re doing to support other course creators!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! Depending on what you're looking for, I think any of these course creation platforms would work. You'd pair it with a tool like Zoom, where you'd teach some trainings live and upload the replays into a tool like Teachable (witandwire.com/teachable). I hope I understood correctly and that the suggestion makes sense!

@paveinailanah9903 2 жыл бұрын

OMG! You are Godsent. I needed to hear this today. Thank you so much!! Stay Blessed!!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!

@katherineryanmusic 11 ай бұрын

awesome video! :) THANK YOU!! Going to have to check out teachable now!

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! I'm so glad this was helpful!

@foursite Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am trying to launch a nursing course. This video was most helpful! Keep doing what you are doing. It’s working!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That made my day to hear :) Good luck with your nursing course, and hopefully I can continue to be helpful for you!

@SoundItOutFilms Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I needed, thank you!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@angesomdah 5 ай бұрын

A great video! Very helpful! Thank you Melissa!

@witandwire 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@matthewgilfillan2946 Жыл бұрын

This is a very informative video, well done! Thank you for this! ❤

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad you found it useful!

@mandyistight 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love this

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Catcat-hk5so 2 жыл бұрын

this is so helpful!! thank you so much

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad!

@lawncarerockstar5927 10 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing! This video really helped me a lot.

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@LeadershipHeather 9 ай бұрын

This video is probably the most helpful I've ever watched on KZfaq! So clear and to the point as I'm just about to host my first course. Thank you

@witandwire 9 ай бұрын

This made my day. Thank you, Heather! I'm so thrilled it helped 🥳

@finderskeepers8 Жыл бұрын

very very insightful and helpful thank you!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!

@kidleadacademy Жыл бұрын

You are awesome! Thanks for your expertise!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@imr4nkhan Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Melissa. I didn't know about Teachable. Well, I just started my research and was playing around with Thinkific. Definitely, one step checkout in today's hyper world is an advantage. Have a cool weekend)

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Yes, we agree. One step checkouts are helpful!

@caxtonopereministries1779 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Really one of its kind! Kajabi is phenomenal but they kept adding new features until it was no longer possible to catch up. It came to a point that it felt I was paying too much monthly for features I don’t know exist for my Covid-19 courses from 2 years ago. I pulled out in June this year.

@witandwire 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, it doesn't make sense to pay for an all-in-one platform unless you are utilizing all of the features. - Team Wit & Wire

@heyolandscape 5 ай бұрын

Super helpful! I use Kajabi but this was a VERY good overview and I loved how you talked about how to think about each platform

@witandwire 5 ай бұрын

Thank you - I'm so glad it was helpful!

@JacksonPersonal Ай бұрын

Super helpful information. Thank you!

@witandwire Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@astridpinel2789 Жыл бұрын

incredible content. thank you so much!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@giladbaz Жыл бұрын

Great video thank you !

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@ndz7372 Жыл бұрын

You speak so well and provide really helpful info. Thanks

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful.

@sam-harrison 2 жыл бұрын

Super useful video! Thank you 👍

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful!

@alieeeson Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information. It’s so useful. 🙏

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.

@nzshareman Жыл бұрын

May i say u are the most excellent explainer I ever come across on KZfaq.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@DrCharlesParker 4 ай бұрын

Well said! Much appreciated!

@witandwire 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SoTabitha 10 ай бұрын

Awesome information and super helpful!!

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tusharg2751 Жыл бұрын

This content is awesome, value adding. Thanks.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it's helpful!

@stevenhighburger8475 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very helpful video!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@Jony156 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing very informative. I understand the difference now thanks.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad I could help!

@leromerom 2 жыл бұрын

Great sound!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@AverageJacksPodcast 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you so much for this. You’ve made my decision a lot easier 🎉

@witandwire 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad this video was helpful! Which did you go with?

@AverageJacksPodcast 2 ай бұрын

@@witandwire I went with teachable in the end. I’ve completed courses myself with their programme and it was very smooth. Just setting it all up now 💪

@witandwire 2 ай бұрын

That's great news! Congrats!

@SuccessMS625 Жыл бұрын

Great Reviews ,thanks for sharing

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@editsgraphic1100 2 жыл бұрын

Very Great & Useful Valuable information I really like your videos 😊

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ms.dcarter6182 2 жыл бұрын

This was excellent. Thank you

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful!

@johnnygames4427 Жыл бұрын

This is so Helpful, I think I will go for Teachable!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@MattOdomcreative 2 жыл бұрын

This was great knowledge.

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad!

@dawnlouiseofficial Жыл бұрын

I am a kajabi user and moved my course over to them even though I love the teachable interface way better because I like that I can do SO many things with kajabi. Also found teachable a bit confusing when it came designing the website and sales pages. I also found it way better to use then my WordPress website.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Hi there, thanks for sharing! There are a lot of tools and online course platforms out there. It sounds like you've found a great solution to suit your needs, which I think is great! Team Wit & Wire

@seandangercampbell 10 ай бұрын

Really helpful video, thank you.

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@victoriamoser 2 жыл бұрын

575! You’re getting closer 😆 loved the video!!!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad!

@geoffcarter01 Жыл бұрын

An excellent video. Thanks very much.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad it was useful!

@TeacherKellyTag Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I think I’m going to try Thinkific

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this was useful!

@Grapplinginstructionals 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa. Happy to have been your subscriber #1000 :) I really enjoyed your content and your voice, so I will definitely watch your future content as well. For the moment, I am hosting my domain and online course on Kajabi, but to be quite honest, I think they are very overpriced and so I am looking to migrate elsewhere. Teachable seems to be a good option, but since my next course is going to be sold in Sweden, I need to know that I can integrate Klarna and Swish payment systems (Swedish). Kajabi only uses Zapier, so there was no way to integrate. Thinkific on the other hand confined that they can integrate these, so if Teachable doesn't then I will have to go with them. Thanks again for the information

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

What a fun milestone! Thanks for being the 1,000th 🥳 It sounds like you have a solid grasp on your must-have features for your course creation platform. I've heard a lot of similar feedback about Kajabi. (It's a great tool for a specific business owner, but either overpriced or not customizable for others who aren't using all features.) Teachable has a good reputation of accepting many international currencies. And although they don't integrate with Klarna, you can create payment plans via Teachable, which I believe accomplishes the same goal. (Teachable's support would have more detailed info if you reach out via their site. Partner link: witandwire.com/teachable.) I hope that helps, and best of luck choosing!

@attainaqualitylife Жыл бұрын

Very useful video. Thank you.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jdstarek 10 ай бұрын

I love this input. I'm guessing you were in Marketing (Demand Gen or Ops) in your former life. You are totally speaking my language.

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

I was the Director of Marketing Engagement at Teachable & a Sr. Marketing Director for Ramit Sethi, so you're spot on. I'm glad it was helpful!

@smmwithmandeep 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this ❤️🤙

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I hope it was helpful!

@tonyrobinson9046 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work. Thank you.

@witandwire 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@khushayarshah5595 Жыл бұрын

This is my first time teaching online. Thanks!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was useful!

@AntonioJavar 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for clarifying this! Wow. I just wrote out my course curriclum and thank God I saw this video because I was about to use udemy lol

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@foodvsfood3163 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful lecture.

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad it was useful.

@elisodav Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Now I'm considering trying Teachable. However, I would like to share my 1-year experience with Podia: I make descriptions under the video lesson where you can have hyperlinks, so I easily embed dowbloadable pdf links and files this way. So, I didn't even notice the problem that you mentioned 💜

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this was helpful!

@duaitami Жыл бұрын

💫Also good to know: If you press "/" in your keybord in the "Content" section, a small menu will popup, allowig you to insert images, files, buttons, the classic grey line, embed forms, surveys, etc...

@RizaT-je4xh Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@MichaelHowes Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this : )

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@madnessintomagic 6 ай бұрын

Dang. Was hoping Trainer Central was in the video too. I liked their live video options.

@cheftobiascooks2342 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@mikeburke1993 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@sebastianclx 8 ай бұрын

very helpful thanks!

@witandwire 8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad this was helpful!

@slamdoozle Жыл бұрын

Very useful video!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!

@TaliaRodriguezJD 11 ай бұрын

This saved me so much time!

@witandwire 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@BeginnerInvestor1 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful!

@AllieYamaguchi Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful! I guess what I am looking for is a course creation platform but I would also like to have a community. I want to be interactive with my student and create a space where we can not only purchase trainings but have a space where they can pay monthly to have access to continued education, blog post, webinars and monthly zoom meetings!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! And great point. If commuity is crucial for you, I'd probably go with one of these two options, which both released updates in Q4 2022: Circle: Originally a community forum plaform, they now include a courses option, where you can sell live workshop series or self-paced courses (witandwire.com/circle --> 14 day free trial) Thinkific: They just announced a more robust community option, where you can sell courses, communites, or courses WITH a community option. (witandwire.com/thinkific --> free plan & paid options)

@AllieYamaguchi Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You are awesome!

@steveyoung2774 Жыл бұрын

Thanks babe, nice and clear

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kimpence7946 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. This was very helpful.

@witandwire 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful!

@janakaweerabaddanadissanay4698 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Subscribed 😊

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for subscribing!

@ModelKamlaKay 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the This video

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful!

@luis5382 Жыл бұрын

thank you for your video was about to start with Skillshare

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was useful!

@filippoargenti77 Жыл бұрын

Great content Melissa, thank you very much! Which tools do I need to use alongside teachable to create email automation, a\b tests etc. ?

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And great question. I cover my favorite email marketing platforms in our free Course Creator Toolkit (witandwire.com/coursetoolkit-youtube). Those platforms can do A/B testing on things like subject lines and automations. But if you’re looking for A/B testing on landing pages, like sales pages, you’ll most likely need a third party tool like one of these: witandwire.com/convertri witandwire.com/leadpages swipepages.com

@gideontladi 5 ай бұрын

Thanks M. Very helpful.

@witandwire 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@wellspentsolutions7547 Жыл бұрын

We are searching for a new platform after a very rough launch with Learnworlds. The user experience is very important to us. I agree with you! I don't prefer the student experience in Kajabi for the courses I take personally. So that is definitely driving our decision!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this video was helpful as you make your decision!

@billbuckleytutorials Жыл бұрын

Finally . Someone that isn't just a kajabi fan . ( mainly because if you sign up through their links they get a % of your monthly payment ) As someone that's on Skillshare and Udemy . I agree with you Udemy gets you approx $3 each time for s course , and it's so big that it's almost impossible to compete with the instructors that have been on their for 10 years with 45K students base already. Was going to go with Kajabi but seems expensive and theirs actually a lot more backend knowledge needed to customize email/domain names hosting etc once you dig a little deeper . great video by the way!

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful! There are a lot of online course platforms with a lot of different functionality, so hopefully you'll find one to suit your needs.

@ArchitectureDrawingsAcademy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. It's worth to note that the big advantage of Kajabi is the possibility to upload 4k videos. I was so sure I was going to use teachable unless I uploaded the first video and saw it downgrading to 1080p. Had to find another platform

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good point! It's a criteria that may not matter to all creators, but would be crucial for others. I will say that a possible workaround could be to use Loom (witandwire.com/loom) to host and embed videos in Teachable or any course creation platform. The main reason to go that direction, in my eyes, would be if you prefered the rest of the platform UX in one tool, and 4k was the only thing they didn't offer. That said, I think Kajabi has a lot to offer too, and I firmly believe there's no such thing as one right tool for everyone, just different options that suit each of us based on our individual criteria. So I really appreciate you pointing that out!

@ArchitectureDrawingsAcademy 2 жыл бұрын

@@witandwire That's a good idea, thank you! I'm not sure yet if I want to split between two services, but that may be the possibility. Maybe do you have your Kajabi affiliate link as well?

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

@@ArchitectureDrawingsAcademy I do, thanks for asking! It's witandwire.com/kajabi

@piranhamusic1331 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the the video, I am looking to get my music theory & guitar courses published soon. Also, you have beautiful eyes.

@witandwire 5 ай бұрын

Best of luck with your upcoming course building! - Team Wit & Wire

@BestAudiovisualTricks Жыл бұрын

Wow. You have no idea how helpful this video is. I had my course at Udemy and they unpublished it a few months later due to poor sales. They never told me that ‘before’ I invested the time to create the course for their platform. It was a complete waste of my very valuable time. That was about a year and a half ago. Now, I am thinking about repurposing my course onto a different platform and this is the most perfect video I can find on the topic. Thank you SO much W&W! You are wonderful! I will definitely try Teachable as soon as I get to reorganize my course! Kudos to your success! “Your success is my success because you are my friend.” Cheers from New London, New Hampshire! 👏🏻

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

How frustrating to hear about your Udemy experience. I'm really glad this video was helpful, and I hope it helps you start a new course creation chapter. (And thank you for the kind words!)

@BestAudiovisualTricks Жыл бұрын

@@witandwire It’s a really a silly business move from Udemy’s part. People are not stupid and through our own research, we can easily find great influencers such as yourself in the teaching/learning space and realize there are much better options out there like Teachable. Because we, creators / educators are also customers of these platforms. I will never create content for Udemy again and I am moving to Teachable thanks to your wonderful video. Thank you so much again!! 😊👍🏻👍🏻

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

@@BestAudiovisualTricks you're very welcome! I'm glad I could help.

@joekyleboston Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@HolisticWitchofMd Жыл бұрын

love your gallery wall ❤

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@keithjenkins2862 Жыл бұрын

A good summary, well done. HOWEVER, one of the things I find that is TOTALLY overlooked by reviewers is how to stop a paid Subscriber from sharing their Course login details with their peers. 2FA is an option, as the paid Subscriber will probably get sick of their buddies calling them for an authorisation code every few days or so (as far as I can tell, none of these platforms offer 2FA anyway). The ideal solution appears to be Digital Rights Management (where, as I understand, the viewer can only view the content if they have a proprietary viewer downloaded on their PC and there is some confirmation that the machine they are trying to view the content on has been properly registered as a paid platform). This type of technology seems to be very expensive though. I would be interested to know if you have any thoughts regarding this. After all, you can spend hundreds of hours creating Course content and it can be absolutely crushing if you find that people are piggybacking off their buddies login to gain access to Course content for free - a real grrrrrr moment. Thinkific seems to have the edge here. A major problem IMHO.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

That’s a fair point! I don’t think any of these platforms have a unique difference, which is likely why none of the reviews (including mine) address it. I agree that it’s important, but I don’t personally know of a better solution than what’s built into the main platforms currently in the space.

@milathepsychologist 11 ай бұрын

Kajabi now offers 2FA. They introduced recently. And me as a methodologist. I do get sick and tired trying to log into my clients accounts 😅

@soniateach 10 ай бұрын

I’d love to see an update video to this!

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

We have one in the works! :)

@Karl__Pierre Жыл бұрын

Great piece thanks. Seems like teachable is the best option.

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@CandessMCampbell 2 жыл бұрын

Kajabi has good reviews because of the network marketing. There are major issues with email and support. I paid over $3500 to have the website build because the site is not user friendly and the videos do not match the site. After 20 minutes of trying to get one photo on the site and it continually messing up, I realized the lie. My WP site - thank God I kept it is much better! Getting out now!

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

An incredibly important point on tools with great affiliate programs. (There are a few out there, where their marketing team is excellent, so you start to see them everywhere.) I'll definitely agree that Kajabi's all-in-one nature can cause more technical headaches than the rest, although some business owners are really happy with it. But I'm really sorry to hear you had such a headache. Did you end up using a WordPress plugin, or what did you switch to for course creation?

@CandessMCampbell 2 жыл бұрын

@@witandwire At this time I’m just trying to restore my business email which I can’t get now for a month because of K. I’m one support for hours and they are D students I suppose.

@CandessMCampbell 2 жыл бұрын

@@witandwire What happens is people pay $3500 for the website to be built and then flop. The problem is they are dishonest in their sales and promises. It is sad. I loved K when I was working with Brendan and Jeff. Now its all hype.

@elisabethmanning8670 Жыл бұрын

Agree- Kajabi not easy to navigate and not intuitive - looking for beautiful design friendly platforms to move to and not many that wow me - still on the search 😅

@sergiotlx 11 ай бұрын

Hi, Elisabeth. I'm curious, what platform did you end up using? Personally, nowadays I prefer Google Sites. But of course I can't offer the benefits of grading and user data being saved, or completion progress. So, what do you recommend in your own experience nowadays?

@The_Sovereign_Shakti 10 ай бұрын

I’ve used Podia all of 2023 - you can add PDFs, images etc under a lesson that’s a video product. It is super simple but that’s been updated

@witandwire 10 ай бұрын

Agree! I think that was a great update from Podia, and they’ve rolled out a lot of great updates since this video was filmed.

@julieschmidtlaw Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@scottarmstrong2691 Жыл бұрын

Your video is incredibly helpful. I have been a legacy plan Kajabi user for 6 years but have only scratched the surface of functionality. I was considering teachable but as you mentioned, all in one simplicity is a key value for me. Q - can you use Kajabi as a CRM?

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

I’m glad the video was helpful, and great question! If you’re looking for a true CRM - with deal management - Kajabi (witandwire.com/kajabi) doesn’t have that type of functionality (they’re an email marketing platform, at best). If you’re looking for a CRM, you could try ActiveCampaign: (witandwire.com/activecampaign), or you could run a needs assessment to see what functions you really need. It could be possible that Kajabi still works for email marketing if you only have basic CRM needs, but if you want something more robust, or an all-in-one, then AC will be a better bet. The rest of your business could continue as-is in Kajabi, you’d just migrate your contacts over. I hope that helps! Team Wit & Wire

@mizcreativelyme 2 жыл бұрын

🍃🌸Very helpful video! Planned to go with teachable for my baking from scratch courses and this helped confirm my decision. They’re currently running a contest to win 100k 🤑 And… nice outro 🎶 music. Adding to my chill vibes playlist. Thanks for sharing 🌸🍃

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! And yes, it's a great time to join with their current promo. (Depending on when people find this comment, you can learn more about their current promo(s) at witandwire.com/teachable)

@puredistancegolf 2 жыл бұрын

Good video, thanks. Thoughts on Squarespace Member Areas?

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I think it's decent. For a simpler membership - or a basic course - I definitely think it can work. But for a lot of business owners, I think they'll end up feeling limited by the UX.

@TaraWagner 2 жыл бұрын

So many great tips! Kajabi is completely user friendly and well known for my audience. However, after a few years with Kajabi I recently made the switch to Xperiencify. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on XP.

@witandwire 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tara! I only know a couple of people on Xperiencify - now including you! - so admittedly I haven't tested it out much yet. It's definitely on my radar for newer tools to test out in 2022, so hopefully I'll have a more educated opinion soon. After your trial, I'd love to hear what you think!

@gallatingroup Жыл бұрын

I found Kajabi bewildering for course creation. I never even made it to user experience because the course creation tools were about as un-intuitive as I've ever come across, and I bailed on them.

@billbuckleytutorials Жыл бұрын

@@gallatingroup I found the same thing. Also their naming convention is strange. A "product" is 1 mini course. So on ther $150 a month plan you basically can only have 3 mini courses . unless you move up to the $200 a month plan crazy

@yassina-r6806 Жыл бұрын

@The Gallatin Group Inc. Real Estate thanks. What do you find to be better or make more sense?

@ExpressedWordz Жыл бұрын

This is a great video, thank you! I use Wix for my website and they now have the ability to build in online courses. Do you have any insight into this? I am wondering what's the best route to take, but I like the idea of having everything on my website. However, at minute 6:04 you mentioned your wordpress site drives them to the checkout on teachable, I just found out about this platform now haha. Is this something that I could possibly setup under Wix I wonder (if you know?)

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Great question! I haven’t personally tested Wix’s course builder yet, although I have a few Wit & Wire students testing it out with early positive feedback. So I think you have two options: Option 1: Try Wix’s course builder. (It could make sense to start here and see how you like it.) Option 2: Keep your Wix site and use a course creation platform to process payments and deliver the curriculum. Rather than Teachable, I’d recommend ThriveCart for that: witandwire.com/thrivecart. You can also see my full tutorial on ThriveCart Learn here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orafg7ens9W5qKM.html

@tesciu00 4 ай бұрын

Props for not being shity marketing guru. Very informative and easy to consume video. Thank you for the recommendations.

@witandwire 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@OliviaSmithR Жыл бұрын

Very helpful and timely. Can you also share your opinion about Vonza?

@witandwire Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! I haven’t heard of Vonza, although I know there are countless newer tools that are always coming out. I tend to choose more proven tools that have been around a little longer with bigger support teams, but if you find a tool you like, I think it’s always worth checking out!