Issue No. 04 — The independent classroom
What you know, in the order they should learn it
Teaching is mostly sequencing. The platform should handle everything else: the video, the payments, the reminder email on week three.
Completion is the metric we care about. Students who finish come back for your next course and tell their friends; every feature here is built to get them to the last lesson.
- average completion rate
- 71%
- fee on Creator plan
- 0%
- from files to launch
- 1 day
Features
Everything between your expertise and a paying student
Teaching tools and selling tools in one place, so you stop gluing five apps together.
- I.
Video lessons
Upload once and we handle transcoding, captions and adaptive streaming. Students resume exactly where they stopped, on any device.
- II.
Drip schedules
Release a module every Monday, or 3 days after a student finishes the last one. Cohorts unlock together; self-paced students go at their own speed.
- III.
Quizzes and assignments
Multiple choice, short answer and file uploads. Set a pass mark, require it before the next module, and review submissions in one inbox.
- IV.
Certificates
Issue a branded certificate when a student completes the course, with a verification link they can add to a resume or profile.
- V.
Checkout and payment plans
One-time, three or six installments, coupons and regional pricing. Failed card payments retry and pause access automatically.
- VI.
Affiliate program
Give past students and partners a link with a 30-day cookie. Set commission per course, and we track and report every referral.
Why it works
Built around getting students to the last lesson
When the last lesson is checked off, students get a certificate with your logo, their name, the course title and the date. Every certificate has a public verification link, so it holds up on a resume.
Video lessons
Upload once and we handle transcoding, captions and adaptive streaming. Students resume exactly where they stopped, on any device.
Drip schedules
Release a module every Monday, or 3 days after a student finishes the last one. Cohorts unlock together; self-paced students go at their own speed.
Quizzes and assignments
Multiple choice, short answer and file uploads. Set a pass mark, require it before the next module, and review submissions in one inbox.
Certificates
Issue a branded certificate when a student completes the course, with a verification link they can add to a resume or profile.
Checkout and payment plans
One-time, three or six installments, coupons and regional pricing. Failed card payments retry and pause access automatically.
Affiliate program
Give past students and partners a link with a 30-day cookie. Set commission per course, and we track and report every referral.
Small schools, adding up
- independent creators
- 6,800+
- paid to creators last year
- $41M
- average completion rate
- 71%
- certificates issued
- 380k
Testimonials
“I moved 14 hours of call recordings into six modules in one evening. The suggested structure was about 80% right.”
“Payment plans doubled my sales overnight. A $600 course is a lot easier to say yes to as three payments of $200.”
Chloe BennettWatercolor Instructor“The drop-off report showed everyone stalling on lesson 9. I re-recorded it in two shorter videos and completion jumped from 52% to 74%.”
Fatima ZahraData Analysis Teacher“Students post their certificates and tag me. It's the best marketing I don't pay for.”
Aisha JohnsonUX Writing Instructor
Pricing
Start on a fee, switch to flat when it pays off
Launch for free with a small fee per sale. Once you're selling steadily, a flat monthly plan is cheaper.
- 01
Starter
For your first course and first sales.
1 published course · Video hosting · Quizzes and certificates · Checkout with coupons
$0+ 5% per sale
- 02
Creator
For creators selling every month. — Most popular
0% platform fee · Unlimited courses · Cohorts and drip schedules · Payment plans · Affiliate program
$79per month
- 03
School
For academies with a teaching team.
Everything in Creator · 5 instructor seats · Group and team sales · API and webhooks · Priority support
$199per month
Prices in USD. Card processing fees from your payment provider apply on every plan. Switch or cancel any time.
FAQ
Questions from course creators
Can't find your answer? Write to us; a real person replies within one business day.
Contact supportIs there a limit on videos or students?
No limit on students on any plan. Video storage is unlimited too, with a fair-use cap of 500 hours of uploaded video per course. Files up to 10 GB each are accepted in MP4, MOV and WebM.
How do I get paid?
Payments go through your own connected payment provider account, and money lands in your bank on its normal payout schedule, usually two business days. We never hold your revenue.
How do payment plans work if a card fails?
We retry the card three times over a week and email the student each time. If all retries fail, their access pauses until they update their card. It resumes automatically once they do.
Can I move my course from another platform?
Yes. Import students from a CSV with their progress, and we pull videos from public links or a cloud folder. On Creator and School plans our team will migrate one course for you at no charge.
Who owns the content and the student list?
You do. Export your students, sales and progress data as CSV at any time, and download your original videos. If you leave, nothing is held back and nothing is deleted until you ask.
How do refunds work?
You set the refund policy for your own courses, and you can issue full or partial refunds from the dashboard in two clicks. For Syllabase subscriptions, we refund any unused annual months on request.
Can I run the same course as a cohort and self-paced?
Yes. Create the curriculum once, then sell a scheduled cohort with live calls and a self-paced edition at a different price. Students in each edition see their own drip schedule and community space.