Flight-testing your course: The importance of proof of concept
Years ago there was a course builder calledMember Vaultthat had a fully functional free plan that enabled you to sell your course. This was a great way to get proof of concept. Once you had people buying your course/community, you could then upgrade to a higher plan (which you could afford). Unfortunately, they turned off their free version.
Recently I discoveredFresh Learn, which has a fully functional free plan. If you need to upgrade, it's only $39/month ($29 if you go for a year). If you need to "No Brainer" version, it's only $69 a month ($49 if you go with a year). It's very impressive, and while other sites like Teachable are raising their fees, the two systems I'm talking about today have zero fees.
Fresh Learnhas no fees on any plan, and neither doesNew Zenler. New Zenler is $67/month and is similar to Kajabi. WhileFresh Learnalso has marketing tools (email lists),New Zenler(being around longer) appears to have a few more.Fresh Learnhas 20/7 live chat which is nice.
As a customer ofNew ZenlerI can say that their service is like nothing I have ever experienced. They are constantly doing live sessions where you can connect and work with others as well as demos, open Q&A sessions and more. Their email support was helpful and quick.
Part of this was kicked off by hearing thatTeachableis raising their fees (not a ton, but meanwhile, these two options don't have ANY fees)
The point of this episode was to show that if you want proof of concept without paying for a course tool, thenFresh Learnmay be something you need to check out.