How to Price Your Online Course in 2026 (The Complete Guide)
Asha KumariPricing your online course correctly is the difference between $500/month and $5,000/month in revenue. Most course creators charge between $97 and $2,997, but the right price depends on your transformation, market positioning, and delivery format. I watched a course creator triple her revenue by raising her price from $497 to $1,497. Not by adding more
Read MoreWhat Is Community-Based Learning? Benefits and Examples
Asha KumariI still remember the frustration. Stuck on a concept at 11pm, course forum empty, no one to ask. I posted my question anyway. Three days later, still no response. By then I’d moved on, left the course half-finished, and convinced myself the topic “wasn’t for me.” That moment had nothing to do with my ability
Read More21 Membership Site Ideas That Actually Make Money (With Real Examples)
Asha KumariThe Female Entrepreneur Association has around 5,000 members paying $47–$97 per month. That’s roughly $235,000 in monthly recurring revenue and it’s not from a course launch nor from a one-time product but from a membership site that generates income every single month. That’s the kind of business I wanted to understand better. So I went
Read More9 Best Circle Alternatives in 2026
Asha KumariCircle is a solid platform. Clean design, easy setup, courses and community in one place. If you’re building your first online community, it gets the job done. But here’s the thing (and that always happens with any platform or tool!) The longer you use Circle, the more you notice what’s missing. Transaction fees on every
Read More12 Best Patreon Alternatives for Creators Want Full Control over Data in 2026
Asha KumariPatreon’s new 10% platform fee just went live in August. That means for every $10,000 you earn, $1,000 goes to Patreon before you even factor in payment processing fees. If you’re reading this, you’re probably hitting one of three pain points: fees that scale with your success, zero control over your brand, or limitations that
Read MoreWhat Is a Discussion Forum? Benefits, Examples and Best Platforms
Asha KumariIf you’ve spent any time on the internet, you’ve probably landed on a forum. Maybe it was a Reddit thread answering a question Google couldn’t. Maybe it was a Stack Overflow post that saved your project at 2 a.m. Or maybe it was a niche community where people who share your obscure hobby actually get
Read MoreWhat Is Peer To Peer Learning? Best Platforms and Examples
Asha KumariRemember the first time someone showed you how to use a keyboard shortcut instead of clicking through three menus? You probably learned it from a coworker, not a training manual. That’s peer-to-peer learning in action. And it’s not just happening at your desk. From Reddit threads solving coding bugs to fitness communities sharing workout tips,
Read MoreWhat Is a Cohort-Based Course? A Complete Guide for 2026
Asha KumariHere’s a stat that should make every course creator pause: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have a 90% dropout rate. Meanwhile, cohort-based courses regularly hit 90% completion rates. Same content. Opposite results. The difference? Learning together vs learning alone. If you’ve ever launched a course only to watch completion rates crater, you know the pain.
Read MoreWhat Is an Open Graph? OG Images Explained for Community Platforms
Asha KumariDid you know that posts with images receive 150% more engagement on social media than those without visuals. Yet most community platforms send shared links out into the world looking like broken previews, missing images, generic text, zero visual appeal. In our previous post, we explained why SEO matters for community growth and why most
Read MoreMedia Storage for Online Communities: The $500/Month Trap
Asha KumariIt starts with a routine check. Just logging into your hosting dashboard like you do every month. Except this time, there’s a number that makes your stomach drop. $547 for media storage. You scroll up to last month’s invoice. $280. Six months ago? $95. Wait. How did this happen? Your community is thriving. 8,000 members.
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