Have you ever thought about passing on your artistic skills to someone? Most of us would be more than happy to share our talents and experience with others. Well, thanks to technology it can be done without a lot of effort.

There’s been a huge surge of online teaching courses over the past couple of years. Many, set up by necessity due to the dreadful Covid-19 situation. People are teaching everything from computer programming to personal development.

From an artistic point of view, there are courses on drawing, writing, painting, design, photography, music, crafting, and much more.

However, there are teaching tools that were around long before the pandemic. One of the most established platforms is Teachable, of which I have first-hand experience. Teachable was originally known as Fedora (when it was first set up in 2013) to help independent teachers and learners get together online without the restriction of international borders. It has since developed into the full-blown teaching platform you see today.

If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of starting your own online school, a series of courses or even a single mini-course, then Teachable has to be on your radar. I’ve actually got a couple of mini-courses planned for ArtyFacts readers over the next few months and I’ll be setting them up on the Teachable platform myself:)

Do I have to be a qualified teacher?
No. This is a platform for anyone who knows their subject enough to help others by sharing that knowledge. There are tutors showing others how to practice feng shui, play handpans, understand email marketing or bake sourdough. No formal qualifications are necessary, just knowledge about your subject and the desire to pass on that knowledge to others.

Why Teachable? Because Teachable is user-friendly for students and makes the process of creating online teaching programmes easy. Students can enrol without hassle and it takes care of everything like setting up your courses and quizzes with pre-built templates. It also helps with marketing your courses and taking payments (or not, if you decide to give your course away for free).

And believe it or not, you can get started as a teacher, tutor or instructor for FREE
Yes, you read that correctly. The people at Teachable are so confident that you’ll love their system, they’re happy to let you set everything up and use the platform completely free of charge. In fact, once you get started, you’ll receive guided communications from Teachable showing exactly how to get it all done, whether you’re a paying member or not.

And since you don’t need to put a credit card down, Teachable will never charge you. Once you’re ready to upgrade to a paid plan, you can do so entirely on your own terms.