Course Creator Gear List
Here's a complete hardware and software setup for planning, producing, and scaling your online course business.
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Whether you're just starting out or levelling up your content quality, this gear list provides everything you need to create a profitable course business, from production to promotion, admin to automation.
I've recently updated my personal setup to include a number of Elgato products. I'm very impressed so far, they all work seamlessly together.
Note: The tools we use personally are linked in bold.
Content Creation & Recording
Why it matters: High-quality course content builds trust and authority. Clear video and audio enhance your student experience and give your course a premium feel, even if it's filmed at home.
Our minimum recommendation is your computer's webcam, a high-quality external microphone, a ring light, desktop recording software and slide designer software.
Hardware:
Hardware for course creators includes the essential physical tools like a good camera, microphone, and lighting, that help you film professional-looking lessons.
Webcam:
Camera:
Microphone:
Lighting:
Tripod:
Teleprompter:
Software:
Software for course creators covers the digital tools you need to plan, record, edit, and publish your course. Everything from slide design, video editing or hosting your course.
Video Editing:
Slide Design:
Teleprompter Apps:
Audio Cleanup:
Design Tools:
Screen Recorder:
Course Building & Delivery
Why it matters:
Once your content is ready, it needs to be delivered effectively. Our recommended tool for course delivery is Kourses. Kourses makes it easy for you to host your course, collect payments, and guide your students successfully through your content.
Kourses is the membership platform for creators if you want to create beautiful membership portals that make your content the star of the show.
Here are some of the key highlights of the Kourses:
Unlimited Members
Add unlimited members to your hubs, courses and communities
Unlimited Admins & Moderators
Admins and moderators help you manage your communities.
Unlimited Hubs
Hubs can be used to create a course, community or page.
Unlimited Courses
Add courses to engage members with your content.
Unlimited Communities
Connect with your members and grow a thriving communities.
2 websites (Run 2 Businesses)
Create two websites for all your courses, communities, and digital downloads.
Custom Domain
Use your own domain or subdomain for your Kourses membership website.
Kourses Conversion Checkout
Sell access to your courses, communities and content with our conversion optimized checkout.
Multiple Order Bumps
Maximize revenue with multiple order bumps to boost profits and increase your order value effortlessly!
Cart Abandonment
Winback lost sales and get buyers back to your checkout to complete purchases.
0% Transaction Fees
Unlike other platforms, we'll never charge a fee for using our Checkout.
500GB Video & File Storage
We'll host your videos, files and downloads up to 500GB storage.
24/7 Live Chat Support
We care about your success, so our team are always on hand to help if you need us.
Exclusive Member Community
Get help, support, and share ideas with your fellow Kourses users (and our team) in this exclusive early adopter community.
Free Concierge Migration
We'll help move your Courses into your new membership.
Sales Funnels (Coming Soon)
Create one-click upsell and downsell funnels to optimize revenue.
Quizzes (Coming Soon)
Assess your members as they progress through your courses.
Course Planning & Scripting
Why it matters:
Planning ensures that you're not just teaching but also transforming. Use these tools to brainstorm ideas, structure lessons, and script with clarity before you press record.
AI Assistants:
Course Curriculum Planning:
Course/Lesson Script Writing:
Marketing & Funnels
Why it matters:
Even the best course won't sell without traffic and a clear path to conversion. These tools support lead gen, funnel building, paid ads, and performance tracking.
We recommend OptimizePress for all your website, funnels and blog needs. Here's an snapshot of the amazing value and power of the OptimizePress Suite:
Operations & Admin
Why it matters:
Running a course business means staying organised behind the scenes. These tools help you stay efficient, collaborate with your team, and maintain a stress-free backend.
Project Management:
Password Manager:
Team Communications:
Back-up & Redundancy
Why it matters:
Protect your business-critical files, course lessons, course assets and planning docs. These tools help ensure your work is safe, secure, and always recoverable. Consider using an external hard drive or cloud backup services, such as Google Drive, Backblaze or Apple iCloud/Time Machine.
Create. Engage. Profit
Launch your course, community or membership website today!
Try Kourses for 14-days, completely free. Early adopter plans available now.
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