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Nov 25, 2022

Videos have become a primary tool for online instruction to teach online, and for good reason. Course creators can use videos because they allow you to speak directly to students with a less formal approach. For learners, video lessons offer both a visual as well as an auditorial style of learning that can increase the level of engagement.

There's a good chance that you're already using videos to engage learners on your own YouTube as well as Vimeo channel. So, why not reuse your videos in the form of a paid class to boost the amount of passive income you earn?

For example, if you already use Vimeo to host the content of your videos, you're able to profit from an additional opportunity to monetize your videos through the conversion of them into an online learning course.

Create an online course for free using the videos you already have that you have uploaded on Vimeo and then use these to advertise your course. Making a free course using the content you already have helps establish credibility, which makes it easy to sell your future courses or products to your customers.

In the meantime, before we demonstrate how you can use Vimeo to create courses, let's look at how Vimeo is different from YouTube.

Vimeo as well as YouTube?

YouTube offers a wide range of benefits. It's free to get started, and it's already the second (or the third) largest search engine on the Internet. YouTube is an excellent option to upload videos quickly, and with an easy uploading.

While YouTube allows your content to an extensive audience, it might not be ideal when you're looking to secure the content of your courses. If you're providing paid content, you'll want only your students accessing those videos. If they're available for free and open on YouTube, then anyone who owns a YouTube account can view and also share it with others.

Vimeo has advanced privacy options which allows you to lock your content to make sure that only students are granted access to your content. Vimeo offers videos with no advertisements in the middle or pre-roll. Also, unlike YouTube, Vimeo has 24/7 assistance for you to troubleshoot or help you navigate their site.

Vimeo offers a no-cost alternative, but for creators, you're not going to be able get by with the free tier. You'll be restricted on upload and storage options, as well as losing all the additional features of the paid-tier. There's a popular $35/month option that grants you powerful editing tools and features, such as personalized branding on video.

With that said, let's teach you how to use the Vimeo showcase and turn it into a course.

Turn Your Vimeo Showcase into a Course

The Wizard was designed to save you time embedding videos into your online course which means you'll be able to focus on selling and marketing the course. Here's how to get started:

  • Create the showcase in Vimeo. It's as easy as pressing the "plus" button next to showcases in the left panel. It will take you to a page on which you'll be able to input the showcase's title, description and the privacy level.
  • Upload your video. Remember to arrange them properly, as this will be the lesson's order in . You can drag around the arrangement in your Vimeo show before uploading.
  • Copy the playlist's URL of your Vimeo account. Then go into your Courses tab . Click on "create by video playlist" button in the top left corner, then copy and paste into your Vimeo showcase and hit load.
  • From here, you'll be presented with choices on the settings for access to your course and progress of the course. Pick your preferences and take a look at your new course created with Vimeo!

Want to see it done on the spot? This video shows how to transform your Vimeo presentation into a course:

Do you want to give it attempt? Consider using the Vimeo demonstration to build an entire class demo as well as watch the fresh course develop in minutes.