The dream of selling a course often dies inside a course platform — the setup, the monthly fee, the features you don't use yet. For a first course, all that machinery is a way to stay busy without ever launching. You need far less than you think.
The minimum that works
- The lessons themselves — videos, PDFs, or written — hosted simply.
- A page that takes payment and hands over access.
- A way to email the people who bought.
Prove it, then upgrade
Ship the simple version, see if people actually buy and finish it, and let the revenue justify anything fancier. A course selling from a plain page beats a perfect one still trapped in setup.