A course-linked community is like a study group for one course. Everyone who bought the course can chat with each other inside it.
Quick Video
Before You Start
- Create a membership project.
- Create a course inside that project.
- A course product is created for you automatically with the course.
Steps
1Open the Communities tab
- Go to My Membership and open your membership project.
- Click the Communities tab.
- Click New Community.
Click New Community in the Communities tab.
2Choose the access type
- Click Choose Public or Choose Private.
| Option | What it means |
|---|---|
| Public Community | Anyone in the membership can find it. Access depends on your access type. |
| Private Community | Only invited or approved members can join. |
Public Community and Private Community options.
3Enter the name and description
- Type a Community Name.
- Type a Short Description. It shows on the community card.
4 Set the community type to Course-Linked
- Click the Community type dropdown.
- Select Course-Linked Community.
The name and description fields are at the top of this form.
Select the course product
- Click the Course product dropdown.
- Select the course you want to link.
Choose the course product to link.
6Create the community
- Click Create Community.
Expected outcome: your new community appears in the Communities list with a COMES WITH COURSE badge.
Standalone or Course-Linked?
| Community type | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Standalone Community | You only want a community, with no course. Or you sell a course and a community separately. |
| Course-Linked Community | You want the buyers of one course to interact with each other and with you. |
Little words, big meanings
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Membership project | the site that holds your courses |
| Course product | the sellable version of your course |
| Standalone | a community that is not tied to a course |
| Course-linked | a community tied to one course |
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