Creating coupons and referring students is an important part of any instructor's promotional strategy. When students use your coupon or referral link to enroll in your course, you will receive 97% of the revenue share.
This article explains course referral links and the different types of coupons instructors can create for their courses. For tips on how to effectively leverage referral links and coupons to drive student enrollments, please click here.
Rules and guidelines for using course coupons and referral links can be viewed here.
Course referral links
Every paid course you publish has a referral link, which you can use to share and promote the course. When a student clicks on the link and proceeds to purchase your course within 24 hours, you will be credited with the sale, regardless of where the student clicked on the link (e.g., an affiliate site). If you have opted into Udemy’s Deals Program, the referral link will automatically match the price Udemy is currently offering to that student for your course. If you haven't, the referral link will match your course’s list price.
You can access the course referral link by navigating to the course page, and then by clicking Promotions on the left-hand side.
Coupons
In addition to referral links, you can create coupons to promote your courses. You can create up to three coupons per course each month.
There are four types of coupons (see below). When a coupon expires, it will no longer affect the price displayed to the user. However, if the student purchases after clicking your coupon link, you will still be credited with the sale.
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Type |
Description |
Expiration |
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Current best price |
Creates a limited-time offer for the current best price of your course. For instructors in Udemy’s Deals Program, this is based on the lowest price Udemy would offer a given student in that market for your course at the time you create the coupon. The price displayed in the coupon creation flow represents the coupon’s value in the main market for that currency; in other currencies and markets, it will be adjusted to match your course’s local best price. |
5 days after creation |
|
Custom price |
Creates a longer-lasting offer for a price you pick from the range displayed. For instructors in Udemy’s Deals Program, the lower bound of this range will be similar to (but not necessarily lower than) the price Udemy would offer a given student at the time you create the coupon. |
31 days after creation |
|
Free: 3-Day Unlimited |
Creates a limited-time offer that allows any number of students to enroll in your course for free. |
3 days after creation |
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Free: 30 Day Limited |
Creates a longer-lasting offer that allows 10 unique students to enroll in your course for free. |
After 10 redemptions or 31 days, whichever comes first |
For instructors in Udemy’s Deals Program, the displayed prices for a “Current best price” or “Custom price” coupon are based on Udemy’s pricing data for each course. If the displayed prices exceed your course’s list price, you will not be able to create that coupon.
All coupon prices will be displayed to students in their local currency and adjusted per Udemy’s country-specific price tier matrix.
How to create a coupon
- Navigate to the course Promotions page
- Click Create new coupon
- Select the coupon type
- If applicable, choose your coupon price
- Edit the coupon code if you wish (the coupon code must be between 6 and 20 characters, and can only contain alphanumeric characters (A-Z, 0-9) , periods ("."), dashes ("-") or underscores ("_").
- Click Review coupon to double check the coupon’s details
- Click Create coupon
You cannot edit a coupon once it has been created. A coupon can only be toggled on and off using the status slider on the right.
How to share your coupon code
Once a coupon is created, it will appear in the coupon table. On the right-hand side, click Share coupon to access your coupon code link.
It's recommended that you share the coupon link when promoting your course. When a potential student clicks on the link, the coupon will be applied to that course’s price automatically. If you do not share the coupon link, students will have to redeem your coupon code on the course landing page.
How to deactivate a coupon
Once a coupon has been created, it cannot be edited or deleted. If you would like to deactivate a coupon, however, it can be turned off and will no longer be active for your course. Deactivating a coupon will not give you the ability to create more than three coupons per course in a given month.
- Navigate to the Promotions page
- In the Active coupons section, under the Status column, toggle the applicable coupon from on to off.