SkillNook is where niche course creators sell premium content to students who actually care about quality. No $9.99 fire sales. No 200,000 competing listings. Just the good stuff, hand-picked.
Courses worth $200 get discounted to lunch money. Creators lose revenue. Students lose trust in quality.
Great tools, zero audience. Creators spend more time marketing than teaching. Discovery doesn't exist.
Creators get paid per watch minute. Incentivizes long, padded content over sharp, useful teaching.
Every course is reviewed before it goes live. If it doesn't meet the bar, it doesn't get listed. Students trust the catalog because we earned it.
We go deep, not wide. One vertical at a time, done right. When you search for a course here, you find exactly what you need.
Compare that to Udemy's ~37%. We attract the best creators because we actually pay them like professionals.
No constant discounting. Courses are priced at what they're worth. Serious students pay for serious content.
| Udemy | Teachable | SkillNook | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creator revenue share | 37% | 95% (no audience) | 80%+ with built-in audience |
| Course discovery | Lost in 200k+ listings | None | Curated catalog, niche-focused |
| Pricing control | Discounted to $9.99 | Full control | Full control, premium floor |
| Student trust | Varies wildly | Unknown brand | Every course is vetted |
Online education shouldn't feel like a clearance bin. SkillNook is building the space where niche expertise finds the students who value it most.