Online community generated courses like Udemy have started to gain significant adoption and introduces many courses for Real Estate Agents
I am excited about platforms like these, and see them as potentially major disrupters in their own right over time, taking on the sclerotic US licensing, credentialing, and even higher education systems.
Udemy is not alone, either. There are numerous other online course marketplaces like Skillshare, LinkedIn Learning, and Udacity
I think Udemy and LinkedIn Learning are the most relevant to residential real estate brokers, and look through what both have to offer below.
Unlike blogs, podcasts, and even YouTubes, a good course should be the complete picture of whatever you need to do. You should get not just a piece of the puzzle, but all the components you need to implement a new best practice or manage a function of your business.
That’s why, unlike the other mediums, these courses aren’t generally free.
The biggest con of these courses is that our industry is changing constantly. While some principles of real estate are timeless, many best practices are constantly changing, especially as applies to technology and marketing. Courses are updated and new ones added all the time, but still can quickly become outdated, especially when talking about tech and marketing.
As such, I recommend podcasts to help keep your skills sharp and current. The podcasting model relies on producing fresh, consistent, and therefore current content.
Another con is that these courses also generally don’t count any points toward your continuing education and license requirements.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from a course as well! I especially recommend it if you are looking to expand into new skills, like programming, WordPress, photography, or other technical skills.
Not just for folks taking their license exam. Getting the math wrong on a contract can be lethal to your career.
This course promises:
A recurring theme I hear from agents needing help is problems sorting their time management.
You have a large to-do list that seems very achievable in your head! By the end of the day you’ve crossed off almost nothing.
Frustrating.
This is one of many time management courses available. The course syllabus includes helping professionals:
The best practices in digital marketing are changing constantly. And sometimes it’s nice just to have someone walk you through, step-by-step, what to do with your social media. That way you can knock it out and move on to your next task.
There are plenty of resources for that, like this Udemy course on Instagram in 2019. The course promises to teach:
Social media and digital marketing is one of the subjects that Udemy has numerous course on, including this other well-reviewed competitor with Instagram tips.
A lot of the real estate related content is targeted toward the real estate investor.
Some of that is useful for agents, too, like their courses on working probate leads. That is info you can still use as an agent!
But one of the few well-rated channels with agent-specific content is Aaron Novello’s channel.
As of now, he has seven videos titled:
Formerly “Lynda” before being acquired by LinkedIn in 2015, LinkedIn Learning features some higher-end produced content than the more “crowdsourced” Udemy or Skillshare.
This photography course is taught by Scott Hargis, and architectural photographer in the Bay area of California. His well produced 3.5 hour course includes the learning objectives:
He has several other courses available on LinkedIn Learning including shooting twilight exteriors, bathrooms, bedrooms, and running a real estate photography business.
The Advanced Facebook Advertising course is one of 13 LinkedIn Learning courses from Megan Adams.
This content is designed to take your game to the next level than what you can glean in Facebook marketing groups and 1400 word how-to articles. The learning objectives include:
Produced internally by LinkedIn Learning and presented by Brad Batesole is this course on Local SEO! If you want to be found on Google, there is a lot you need to do. But the very first step is to ensure your website is built on a solid foundation with these first few, easy steps:
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