How to Start Your First Course on Thinkific Beginner's Guide to Course Creation

Complete step-by-step walkthrough of creating your first online course — from account signup all the way through to a published course with a live landing page, pricing and enrolled students. 🎓 Start building your online course platform: 👉 https://yb.digital/school In this full tutorial I walk through every single step a beginner needs to launch an online course: creating a free account, building a course curriculum with chapters and lessons, editing lesson content, configuring course settings, setting up a drip schedule, designing a completion certificate, choosing a pricing model, building a professional landing page, previewing it on desktop and mobile, and publishing the course. The example course built in this video is SAP Fundamentals for Beginners — but the exact same process works for any topic, niche or audience. Every step is beginner-friendly with no prior experience required. ✅ Full account signup — free trial with all features unlocked ✅ Course curriculum — chapters, lessons, multiple lesson types ✅ Course settings — thumbnail, description, player appearance, progress tracking ✅ Drip schedule — release content progressively or all at once ✅ Certificate builder — completion certificates students can share on LinkedIn ✅ Pricing options — free, one-time, subscription or payment plan ✅ Landing page builder — hero section, benefits, curriculum preview, instructor bio ✅ Preview on desktop and mobile before publishing ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction & overview 00:46 – Signup & account creation