Use this option if you want to provide your course, bundle, or community for free to your students!
Free products are a great way to offer your students a sample of what you have to offer via free content -for example, a free mini course is a great way to let potential students sample your course, and generate leads!
If you're looking to offer one of your courses, bundles, or communities as a free product, all you have to do is follow a few simple steps (listed below). All your student will have to do is create a user account on your site, and they’ll be able to have access to the free content without paying anything.
How to Set Your Course to Free
- Go to Manage Learning Products
- Select Courses
- Click on the image of the course you want to edit
- Select the Pricing tab
- Select Free
- If Free is already selected, select the ellipses (3 dot icon) for more options
- (Optional) Add an enrollment duration to limit the number of days a student will have access. If this is left blank, students will have unlimited/forever access to your course.
- Click Save
How to Set Your Bundle to Free
- Go to Manage Learning Products
- Select Memberships & Bundles
- Click on the image of the bundle you want to edit
- Select the Pricing tab
- Select Free
- If Free is already selected, select the ellipses (3 dot icon) for more options
- (Optional) Add an enrollment duration to limit the number of days a student will have access. If this is left blank, students will have unlimited/forever access to your course.
- Click Save
How to Set Your Community to Free
- Go to Manage Learning Products
- Select Communities
- Locate your community, click the ellipses (3 dot icon) and select Edit
- Select the Pricing tab
- Select Free
- If Free is already selected, select the ellipses (3 dot icon) for more options
- (Optional) Add an enrollment duration to limit the number of days a student will have access. If this is left blank, students will have unlimited/forever access to your course.
- Click Save
To learn more about limiting the amount of days that new sign ups will have access to your course, check out: How to Set an Enrollment Duration
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I want to to give free access to a paid course?
If you are looking to only provide your course for free to select students, check out Give Free Access to a Paid Course
What if I want to offer a free trial only?
If you’re looking to offer a free trial for a paid course, try our content-limited Free Preview or perhaps our Free Trial to Subscription price option!