{"id":3573,"date":"2025-11-05T10:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shapo.io\/blog\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:59:42","slug":"import-udemy-reviews-to-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shapo.io\/blog\/import-udemy-reviews-to-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Your Udemy Reviews When Moving to Your Own Course Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Take the credibility you built on Udemy and make it work for you on your own site.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You spent time, energy and probably a few late nights building your course on Udemy. You garnered reviews. You built social proof<\/a>. Now you\u2019re ready to step out of the Udemy marketplace<\/strong> and build your own branded course site on platforms like Thinkific, Kajabi or Teachable. But you\u2019re asking: What happens to all those hard-earned reviews?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know, and how Shapo<\/em> lets you keep that social proof<\/a> alive and working for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The Shift Away from Udemy: Why many course creators are moving<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Many creators begin on Udemy, and for good reason. It gives you exposure, an established marketplace, low barrier to entry. For instance, Udemy supports over 130,000 courses and millions of learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But after a while, you realize: you want more control<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the key motivators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing & revenue control<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Udemy you\u2019re often subject to discounts, marketplace rules, and revenue-share models. One review noted instructors get only ~37% of full price sales and much less via subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ownership of customers and brand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you run your own site, you own the email list, the brand<\/a> experience, upsells, pricing. Udemy restricts some of those, and you become dependent on their algorithm and deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better margins & lower risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketplaces can shift strategy (like prioritizing subscriptions, institutional sales) and your business becomes subject to those shifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You already built something<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have 100s or 1000s of reviews on Udemy, those are gold. It makes sense to bring that asset with you rather than leave it behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you\u2019re thinking about migrating your course off Udemy, you\u2019re not alone, and you\u2019re making a strategic move. But you want to keep the trust<\/a> and social proof<\/a><\/strong> you earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The Hidden Cost of Leaving: Losing Reviews = Losing Social Proof<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the trade-off: moving from Udemy to your own platform often means losing visible<\/em> marketplace reviews and the trust they signal.
Why does that matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n