
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">The best way to get your class discovered on Skillshare is to share it with your own community &#8211; your friends, family, colleagues, and social media followers.&nbsp;</h3>


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<p>Marketing your class is an essential step in getting discovered on the platform. What&#8217;s more? You&#8217;ll also receive a <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/teach/handbook/earning-teacher-referrals/206225968">$10 referral bonus</a> for every new paying student you refer to Skillshare. Check out these 12 creative ways that our top teachers encourage their community to watch their class.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1.&nbsp;Ask your friends, family, and colleagues to support you by WATCHING YOUR CLASS (for free)</strong></h3>


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<p>Animator Mike Martin emailed his friends and family and asked them to support him and his new class. He created a free access link for them in the &#8220;Promote&#8221; section of his class creator to make joining his class even easier.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2. Share a class teaser on your social media channels</strong></h3>


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<p>Food Blogger Becky Sue shared a 15-second video clip from her class on Instagram to give potential students a quick sneak peek. See Becky Sue’s post <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BA5CF8Ojh1A/?taken-by=beckysue">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2649"><strong>3. Write a fun post for your blog or website&nbsp;</strong></h3>


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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2653">Food blogger Marie Asselin drafted a quick blog post about her newest Macaron class. She included drool-worthy pictures, a quick class overview, and shared a few insights on the class creation process. Check out her post <a href="http://foodnouveau.com/recipes/desserts/macarons/im-a-skillshare-teacher-new-video-class-how-to-make-french-macarons/">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4.&nbsp;Share a handful of free ACCESS LINKS on your social media channels</strong></h3>


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<p>Designer and Illustrator Jesse LeDoux shared a free access link on his Facebook page, and his followers were excited by the special opportunity to watch for free!</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>5. Host a contest or giveaway</strong></h3>


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<p>Designer Mete Erdogan offered a signed copy of his new book to get more of his Instagram followers excited to watch his new class.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2685"><strong>6.&nbsp;</strong><strong>Reach out to 5-10 blogs</strong></h3>


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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2691">Designer Andrew Fairclough reached out to multiple blogs whose community he thought might be interested in class, and a handful agreed to feature him! Check out one of Andrew’s blog features <a href="http://www.handsomefrank.com/2015/11/andrew-fairclough-skillshare/">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2700"><strong>7.&nbsp;</strong><strong>Create a class hashtag</strong></h3>



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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2707">Artist Ria Sharon created an Instagram hashtag to house all her student projects! See her class hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sketchbookmagic/">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2715"><strong>8. Repost your student projects on social media</strong></h3>


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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2719">Motion Graphic Artist Jake Bartlett shared his student projects on his social media channels to show his followers that he was personally invested in his students&#8217; work. See the post <a href="https://twitter.com/kellydern/status/641113752188784640?lang=en">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2728">9.&nbsp;<strong>Engage with your students through your class community board</strong></h3>



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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2734">Photographer Andre Wagner actively engaged with his students through his community section, which inspired them to tell their friends about his class! Check out Andre’s Community Board <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/photography/Street-Documentary-Style-Photography-The-Ongoing-Moment/1198650314/classroom/discussions">here</a>. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2742"><strong>10. Drum up student excitement before you launch your class</strong></h3>


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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2746">Pinterest Queen Peg Fitzpatrick let her following know about her upcoming class weeks before she published to build awareness and excitement within her community! See Peg’s post <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/-39Fuqm4yp/?taken-by=pegfitzpatrick">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>11.&nbsp;Create a sense of urgency to WATCH</strong></h3>


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<p>Food bloggers Ceri and Laura offered a free access link to the first five people to tag a friend in their class announcement post on Instagram. Check out the post <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAiLSXniiXx/?taken-by=sweetpotatochronicles">here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>12. Promote your class in a Facebook group</strong></h3>


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<p>App Marketer Steve Young shared a free access link with 50 people for his App Store Optimization Class! He made the post within a private Facebook group specifically geared towards app makers.</p>
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<p id="yui_3_17_2_7_1466205310504_2778">Need more help with marketing? Check out our <a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/business/Class-Marketing-Build-Your-Student-Following-on-Skillshare/1089357134">free class on teacher marketing</a>, or head to the<a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/teach/handbook/marketing-your-class/205222687">Teacher Handbook </a>for more tips&nbsp;and tricks.&nbsp;</p>
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