Are you ready to pursue the freelance career you’ve always dreamed of?

Many teachers have used Skillshare as their launch pad toward financial flexibility. An extra few hundred dollars a month can give you the peace of mind you need to pursue your creative passions.

For many Skillshare teachers, publishing a new class every 1-2 months ensures they earn a consistent monthly income to supplement their professional and personal pursuits. We’ve found that most teachers earn more over time as they grow their student following and build credibility on the platform.

This New Year, start your path towards financial freedom by publishing your next class on Skillshare! We know that getting started can be the hardest part of teaching, but we’ll help you every step of the way. This 30-day New Year's challenge is designed for returning teachers just like you. With milestones, resources, and support from our amazing community, you’ll publish your new class during Skillshare’s busiest month of the year.

Join today and make 2017 the year you follow your dream and share your skills with students around the world!

How the Challenge Works

Sign up for the New Year’s Channel Challenge by clicking the “Join” button (you can find this button on the top right-hand corner of this page).
Every few days, we’ll send you’ll an email with tips and relevant resources to help you build your channel as well as tips to help you become an even better teacher.
Follow our New Year Channel Challenge Calendar and milestones here to stay on track.
Make sure you're enrolled in our free class on building a Channel and Class Marketing: Skillshare Teachers: Learn to Build and Market Your Channel.
Use the Discussions section to ask questions along the way and to share your personal tips and tricks.
We'll be awarding special prizes throughout the Channel Challenge! Check out all the prizes we're offering this month below!

The Prizes

✔ Best in Show

This month, the Skillshare team will award one special teacher with our Best in Show prize! The lucky winner will receive our Freelancer Starter Kit curated by top teacher Jake Bartlett. The kit will include a one-year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud ($600), and Jake's personal mic set-up ($150).

✔ Engagement Award

We believe great classes keep students engaged from start to finish. The four most engaging classes from the challenge, as measured by average student completion, will receive a featured slot on their category’s trending page. See an example here.

✔ Community Comrade Award

Community feedback and support is a huge motivator for all teachers! We’ll award one awesome community member who provides helpful feedback to their fellow teachers with the Community Comrade award - a $50 Amazon gift card.

✔ Most Improved Teacher

We believe that a teacher’s creation process and teaching style evolves over time. The Skillshare team will award one special teacher the Most Improved prize - a $250 Apple gift card! The criteria for this prize will be based on teacher presentation and overall clarity of teaching.

✔ Weekly Surprises

We’ll be offering other fun surprise prizes throughout the challenge, so stay tuned!

Haven't published a Skillshare class yet? Join our monthly Teach Challenge specifically designed for first-time teachers.

Terms and Conditions apply.

Returning Teachers: New Year's Channel Challenge

Jan 01 - Feb 07

Returning Teachers: New Year's Channel Challenge

Jan 01 - Feb 07