That’s right, you didn’t read wrong, the Coursify.me, an eLearning platform, now it’s free.

What does this mean? It means that you have a platform for hosting online courses (LMS) ready, with all the features you need to host and launch your online course, at your disposal for free!

ELearning platform: why use Coursify.me

The advantages that our eLearning platform offers to make your virtual school a success are numerous.

Check out some of the resources that the Coursify.me offers: 

• 100% Web system in cloud
• Hosting of your school and courses with redundancy and backup
• SLA 99.9%
• Responsive system with support for desktop, tablets and mobile
• System in English and Portuguese
• Easy customization of the visual identity of the school and online courses
• Custom domain, as: myschool.coursify.me
• Creation of courses with videos, audios, images, text and files
• Integration with Dropbox, YouTube, Vimeo and PayPal
• Payment receipt via PayPal
• Discussion forum for students to broaden their knowledge and networking
• Monitoring Panel in real time of each course
• Management of students and course enrollments
• Creation of courses organized in modules
• Support to the most popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer
• School and courses optimized for SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
• Share courses in social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and other
• Payments in Dollar or Real
• Monitoring graphics of courses enrollments

And the benefits don’t stop there! We are constantly talking to our users and launched updates and new features periodically to make Coursify.me the best eLearning platform on the market.

Our goal is to make the Distance Education as efficient as the classroom teaching, not to say better! After all, distance learning courses has no geographical barriers, anyone with internet access can learn, at a time that is available, at your own pace.

In addition, studying online doesn’t mean studying alone. So that the student can has access to the teacher and count with support from both the instructor and colleagues, the Coursify.me created the Student Space, in which, through a chat, everyone can communicate, ask questions and exchange opinions.

If you want to know more about how the Student Space works, click on the link below:

http://blog.coursify.me/updates-coursify-me-student-space/

The Distance Learning market grows every year and many professionals seeking for a new source of income, or companies that want to empower their employees in a practical way, are creating courses and collaborating to that learning is increasingly accessible.

The reality is that any person who dominate a subject can teach it to anyone who wants to learn, without leaving the comfort of your home. The Coursify.me already hosts online schools that are prominent among students.

And this is only the beginning. Every day our number of courses and students increases and we look forward to improve our eLearning platform and create a better learning experience.

 Visit our website and see how easy it is to host your online school with us.

https://coursify.me/

If you have any doubt, talk to us via the online chat available on the website or send an email to help@coursify.me.

Create your online course and start profiting by teaching what you like. We are waiting for you!

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Coursify.me was officially launched on June 3 and already has its first users.

Our customers have won the opportunity to disclose their first online course for free, taking the chance to test the product before they decide whether or not to invest in new courses.

Until now the feedback obtained are fairly positive and all received suggestions have already been added to the software, but even now our development team is not with arms crossed. We continue working with exclusive focus on leave your experience with Coursify.me even better.

For those who are in doubt about what will find and whether or not bet on our platform for hosting your online school, see below an explanation on the usability of Coursify.me and check out why it is a solution that is simple to use, easy to understand and still offers all the features that you may need.

How to create your online school on Coursify.me

The first thing to do is to access the site of Coursify.me at address https://coursify.me/.

Our site allows navigation in Portuguese or English and asks you to register (or log in if you already owns a register) before starting to use the platform.

Once you do this, you will automatically be redirected to the page that allows you to start creating your school.

The step by step is quite simple and intuitive and allows you to add all relevant information about your school, making easy for your students to find it. After that, it goes to the part of customization.

Coursify.me allows you to customize your school with your logo, images and color, maintaining its own visual identity. Thus, it is as if you had your own website and your students may find you more easily.

The next step is to set with what other platforms you would like your school make integration.

Our platform allows integration with Dropbox, YouTube and Vimeo for you to upload directly to our system content saved on these platforms. In this part you choose to enable the integration with these channels. But do not worry, when creating your course will be available also the option to upload material saved on your computer.

To wrap up, set the form of payment.

Coursify.me has integration with PayPal for you to receive payments in dollar or real, as you prefer.

Done this definition, voilà, your school is configured and ready for you to enter your first course.

Even after you made the initial settings, if you do not like something you can go on “Edit Information” to change text, image and whatever you wish. You can also add your social networks to facilitate the disclose of your school.  

The next step is to create your first course. Once you click on the button indicated, the following screen will appear:

Here you enter the key information about the course, such as name, description and category to which it belongs. To exemplify, we created a school of Copywriting within the category Communication and Marketing, done that, the course page is automatically created.

With the page ready, it is time to enter your content. All you have to do is click on the button “Add Section” to appoint what will be the first subject to be taught.

Done that, go to “Add lecture” to upload content regarding your first class.

Here you select the option that is hosted your material. Can be one of the platforms that you selected for integration (Dropbox, Vimeo or YouTube) or your own computer. After your contents have already loaded, a new screen will appear to add the additional information.

And ready, your first class is on! If you want to add more sections or lectures, simply repeat the same procedure.

For that you have complete control over your course, students enrolled, access and other management information, click on “Dashboard” button that appears in the menu.

Accompanying the other buttons on the menu, you can click on “My school” to have an overview of the courses that you have enrolled.

For detailed information about your course, click on “Courses”.

Coursify.me also allows you register one or more instructors, making clear to your students who are and what is the curriculum of each teacher responsible for contents offered. Click on the “Instructors” button to add this information.

As you can see, the Coursify.me allows any user to create schools and online courses in a very easy way.

Our system is intuitive and simple to navigate, and everything you need to use it is an electronic device with access to the internet.

Fast, pleasant and efficient, the Coursify.me is a complete solution for online education. Give us a hello through the e-mail hello@coursify.me or visit our website to learn more about what we have to offer and what are our plans of signature. But before that, if you prefer, register a course in our platform completely free and see for yourself why Coursify.me is exactly what you were looking for.

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This new reality puts distance education in focus, both as a learning opportunity as business opportunity. In addition to individuals interested in a more practical way to learn, companies are using online courses as a way to train employees and professionals as form of entrepreneurship, transforming knowledge in a new business.

Trends on distance education in Brazil

For you to have a concrete idea on the growth of distance education market in Brazil, we have made an analysis of the evolution of the number of courses, registrations and investments in the sector. The source of this research is the Distance Education 2014/2015 Census, where were analyzed 226 institutions exclusively educational and 15 educational and suppliers.

Distance education courses

In 2014 were offered 25.166 courses (between the institutions analyzed). In this case, the free courses were the most traded, with a total of 19.873, being 12.475 corporates and 7.398 not corporates. Then we have the regulated courses blended or online disciplines, which totaled 3.453 online courses, in addition to 1.840 regulated distance courses. Check out the percentage data in the following chart:

Registrations in distance education courses

The total number of registrations is to convince those who was still undecided. Only in 2014, the online courses totaled 3.868.706 new registrations, being 519.839 (13%) in the regulated distance courses, 476.484 (12%) in the regulated blended courses or online disciplines of regular courses and 2.872.383 (75%) in free courses, with an average of 154 registrations per course.

Investments in distance education

As regards investment performed in the sector, 51% of the institutions that operate in the sector have increased the resources directed to improvements and/or implementation of the distance learning modality in compare to the previous year.

With relation to the type of course that was the focus of investment, the majority of institutions worked with regulated fully online courses, with 36% of the total, as the following graph:

The investments of 66% of the institutions with focus in the area of technology and innovation, such as the quest for a eLearning professional platform. See in the graph the proportion of institutions in relation to the area of greatest relevance in terms of investment in distance education in 2014:

All these data show that the market of distance education in Brazil experience constant growth, constituting a great option of investment for companies, teachers and students.

Aware of this reality and confident in a future where access to quality education, independent of factors such as location and time, is increasingly easy, Coursify.me is working to provide to our users the best and most complete platform for online education of the market.

Our team provides support and ongoing updates for teachers and students to have a great experience and easily reach their goals. If you are interested in knowing our platform give a hello through the e-mail hello@coursify.me. It will be a pleasure to have you with us.

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However, of a thousand new companies incorporated to the economy annually, only few are successful and reach the fifth year of life. Most of entrepreneurs open their business motivated by resignation in employment, but they are not prepared, they don’t have the necessary knowledge to plan and manage their own business.

To start this journey with chance of success is necessary to study and planning, build a strong brand in the market using strategies of entrepreneurship and marketing.

How online courses can help your business succeed

Open a small business can be easy; so, many new entrepreneurs are investing all their resources to have their own business. But despite the capital and will, they are failing to do an adequate preparation and planning. What many don’t know, is that acquire the knowledge to mount marketing and management strategy is much easier than they imagine.

Today, through online courses, it is possible to invest little and learn a lot. Online platforms as Coursify offer courses with the most varied themes, easy to access and understand by smaller investment than a classroom instruction. In addition to all this, there is still the indisputable advantage of flexibility for the user to learn where and when they want and in time they have available.

Marketing and Sales courses, such as Digital Marketing, Personal Marketing, Social Marketing, Strategic Planning, Advertising and Marketing, Professional Success, Sales and even Telemarketing contain all of the necessary knowledge to new entrepreneurs and are available for whoever wants, you only have to access the internet and make a quick search.

These and many others related courses feature content of undeniable value for the path and success of any entrepreneur. They guide and help to disclose and strengthen your brand in the market, winning the public and customers for your business.

Everyone can have innovative ideas for products and companies that can achieve success, but few have any concrete concept on how to make it real, how to become an entrepreneur. For this reason a course of entrepreneurship before starting is essential. In it you learn how to make a business plan, identify the best niches, the step by step to open a company, all taxes levied on it and how to search for the correct investor.

Take advantage of the flexibility that online courses offer and before open your company, study. At home, at work, on the beach, in the lunch hour or on weekends, where and in which time you can. This simple effort can make all the difference in your professional future.

Want have your own business and be part of the successful entrepreneurs team? Enjoy, has never been so easy to acquire the necessary training like nowadays, when new online courses are available daily. If you are looking for or looking to host your own course, send an email to hello@coursify.me and find out what we can do for your business.

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Online courses are a solution increasingly sought by people who want to improve and expand their knowledge. Flexibility of time, place and time of learning are some of the factors attractive about distance education that is gaining more and more students, whether by reason of professional improvement as mentioned above or by some more good reasons that we will discuss here.

Take an online course and invest in you

First, a computer and internet access is all you need. Invest in yourself can cost much less than you think. Classes are expensive, everyone understands, and in addition to the monthly subscription, cost time, gas, material and a list that can be increasingly costly. This could even be a good excuse to stop study a few years ago, but the time is other and now all knowledge can be acquired from your living room.

Many companies already have taken advantage of this form of learning and offer online training for their employees, investing in skilled labor without having great costs with infrastructure and payment of overtime.

But if your company has not yet joined this practice, don’t wait seated and get left behind, invest in your self-development to ensure your place in the labor market. After all, having specialization courses in the curriculum is a great differential and increases the chances of realization, a new job or a promotion.

Online Courses are also a convenient, cost-effective way to learn and improve other areas of interest, in addition to the profession that you already have. It is possible to find on the internet courses in the most varied areas such as photography, cooking, writing, programming, mechanical, among many other knowledge that can help you learn more about something that you always liked and who knows, in the future, move from a simple hobby to a new career opportunity. An online course can give you the chance to work with something you have always dreamed of or at least create an extra source of income.

For those who have not yet decide what to do professionally, online courses offer a unique opportunity to learn a little about subjects that pique your interest, without the cost of a monthly university fee. Do a search, there are free courses and many others in various price ranges, choose, try, after all, the best way to find out if we like something is experiencing.

In short, our tips for anyone who is thinking about taking an online course are quite simple, however effective:

• Be disciplined and take seriously as if you were in a classroom.
• Do all the exercises, ask questions, take advantage of everything that the course has to offer.
• Do not rush, do the course in your own time, create the routine of studies that is best for you.
• Choose a course with practical applications, “get your hands dirty” is the best way to learn.
• Keep your certificates; they are valid for your curriculum and above all, for your personal satisfaction. After all, everything that is done with effort and dedication deserves recognition.

Coursify was created with the goal of helping professionals who are looking for an effective and secure platform to host their content and to serve as a means to provide online courses for those who seek knowledge. If you fall into any of these categories, send an e-mail to hello@coursify.me and discover how easy it is to join us.

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Now, there is a new way to save and share files, it is the so-called cloud storage. Explaining in a simple way, the term “in the cloud” indicates that the information will be saved online, available through a series of servers and offered by the internet. This new method of storage is convenient and efficient, because it is not subjected to failures in electronic equipment and allows your files are always available, no matter where you are. The first service to make this system of cloud storage available to the public was the Dropbox.

 How to use Dropbox

Easy to access and use, the Dropbox is a virtual file folder that can be synchronized between multiple computers, mobile devices, and also on the web. To get started just enter the site of Dropbox and do a quick registration.

To register the user gains up to 2 GB of free storage space. If you want more, you can indicate the service for friends to win 500 MB per indication accepts, it being possible to acquire up to 16GB in this way. There is also the possibility of sign plans ranging from 50 GB to packages above 1 TB.

The service provides the option to upload and download files by the browser itself or then install the Dropbox on your computer. After the installation, you only have to choose a folder on your computer to synchronize with the service servers. Thus, every time a file is created or suffer any changes, these changes will be synchronized in all devices that have access to the folder.

To make it even easier, the Dropbox allows you to share files between users. If you want your colleagues or customers have access to something stored in your Dropbox, all you have to do is choose which folders or files you want to share and send an e-mail to the person concerned. Since then the recipient will be able to view and edit the information which it has received access and if an error occurs simply revert the file to a previous version. Another advantage is that if the computers are on the same network, users can detect and transfer files without need to connect to the internet.

If still remains some doubt, watch this video that explains how it works the Dropbox in a very simple way:

https://youtu.be/OFb0NaeRmdg

In short, the Dropbox can be used by the following means:

Web

The Dropbox can be used through its main site normally. Using the tool through web user can create folders and subfolders, send files, move, copy, download and enjoy all its other features.

Mobiles

Dropbox app is available for iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry. The user only needs to have a register on the website of the service and access using your login and password. This is an efficient and free way to have your files at your fingertips regardless the place you are.

PC/Notebook

When you install the Dropbox on your computer it will create a folder in the location chosen. From then every file that is saved there and all modifications it suffer will be automatically updated and synchronized between all devices in that the application is installed.

Hosting your content in Coursify you can use Dropbox to upload your material and keep it updated. The two services integrate and are practical and efficient to make your job easier. Send an e-mail to hello@coursify.me and learn more about how to host your content online.

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Not only the technology and means of transmitting information evolve, but also the society and its capacity. If a few years ago computer was a young people thing, impossible to be understand by the older generation, is easy to realize how this reality changed, you just have to look the gray-haired sir on the next table sending messages in WhatsApp, or how many over fifty people profile you can find in social networks.

While the means of transmitting and share information expanded, obstacles like place and distance felt down. To the joy and future of the youth born far from the best educational centers, appears the video classes, or like we call, the online classes.

New business

Since Salman Khan launched his awarded teaching method of free videos published on Youtube, many tried and begun their business in this field.

In the last four years many companies specialized at school subjects teaching through online classes. A good example is the company Geekie.

Created in 2012, it went further from just teaching disciplines like physic and history. With a selected professional team, the company developed algorithms to detect how each student understand better a subject, and with that information customize content and exercises to turn the learning process more efficient.

 “The association between technology and education is inevitable. The model based in the class with blackboard and chalk must fall in a few years. Teachers have to let the traditionalism go”, says the history teacher Hugo Calhau, according to an interview given to Exame magazine. Hugo divides his time between morning classes at schools and afternoons at Geekie, where he edits the history content to on-line classes.

Realizing this new market niche, other companies appear, like Veduca that translate classes of the best international teaching institutions to Portuguese.

Present X Future

Analyzing these information’s, some points are well established:

• The students pass from secondary to main actor and searches for what wish to learn, improving assertively and efficiency.
• Pass from several straight class hours to a more fragmented and flexible workload.
• With the growing use of mobile advices like smartphones, learning becomes mobile.
• Quality education accessible to all.
• Teaching is no longer linear; it allows several ways of learning and information sources.

What can be observed is that this way of learning fits better to the professional that the market is looking for, the one capable to combine different information, make connections and presented a line of thought and solutions based in a broad vision of situation.

Is not accepted anymore be stuck on a chair for many established hours just listening, we search for knowledge in our time and space. And this is happening already.

Coursify

For those interested in get in on this market niche and take advantage of its crescent expansion, Coursify offers a solution that will make your life easier.

Through our platform the client creates its brand, customize name, cover image, title, subtitle, logo, domain and connects through its Dropbox, Youtube and Paypal accounts to upload content and receive payment. Students and results management is made by the platform.

If you have any doubt contact us through the email hello@coursify.me and we will make our best to help you.

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