Podia is, in my opinion, the easiest platform for course creation currently available. It has clear and easy steps that you can follow, and everything is organized clearly.

As you can see, everything is clearly visible and the steps you need to take are intuitive and easy to follow. The navigation is seamless, too, and the site works quickly.

And on the off-chance that you do somehow get stuck in the process, there is always the impressive and helpful customer support available

In terms of ease of use, there are a few factors to consider:

• User experience
• Navigation
• How fast the site is
• Tutorials and customer support

Let’s go over each factor in more detail.

User Experience at Podia

Everything that Podia does is geared towards you, the customer. Even if you’re a complete beginner, you’ll easily find your way through its platform.

The platform is stripped down to bare bones where you only have the essential pieces in order to create a course or sell a product.

But at the same time, you won’t ever feel like you’re compromising on the quality. Podia has an all-in-one platform where you can sell products, courses, or create memberships in a visually appealing way.

Navigation

As I’ve already mentioned, the navigation is really a part of the user experience. But the navigation at Podia is so easy that I simply have to mention it separately.

It really is made for everyone out there. In less than a few hours, you can have a course ready to go live, or a product ready to sell. And that’s mainly thanks to the painless navigation on the platform.

All the buttons are clearly visible and there is no clutter on the site, which makes it even easier to navigate the platform.

How Fast the Site Is

Podia’s platform is fairly fast, although it does get stuck occasionally. However, I only experienced this once or twice, and it got resolved fairly quickly.

It will also depend on your browser speed and connection quality, of course. But overall, the site is very fast, which is crucial when you’re looking to create a course quickly.

Tutorials and Customer Support

Now, this is where Podia really shines.

As soon as you sign up, you’ll get the chance to go through a live demo with customer support professionals. You’ll feel like you’re treated as their star customer, and not just another number here.

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You can see that they’re trying to help you through every step of the way. Plus, there are tutorials available and you can always read the Q&A, which can come handy when you feel stuck.

For me, Podia is by far the easiest course creation tool that I’ve used so far. It even beats tools like Kajabi, which may sometimes feel too much to take in, especially for beginners. There is a learning curve with Kajabi while with Podia, even my granny could do it!

Integrations and Features

Integrations are crucial for succeeding online. They will give you additional tools for maximizing your store’s potential, and integrate your favorite tools out there into the Podia platform.

Email Integrations

Every online seller or course provider should be able to track their emails and send out sales letters or promotions.

For this, Podia offers integrations with many email providers, such as:

• MailChimp – one of the most popular email marketing tools.
• ConvertKit – crucial email automation tool.
• AWeber – auto-responding email tool.
• Drip – great for building personal relationships with customers.
• ActiveCampaign – great for small businesses.
• MailerLite – easy to use.
• GetResponse – great for sending out newsletters.

As you can see, Podia offers integrations with most of the popular emailing tools. You won’t feel left out with Podia at all. MailChimp and ConvertKit integrations are arguably the most important ones, but the rest of the tools will also come very useful.

Payment Integrations

Nowadays, most of the payments are done online. And if you want to collect payments for your online course, then you will need to take advantage of these integrations.

The great news is that Podia offers integration with two of the most popular payment platforms: PayPal and Stripe.

However, if you’re looking to accept payments in installments, only Stripe will offer you that possibility.

Analytics

If you’re particularly interested in the statistics and the numbers behind your store of course, then you can connect your Podia site with Google Analytics or HotJar.

While for course creators, this might not be of great importance, it’s certainly crucial for store owners who sell products with Podia.

Marketing Integrations

Even if you intend to sell courses with Podia, then you should have some form of marketing in place.

Podia allows integrations with Facebook, Pinterest, and Google Ads, which can kick your marketing efforts to another level.

Zapier Integration

Zapier integration is an appealing option for many Podia users. It allows for hundreds of additional integrations via Zapier with many useful apps, such as:

• LeadPages
• Trello
• ThriveCart
• Dubsado
• Google Sheets

and many more.

These integrations can really kick your productivity to another level and make your Podia site or store even more successful.

All these integrations can be helpful for growing your business even further and support the transfer of your content from other platforms to Podia.

What About Other Podia Features?

We’ve already looked at Podia’s course creation feature, but there are some other features that will help you build your business.

• Online courses. You can create online courses easily and sell them to your store with Podia.
• Digital products and downloads. Online entrepreneurs will be able to sell online products and make them downloadable – products such as eBooks, PDF files, checklists, video files, text, audio content, bundles, and more.
• Memberships. You can easily create membership plans to your liking and sell content to members, or allow them access to digital downloads. You can also add a membership for your blog and add bundles to memberships.
• Webinars. These are a great alternative to online courses, and Podia allows you to offer webinars to your customers for either free, as part of a membership, or for a one-time fee. It’s a great tool to grow your mailing list, increase your sales, or add credibility to your cause.

Educational Benefits

Let’s talk about the educational benefits of Podia.

Here, we have to talk about three different categories:

• Quizzes and student assessments
• Student forums
• Drip content

In my opinion, Podia has somewhat limited options when it comes to educational benefits. While there are a number of different ways to offer these benefits, I think that the customization options are somewhat lacking.

Additionally, you’re also not able to hand out certifications for your course, which is something that other platforms allow.

Quizzes and Assessments

Firstly, the assessment questions, or quizzes.

These can be used to ask your students questions and see how well they are following your course. You can also easily track their data and see how well the students do on these quizzes.

However, the main constraint here is that you only have one way to ask these questions, and that is through multiple-choice questions. It’s not a deal-breaker by any means, but it’s just something that other tools like Kajabi do better.

Student Forums

There is no dedicated forum for your course. However, you can allow having comments on your course content, which can spark conversations between students and you can also provide your input.

This is welcome since some students might find some parts of your course confusing or unclear. It’s a good way to connect to students, and it can also be a good platform for a nice community from your course. Although, a forum or way to communicate with students would really open up some more learning opportunities.

Drip Content

Fortunately, Podia does have drip content. This allows you to “drip” the content to your users bit by bit until they have access to your entire library.

It’s a great way to progress with the course, as you can set the parts of the course to be time-restricted. It not only forces the student to try hard and get more out of the course, but it also allows for a better and clearer progression.

Marketing Tools

To spread the word about your course, you need to have good marketing tools at your disposal. Luckily, you will have that at your disposal with Podia.

You can create a storefront for your content – you can do that easily with sales pages, product or course pages, and even email marketing.

These tools are very neat and easy to use. How detailed it will be is completely down to you, and you have everything you need to create a nice storefront. You can add widgets to your storefront and manage them the way you want to.

However, I must say that compared to some other platforms, these features are not as comprehensive with Podia. Some additional widgets would be great.

These are the widgets you can add to your storefront:

• Text, Image with Text, Video with text
• Testimonials
• FAQs
• Categories
• Bio
• Newsletter

Support

Podia deserves the highest grade when it comes to customer support. Even though they don’t have phone support, you will feel like Podia actually care about their customers instead of making you feel like a cow they are trying to milk more money out of.

They offer 24/7 email support for you. For complete beginners, video tutorials will be helpful at the start.

From Monday through Friday, they also offer live chat with real customer support professionals. Imagine that! And you’re actually talking to real human beings instead of talking to a bot. Feels nice.

There’s also a Q&A section if you have any specific questions about Podia. Overall their customer support is top-quality – shame they don’t offer phone support, though.

Final Verdict

To conclude, I must say that my experience with Podia was a very positive one. If you’re a complete beginner, then this platform is a must for you.

It’s very easy to use and you’re practically guided through every step of the way. You get a live demo and comprehensive customer support, so you’ll never feel like you’re swimming against the tide.

It’s also a very complete option, as you can sell products, courses, and memberships with Podia. Promotion is easy with great marketing options, and there are many useful integrations with other software pieces.

Overall, I think that Podia is right up there with the best. And for the affordable price, you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck.