@spencerfry congrats! with all the talk about reducing expenses, slowing burn, etc., can you talk about how you see the tradeoffs with launching a free plan in this economic climate?

Man. It’s hard to say how much I love Podia. The feeling of making a sale of your knowledge as a product is intoxicating. Once you’ve felt the feeling of selling through podia, paying is a no brainer. But it’s wonderful to see you guys move to this model to help people see that much more easily Congratulations

@bramk Thanks Bram! This new free plan is huge because it comes with the key tools anyone needs when they’re starting something online: - A free website (that’s fully customizable with an easy, no-code website builder) - A community platform that lets you build free or paid community - A way to sell your digital products - A way to start collecting email addresses and build your email list Anyone should be able to do creative work. And anyone can do creative work — it’s all of the tech, the logistics, the business side of it that’s messier than it needs to be. If you’re getting started, you need *one* place to manage everything. There are so many tools to figure out, so many things to integrate, so much headache involved in figuring out how to share your work and take payments. Podia solves that by giving you everything out of the box. The free plan gives you a full website, community platform, and way to sell downloadable products or coaching/consultation sessions. It also lets you draft your online courses, so that when you grow it’s easy to keep things on the same platform. More advanced creators can sell courses or access to webinars/workshops — and unlock new sales tools like the ability to sign up your own affiliates. The tech side of creating needs to be easy. So that’s what we built — the easiest way to make a website. And the easiest way to build a community and start earning from your work. I can’t wait to see what you’ll build! And I’ll be around all day to answer questions.

Can't say enough kind words about this amazing company! Switching to Podia was a huge life-changing moment for me! I will be forever grateful to Spencer and the team for the amazing support they have provided to me when I was building my business! Starting with Podia for free? That's a no brainer and the easiest recommendation I will have to make!

I did lots of research before using Podia for my online learning offering. Best decision I made! I would have been even more certain if there had been a free offering. I really wish I had started online courses ages ago.

Podia is fantastic! I've been working with them for several years. The platform is easy to use, and I especially love the incredible customer support. Whenever I have a question, they're right there to help me with answers.

I researched so many course creator/membership platforms before finding Podia, and I'm happy I did! Podia is so easy to set up and publish your digital products and membership plans. One key feature that sets Podia apart from others... landing pages! Plus, no more duct tape and dental floss connecting systems. Podia is a great all-in-one system for starting an online business. How many times can I upvote?? ;)

I f'n love podia so much, and couldn't imagine building a community (esp a paid community) without it. Incredibly reliable, world-class support. Curious @spencerfry why y'all chose *now* to start offering a free plan?

Podia has been such an amazing platform since the first day I've used it. From the simple website design features to the affordability to the AWESOME & RESPONSIVE folks who have helped me troubleshoot many a time via chat, the overall experience with Podia is unmatched. I'm so excited to host my business website, courses, downloads, blog, and more with Podia, and I look forward to seeing all of the amazing features the future has in store!

I recommend podia to anyone who will listen. Been on it for 2 years. The technology and platform is great but what I brag about the most is how well they treat you. The customer service is extraordinary and that’s why I’m a raving fan.

I am seriously tech challenged & struggled to create online courses to compliment my coaching. Podia is so easy to use, such amazing support if you get stuck & has worked seamlessly in my biz. Since switching a year ago my biz has skyrocketed!!! And my time has been freed up. Best online platform.

Very accessible, very responsive, love love love Podia ❤️

As a First-time user of Podia as a course platform, I love it! The addition of the Community facility is a game-changer ('bye'bye FB). And the Customer Service on the few occasions I've needed to use it has been a.m.a.z.i.n.g. So happy I chose to go with Podia to launch my Course

Big fan of Podia right here! I just signed up for a second (free!) account for a new venture I'm planning.

From day one, it's been clear that Podia was built for content creators. Yes, they're a business but it's refreshing to have a CEO and team that keeps the content creator front and center with their product. Love they continue to evolve and totally LOVE the new free features. Way to go Team Podia!

I started using Podia in 2019 after researching the competition. It was great to finally see a cohesive all-in-one tool. No need to also subscribe to an email service separately. No need to also create a Facebook group. No need to use separate online storage like Dropbox to host your digital files. Podia has everything you need to make money and I've been super happy with them for the past 3 years now. 😊

I’ve had my courses on Podia since, I want to say 2018? The support is fabulous and the platform is intuitive. My students don’t have any issues and that says a lot! Honestly, there are SO many features they offer that I haven’t taken advantage of (as a very small side hustle), but even just using the basic features, my school looks amazing and functions perfectly! Love Podia!

At M-Intensive University, we love Podia! Thank you for being such a creative platform, our online Dance School (m-intensiveuni.com) uses Podia, and we are delighted! Excellent customer service and straightforward tool to use. Those guys are constantly evolving and do everything they can to upgrade the service they are providing us. Thank you to the Podia Team, and well done for launching this new free plan; we are not surprised; you are so great! It can only be another success! Keep shining and looking after us as you do, it's always paying off, and the rewards are limitless. Love and Light, from the M-Intensive Team xxx

I LOVE Podia - and the staff (EVERYONE) is as incredible as the product! This is a must-have, highly recommended product! UPVOTED!

AWESOME🎉