Ways to earn on Pedagio
Pedagio does not decide how you charge. It supports six different models, and most academies end up using two or three together. This page explains what each one is for, so you can pick rather than guess.
Start here
If you are new and want one answer rather than six: run a batch with a fixed fee. It is the simplest to set up, the easiest to explain to parents, and the model most coaching institutes already use. Everything else on this page is something you can add later once you know what your students actually ask for.
Running a batchwalks through that set-up end to end. Whichever model you pick, students need a way to pay you first — see Getting paid.
| If you... | Use this |
|---|---|
| Teach a group on a schedule | Batches with a fixed fee |
| Teach one student at a time | Class packs |
| Have recorded content to sell | Recorded courses |
| Need to prove value before people pay | Demo classes |
| Lose students because the fee is too big upfront | Installments |
| Want to sell without creating content | Licensed courses |
1. Batches with a fixed fee
A batch is a group of students taught together on a timetable. You set one price, students enrol, and everyone in the batch pays the same. This is the default model for coaching institutes and the one to start with.
- Set max capacity and Pedagio closes enrolment automatically when the batch fills.
- Live classes, recordings, assessments and chat are all scoped to the batch.
- Payments and outstanding dues are tracked per student.
Sliding price by batch size
2. Class packs for 1-on-1 teaching
If you teach individually, selling single classes is hard work for small money. Pedagio lets you sell classes in blocks — 1, 5, 10 or 25 at a time — so a student buys once and books against the balance.
Price the single class first; that becomes the reference rate. Price the larger packs below it and Pedagio shows the saving as a percentage, which is what makes the bigger pack the obvious choice.
| Pack | Example price | What the student sees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 class | ₹800 | The base rate |
| 5 classes | ₹3,600 | Save 10% |
| 10 classes | ₹6,400 | Save 20% |
| 25 classes | ₹14,000 | Save 30% |
Larger packs also mean fewer payment conversations and more predictable income, which matters more than the headline discount. Selling class packs covers the set-up.
3. Recorded courses
A recorded course sells without you being in the room, which is the only model here that is not capped by your calendar. Students buy once and watch on their own schedule.
You will need somewhere to host the video — YouTube and Vimeo work, and encrypted hosting is worth it when the recording is the product. See Where your videos are stored.
Mark a few lessons as free preview
Selling recorded courses covers building the curriculum.
4. Demo classes
A demo lets someone attend a limited number of real classes before committing. Pedagio tracks demo students separately, expires their access after a set number of days, and either deactivates or removes them if they do not convert.
Demos can be free or carry a small fee. A small fee filters out people who were never going to enrol, and the ones who do pay tend to attend. Offering demo classes covers the settings.
5. Installments
A ₹20,000 course loses students who could afford ₹7,000 a month but not ₹20,000 today. Installments split the fee into 2, 3 or 5 payments with due dates, and Pedagio tracks who has paid which one.
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Outstanding installments appear under Dues, and reminders can be sent from there rather than tracked in a notebook. Collecting fees in installments covers the set-up.
6. Licensed courses from the marketplace
You can license a ready-made course from another creator and sell it under your own brand. This suits a subject you do not teach yourself but your students keep asking for.
The videos stay in the creator's hosting account, so you need no video hosting of your own and pay nothing for their bandwidth. Everything else — your branding, your price, your students — works as normal.
The licence fee is charged annually, and it is not a revenue share — whatever you charge your students is yours. Two terms come with it, both shown before you buy: a seat limit on how many students it covers, and a duration, usually 12 months. When a licence lapses the videos stop playing, including for students who already paid you, so treat it as a recurring cost rather than a one-off purchase. Selling licensed courses covers the arithmetic.
Things that help any of these sell
Filling your batchescovers these as a sequence rather than a list — they work far better in order.
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Promo codes | Time-limited discounts. Useful for an intake deadline; less useful as a permanent price cut. |
| Referrals | Reward existing students with a free class or a discount when someone they refer enrols. |
| Enquiry forms | Capture interest from your public pages so a visitor who is not ready to pay is not lost. |
| Broadcast and sequences | Follow up with people who enquired or whose demo is expiring, without doing it by hand. |
| Reviews | Collect testimonials from current students and show them on the pages where you sell. |
A realistic combination
Most academies do not pick one model. A common shape after a few months:
- Main batches on a fixed fee, with installments offered on the larger ones.
- A paid demo class as the entry point, promoted through enquiry forms.
- Class packs for students who want extra 1-on-1 help before exams.
- Last year's recorded batch sold as a self-paced course.
That last one is worth noting: you have already done the teaching. Selling the recording costs you nothing further and reaches students who could never attend live.
Pedagio does not take a cut of your fees