Most course creators ask:
“What topic should I teach?”
A better question is:
“What are people already trying to learn—but struggling to find a good course about?”
That shift helped me find a course opportunity that eventually attracted 40,000 students.
The strategy is simple:
1. Look for evidence of demand.
2. Study the courses already serving that demand.
3. Identify the questions, audiences or outcomes they’ve overlooked.
4. Build for that gap.
You don’t need to create another broad “AI for beginners” course.
You might create:
“AI for estate agents who need weekly property content.
Specific markets often have less competition and a clearer reason to buy.