For course creators selling cohort-based and self-paced programs
The link-in-bio built for course creators.
Sales page, waitlist, testimonials, cohort calendar and checkout — one URL that turns audience into enrolled students.
A course creator's funnel is brutally simple: someone hears about you, lands on a page, joins a waitlist or buys. Vyntree compresses that entire funnel onto a single fast-loading link-in-bio that doubles as a sales page. Above the fold: the promise and the price. Below: testimonials, curriculum, FAQ and a buy button. No separate landing page builder, no Kajabi monthly fee, no 14-day developer project. Just the page your students need to see.
Most course creators over-engineer. They buy a Kajabi or Thinkific subscription, spend three weeks customising it, and ship a page that loads in 6 seconds on mobile and converts at 0.4%. Then they wonder why the launch flopped. Vyntree gives course creators a page that loads in under a second, ships with the conversion patterns that actually work (clear promise, named outcome, dated cohort, social proof, FAQ), and edits in 60 seconds when the launch date moves.
Cohort-based courses live and die on urgency. A vague 'starts soon' converts at half the rate of 'Cohort 4 starts March 12 · 38 of 60 seats left.' Vyntree ships native countdown timers, seat-count tiles and waitlist forms that auto-convert to checkout when the cohort opens. Self-paced course creators get evergreen tiles with student count, last-updated date and an instant-access checkout flow.
Pricing is the other lever most creators get wrong. A €497 course often outperforms a €197 course because the higher price signals seriousness, attracts committed students and changes the entire customer-success equation. Vyntree's pricing tiles support payment plans (3x or 4x) natively via Paddle, which lifts conversion on €500+ offers by roughly 20-30% in the data we see, with low default rates.
Built for course creators
Cohort countdown
Date, seats remaining, time-to-close — the urgency stack that turns lurkers into students.
Waitlist with auto-convert
Waitlisted users get a direct checkout link when the cohort opens — no manual email blast required.
Curriculum tile
Module-by-module breakdown with estimated time and outcomes, expandable inline.
Testimonials block
Pin 3-5 student quotes with photos and outcomes. Skip the carousel — single-screen always converts better.
Payment plans via Paddle
3x or 4x split natively. 5% platform fee, EU VAT handled, instant payouts to your bank.
Discount codes
Cohort alumni discounts, founding-member pricing, early-bird tiers — managed inline.
Free preview / lead magnet
Drop a free module or PDF behind an email opt-in to nurture cold traffic.
Custom domain
Use course.yourname.com on Pro Plus — looks like a real course business, not a redirect.
Benchmarks
The playbook
A repeatable setup for course creators selling cohort-based and self-paced programs — in order.
- 1
Lead with the named outcome, not the curriculum
'Get your first 10 paying clients in 60 days' converts better than 'Module 1: Defining your niche.' Outcome first, mechanism second.
- 2
Show seat count and a deadline
Urgency without a deadline is just hope. Pin the cohort date and the seats-remaining tile above the fold.
- 3
Pin three testimonials with outcomes
Photo, name, one-line context and a quantified result ('Booked 4 clients in week 6'). Skip carousels.
- 4
Add a payment plan tile near the price
A 3x split tile next to a €497 hero price lifts conversion on price-sensitive traffic by 20-30% without changing the headline price.
- 5
Offer a free preview behind an email gate
Cold traffic doesn't buy on first visit. A free module or PDF captures the email and a sequence converts a meaningful share within 14 days.
- 6
Send all launch traffic to the same URL
Don't fork into separate sales pages per audience segment. The Vyntree page is the single source of truth — change it, the whole funnel updates.
What to put on your page
Three proven layouts that work for course creators selling cohort-based and self-paced programs.
Cohort-based course launch
Top: countdown to start, seat count and a 'Join cohort' button. Middle: curriculum, outcomes, instructor bio. Bottom: testimonials and FAQ. The page you point your entire launch email sequence at.
Evergreen course hub
Top: 'Instant access' tile with price and student count. Middle: lead magnet for cold traffic, testimonials for warm traffic. Bottom: payment plan tile and refund policy.
Course + community combo
Top: course enrollment. Middle: 'Includes lifetime access to our private community' tile. Bottom: payment plan and FAQ. Bumps perceived value 30-50% over course-alone pricing.
Vyntree vs Kajabi for course creators
Vyntree
- Loads in under a second on mobile — Kajabi pages routinely take 4-6s.
- €0–€18/mo vs Kajabi's €149/mo minimum.
- 60-second edits from your phone — Kajabi is desktop-only.
- Payment plans via Paddle with EU VAT — Kajabi requires manual VAT setup.
- Custom domain on Pro Plus — Kajabi requires a higher tier.
- Built-in waitlist with auto-convert to checkout.
Kajabi
- Loads in under a second on mobile — Kajabi pages routinely take 4-6s.
- €0–€18/mo vs Kajabi's €149/mo minimum.
- 60-second edits from your phone — Kajabi is desktop-only.
- Payment plans via Paddle with EU VAT — Kajabi requires manual VAT setup.
- Custom domain on Pro Plus — Kajabi requires a higher tier.
- Built-in waitlist with auto-convert to checkout.
Pricing benchmarks
What course creators selling cohort-based and self-paced programs typically charge — use this as a starting point, not a ceiling.
Sales page with testimonials, FAQ, free-preview opt-in. Sell via external checkout.
Native Paddle checkout, payment plans, cohort countdown, waitlist auto-convert.
Custom domain, A/B headline variants, advanced analytics, discount-code management.
"I moved my launch page from Kajabi to Vyntree. Page weight dropped from 4MB to 280KB, mobile conversion went from 1.1% to 3.8%, and the launch hit 100k euros for the first time."
Common mistakes to avoid
Patterns we see every week — fix these before anything else.
Hiding the price 'until they apply'
Application funnels work for €5k+ offers. Under €1k, hiding price destroys conversion. Show the number.
Curriculum-heavy hero section
The hero is for the outcome, not the table of contents. Curriculum lives mid-page once they're already interested.
Generic testimonials without outcomes
'Loved this course' is worthless. 'Made €4k in week 3' is everything. Always pull testimonials with a number.
Launching to a list of zero
A course launch is downstream of an audience. Spend the first 90 days building the list, then launch — don't skip the list.
No payment plan on a €500+ offer
Roughly 30% of buyers on premium courses pick the payment plan when offered. Without it, you lose them entirely.
Questions
Can I sell a cohort-based course?
Yes. Use the cohort countdown tile, seat-count tile and waitlist form. When the cohort opens, waitlisted students get a direct checkout link automatically.
Does it handle payment plans?
Yes — 2x, 3x or 4x splits via Paddle. EU VAT, refunds and chargebacks are handled by Paddle as merchant of record.
How do I deliver the actual course content?
Vyntree is the sales and onboarding layer. Deliver content via Circle, Skool, Mighty, Teachable, Thinkific, or your own member area — paste the post-purchase URL into the Vyntree checkout settings and students land there automatically after paying.
Can I run discount codes for alumni?
Yes. Create codes inline, optionally tagged for specific cohorts, with usage limits and expiry dates.
What about EU VAT and US sales tax?
Paddle is the merchant of record. Tax is calculated, collected and remitted automatically across the EU, UK, US and 30+ other jurisdictions. You receive a single net payout.
Will it work for a free preview module?
Yes. Drop a free lesson behind an email opt-in tile. The opt-in pipes to Beehiiv, ConvertKit, MailerLite or any webhook for a nurture sequence.
Can students access the page on mobile?
Yes — Vyntree is mobile-first. The page is sub-1s on 4G and the checkout flow is one screen. Most course traffic is mobile; most course platforms ignore that.
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