How to Sell Seats for Your Video Editing Training Class

How to Sell Seats for Your Video Editing Training Class


If you’re skilled at video editing, you can monetize your expertise by teaching others. You don’t need a complicated setup to organize and monetize your training classes. On Mainstack, you can sell seats to your training, collect payments seamlessly, and manage attendees.

Whether it’s a one-time paid class, a series of recorded tutorials, or ongoing mentorship, Mainstack makes it easy for you to get paid while focusing on teaching.

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Step-by-step guide on how to set it up

Step 1 — Set Up Your Training as a Product on Storefront
  • Go to your storefront dashboard 
  • Click Create product with AI.
  • Select “Other” as your product type.
  • Add the training details:
    • Training name (e.g., “Video Editing Bootcamp: Learn Premiere Pro in 3 Days”)
    • Description (what participants will learn, duration, requirements)
    • Toggle on the product category button and select Training, and
    • Proceed to upload the flyer for the event.
Step 2 — Add Your Pricing & Seat Limit
  • Choose your payment options (e.g., one-time payment, installments, fast action pricing, etc.).
  • Set your training price (e.g., $20 per seat).
  • Share event details such as date, time, and venue location (optional)
  • If you want to limit class size, set a maximum seat cap.
Step 3 — Send Pre-Event Reminders (Email Marketing)
  • Create an email campaign from your marketing dashboard:
    • From your Storefront dashboard
    • Locate the product and Click on the 3 dots (...)
    • From the pop-up menu, click send email to customers. 
    • Proceed to title your campaign, then
    • Create and schedule the email reminders (e.g., 3 days before, 1 day before, 1 hour before). Include Zoom links, Telegram group access, or venue address if needed.
Step 4 — Engage After the Event
  • Send a follow-up email with:
    • A replay of the event (if recorded).
    • Bonus resources (e.g., editing presets, free guides).
    • Upsell a service by inviting attendees to book 1-on-1 coaching, join your subscription program, or purchase your advanced course.

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Sample Scenario

As a video editor you can launch your training for $30  with the Theme: “ Zoom Masterclass: Editing YouTube Videos with CapCut & Premiere Pro”.
  • Proceed to create the training payment link on Mainstack Storefront and set the seat cap to 100 attendees.
  • Then, share the product URL with your networks and on socials and within weeks, sell 80 seats or more. This will give you $2,400 earned from these sales. You can repeat this process for different classes or cohorts
  • You can use the email marketing tool, to send:
    • A reminder 24 hours before the class.
    • A follow-up email with the replay and a $100 upsell offer for 1-on-1 mentorship.
  • From the follow-up email, if 10 people purchase the mentorship package, you have earned an additional $1,000.

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Tip: Always upsell after your event. Attendees who loved your training are your warmest leads. You can use the email marketing tool to convert them into long-term students or subscribers.

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Why Mainstack is perfect for selling your training seats?

  • It provides the quickest and easiest methods to monetize your skills.

  • It offers simple seat sales, you can sell tickets like a product, no external ticketing system needed.

  • The in-app email marketing tool helps you to build hype before the event, send reminders to attendees, and engage them after.

  • With our secure global payments, you get paid in over 130 currencies.

  • Our detailed analytics, lets you see how many seats were sold, where buyers came from, and revenue generated.

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