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The product

Everything you need to teach, in one proper home.

Write lessons, get paid directly, stay close to your students and teach live. Every tool is included on every plan.

Make room for your ideas

A lesson builder that thinks in blocks.

Write naturally in the rich-text BlockNote editor. Add images, attach video and arrange lessons until the course feels like you.

  • Rich lessons with video, audio and files
  • Drag to reorder, keep a draft, publish on your schedule
  • Drip release and free preview lessons
  • Record straight from your browser
  • A media library and automatic transcripts
The lesson editor for A beginning in clay: a course outline, a video upload area and rich text below.

Know your students

A CRM and automations built for teaching.

Every student becomes a contact the moment they join, with tags and saved segments so you can reach the right people. Build a thoughtful welcome once, then let your workflow carry it forward.

  • Every student becomes a contact, with tags and saved segments
  • Broadcasts and branded templates
  • Automations that send, wait and tag for you
  • Your own sending domain, GDPR tools and one-click unsubscribe
A workflow called A warm welcome: when a student enrols, send a welcome email, wait two days, send a nudge and add a tag.

Get paid

Keep every penny you earn.

Students pay you directly through your own Stripe account. No commission, no payout holds, no surprises.

  • 0% commission on student payments
  • Free, one-time and subscription courses, with free trials and bundles
  • No payout holds and no annual lock-in
A course checkout for A beginning in clay showing the checkout summary and a Complete purchase button, with 0% commission.

More teaching. Less uploading.

Bring the whole course with you.

Upload videos in a batch, then bring them into your lessons. Hosted video lives alongside your words, images and files, right where learning happens.

  • Batch video uploads with unlimited bandwidth
  • Bring your audience over with a bulk CSV import
  • Words, images, video and files together in each lesson
A video library for A beginning in clay showing three files: one uploaded, one at 62 percent and one queued.

Teach live

Bring your class together, live.

Run live video classes inside your own site, with a monthly allowance of live minutes on every plan.

  • Live video classes with your students
  • RSVPs, reminders and calendar links
  • Recordings saved to your library
A live class in The Clay Studio with the host and two students on video, and a recording saved to the library.

A home for the learning, too

Give your students a place to belong.

A focused lesson experience, a place for questions, and a community that stays close to the course. All under your own name.

A learner lesson in The Clay Studio: a video, notes tied to a timestamp, and course progress.The studio community: discussion threads with replies for this course and everyone.
  • Learn at your own pace

    Progress, bookmarks and notes tied to video timestamps.

  • Keep the conversation close

    Global and per-course forums, without sending learners elsewhere.

  • Take the lesson with you

    A mobile-friendly experience for learning beyond the desk.

  • A forum for your whole academy and one for each course
  • Points, levels and a leaderboard you can switch on or off
  • Pin, lock and moderate, with reply notifications by email

Your name on everything

Your school, your brand, your numbers.

Use your own domain, logo and colours, and see how things are going at a glance: students, active courses, completion and revenue.

  • Your own domain, logo and colours
  • Passwordless sign-in and eight interface languages
  • A dashboard for students, courses and revenue
  • GDPR tools built in
A teacher dashboard for The Clay Studio showing students, active courses, completion rate, revenue and quick actions.

All of this, on every plan.

Plans differ by storage, email and live class minutes. The tools do not. You never pay extra to unlock a feature as you grow.

Your next chapter starts here

Your teaching.
Your people.
Your proper home.

Claim your founding spot and help shape what comes next. We’ll be in touch with launch news, not a checkout page.

Built for teachers, not shareholders.

Claim your early access spot

Achene launches soon. No payment is taken when you join the list.