How to sell slices of one course with access tiers

Sell slices of one course as named tiers: choose the modules each tier unlocks, set a default price, and let offers and upsells sell the levels.

By Knola4 min read

One course can be sold at several levels without duplicating anything. An access tier is a named slice of the course: a set of modules a buyer unlocks when they purchase. As the tiers page puts it: upsells swap a buyer to a higher tier without a second checkout.

Open your course's Access tiers

On the course page, click the "access tiers" count in the header, or open the ⋯ menu and choose Access tiers. The page lists every tier with the modules it includes and its default price.

The course page with the ⋯ menu open, showing Access tiers at the top of the dropdown — The ⋯ menu next to Preview: Access tiers sits at the top.

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Meet the Full access tier

Every course gets a Full access tier automatically. It always covers the whole course and is marked Managed: you can't edit, reorder or delete it. When you add modules later, it updates itself, so a Full access buyer always owns everything, including content added after they bought.

Create a tier

Click + New tier. In the dialog, give it a Name (e.g. Level 2, VIP, Certification), an optional Description answering "What unlocks at this tier?", tick the Modules included, and set a Default price. Then click Create tier.

Think in ascending slices: a starter tier with the first modules, a full tier above it. The gap between them is exactly what your upsell sells.

The New access tier dialog with Name, Description, the Modules included checklist and Default price fields — New access tier: a named slice of the course.

Edit, reorder or delete tiers

Each custom tier's ⋯ menu offers Edit tier, Move up / Move down to set the ladder's order, and Delete tier. Deleting warns you first: repoint any offers or upsells still selling the tier, and buyers already on it keep their access until you change their enrolment.

Sell tiers through offers

Tiers don't sell themselves. An offer grants a tier to whoever buys it. Build an offer whose grant is the tier, put it in a funnel, and stack an upsell that moves the buyer up a level. The tier's default price is its suggested price when you build those offers.

Can I sell just part of my course?

Yes. Create a tier that includes only the modules you want to sell, then build an offer that grants that tier. Buyers see and access exactly those modules.

Do Full access buyers get modules I add later?

Yes. The Full access tier is managed by Knola and always covers every module of the course, including ones added after someone bought it.

What happens to buyers if I delete a tier?

They keep their access until you change their enrolment. Knola asks you to remove or repoint any offers or upsells still selling the tier before deleting it.

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