
Stefano Chiara Monte
Italian language teacher and course creator who started teaching on italki at 18 and grew Teacher Stefano into a business with a large YouTube audience and thousands of students, specialising in simple, effective language courses and long-form content strategies.
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Dec 2, 2025 • 51min
211 How I Built My Course Business at 18 (And You Can Too)
Stefano Chiara Monte, an Italian language teacher and course creator, shares his journey of building a thriving business at just 18. He highlights that authenticity and passion were crucial to his success. Unlike many, he prioritizes YouTube and long-form content over short platforms like Instagram and TikTok, which he believes underperform for course sales. Stefano discusses effective lead magnet strategies that doubled his leads and emphasizes dedicating 60% of his efforts to free content to engage and convert potential students.


