# Quick start

Four steps take you from an empty workspace to a link you can send your first customer.

## Before you start

You need:

- an email address you can read (signup sends an 8-digit code);
- your business name;
- your course content: typed text, a PDF, or both.

No credit card is needed for the 14-day trial.

## 1. Sign up

1. Go to [app.learnt.tech/signup](https://app.learnt.tech/signup).
2. Enter your email, your business name and your training site's web address. The address is filled in from your business name; change it if you like. It must be 3–63 lowercase letters, numbers or hyphens.
3. Enter the 8-digit code from the confirmation email (or use the email's button).
4. On the secure Stripe page, start the 14-day trial. No card is needed until the trial ends.

You land in the Course Editor. For a few seconds it may say "Setting up your workspace…"; it opens by itself when ready.

## 2. Add your first module

In the Course Editor, under **Modules**:

- **+ Add module** to write or paste a module, or
- **Import from PDF** to have Learnt split a PDF into modules, keeping its pictures and tables. You review every module before saving.

Press **Save** on each module. Details: [Course content](https://learnt.tech/docs/course-content).

## 3. Brand it

Under **Branding**, upload your logo and set your brand color and platform name. Learners see them on every page and email. Details: [Branding and domains](https://learnt.tech/docs/branding-and-domains).

## 4. Invite learners and share your link

1. Open **Learners & client organizations**.
2. Add a client organization (the company or association you sold to).
3. Add its learners one at a time, or upload a roster file (name, email, organization).

Each learner gets an invitation with your organization's name as the sender and a one-click sign-in link. The banner at the top of the Course Editor shows your learners' sign-in address, with a **Copy link** button, so you can also send it yourself.

Tip: invite yourself first, with a second email address, to see exactly what your clients will receive.

## Before learners arrive

- Switch the course from **Draft** to **Published** in Course Settings. Draft courses are visible only to you.
- Optionally connect your own domain, e.g. training.yourcompany.com. It's included in the trial: see [connecting your own domain](https://learnt.tech/custom-domain-help).

## The "Get started" checklist

Until all four steps are done, the Course Editor shows a checklist that ticks itself from what you've actually done: a module exists, a logo or brand color is set, a learner is invited, and a learner has signed in.