Posts by Ben Arellano
How to Pick the Best WordPress Hosting Service for Your Online Course or Membership Site
Finding the best WordPress hosting service for your online course, membership site, or any other application of a learning management system (LMS) solution can be a daunting task. There are a number of considerations, such as what features you’ll be offering your students, how many students and members you’ll be catering to, how your membership…
Read MoreExperience API (xAPI) for WP Courseware
You asked for it! Over the last several years, we’ve had several requests for the ability to add standardized e-learning content from other authoring tools to WP Courseware courses. And the wait is finally over! We’re excited to announce that WP Courseware now integrates with the Experience API (xAPI), also known as the Tin Can…
Read MoreEngage your students with email automation
One of the most important aspects of delivering an online course is communicating with your students. However, unless you have a lot of free time, or perhaps a virtual assistant or some sort of automation, this could be a daunting, time consuming task. Communication with your students keeps them engaged in the course, moving through…
Read MoreBest CoursePress Pro Alternative WordPress LMS
Looking for a WordPress LMS plugin to replace CoursePress Pro? WP Courseware has you covered! As you know, sometimes, good things do come to a close. In recent news, WPMU DEV announced they are sunsetting many of their premium plugins, but one in particular is CoursePress Pro. CoursePress Pro is a learning management system that…
Read MoreUsing MemberPress to Sell Your WP Courseware Courses
MemberPress and WP Courseware Offer a Powerful Combination for Creating and Selling Your Online Courses with WordPress One of my favorite membership plugins out there right now is MemberPress. Why? Well, primarily because of how much fun its creator, Blair Williams, is to hang out with at conferences! Ok, even though Blair is an all-around…
Read MoreFree Certificate Images for Backgrounds
Download these free certificate images for backgrounds below! Certificate images for backgrounds can take on many different styles. They don’t always have to come in the form of the regal, gold-laced, and overly decorative college degree! It’s ok to have a little fun and get creative when choosing a background. Do you teach an online…
Read MoreLevel Up with Mike James’ Online Arduino Course [Success Story]
We recently had the chance to interview Michael James from programmingelectronics.com. Mike took a huge leap of faith when he left a cush job in aviation to launch an online business around his true passion…the open-source hardware and software project, Arduino. More specifically, he chose to turn that passion into a business by creating online…
Read MoreThe Gutenberg Guide to WP Courseware and S3 Media Maestro
Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the past 2 years, you’ve likely heard that the classic WordPress editor is getting a facelift and its name is Gutenberg. The WordPress Gutenberg editor has been in the making for a couple years now and is finally ready for prime time….well, errr, for the most part. Thankfully,…
Read MoreSelling Courses with WooCommerce Is a Breeze!
One of my favorite plugins that allows you to sell products on your website is WooCommerce. WooCommerce was one of the first e-commerce plugins for WordPress, introduced in 2011. WooCommerce was immediately a hit within the WordPress community. As you may know, WooCommerce was acquired by Automattic in May of 2015 and is continually being improved. Selling courses…
Read More[Video] Pioneering NLP Courses Online & Earning $700K per Year with Hope Bundrant
How an Offline Entrepreneur Used WP Courseware to Share Her Expertise Online and Transform It Into a $700,000 per Year Business Today I’m excited to share our latest WP Courseware success story! Hope Bundrant is the co-founder and director of the iNLP Center and she opened up a completely new niche in online courses by becoming…
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