Posts by Ben Arellano
Increase Course Sales with These 3 Strategies
Increase course sales for your online course by employing these 3 proven discount code strategies. On our blog, we’ve previously discussed reasons not to use mass online course marketplaces like Udemy to sell your courses. Sure, the instant access to millions of potential customers is appealing, however, being forced to sell a course for $10…
Read MoreHow Branding Can Help Your Online Courses Succeed
It’s not often that online course creators give much thought to building a brand around their course…but it can be a game changer when it comes to marketing that course. Our team recently dove head-first into a massive new project here at Fly Plugins HQ. We can’t share a lot of the details quite yet,…
Read MoreCreating Randomized Quizzes with WP Courseware
Randomized quizzes are a great tool for enhancing learning retention. They’re also simple to create within WP Courseware. At the end of 2014, we released the largest update we’ve ever made to WP Courseware. After months of development and testing and with the guidance of one of the smartest people in the WordPress ecosystem, our…
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 3 C’s to Reduce Customer Churn for Your Membership Site or Course
Customer churn can lead to a 33% loss in sales for a membership or course site each year. But what can you do to fix it? For a membership site or online course which relies on recurring monthly subscription income, there are a number of potential factors which can lead to a loss of customers…
Read MoreHow to Create an Online Course with WordPress
Want to know how to create an online course with WordPress? These 10 simple steps will show you how. Article Index1. Introduction2. Course Topic Selection3. Course Topic Validation4. Setting Learning Outcomes5. Compiling Your Resources6. Beginning Your Outline7. Choosing a Delivery Method8. Creating Your Course Lessons9. Building Your Course10. Setting a Price11. Launch Strategies12. Summary Before…
Read MoreA Wish for Your 2019…And a Few Last 2018 Updates
A Wish for Your 2019…And a Few Last 2018 Updates Wow…just wow! It’s hard to believe, but we’ve almost reached the end of another year! It’s been a busy year at Fly Plugins HQ…we’ve launched new plugins and integrations, made massive overhauls and updates to WP Courseware and S3 Media Maestro, and we have a…
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 MoreWe’re Giving Away a Business in a Box!
5 Winners – 17 Ways to Enter Have you ever thought about creating an online course and building a digital asset which provides you with a passive income stream? We hope your answer was an emphatic yes! If so, we decided to have a little fun and we have a surprise opportunity for you… We’re…
Read MorePut Your Course on Autopilot with the All New Automator Plugin
For the vast majority of our WP Courseware WordPress learning management system plugin users, the impetus for their creation of online courses boils down to two words… Passive. Income. They’re interested in creating a digital asset which can be sold in a store that never closes…their own website. And they’re interested in finding a way…
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