How Much Time and Money to Create an Online Course?

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Estimating how long it will take and how much it will cost to create an online course around a prospective idea is a critical step in validating your course topic. Article Index 1. Your Time 2. What’s It Worth? 3. How Long Will It Take? 4. Setting Up 5. The Course Outline 6. Creating Content…

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The Foolproof Formula for a Great Course Outline

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Creating a course outline now using this process can save you hours of wasted time during your course content creation process and lead to more effective learning outcomes for your students. Article Index Rule #1: Use the least number of steps possible. Rule #2: Use background facts and supplemental details sparingly. Rule #3: Use simple…

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Set Your Course Apart With a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

How to Create a Unique Selling Proposition for Your Online Course

Your unique selling proposition is what makes your course different from every other course which teaches a learning outcome similar to yours. It’s what sets you apart. We’ve worked with thousands of course creators over the last five years. And while some of them have been lucky enough to launch wildly successful and profitable courses…

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10 Things You Must Know About Creating Epic Course Videos

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Article Index Creating high quality video and audio Why you should keep your videos short and sweet  Hosting your video on a fast platform Best practices for embedding your videos Why you should use fluid video sizes Using the right screen capture software Branding your videos Protecting your videos from piracy How to use poster…

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6 Ways to Spend Less Time Updating Your Course Videos

How to Edit Course Videos

Article Index How to use tense when speaking Keeping proper video time logs Separation of audio and video tracks Proper video length Storing pre-export files The “mini-video” hack Article Resources Download this guide as a PDF Download our video timeline template as a PDF As we’ve shared before, Ben and I initially brainstormed the concept…

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The Ultimate Course Creation Resources Guide

The Ultimate Course Creation Resources Guide

This list of course creation resources includes some of our favorite tools for building online courses. Article Index 1. Research Collection and Course Outline Tools 2. Branded Course Assets and Templates 3. Audio and Video Production Tools 4. Video and Audio Production Software Article Resources *Download this guide as a PDF *Download course slide templates…

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3 Simple Steps to Effective Learning Objectives for Your Course

3 Simple Steps Effective Learning Objectives

Creating effective learning objectives is critical to creating an online course that produces results…and sales. Article Index 1. Step 1: Identify who you’re teaching.2. Step 2: Identify precisely what your student wants to know.3. Step 3: Identify what your ideal student already knows.4. Summary Article Resources *Download this guide as a PDF “Begin with the…

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Online Course Idea Validation – The Ultimate Guide

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Have an online course idea in mind? Online courses are a great vehicle for creating passive income, but how can you validate your idea to be certain it’s worth the effort? Article Index 1. Step 1: Evaluate the monthly search volume for your topic.2. Step 2: Evaluate trends around your topic.3. Step 3: Use advanced…

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The $1 Million Course Formula Secret

1 Million Dollar Course Creation Formula Secret

Over the years we’ve seen courses which have done very well and some that have launched to the sound of crickets. The most successful course creators we’ve worked with have put a significant amount of planning into each phase of the course creation process. But today I wanted to share a secret with you related…

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