Course Creation Blueprint
The $1 Million Course Formula Secret: Niching Down
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 one of the most powerful strategies is niching down. Today…
Read MoreHow Much Time and Money to Create an Online Course?
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…
Read MoreThe Foolproof Formula for a Great Course Outline
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 Article Resources So far in our Course Creation Blueprint series of articles, we’ve covered: Now that we’ve validated our course idea and…
Read MoreIntroducing Simple Course Creation: You’re an expert at something. Let’s go prove it!
You’re an expert at something. Let’s go prove it! Day Hour Minute Second Let’s face it. Things have changed in 2020… The way we communicate. The way we work. The way we learn. And the way we do business. Many of these changes could very well become permanent, requiring us to adapt and think differently…
Read MoreSet Your Course Apart With a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
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…
Read More10 Things You Must Know About Creating Epic Course Videos
Article Index Article Resources If you’re anything like me, you learn best visually by having an example or video which you can refer to or replay over and over. After all, repetition aids learning. Am I right, or am I right? Did you see the repetition there? Sorry…just had to say it. However, there are…
Read More6 Ways to Spend Less Time Updating Your 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…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Course Creation Resources Guide
This list of course creation resources includes some of our favorite tools for building online courses. Article Index Article Resources If you’ve been following our series of articles related to The 10 Step Blueprint Behind Every Successful Course, so far you have: With this foundational work complete, we now move into the second phase of…
Read More3 Simple Steps to Effective Learning Objectives for Your Course
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…
Read MoreOnline Course Idea Validation – The Ultimate Guide
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 Article Resources My journey as an online entrepreneur began with a book. No, it wasn’t kickstarted by reading some wannabe make money…
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