How to create and sell Online Courses with |
The business of online courses is booming, hitting over $250 billion last year. And , if you're like lot of people who dream of selling a piece of this market.
It is a great moment to develop the online version of your course. You should be aware of the fact that the world of online learning is evolving. More competition is on the horizon that you may have figured out before. There are many creators in the world. And there are a lot of stories about people who designed a course, and earned $45,000 in their opening weekend. All this might leave you intimidated, cynical and maybe inspired! We hope it's the latter!
Here, we want to be a little more specific about the methods to develop and market online courses with . If you'd like to know more comprehensive guides to creating online courses, do take a look at the following blog posts: The Ultimate Guide to Making an Online Course as well as How to Sell Courses Online
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3.Choose your pricing structure
Community Design(tm)
We suggest starting this method, regardless of whether you're creating a course. This is due to the fact that what creates such success are their communities. More about this later.
Our trademarked process that we call Community Design(tm) helps you with creating a solid understanding of who your ideal member will be, what the issues are, and how you can help them. This is the best place to begin designing an online class.
Decide on delivery
You should think about the way you'd like to present the online course. With you have the choice to make the course pre-recorded, to drip out information, or to teach it in person!
Actually, we've had some great experiences from people who've decided to present the class in person !
There's no wrong solution. It's up to you to decide what is best for you. If you choose to take live classes, the recording will live forever as an asynchronous course.
Choose your pricing structure
One of the toughest aspects when creating an online class is finding out what price you can sell it for. There is a tendency to believe that keeping the price tag low will get you more people to sign up. We've found that it's not always the situation. And people often value the things they buy.
The great thing about the course you teach through Your Mighty Network is that you are able to sell it in a variety of ways. It is possible to make the cost of membership low or even free, and include an upsell in the course. This could let you provide worth to your customers before asking people to pay for the class. If they already belong to your community this is a much easier leap to increase sales.
or, you could decide to offer the entire course for a one time fee, as well as allow your members access to the online community for a specific duration.
Or, you might choose to charge one cost for membership and add a course as part of your community.
However you want to handle this part of your business, lets you build almost any kind of arrangement you'd like to create. If you're not in the US, you can charge the price in your currency of choice.
Find your friends
When you have done the background work, and you have your community set up, the next step is to locate your community's members. It doesn't matter if you're looking to recruit members into the community for free, or whether you are pre-selling a course, membership acquisition is a vital aspect of any business that is based on courses.
It is possible to start by identifying the individuals you interviewed to determine the ideal members. It might not come as an unexpected surprise that those who've shared their experiences with you may be willing to invest in your solutions.
Contact them to them with a messages or emails like these:
Hey James,
Thank you for the feedback regarding the hurdles that come with starting a freelance writing business. In the wake of my interviews, I decided to establish a freelance writing community. The membership is completely free, and will be an outlet to assist freelancers and to impart the wisdom I've gained from building my own business in writing that's six figures. I'm also planning to offer a live course in the autumn on how to create your own writing business that is six figures.
I'd love to have your there, but no pressure if this isn't suitable for you at the moment! I appreciate your insightful tips, and I hope you have a great week.
Otherwise, you'll need find a suitable way to acquire members for your course business that is suitable for you. This could be something like:
- Email
- Social media
- Free trial
- Ads
- Webinars
- Guest speaking
Don't forget, it is easy to invite others to sign up for Your Mighty Network by either sharing your landing page, or sharing an invite hyperlink.
Deliver value
When you've got the participants of your class in place then you're able providing worth. Of course, one of your primary channels to deliver value will be through the course. Choose your delivery method that we discussed earlier. Also, with a Mighty Network, you can easily add new content to expand your course when you need to. Make sure that each course is accompanied by discussions on the last page, meaning that you can keep your members engaged by having a lively discussion on the course too.
You are not limited to your course's function when it comes to delivering worth. You can easily surprise and delight your audience by providing live streaming, live events regular posts or articles, polls, and so on.
While your course material is crucial, the relationships made by your students with each other will play a crucial role in their transformation, as they recognize that they're not the only ones and meet others who will walk through this journey with them.
Grow and adapt
Don't quit with your plan of action. Keep studying and adjusting as you figure out what's working. Add more information when you dig deeper into the kinds of questions that students will be asking. Check your statistics to see where students are spending the most time using these data points to improve your courses.
Conclusion
We hope this quick guide has provided you with an ideas on how you can create and sell online courses with .
However, when it comes to making and selling an online class first and foremost, you must make sure you have fun! The process of creating a course or community does not have to be a hassle. If you pick the best platform, it'll do much of the work for you. You just need to present your most impressive work to learn and we'll help in bringing your ideas to the world!
Ready to create and promote your own on-line course?