Digital Course Creator Podcast Archive
#212: Being a Digital Course Creator during a Natural Disaster: What do you do when you don’t have power or internet?
A lot of times we talk about having to troubleshoot a failed launch, a course that flops, or the tech issues that seem to follow us around like a pesky sibling who swears they aren’t touching us.
But what about the times when things are quite literally out of our control? What do we do then to set ourselves apart as course creators committed to our audience and our own well-being?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, this has been on my mind a lot and today we are going to talk about the mindset that we need during the times when we don’t have control over what happens.
I will say that this episode might be hard to listen to, I’m going to try my best to keep it focused on mindset, but I will talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and how our family handled the situation to not only serve clients, but also to maintain our well-being.
#211: Guest Tracy Beavers Shares her Top Ways to Build Your List Every Day WITHOUT Paid Ads
We are told to build our list every day. That without consistent list growth our digital course business will not thrive and in fact, it will likely do a face plant.
But almost no one talks about how to build your list in a way that works and doesn’t require you to waste thousands of dollars on ads and an exorbitant marketing agency fee.
Today, I invited guest, Tracy Beavers, to share her top tips with you on evergreening your list growth efforts. And guess what? She doesn’t used paid ads!
#210: Top 3 Reasons You Should Be Listening to Podcasts as a Digital Course Creator
There are so many ways to learn these days and as a course creator you know that we have to constantly keep up with new ideas, technologies, and trends (even if it is to avoid a pointless trend) that is tough to figure out the best use of our time.
After all, we only have a finite amount of time in a day, week, month, and year and we just want to make the most of that time without experiencing burnout.
But most of us, myself included, don’t have enough time to dig into everything that comes across our paths. What are your favorite ways to learn?
Today I’m going to share with you 3 reasons why you should be listening to podcasts as a digital course creator as a way to learn and grow your business.
Now I know that you are already listening to a podcast so you might be thinking, well yea. I don’t need to listen to this episode, but here’s why I’m going to suggest you stick around.
Are you making the most of your time with the podcasts that you are listening to? Could you be getting even more out of them?
#209: Minding Your Money as a Digital Course Creator
Fall is the time of year when many entrepreneurs find themselves checking their checking account balance, their running credit card balance and trying to figure out what to invest in for their business. This is especially true because so many amazing things launch in the fall months and there are some spectacular Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that will pop up.
Unless you are one of the entrepreneurs with endless pots of money, these are things that need to be planned out. And you know from Episode 208 that I think every course creator should be buying and learning from other course creators.
This brings the inevitable question of what courses to invest in. After all, we can’t go into endless debt nor can we just continue to figure things out on our own year after year.
Today I’m going to share some insights that I’ve had over the past few years of being immersed in the entrepreneurial online course space that will help you avoid some of the same mistakes that I’ve made and instead use your money and time in a way that leads to success.
After all, it is nearly impossible to build a successful and profitable business if we are stuck in a vacuum without outside ideas, teachings, and input.
#208: 3 Reasons You Should Be Buying Online Courses as a Digital Course Creator
You are an expert in what you do, so why would you buy courses that are related to your course topic? There are 3 reasons you should be buying online courses as a Digital Course Creator.
The reality is that we all have our own perspectives, our own perspectives, and our own preferences, but our students might benefit from a wider range of approaches than we feel comfortable with.
This is where buying online courses can help immensely. Now, you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars checking out other courses, but you do need to include research and development in your business budget.
Without this line item in your business strategy and budget you will fall behind in what is working, and you might miss out on some really great approaches.
#207: Online Course Bonuses: Do they make a difference?
Should you include bonuses with your digital or online course? So often we get the advice that bonuses should be even better than your course, they should make people buy your course just to get the bonus, and they should overcome objections.
But do they really help? Yes and no.
But the real question is should you include them for your online course when you launch?
Today we are going to talk about the pros and cons of including bonuses with your digital course launch and 3 things to consider as you make your decision.
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