by Jenn | Sep 17, 2021 | Online Courses
So I’ve been slowly terrorizing myself with the LuLaRoe documentary this week. And it occurs to me that the online course meta-industry (the teaching of how to create and sell online courses) feels…a bit like multilevel marketing sometimes. The online...
by Jenn | Aug 27, 2021 | Format, Online Courses
Video courses and cohort-based courses are all the rage right now, but there is an overlooked option with a lot of surprising benefits: the interactive PDF course or workbook. Sure, PDFs get a bad rap because Karen can’t ever seem to rotate them properly, but...
by Jenn | Jun 7, 2021 | Format, Online Courses
Everyone and their mother is trying to create an online course these days. But in order for your course not to turn into a giant time and money pit, you first need to get clear on one question: What job does your online course do for your business? Recall from...
by Jenn | May 12, 2021 | Case Studies, Online Courses
Cynthia Pong is a successful career strategist, helping BIWOCs earn more money, power, and respect in their careers. Here’s how we co-created her ebook course, Jumpstart Your Business. How it started In fall 2020, she taught a live course called Start Your Small...
by Jenn | May 10, 2021 | Content, Online Courses
Online courses are often lauded as a source of that mythical passive income that everyone wants for their business. I hate the term passive income for a lot of reasons, but particularly because there is nothing passive about learning. When I taught high school...
by Jenn | Apr 29, 2021 | Format, Online Courses
Did you know there are multiple ways to make an online course? You can teach just about anything in any format, but the best choice for you depends on your goals and resources. Read this post to find out the best format for your course, before you sink months into...
by Jenn | Apr 13, 2021 | Content, Online Courses
A common concern among course creators is how few students actually finish the courses they’ve purchased. Now, for those who created their courses just to be a money tree, this might not matter so much. But for those who actually care about teaching students something...
by Jenn | Apr 7, 2021 | Content, Online Courses
One of the most common concerns I hear from people creating their own online courses is a fear of overteaching. They worry that they’re stuffing their curriculum with too much information. Or they have a dump truck full of good knowledge but no real way to...
