How to Start an Online Business in 30 Days - Step by Step

Download the course materials before you begin to access essential resources for starting your online business.

Build an online platform to sell information products with Wordpress; set up hosting, own your domain, install a theme, create a sales page, and automate downloads and email capture.

Choose a reliable web hosting plan with high uptime and 24/7 support, then install WordPress with one-click tools and compare launch, power, and pro options.

Install Wordpress with one click using Softaculous auto installer in cPanel. Explore managing email, databases, and site files through the control panel to launch your online business.

Install WordPress with a one-click from in motion hosting, configure root or blog directory, and set admin credentials; then access the admin dashboard at /wp-admin.

Install WordPress, log into the wp-admin dashboard, create a home, about, contact, and blog pages, set a main menu, and plan to switch to a free or premium theme.

Learn how to change your WordPress site look by selecting, installing, and activating a theme from the repository or by uploading a zip file, and enable recommended plugins for flexibility.

Clean up WordPress menus by converting the top navigation to footer, set a static front page and blog page, reorder pages for navigation, and explore live preview and theme settings.

Explore how WordPress permalinks, when set to post name, boost SEO by signaling blog post topics and replacing p=123 style URLs with clear keywords.

Customize the Montra theme to create a responsive homepage with sliders and multi-column layouts. Tweak header options, fonts, colors, and layout settings to tailor your online business platform.

Replace the theme header with a custom image sized 1100 by 75, using photoshop or an online service, and adjust the site identity settings to remove the default header elements.

Paste a placeholder sales letter into WordPress to preview the platform and promotion together. Format headings, paste as plain text, add bullet-point benefits, and test a simple, one-column layout.

Learn WordPress site customization for online business by adjusting appearance and background colors, using plugins to hide page titles, and adding a contact form while safeguarding against spam bots.

Set up an e-mail account in your web host's cPanel, adjust mailbox quotas, and access webmail options such as Horde, Roundcube, or SquirrelMail for reading and managing messages.

Learn to add a contact form to a WordPress site using the Contact Form 7 plugin, including installing, configuring fields, and placing the shortcode to receive submissions while reducing spam.

Learn how to set up a product-focused blog to educate customers, organize content with categories and tags, create post excerpts, and optimize layout for better promotion and engagement.

Set up email marketing on your site with signup forms and incentives, then automate campaigns that repurpose content. Compare Mailchimp and AWeber pricing and build an auto responder list.

Embed an email signup form on a WordPress site, customize required fields, and optimize the 250-pixel sidebar to convert visitors with a compelling offer such as 21 free recipes.

Use a MailChimp subscriber pop-up to capture emails by pasting the generated code into the site footer, then test display and cookie settings to boost opt-in rate.

Discover how to customize a WordPress layout with a right sidebar on most pages, a one-column home page, and an email opt-in form plus a pop-up form.

Discover how to add media and images in WordPress, adjust thumbnail sizes, and align visuals left or right to wrap text and boost About page appeal.

Automate the sale and delivery of digital products—pdfs, audio, and video training—using WordPress and the Easy Digital Downloads plugin for 24/7 online access.

Configure the easy digital downloads plugin, manage checkout, success, failed, and purchase history pages, set downloads and currency settings, and configure your store country and state to launch your product.

Learn to create your first digital product with easy digital downloads, upload a pdf, set a price, add a cover image, and configure download links and limits for secure delivery.

Set up variable pricing to automate digital product delivery, creating bronze, silver, and gold tiers with ebook, audiobook, and video options, and configure tiered downloads with third-party hosting.

Demonstrates the test checkout flow for a digital product using a test payment gateway and PayPal, with immediate download links sent by email.

Set up PayPal as payment gateway for digital products with Easy Digital Downloads, enabling PayPal Standard, turning off test mode, and entering your PayPal email to direct customers through checkout.

Learn to add a call-to-action button on the home page that links to a product page, using a custom URL or easy digital downloads for a direct PayPal checkout.

Enable taxes for digital downloads in Easy Digital Downloads, review nexus and state requirements with a tax professional, then test checkout showing Pennsylvania's 6% tax and inclusive vs exclusive pricing.

Learn how to mark products as exclusive of tax, enabling both taxable and non-taxable items in the same catalog and ensuring state tax collection aligns with each item’s setting.

Learn to boost conversions by bypassing carts and directing customers straight to checkout for single digital products, using a buy it now flow and a one-item redirect to checkout.

Discover how to create discount codes in easy digital downloads, applying percent or flat discounts, with start and expiration dates, minimums, and per-customer usage at checkout.

Set up a WordPress-based platform with a blog, mailing list, and checkout to sell your product. Start now, create your product, and market it for free to drive site traffic.

Create a web site that serves as your platform to develop and sell information products, written, audio, and video, 24/7, leveraging digital products.

Explore how to generate product ideas using notes from Evernote or Word, develop a confident, research-ready mindset, and capture top work, school, and personal interests for online business ideas.

Overcome procrastination by committing to dedicated work time, take action to develop your first product, and generate ideas for future products as you start an online business in 30 days.

Discover practical ways to spark product ideas from libraries and books, then shape your offering with a personal voice. Avoid fluff and plagiarism while delivering focused, real-world teaching.

Learn to build a product by outlining broad chapters into subchapters, tailor explanations for beginners, and repurpose content into blog posts and website marketing.

Outline a book with bullet points, outsource sections to affordable writers. Ensure original content and research from platforms like Fiverr and Guru.com.

Repurpose your ebook into blog posts and articles to drive site traffic and grow your email list, then sell on Amazon and link back to your site.

Learn to design a professional cover and title page in Word by inserting a cover image, applying layout options, using text boxes, and including copyright information.

Learn how to structure a product draft by styling headings from level 1 to 5, inserting placeholder text, and preparing an automatic table of contents for a clean, professional layout.

Format headings from title to heading five and insert an automatic table of contents in Word, then update it as you add or modify content for a neat, professional document.

Explore adding images to a product book with screenshots to illustrate concepts, balance visuals with text, and prepare a pdf to sell after showcasing an excel-based project.

Insert pictures into a Word document, resize them, and wrap text using layout options for a polished look. Use front/behind layering and picture styles to create engaging, well-formatted documents.

Create a polished PDF from a Word document by adding a cover, headings, and a table of contents; proofread with a third party, insert visuals, and save as PDF.

Discover how to build an audio program from your book, including audiobooks, podcasts, and interviews, with practical how-tos on free tools like Audacity and iTunes distribution.

Compare the Blue Yeti USB microphone to a built-in computer mic, record audio tests, and learn to set levels to avoid clipping for podcasts and audiobooks.

Learn to load and use Audacity for quick audio production, mastering key tools like selection, zoom, time shift, and split delete, then join clips and export mp3 files.

Explore how to improve audio quality in audacity by applying effects like bass, gain, reverb, and compressor to smooth levels and reduce clipping, even when you can't rerecord.

Export your audio chapters to mp3 using Audacity, organize them into a distributable zip file, and include metadata with track and album titles for easy customer listening.

discover how to create and sell video tutorials for your website or YouTube, using Camtasia or ScreenFlow to record, import, and edit screen captures into polished training videos.

Learn to set up Camtasia screen recording with full screen or custom regions, manage webcam and audio, test levels, and compare Camtasia and Snagit bundle pricing for online course videos.

Import and manage Camtasia capture files, such as t-rex, add to the timeline, and save edits as a cam proj Fantasia project to preserve the original recording.

Explore the video editor interface, import media, arrange clips on timeline, add callouts and text, adjust audio with volume, fade in/out, and apply transitions and animations for a product video.

Explore video editing 101 techniques, including trimming breaths, cutting out dead space, splitting clips, and managing tracks on the timeline for a polished, cohesive video.

Explore built-in features of the caretaker package for video lessons, including library clips, callouts and zoom audio, editing transitions, cursor and visual effects, plus voice narration, captions, and quizzes.

Learn to produce and share your video using presets or custom settings, exporting to mp4 for YouTube, Vimeo, or other services. Apply video size, bitrate, audio, watermark, and metadata.

Learn to record, edit, and publish video training using screen capture; build a multi-format product line (PDF documents, audio, video) and market with Mailchimp.

Learn to promote your online store with free marketing tactics, attract 24/7 traffic, repurpose existing content, and craft sales letters and email campaigns to drive sales.

Analyze your existing health book content and repurpose it into marketing posts, blog articles, and promotional items to attract readers and drive site traffic.

Identify your niche and plan with keywords, then use Google Keyword Planner to evaluate search volume and competition, focusing on long-tail keywords with low competition.

Learn how to use article marketing with easy articles to boost traffic and backlinks. Transform product content into blog posts and craft a resource box to drive SEO and signups.

Learn to turn blog posts and audio into engaging videos for video marketing, upload to YouTube with optimized titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnails, and drive traffic back to your site.

Repurpose your YouTube videos across Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus using share and embed options, driving traffic to your site and email list with a free video course.

Apply spider web marketing by repurposing existing articles across Blogger and WordPress to drive traffic back to your main site through linked resource boxes.

Design and customize MailChimp email templates, choose from basic, feature, themed, or plain text templates, and prepare your first campaign with preview, test emails, and automation for subscriber engagement.

Set up and send an email marketing campaign in Mailchimp, choose a list, craft a subject line, apply a template, proofread, and schedule for optimal delivery.

Learn to build automated email sequences in MailChimp that nurture subscribers with educational content, scheduled campaigns, and blog posts, including soft and hard sells and a free e-book.

Learn to craft compelling sales letters that grab attention with strong headlines, address pain points through storytelling, and clearly present features, benefits, offers, scarcity, and guarantees to boost online sales.

Follow the steps to get your website and product up and running, starting with the PDAF e-book, then add audio and video products, all with free marketing.