How to Create an Online Course and Sell It

Name: How to Create an Online Course and Sell It
Rating: 4.7 (9 reviews)

The Busy Person's Real Life Guide to Practical Course Creation for Passive Income

Created byEve Williams MMus

Last updated 3/2020

English

What you'll learn

How to make a passive income by creating online courses
Choose a course topic that will sell
Create your course without spending a fortune on equipment
Make talking head, screen capture and PowerPoint videos that look great and engage students
Edit videos to high quality
Get students into your course
Market your course and grow your student numbers even if you don't have a mailing list
Use Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube to grow your student numbers
Make the most of promotional and educational announcements
Keep your course relevant so it keeps selling for years
Maximise your course SEO
Engage with students to create a positive experience for everyone in your online school
Build relationships so people will want to take more of your courses

Course content

8 sections • 39 lectures • 1h 53m total length

Introduction1:29
Discover how to create an online course for passive income by researching demand, selecting topics, producing talking head and screen capture videos with equipment and software, and marketing to students.
FAQs6:28

Choosing a Platform1:36
Udemy5:06
Udemy is a popular online learning platform with about 20 million students, where you can publish business or general courses and boost earnings with coupons and promotional emails.
SkillShare5:48
Discover how Skillshare pays royalties per minute watched, how classes integrate a final project and downloadable resources, and best practices for high-quality 16:9 720p videos.
Teachable3:20

In This Section0:53
What You Will Need3:23
Talking Head Videos2:57
Learn to create engaging talking head videos for online courses by filming on a tablet in HD 1280x720, 16:9, neutral background, avoiding echoes, with post-production brightness, hue, and saturation adjustments.
Screen Capture Videos1:59
PowerPoint Videos1:47
Learn to create engaging PowerPoint videos for online courses by choosing a theme and branding, using images, and limiting text to highlight key points.
Producing Videos: Tech Specs4:09
Produce and edit course videos using software, importing media, trimming on the timeline, cropping and zooming, adding overlays, and exporting in mp4 at 720p with 16 nine aspect ratio.
Sourcing Professional Intros and Logos4:25
Downloadable Resources1:01

Selling Your Course: Essential Elements1:07
Who are your target students?3:09
Setting a Price4:09
Writing a Course Landing Page9:09
Craft a compelling course landing page by optimizing the title and keywords, detailing exact learnings, highlighting benefits, showcasing reviews, and adding a clear call to action.
Promo Videos1:19
Promotional videos showcase your style and credibility, answer whether the course delivers results, and highlight benefits, outcomes, and what makes your course unique.
Course Image2:26
Your Instructor Bio3:09
Targeting Your Existing Networks1:34
Targeting Online Networks4:35
Using YouTube2:10
Coupons2:15
Learn how to use coupons on Udemy and Teachable, including three coupons per course per month, time-limited promotions, and free coupons, to boost sales.
Promotional Announcements3:41
Free Coupons: Good and Bad ways to Use Them1:46
Udemy SEO2:41
Learn how Udemy SEO uses keywords in your course title, subtitle, and description to rank higher, and how enrolments, reviews weighting, and engagement affect visibility.
Extra Tips on Getting Your First Students2:22

After the Course Goes Live0:32
Manage reviews, answer student questions, and participate in discussions after your course goes live. Update content to stay fresh, share educational mindsets with students, and join instructor communities.
Reviews7:41
Students' Messages and Discussions1:15
Answer messages and comments from your students quickly to engage them and build relationships, enhancing their learning experience in your online course.
Updating Your Course0:41
Educational Announcements2:47
Instructor Communities0:55

Requirements

You must have a skill you can share with others

Description

Do you have a skill that other people want to learn? Have you ever wanted to create an online course but didn't know where to start? Have you felt that you didn't have the right equipment or video editing skills? Online course creation changed my life and income and I knew nothing whatsoever about video editing when I started.

If you have something to teach but have been hesitating to get started, this is the course for you. It's a practical, real life guide that shows you how to use simple equipment you probably already own and inexpensive software (some of it free!) to start sharing your knowledge with the people you can help. It also shows you how to find students for your course. You will be able to post your first course quickly and start making enough passive income to make a real difference to your household.

That is what happened to me. I started making online courses in 2017. I now have 15 courses and sell them on 3 different platforms which has substantially added to my income. I was a complete novice to online teaching and video editing when I started and this course will save you the time it took me to learn about making and marketing online courses. This course is aimed at busy people. I understand that making courses is not your full time occupation (yet!) and so I show you the simplest, quickest way to make courses whilst maintaining a high quality product.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Create high quality online courses
Edit videos to a high standard and pass the quality tests of the major online learning platforms
Market your course(s) and find your first students
Make monthly passive income from your course(s)
Help your students solve their problems and achieve their goals

You can contact me at any time for information and support.

If you are ready to begin your career as an online instructor, enrol today. Udemy offers a 30 day money back guarantee so can enrol without risk and start realising your potential to earn more money and help more people.

Who this course is for:

Anybody who wants to make a passive income selling online courses
Busy people
People with or without a mailing list or social media following

How to Create an Online Course and Sell It

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 8min

Platforms for Selling Online Courses4 lectures • 16min

Choosing Your Topic2 lectures • 8min

Structuring Your Course1 lecture • 2min

Creating Your Course8 lectures • 21min

Selling Your Course15 lectures • 46min

Maintaining Your Course6 lectures • 14min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

Description

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