Writing | Course Creation | Marketing and Selling on Amazon

Secure a .com domain for your personal name or brand, use middle names or initials to fit, claim social media and YouTube accounts, and monitor search results for your brand.

Set up an email sending service like MailChimp to capture names and emails from buyers. Create template-based landing pages connected to a subdomain to promote your authorship and courses.

Create a dedicated mailchimp audience for your book customers, set the default sender and name, enable double opt-in and GDPR where needed, and start collecting names and emails.

Create a landing page to grow your email list using drag-and-drop builders like MailChimp, customize video elements and URLs, and choose domain options to optimize course or book sales.

Learn to embed a MailChimp signup form on a WordPress site using the embedded HTML code, then place it in a widget to collect names and emails.

Learn to collect names and emails and send broadcast emails to your list with Mailchimp. Craft subject lines and design layouts to send campaigns to your entire list.

Create automated emails, or autoresponders, using a journey in MailChimp after a signup. Design triggers, templates, subject lines, tracking, and scheduling for consistent course sales.

Create and customize a WordPress site to sell courses, using theme filters and live preview, installing plugins, and managing posts from the dashboard.

Monetize your knowledge by uploading video courses to platforms like Skillshare, Udacity, LinkedIn Learning, and Udemy; repurpose book ideas and earn when students select, watch to the end, and participate.

Compare course marketplaces and platforms; marketplaces pay for hosting, while platforms provide templates, price controls, coupons, and certificates to sell directly.

Design a persuasive thank you page by customizing the post-purchase experience to showcase other courses and information products, linking to your published works.

Grow your brand and course reach by hosting a virtual summit with Hey Summit for customizable webinars, payments, and affiliates. Leverage webhook and Zapier integrations, hosting without a platform.

Use Thrive Cart to sell and deliver products, set pricing, and run upsells, cross-sells, and a private affiliate network. Integrate MailChimp and automate delivery options with no upfront fees.

Expand your course sales by launching an affiliate program with Teachable or ThriveCart, and use networks like ClickBank, JVZoo, and WarriorPlus to pay commissions.

Explore how to create and promote local and virtual events using meetup.com and Eventbrite, including choosing between regular and pro subscriptions and leveraging hybrid formats for wider reach.

Launch and monetize your courses by starting a podcast with Anchor.fm, easily recording or uploading episodes, adding bumpers and music, and distributing to Spotify and other platforms.

Create high-impact graphics for course promotion using free tools like Adobe Express and Canva. Learn to choose templates, customize content, and download polished visuals for marketing and writing courses.

Create private online communities to drive engagement and course promotion using paid platforms like Mighty Networks or Circle, with branding, online courses, live streams, and subscription payments.

Leverage expert interviews to boost credibility and course sales by becoming a sourced expert via Haro, ProfNet, Profinet, and hashtags like journal request, radio guest list, and PR request.