Do you know how to choose an online course platform?

Passive income. It’s something that everyone wants, but it’s a feat that many aren’t necessarily sure how to achieve. The first suggestion that people offer is to start a blog and join affiliate networks. There’s nothing wrong with this idea, but what if I don’t have aspirations of becoming a blogger? Does this mean that I’m doomed? Absolutely not!

One of the best passive income avenues that you should consider pursuing is creating a course. Now I’m sure you’re probably thinking either “I don’t know enough to create a course” or “Everyone and their mother have probably already created a course about (insert topic).” Before we go any further, I’m going to need you to change the channel on this negative mindset because I guarantee that there is a course buried deep inside of you.

My background is in marketing and communication and I’ve spent the majority of my career training and supporting other company’s endeavors. I truly love helping people which is why I’m passionate about teaching (in my spare time, I am an online English tutor).

However, last year, if someone would have said to me, “Tosha, you’re going to create 6 online courses,” I would have laughed and immediately assumed that they were a couple fries short of a happy meal! So imagine my surprise that by the end of this year, this is exactly what I will achieve.

Creating an online course has been an amazing journey. It’s definitely one that I don’t want you to miss, so here are six things that you should consider when you’re looking for an online course platform to host your courses.

Do You Know How to Choose Your Online Course Options?

I chose the following course companies based on the ones that I felt would be relevant to most people:

Third Party Sites

Thinkific

Teachable

Udemy

Self-hosted platforms

Memberhouse

WP Courseware

LearnDash

Security

This should go without saying, but you don’t want to go through the hassle of creating an awesome course only to have it hosted on a shady website. You need to make sure that your course platform has an SSL certificate applied to the site in order to ensure that you secure your data. If you don’t feel safe uploading your courses to the course platform, you can only imagine how your student will feel trying to pay for them…

User-friendly

I’m a patient person. Yet, for some reason, all of that seems to fade away when it comes to navigating a website. If you can’t stand slow loading websites, broken links, etc. then don’t place your future student in this situation. Whatever course platform you choose to host your course on should be easy for both you and the student to use. Here’s how to accomplish this feat from both perspectives:

Student perspective

Is the online course platform secure? It should have an SSL certificate applied to the platform. If it does the url will start with https:// indicating that the link is secure.
Is the online course platform cloud-based?
What is the speed of the course landing page (does it load quickly)?
Can I easily see the terms of service on the website?
How do I communicate with the instructor if I have questions?
What options do I have to pay for the course?
How easy is it to go through the payment process?
How quickly can I access the course (immediately or drip feed)?
Can I easily track my progress throughout the course?
Can I download the course material without running into issues?
How great is the audio?
Is there a forum where I can go to ask questions?
Is it difficult to take quizzes?
Do I have an opportunity to provide feedback for the course?

Instructor’s perspective

As an instructor, I share the same concerns as my students, so the below questions are in addition to the aforementioned. Self-hosted course platforms will allow you a lot more freedom, but with that freedom comes A LOT more responsibility. You will need to decide how much responsibility you are willing to bear.

Can I figure out how to use the majority of the course platform WITHOUT reading the online course platform manual? I know this sounds crazy, but if I have to go searching through layers and layers of instructions on your site to figure out how to use the site, you are essentially telling me that you don’t want me to use your course platform.
Does the site own my course content and can I export my information?
How responsive is the course platform’s support team?
Can I offer free trials to my students?
Can I bundle my courses?
Can I communicate DIRECTLY with my students?
Do I have COMPLETE control over my terms and service policy?
Do I have the ability to customize the course platform with my brand?
Can you charge your students on a monthly basis (i.e. subscription service model)?
Can I set up an affiliate program for my courses?
Do I have the option to provide the students instant access to my material or drip feed the content?

When you keep all of these questions top of mind, you’re going to save yourself and your students the hassle of having an unpleasant online learning experience.

Support

At some point in time, regardless of how good you are at technology, you will need to speak to tech support. Before I invest my time and energy into a product I always make sure that I contact support (especially if it’s a big ticket item). The amount of time and how you respond to my questions is a good indicator of the level of support I can expect to receive after I purchase the product.

As a course creator, you definitely want to make sure that you get your questions answered in a timely manner. I’m all about anticipation. I really don’t want to have to learn on the spot. I always try to make sure that I have the answers to any questions that my students may ask before they ask them.

Terms of Service

It is extremely important that you read through the course platform’s terms of service for a variety of reasons. Many of questions we already addressed above, but the main one is to ensure that you retain the rights to your content.

However, one that many people don’t think about until it is too late is the ability to create their own refund policies. Digital products can be delivered and used immediately after they are purchased, so you may want to consider having an ‘All Sales are Final’ type of refund policy. You worked hard on your course, so it should be up to you to determine what type of refund policy you decide to offer.

Methods of Payment

Once I have determined that a website is secure, I want to make sure that my payment option is available. You need to be sure that the payment gateway is one that my students are accustomed to using (i.e. Stripe, PayPal, etc.). If applicable, your course platform should offer the ability to make one time payments, monthly subscriptions and offer a payment plan.

Affiliate programs

If you plan on using affiliates to help promote your course, then your course platform should be able to easily generate affiliate links. You will also need to make sure that you have access to user-friendly financial reports so you can keep track of your affiliate sales and payouts.

My recommendation

So you’re probably wondering, “Ok, what course platform should I use?” I thoroughly research everything that I buy, sometimes to the point where I come down with a case of analysis paralysis.

I definitely knew I was NOT going to self-host my course. That is an awful lot of responsibility that I’m not willing to take. I just want to create my courses. I don’t want to worry about fixing security issues, setting up payment gateways, hosting my videos, etc. Ain’t nobody got time for that…Needless to say, I went the third party route.

My decision on which course platform I should choose was an extremely easy one. I already knew that I was not going to go the Udemy route. This site is not truly looking out for the course creators best interest. Udemy runs numerous promotions which provide students with deep discounts. If you decide not to participate in these promotions, your courses will often time be subject to further scrutiny for not participating in their promotions.

Imagine working on your course for almost half a year. It’s jam-packed with value providing your students with a shortcut to help them gain a skill that otherwise would have taken them years to learn. How dare you not participate in Udemy’s promotion and sell your $197 course for $10! Shame on you! I truly hope you can sense my sarcasm because quite frankly this is the type of atmosphere you will most likely encounter the majority of your time on Udemy.

Students are conditioned to wait for the deep discount sales so they don’t have to pay full price. To add further insult to injury, they determine the frequency in which you are able to promote to your students. This along with reading all the other negative reviews from other course creators that used Udemy, was enough to immediately cross them off of my list.

So my remaining course platform options are Teachable and Thinkific. Both platforms have a free starter plan, but Thinkific offers a lot more features than Teachable. I decided to create my courses with Thinkific and can honestly say it was one of the best decisions that I have made.

When I was doing my homework, the deciding factors that prompted me to choose Thinkific were the following situations:

1.I already knew that Teachable was not an option for me once I found out that they did not offer telephone support. I’m not saying that if I needed support that I would call versus email, but I at least want to have the option. If I can’t get anywhere by email, then I want to be able to speak to someone about my situation.

The situation that alerted me to the fact that Teachable does not offer phone support was when I had a simple question that I needed to have answered before making my final decision on which course platform I would use.

I emailed Thinkific and Teachable literally on the same day. Thinkific responded to me the very next day. I went searching for a phone number for Teachable. I discovered that they didn’t have one. I was at the mercy of waiting for Teachable to respond, but this also allowed me to test their response time. I had given up on Teachable after not hearing back from them after three days. Teachable eventually responded to my question almost two weeks later, but obviously, I had already moved on to Thinkific.

2. The other reason why I decided to go with Thinkific is that their course creators receive immediate payment for their course. Teachable pays their course creators 30 days later. Why wouldn’t I get paid right away? What possible excuse could you have for unnecessarily holding my money?

This has never made sense to me. The only other reason I believe Teachable does this is because if you use their platform to accept payments you must agree to Teachable’s terms of service. Therefore, offering an All Sales are Final type of policy is not possible with Teachable. I did not want to give up the right to create my own terms of service, so that pretty much sealed the deal for me and I went with Thinkific.

If you’re looking for an online course platform, now is a great time to check out Thinkific. I really like Thinkific’s drag and drop course builder because it’s easy to use. You have the flexibility to brand your course player, create your own landing pages, set the terms of service, etc.

They generally care about their customers and support typically responds in a timely manner. I never thought in a million years, that I would be creating courses. I’m literally in the process of creating my fifth course using Thinkific. I’m super grateful that the Thinkific platform has enabled me to share my message. Take advantage of the opportunity to share your talent with us.

Be sure to download your Course Creation Game plan by clicking right here.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase with the link, I may receive a commission from it. Please note that I would never advocate a product that I don’t love. I’m all about making sure that the products I recommend will benefit my audience. You can learn more here. 🙂

How to Conduct Keyword Research with Ahrefs

If you’re looking to perfect your marketing and SEO skills then look no further than Ahrefs!Ahrefs is an amazing all in one solution that will allow you the opportunity to effectively gain data that will help you produce content and campaigns that will resonate with your audience. Check out the video below and be sure to sign up for their free 14 day trial.

Discover how to improve your keyword and content research efforts with Ahrefs.

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How to Create and Embed Social Share Links within a PDF

One of the best ways to build your email list is to create a lead magnet. A lead magnet is valuable content (i.e. checklist, cheat sheet, etc.) that your audience desires to receive in exchange for providing you with their email address.Getting people to provide their email address is not an easy feat to achieve. Therefore, you have to make the most of your opportunity. One way to do so is by creating social share links that you embed within your lead magnet.Check out the below tutorial and don’t forget to download our Social Share Links Guide.

125 Ways to Promote Your Brand

If you build it, they will come,” is advice that only works in the movies. In the real world, savvy business owners are all too familiar with the fact that customers aren’t going to “magically” appear.If you want your business to grow, then you have to find them. Easier said than done, right? Save yourself countless hours of frustration by taking this shortcut so your business can get the attention that it deserves.

ONLINE

Depending on your email campaign provider, look to see if there is an option to “broadcast” option. This feature will allow your blog posts to be automatically released to various social networks. Be sure to release your posts on social networks most frequented by your target audience. Emphasis on where your audience is located. If you don’t advertise where your audience is located then you’re just talking to yourself. In other instances that may be cool, but this is not one of them.
Publish your content on Medium.
Be a guest on a podcast within your industry. You can discover podcasts by checking out the following:
- RadioGuestList
- iTunes
- Stitcher
- Google Play
- Anchor
Livestream is extremely popular right now so you might as well jump on that bandwagon. 😉
Answer questions on Quora, Facebook pages, Facebook Groups, industry forums, etc.
Create How To tutorials
Create a montage of people wearing or using your product/service. If you create T-shirts, then ask your followers to send in a picture or video of them wearing the T-shirt for a chance to be featured on your website and/or YouTube channel.
Partner with an influencer on a joint webinar
Run an Instagram Hashtag contest. Have your followers use a particular hashtag and have them tag a friend who could also benefit from your offering.
Testimonials will help strengthen your credibility. If you’re not sure how to get them, have people beta test your product so you can use their feedback, get recommendations on LinkedIn, etc.
Do NOT sleep on Pinterest. I will admit it. I thought it was going to be a waste of time. I haven’t been doing it that long and have noticed an improvement in my bounce rates and average session duration time.
- Create a pin. Make sure it’s vertical and professional. Infographic type of pins tend to get a lot of shares.
- Join group boards and Tailwind Tribes
- Join Facebook Pinterest groups like Pinning Pals, Bloggers Unite on Pinterest, etc.
Design a referral program
Cross promote with other businesses by doing a Loop Giveaway Contest. Honestly, this is a great idea if you keep the number of businesses down to a reasonable number. In my opinion, keep it down to 3 to 5 and TELL people upfront how many businesses are participating in the group. If you’re like me and see that a company has failed to meet the aforementioned criteria, you’re just going to roll your eyes and continue scrolling your feed.
Create an amazing lead magnet (hint, hint, like this one or this one). Email courses, ebooks, etc. are really great subtle ways to get your content into your audience’s hands.
Sign up to be a source on HARO and you also have the opportunity to advertise with them as well.

OFFLINE

1. Host a free workshop at the library or co-working space.

2. Create a loyalty program using companies like Belly, Perksville, etc.

3. Join a business association.

4. Offer a no strings attached 15 to 30-minute consultations that can be done via Skype or in-person.

5.Create a product/service with another business that complements your business.

6. Record a masterclass and then use it as a lead magnet or as a tripwire.

7. Get listed in relevant business directories (i.e. Angie’s List, Trustpilot, Upwork, etc.).

8. Run or sponsor an event in your community (i.e. 5K, art festival, etc.).

9. Create exclusive products or services and offer them solely to your existing customers.

10. How many times have you attended a conference, looked in the swag bag only to find a pen? If you’re able to do so donate branded travel chargers, USBs, etc. You will automatically be remembered! 🙂

If you have enjoyed the ideas that I have shared so far, please be sure to download the rest of this list right here.Don’t forget to pin and share this post!

How to Create a Mockup with Adobe PhotoShop

I’m obsessed with packaging. I’m going to attribute that to the fact that I’ve worked in the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) industry. One of my favorite aspects of my job was helping to decide on product package designs. I know how important it is for people to visual themselves using the product. One of the ways you can do this is by making sure that you use 3D book cover mockups, pdfs, tablets, etc. when you are trying to entice people to purchase or download your content.

In case you don’t know how to create a 3D mockup, you’re going to love this tutorial! It will show you how to create a 3D book cover mockup using Photoshop. In the event that you are looking for a free alternative to Photoshop, check out Pixlr.

Let me know if you have any questions.

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80 Time Saving Tools to Help You Increase Your Productivity

Many people will state that they never started blogging because they think it will be too time consuming. Blogging can be time consuming if you don’t have the right processes and tools in place to help you stay organized. Below is a list of websites and tools that you can use to help you decrease the time it takes for you launch and connect with your audience. This list is divided up into the following sections:

Inspiration for Blog Topics
SEO

Domains
WordPress Themes & Plugins

Brand & Design
Social Networking Tools

Ways to Monetize Your Site
Productivity

Inspiration for Blog Topics

1.) Buzzsumo: Discover what type of content is more engaging for your niche.2.) AllTop: All the top headlines from popular topics around the web.3.) Blogluvin: A large category of blogs.4.) Medium: Another great place to check out new blogs

SEO

1.) Google Keyword Ad Planner: This is a free Google tool that you can use to help you identify how competitive the keywords you are trying to optimize your site.2.) Hashtagify and Ritetag: A great search engine for Hashtags

3.) Ahrefs: This is definitely more robust than Google. There are a ton of useful features that will help you to determine not only which keywords to pursue, but will which headlines, images, etc. will work best to accompany your keyword choices. Check out my tutorial about Ahrefs. 4.) Long Tail Pro: This keyword tool is more robust than Google’s. Long Tail Pro looks at numerous variable that compares a keyword. It provides you with a simple score in order to determine keyword competitiveness.5.) UberSuggest: This is one of my favorite sites. It not only provides you with several variances of your keywords and includes a Google Trends chart of that keyword.6.) Mozbar: All in one SEO toolbar that you can download at Google Chrome Extension.

Domains

1.) NameCheap2.) Siteground

WordPress Themes & Plugins

1.) StudioPress 2.) ThriveThemes3.) Pushcrew4.) Copyright Proof5.) YoastSEOIn the event that you need assistance with creating your WordPress site, be sure to check out our Slay with WordPress course.

Brand & Designs

1.) Canva: This is the BEST tool for people seeking to release their inner graphic design skills. You can create professionally designed documents and social media covers using this website. 2.) Adobe: As much as I LOVE Canva it does have limitations. Adobe is the tool to use in order to have complete freedom over how you choose to manipulate your designs.3.) Eye Dropper: This is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to pick up color from a webpage.4.) Camtasia: If your goal is to make amazing videos and screencasts then look no further than Camtasia. However, if you’re on a budget use Screencast-o-matic.5.) PicMonkey: A great easy to use photo editor.6.) Creative Market: One of my absolute favorite sites to purchase fonts, fills, patterns, icons and so much more! 7.) DaFonts: Great site to get fonts for free.

Content & Social Marketing

1.) CoSchedule Headline Analyzer:This site will help you create attention grabbing headlines.2.) Grammarly: Online proofreading tool that checks text for grammar, punctuation, style and features a contextual spelling checker and plagiarism detector. Every blogger needs this installed on their website. Check out my review regarding Grammarly right here.2.) Recite: Great website to create original Instagram quotes on the go. 3.) OneNetworkDirect: This is a great network to join if you are looking for affiliates related to technology.4.) Buffer: One of my favorite social network sharing tools to use. Super affordable and provides great insights into your social networking activity.5.) Open Broadcaster Studio: Open source software for video recording and livestreaming.

Way to Monetize Your Site

1.) Amazon Affiliates: It goes without saying that Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world. If you’re having issues trying to find an affiliate within your niche then check out Amazon. They have everything. 2.) ShareaSale: This is a popular affiliate company that many bloggers use. There are quite a few niche products and services on this site. 3.) OneNetworkDirect: This is a great network to join if you are looking for affiliates related to technology.

Productivity

1.) Zapier: Automate actions across various devices (more robust than IFTT) 2.) Trello: Enables you to organize, prioritize and easily collaborate with others.3.) Instant WP: Allows you the ability to test out WordPress plugins and make changes in a test environment.4.) Pomodoro: This technique is one of the ways that I manage to stay organized. You can learn more about this method right here.5.) Google Drive: Cloud based method to store documents, videos, etc. There are affiliate links in this post. Please note that I only support products/services that I love and would benefit my audience.*

If you’re loving what I have shared so far, then be sure to sign up for the entire checklist right here. Are there any other websites or tools that are missing from the list? Be sure to share them with the rest of us! Did you enjoy this post? Don’t forget to pin and share this post! 🙂

3 Reasons Why You Should Choose Siteground

WordPress. Squarespace. Blogger. Wix. If you’re new to blogging, trying to determine what blogging platform you should use will easily end up giving you a headache. It’s extremely important to start with your ultimate goal in mind. Your answers to the following questions will provide you with the answer as to which blogging platform you should use:

Would you like for your blogging platform to provide you with additional functionality besides being just a “blog” (i.e. e-commerce capabilities)?
Do you want to have complete control over how to build and customize your website?
Do you want to be able to easily integrate and access other marketing applications to track the progress of your blog?

If you answered yes, to the majority of these questions then you seriously need to consider using the self-hosted version of WordPress as your blogging platform. Now, you’re probably wondering what, “I didn’t realize there were two versions of WordPress.”

Yes, my friends, there are two versions of WordPress–WordPress.com and WordPress.org. You can learn more about the differences here. However, if you’re looking for the CliffsNotes version, WordPress.com is for my technically challenged friends who would rather have WordPress take care of the hosting. Your website URL will be “https://www.ilovecookies.wordpress.com” and if you choose to use WordPress.org the website URL will look like: https://ilovecookies.com requires you to have some technical skills when it comes to installing and maintaining your website.

However, many of the major hosting companies offer one-click installations and WordPress assistance services. The majority of the functions that many website owners want to achieve have a relatively low learning curve.

Therefore, I personally believe that you should save yourself the unnecessary hassle of migrating your website by going the self-hosted route. In order to ensure that you have a pleasant experience make sure that you choose a good hosting company. I’ve had my fair share of *interesting* experiences, so if you want to skip what I went through, then I highly suggest you use Siteground.

Words cannot begin to express how amazing the support is at Siteground. I was sick of not getting answers to my questions, nonchalant attitudes and all around horrible service I was receiving at GoDaddy. I did not want a repeat of this situation so I thoroughly did my homework and made sure not to choose a company owned by EIG.

I had heard good things about Siteground and decided to give them a try. I am so glad I did! They helped me migrate my site over from GoDaddy. It was a rather difficult migration because WordPress had put me on a managed WordPress plan instead of regular hosting (one of the main reasons I was leaving).

Siteground was incredibly helpful during that situation. Siteground’s helpfulness didn’t stop there. They then installed an SSL certificate for free. They have gotten me out of quite a few jams that had I been with GoDaddy I would still be on the phone waiting to resolve my issue…Siteground never leaves you waiting in a queue. Whenever I need help, I’m able to easily chat with Siteground folks who are extremely eager to help me resolve my website problems.

The majority of bloggers can get by using shared hosting. This means that your website is sharing a server with other websites. It’s much cheaper to go this route than purchasing a dedicated server. I have yet to experience my site being down. There were a couple of instances of this at GoDaddy. Siteground has its own caching system so this plays a significant role in speeding up my site.

Siteground has reasonable pricing. They don’t try to sell you unnecessary options. They also don’t charge you for features like backing up your website. In my opinion, this should be free, but you would be surprised how many companies charge for this feature…

I could go on and on about how awesome Siteground hosting is, but I don’t want you to just take my word for it, check them out for yourself. They offer a 30-day money back guarantee so you really have nothing to lose and everything to gain by choosing Siteground.

Be sure to check out the video below which will show you how to purchase and point a domain (in case you decide to purchase your domain at NameCheap or another domain registrar) and install WordPress.

This tutorial is a part of the free trial for our Slay with WordPress course. This is not just your ordinary WordPress course. In this course, you will learn how to do the following:

Design compelling images and lead magnets that reflect your brand’s personality
How to create content that will resonate with your audience
Establish processes that will reduce the time it takes to engage with your audience
Learn how to effectively track your progress

If this sounds like your jam, then be sure to check out the rest of the free trial before signing up for the course. If you enjoyed this post, please pay it forward and share it. It would be very much appreciated! 🙂

It’s Time for Your Blog to Thrive

This is the last post in the It’s Time to Launch Your Blog series. If you would rather watch this series, then click here to access the video course. Click here to download the FREE It’s Time to Launch Your Blog Workbook.

Phase 3: THRIVE

Quick NavigationShow me the money!Create a product Host a virtual workshop Create an affiliate marketing program Join an affiliate marketing program It’s a wrap!

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My friends, we are almost at the finish line! Today, we are going to discuss the THRIVE phase, which also happens to be the last phase in your online journey. Please do yourself another favor and do not compare your journey to someone else’s. You will be tempted to do so, but take comfort in the fact that you will make it here if you continue to consistently create content that your audience finds irresistible.

Show me the money!

I feel ya my friend! That’s how everyone feels when it comes to monetizing their site. The main three ways to monetize your site are the following:

Create a product
Host a virtual workshop
Affiliate marketing

Create a product

I am a huge advocate of creating your own product. This is your chance to shine, so make the most of your moment! In my opinion, some of the best online products to create are elearning courses.

I love learning by video because I’m a visual learner. Oftentimes, there are concepts that are difficult to explain without using images, charts or diagrams. Plus, videos enable me to learn at my own pace. Clearly, I’m not alone in my line of thinking.

According to elearning industry, by 2019 video content will make up 80 percent of internet traffic around the world. It’s estimated that U.S. adults consume over 5 hours of video a day.

If you’re interested in creating your own online course, I highly suggest using Thinkific ( stay tuned for our upcoming course creation workshop!). It’s a free, extremely user-friendly platform, that enables you to set your own prices. One of the BEST parts, is that you don’t have to worry about hosting your own videos. They truly created this platform with keeping creators in mind, so you can focus on what you do best–CREATE!

Host a virtual workshop

People want to continue their education, but they might not always have the funds to attend an in-person workshop. One of the things I love about virtual workshops is that you have a chance to ask questions live and interact with other folks that are taking the class via the chat box or by phone. Virtual workshops and online courses are definitely a formula for creating an ideal successful learning environment.

Create an affiliate marketing program

You can create your own affiliate program and pay people to market your product or promote someone else’s product in exchange for commission.

Again you will always make more money creating your products. Think of this as your opportunity to create your own marketing team to help you promote your product. Of course, you need to provide enticing commission incentives to encourage others them to do so.

Join an affiliate marketing program

I’m not big on advocating other people’s products unless I’m absolutely thoroughly in LOVE with that particular product. In order for people to trust you, you must make sure that you are being honest with them. The only way you can accomplish this feat is by making sure that you actually use the product you’re suggesting to your audience. You always need to keep in mind how the product will benefit your audience. If you can’t, then you risk losing your audience’s trust. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite affiliate marketing programs and sponsorship opportunities in a later blog post.

It’s a wrap!

Congrats on completing this series! If you made it this far you’re ready to thrive online. Below is a quick recap of everything that we covered

Determining your niche
How to conduct market research
Learning the SMART goal setting approach
Creating your business name and determining your structure
Develop your brand identity
Setup your hosting information
Choose your website platform hosting company and theme
The importance of lead magnets and elements of a great marketing campaign
Ways to monetize your website

Now, if you’re a visual learner like me, you may need to see what was discussed in this series in much further detail. No worries, we got your back! All of our online courses go into extreme details in how to perform every aspect of the steps you need to take in launching your business. The courses are divided into three distinct phases:

Phase 1 Start: You will establish the foundation for your business.
- Master Your Niche
- Brazen Brand & Design
Phase 2 Drive: Accelerate your business by effectively promoting your brand.
- Slay with WordPress

Phase 3 Thrive: Keep the momentum going by learning various ways to monetize your site.
- Cheers to your Courcess
The Ultimate DIYer: This is a course that comprises all of the three distinct phases.

You will find more detailed explanations of each course by clicking here. I TRULY hope you found the information in this course to be helpful. If you have questions about this series, feel free to contact me.

If you haven’t already done so, please click here to download the FREE It’s Time to Launch Your Blog Workbook.

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