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Welcome! Take the onboarding steps...
Course Platform Orientation
Bonus Q&A Webinars -- Live Support Calls
General Questions (if you don't know where else to ask)
🤗 Would you like to get together with others in this course to work on the material?
✨ Time-Limited Bonus Content
Module 1 -- Brainstorm Course Topics + FTA Strategy
1:55:50
4:07
Welcome to Course Creator's Journey!
5:00
Why buy/sell online courses anyway?
4:30
Are you ready to teach a course?
4:26
Who "should" be creating courses? Don't we need an audience first?
2:34
Coaches: do you have enough to teach?
6:18
Why bother? I have such a small audience I can't enroll anyone...
3:19
"It's hard to explain my process, let alone teach it?"
4:34
"I don't have an audience, who's going to buy my course?"
8:58
Uncovering your potential course topics!
6:11
Importance of launching multiple courses -- not just one... (Doorways metaphor)
3:48
"What course platform do you use, George?"
16:44
FTA Webinar Strategy
4:07
Always offer freebie before selling a course? Not necessary.
7:30
Brainstorm Your FTA Topics
2:02
How to share social media links with us
1:52
Call it a webinar or a workshop or something else?
6:25
What about a 3-hour paid webinar? (Tomar Levine)
14:06
Overview of the pacing of a course launch and prep
5:24
What if I don't have an audience at all?
3:55
I am pivoting to a new niche, how to announce my new course to my audience?
Module 2 -- Course Mindset, Formats, and Market Discovery
2:21:20
6:03
Warm welcome to the Course Creator's Journey!
6:48
Learn & Work Lightly ✨ Paper Airplane Mindset
8:59
You Already Know Enough 😊
5:00
What Students *Really* Want (and Don't Want!)
7:07
Fitting Courses into Your Business -- The Pyramid Model
4:13
How to grow a Membership Program via course launches?
4:25
How does Signature Framework align with the Pyramid model?
4:44
Recommended Course Length -- Finding the Sweet Spot
8:53
1 hour a week feels too short... do 90-minute sessions intead?
5:12
Afraid you'll go over, so plan for more weeks? Practice boundaries 😅
12:28
Recommended Course Format
1:50
What about pre-recording a course then have live Q&A sessions?
15:01
Market Research - Part 1 - Asking Your Audience for Course Ideas
3:34
What if only 2 people responded to my market research?
4:20
Market Research - Part 2 - Polling Your Audience & Choosing Your Topic
4:26
Polling Your Audience for Optimal Session Times
3:58
Planning Your Weekly Rhythm -- Time for Launch & Prep (and time tracking)
2:48
Launch then Create... doesn't it need an initial outline?
7:20
Does launching a course for one niche confuse another niche in my audience?
4:22
If you have 2 different audiences, is it OK to teach ONE course to both?
2:35
Reminder -- Connect with Your Fellow Course Creators!
17:14
Collaborative Courses / Co-Teaching with someone else? Things to consider...
Module 3 -- Outlining Your Course + FTA Announcement
1:54:23
1:17
Welcome to Module 3!
4:48
Brainstorming Your Core Course Content
3:00
Market Research Part 3 -- Course Sub-Topics & Audience Input
2:11
Drafting Your Initial Module Outline
3:01
Enhancing Your Course -- Simple Value Adds
3:09
Planning the Student Journey -- Defining the "Next Step"
6:43
The TITLE of Your Course -- Brainstorm then Poll :)
12:11
Pricing Your Course -- Start simply and accessibly 😊
10:02
Beta Testing Your Course?
6:24
Confirming Your FTA Webinar Topic
4:59
Writing Your FTA Webinar Description -- Keep it Simple & Intriguing :)
4:02
🖼️ Designing Your FTA Webinar Banner -- Have Fun with It :)
7:49
FTA Webinar Registration Flow
8:20
😅 If you're delaying (or feeling intimidated) by the TECHNICAL parts of this course...
2:34
When should your MAIN course start after the FTA webinar?
9:08
Growing Your Audience: Adding FTA Registrants to Your Email List
3:16
What to expect re: % who attend vs how many FTA registrants?
1:46
Automating FTA Communication: Confirmation & Reminders
4:00
🚀 Go Time! Announcing Your FTA Webinar 🙌🏾
2:14
Run ads for FTA webinar promotion?
3:29
Is it worth recording more experiential courses?
4:58
FTA webinar to reach team leaders or team members?
5:02
How to price courses/workshops for organizations?
Module 4 -- FTA Content, Teaching Tips, Follow-Up
2:24:15
7:55
Tracking Your FTA Registrations & Attendance
4:22
Gentle Reminder -- Your Second FTA Announcement
5:02
What if only a few people show up?
1:19
Few enrollments? Good to experiment..
5:03
Preparing the content of your FTA webinar -- less is more 😊
1:24
The right structure of a webinar -- how many minutes lecture vs experiential?
2:23
Setting the Stage -- The First Few Minutes (Intention & Connection)
5:36
✍🏽 Drafting Your Content -- Outline to Lesson Text (with Optional AI Assist)
3:05
Plan the end of FTA webinar to have 5-10 minutes to discuss the paid course...
6:02
Reminder: work lightly... make it playful 😊
4:33
How to know when to STOP polishing our course and launch?
11:19
Speaking Engagingly to the Camera
5:49
Preparing Yourself -- Your 5-Minute Pre-Teaching Ritual
8:21
Recording Your FTA -- Tech Tips for Zoom
3:07
If you record in segments, don't you have to deliver a bunch of files to students? No...
4:59
Engaging with Chat (Optional)
3:10
Your Post-FTA Email Flow
10:47
How I upload videos to Simplero course platform
17:44
Delivering Your Course Content for Free (YouTube & Google Docs)
Also free -- Google Classroom!
8:28
Deliberate practice to improve your webinar?
20:09
How I set up Automation to deliver my FTA 72-hour recordings
1:26
Allow Ai bots to join your meeting for note-taking?
2:12
My FTA attendees are only friends & colleagues -- what to do?
Module 5 -- Promoting Your Main Course!
1:26:23
13:15
Writing Your Main Course Sales Page
3:51
Should you offer a satisfaction-guaranteed refund option?
7:17
How long should your sales pages be? How much of the lesson plan to reveal?
4:21
Course Cover Image(s) -- simple way to make the sales page more visually appealing
5:56
Setting Up Your Main Course Registration Flow (Keep it Simple!)
12:49
Promoting Your Main Course -- Gently & Sustainably
11:44
Working with Affiliates/JV Partners -- really helped grow my audience!
2:18
Your next joint venture partners... people in this course? :)
5:51
Tracking Your Paid Course Sales... for Peace of Mind 😊
7:56
What happened when I launched a course without ANY market discovery (I lucked out 😅) -- the OGI example
7:46
Backup Plan: if you need to handle low enrollment, how to do it gracefully?
3:19
We're mesmerized by our soul-aligned ideas... less so about market data 😅
Module 6 -- Preparing Your Main Course
36:12
6:54
Welcoming Your Students: Course Onboarding Essentials
4:04
Creating an Intake Survey / Baseline Assessment
3:54
Scheduling Course Session Reminders
5:07
Prepping Your Content (Your Modules 2+)
5:40
Making Your Lessons Engaging (Beyond Just Talking!)
5:21
Facilitation Tips for Live Sessions
3:20
Live Session Feedback Form
1:52
After Each Session: Your Post-Session Workflow
Module 7 -- Your Post-Course Actions & Annual Plan
50:48
6:44
Measuring Impact: End-of-Course Assessment & Case Studies
2:28
Wrapping Up This Run: Post-Course Logistics & Evergreen Prep
4:16
Synthesizing Feedback & Planning Course Iteration
2:02
course testimonials -- right length?
19:14
Your Course Launch Rhythm (Annual Plan)
2:44
Create a sequence of courses?
2:32
URL for landing page of free webinar -- keep it the same?
7:19
✨ Sustainable Audience Growth (besides launches!)
2:20
Best/worst times of the year to launch courses? (summer, winter, etc)?
1:09
"I don't have time to follow your course model, George, because I do other things than courses..."
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How to grow a Membership Program via course launches?
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