Isn’t it always better to have complete control of your life? Getting to do what you want and when you want is the greatest level of freedom one can enjoy in life. However, for most, this might look like a distant dream because they probably don’t know how to approach this goal.
We have a solution for you and are going to discuss that in a few seconds. But before that, tell us in the comments if you would like an opportunity to teach people online. Online education is a serious industry that is making billions of dollars every year. And it’s time you take your first step to entrepreneurship through online education.
In this post, we are going to talk about how you can teach your skills or something that you are passionate about to thousands of people and make yourself a solid stream of income in 2020. You guessed that right, we are talking about creating an online course! So, let’s get started!
How to Start An Online Business Around Your Passion and Skills?
Here are the steps you need to follow to create a solid online business around your passion and skills.
1. Figure Out What You Can Teach
Make your skills the center of your online course. Write all the skills you have that you can share with other people on a piece of paper and start your research from there. You don’t want to teach anything online, you want to teach something that you are really passionate about.
2. Check The Market Demand
Now that you have the list, see if the skills you have mentioned have any market demand. This is a rule of thumb for any online business. You must create something that people need. See if people are looking for answers that your course can provide. Are there any players in the market that are selling similar courses?
3. Show People How The Course Will Help
People are obsessed with results. They need to know why they should spend $500 on your course. Show them what they can gain from your course. Creating magnetic and compelling learning outcomes can draw the attention of many online users towards your course.
4. Create Course Content
Begin creating your course. First, you will need to structure the whole thing you will teach. Structure the course into modules and create a complete course plan for your users. Now, start creating content for each module and order the lectures in a progressive and logical manner. Structuring, filming, editing, and polishing the content will take time. So, follow this step with patience.
5. Sell Your Course
Once you have figured out the pricing model you are going to use, there are three different ways you can sell your course. Firstly, you can choose to sell your course on online course marketplaces like Udemy, Udacity, Simplilearn, Skill Share. You can even create your own learning management system which is nothing but an academy of your own. The academy can be linked to your website and you can brand it the way you want. Lastly, you can deliver the course as downloadable material. People will pay you and you will deliver the link to the downloadable course in their email.
6. Promote Your Course
Once you have set everything up, you will need the traffic to your online course. You will have to indulge in marketing to make people aware and want to buy your online course. Figure out whether you want to spend money on marketing or rely completely on organic traffic. You can promote your course in Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or in YouTube or you can promote via email marketing.
Final Thoughts
There you have it. We have discussed the basics of creating an online course for you. This post would have definitely helped you get an idea of what you can expect while creating an online course. However, we highly recommend you do your due diligence to stay on top of modern online education trends to make your course stand out. Have questions? Feel free to put them down in the comments section. We’d love to hear from you!
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