LMScast

Tina Todorovic from the social media management platform Social Web Suite joins us in this episode of LMScast to discuss social media marketing for online course builders and membership site owners with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team. Tina shares some great strategies backed up by metrics that she has learned about current social media trends and optimal times for posting. Different social me...

LifterLMS is having some promotional events to draw attention to Teacher Appreciation Week and the recognition of the teaching aspect of online course creation. LifterLMS is a software company, and many course creators get too wrapped up in the technical tools to create a course and the attention to the results ends up getting left by the wayside. Ali and Chris from LifterLMS dive into the teachin...

Chris Bintliff joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how online course marketing and sales is not really rocket science. Chris Bintliff is a consultant that works in companies rather than for companies. He shares useful mindsets to utilize when approaching marketing and selling courses in order to speak to the customer where they are. “Little hinges swing big doors....

Ken Wallace of MastermindJam joins us in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett, CEO of LifterLMS, to discuss how masterminding can improve your odds of success by networking with other business owners who can give you advice and hold you accountable to what you set out to accomplish. Ken is the founder of MastermindJam, a peer-to-peer mastermind platform that focuses on groups of...

One of the five hats course creators wear is the community builder. Tanner Moushey joins us in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss why you may want to consider using the BuddyPress plugin to add an extra layer of engagement for students on your website. Tanner is the founder of iWitness Design, and he has been in the web development space for many years. He specializ...

Justin Wise of Think Digital joins Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast. Chris and Justin dive into best practices for developing course businesses, and a bunch of tips and strategies for marketing. Justin shares some frameworks he has learned from working in the online marketing space since 2007, and what he has seen and validated with projects he’s worked on. Justin and Chris tal...

Grant Weherley of MonetizeMyExpertise.com joins us in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss strategies for making courses, and how you can market courses once they are live. Chris and Grant cover all sorts of ground relevant to all types of course creators. Chris and Grant talk about the five hats problem for course creation, and how the instructional desig...

Service provider, course creator, and software entrepreneur Sam Brodie joins us to share his journey from entering the WordPress world to selling his web design agency in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Sam shares his story of creating JurisPage, and what business builders should focus on if they are considering selling the business. Sam shares his personal exp...

Educator and podcast host Joe Casabona joins us again on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to share some great insights for online course builders and entrepreneurs. Chris and Joe dive into several topics in this episode from the five hats problem to the expert’s curse and finding sponsors. Joe focuses on solving the problems that students have as the metric for success, rath...

Kathy Zant from the Wordfence security plugin for WordPress joins us in this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss ways online course creators and membership site owners can secure their sites to protect from hacking. Chris and Kathy cover why security is important for WordPress and some strategies hackers are currently using. Wordfence is a security plugin for WordPress. One of the key featur...

In this episode of LMScast, Ali Mathis and Chris Badgett discuss what the new WooCommerce 2.0 for LifterLMS brings to the platform, and why you may want to consider using WooCommerce for your LifterLMS site. Ali and Chris talk about the tradeoffs and what separates WooCommerce from the other LifterLMS payment gateways. We do not recommend using WooCommerce for your LifterLMS site unless you are lo...

Jonathan Denwood of WP-Tonic joins us on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how you can avoid technology hassles with your self hosted WordPress LMS website with Chris Badget of LifterLMS. Chris and Jonathan dive into various tech tips you can employ to optimize your LifterLMS site, and they discuss Jonathan’s turnkey solution that takes care of the whole setup for you and provides you...

The course whisperer Cindy Nicholson joins us on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss best practices and tips for creating course content that people will buy and get results from. Cindy and Chris dive into all aspects of course building, from laying out your curriculum to targeting your students with a solid marketing plan. The behavior change course is one of the mo...

Rebecca Undem joins us in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss how you can build communities and strong support networks from rural areas. Chris and Rebecca dive into all kinds of strategies and best practices for online course creators who experience isolation. Rebecca shares her journey of returning to the rural area she grew up in, and how she created t...

Jason Hsiao from Animoto joins us on this episode of the LMScast podcast to share insights on doing video marketing on social media for course creators and membership site owners. Chris and Jason dive into topics from engagement to creating targeted campaigns for Facebook. Jason shares how it is important to focus on engaging your audience within the first few seconds of your video. Keeping your c...

Author and learning design expert Julie Dirksen shares some amazing tips and strategies for course creators in this information-packed episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Julie and Chris talk about everything from building high impact courses and getting lasting results, to effective coaching strategies for education entrepreneurs. Developing proficiency to the point of unconscious...

CEO of 3 Hellos Robin Harris joins us on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team to discuss how you can navigate the digital ecosystem, presell products, and the problems that occur with a culture of free services. Robin and Chris dive into the importance of how you structure your sales funnel and communicate with prospects within that funnel. The real genius of the intern...

Thomas Levy and Chris Badgett of LifterLMS review the CaboPress business mastermind conference in this episode of the LMScast podcast. CaboPress is hosted in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and is organized by entrepreneur Chris Lema. Thomas and Chris have been to the conference four times now and are here today to share what makes it one of the best WordPress business conferences. Many online business ow...

Tom Libelt form the Smart Brand Marketing Podcast joins us on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss online course marketing that works. Tom is a serial entrepreneur with a background in music and filmography. He and Chris discuss marketing strategies you can incorporate into the fabric of your course to engage students and generate leads. Chris and Tom talk about the f...

Ellen Martin of CourseLauncherHQ.com joins us in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss how you can design programs around outcomes and strategies you can use to build successful online courses. Ellen shares her story of how she created a business serving online course creators, and what drives her core education philosophy. When you are focused on generating results fo...

John Turner of SeedProd joins us in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to share his journey entering and finding success in the WordPress space. John and Chris cover a wide variety of topics, from finding a niche to succeeding with a freemium product or service. SeedProd does allow you to design your landing page from scratch, but you can also choose from a templat...

Avery White of Third Person Creative joins us in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team to discuss the value behind learning from other forms of media to improve your content creation abilities. Avery shares his story, from earning a degree in computer engineering to running his company that helps creatives make money through pursuing their passions. Avery is hoping to cr...

Founders of LifterLMS Chris Badgett and Thomas Levy discuss how you can succeed with the new WordPress 5.0 update. Along with the release of WordPress 5.0 comes the new Gutenberg page builder for the LifterLMS core. There has been a lot of buzz around this release and how it will affect the WordPress space. If you already have a page builder like Elementor, Beaver Builder, or Divi, then Gutenberg...

Gary Fox from WP Slide Sync and Gravy For the Brain joins us on this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS to discuss how you can learn from the world’s biggest brands and scale up a niche subscription platform. Chris and Gary dive into some best practices for course creators, and Gary shares his journey of creating courses for voice-over artists at GravyForTheBrain.com. M...

Ali Mathis and Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team discuss how you can use WordPress form plugins with your LMS website to create custom registration pages and have students submit forms as part of lessons. Chris and Ali dive into the newly released form plugin integrations for LifterLMS. Along with the major update to the Gravity Forms integration, LifterLMS released integrations with three new f...