Course Creation Bites

In this episode of Course Creation Bites we're going to talk all things pricing.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

In this week's episode of Course Creation Bites, Sam Winch talks about why asking "What's the best course platform?" isn't a great question to ask, and how you can approach finding a platform that's the best fit for you.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

In this episode Sam Winch share her strategies for getting started when a task just feels like too much. If "create an online course" has been sitting on your to do list forever, then this is the perfect episode for you.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

Starting pulling together worksheets and recording videos, but something doesn't feel right? You are not alone.  In this weeks episode of Course Creation Bites I share with you the 4 things that might be going wrong during your course build and how to fix them.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a...

In today's episode we dig in to 4 common mistakes that people make when building their online course, and what you can do instead.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

In this weeks episodes we're talking all about layering learning, the importance of relevance and context, and how to allow time for action taking.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

In this episode I share with you some of the behind the scenes of being a course creator, and the things that I struggle with when it comes to creating courses (as well as my techniques for getting past those problems).  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

This week we have a guest!  Jono is the co founder and director of Fitness Education Online one of the largest online course providers in Australia for Personal Trainers. He sells over $1,000,000 worth of online courses every year and has been awarded the Australian Fitness Industry Educator of the Year multiple times. He now also helps other professionals create and sell online courses with his f...

This week we're talking all about change management. If you truly want students to take on board what they've learnt, to implement new things, and to make changes in their life, then we need to consider how the process of change impacts your course creation.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after...

In this episode we're talking all about the Rule of 7, and why you're not promoting your course enough, or spending enough time on repetition of course content.  (And if you're an introvert like me, this will feel mighty uncomfortable,  but it's still incredibly important).  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly...

Often the hardest part of creating your own course is getting started.  Feel overwhelmed by the whole process? Follow the 4 question prompts in this weeks episode of Course Creation Bites to get the ball rolling.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

In the last episode we spoke about single payment options (including lifetime access and fixed term access), but what if you want to make your program a recurring fee? In this episode of Course Creation Bites we talk all about recurring  fees and membership models, what you need to consider when designing your program.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwin...

"Lifetime access" is a term that's often thrown around on sales pages, but what does it actually mean, what are the downsides, and should you offer it? We'll discuss all of this and more in this episode of the Course Creation Bites podcast.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a luncht...

I often talk to people who worry their not ready to work with a course creator, or are simply nervous because they don't know what to expect.  In today's episode I'll take you through what the process of working with a course creator might look like, and tips for things you might want to look out for.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch....

Most creators barrel headfirst into creating a live program full of videos and pdfs, without ever really stopping to think if it's the right format for their audience.  In this episode of course creation bites we're talking all about the questions you should think about before you jump into building.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no...

It's taken me a long time to get used to calling myself the expert (and spoiler alert, I still don't love it), but demonstrating you are an expert in your field is a vital part of selling your course.  In this episode we talk all about how you can position yourself as the expert.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly eno...

In this episode I share my top 3 tips for building a huge, signature program, to save you getting lost in the overwhelm.  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is silly enough to be named after a lunchtime food. 

Today we talk all about digging out an old project an getting started again. If you started writing your course forever ago, but it's been sitting stagnant for a while... or "write a course" as been on your to do list for forever, but isn't getting done, then today is for you :)  Find out more at samwinch.com.au Or connect on socials. Simply look for samwinch... no one else is...

Show Notes: New years often mean new goals - goals like "create an online course". But it's such a big task, how do you get started and give yourself the best chance for success? Today we are going to talk about how to best approach your goal and take steps to achieve it.  Set a date for the goal.    If you have a task without a deadline it gets pushed to the bottom the list over an...

What's happening in the world of online courses next year? In this episode I'll share with you what I think you can expect to see in 2022 and how it will impact you as a course creator. This is the last episode of season 3 of course creation bites. At the end of this episode I'll also give you a sneak peek into what's coming in next season and how you can get involved. Connect...

Show Notes: Today I want to talk about some of the things I worked on, some things I have seen working and what you can take from this to help with your course and program.  The year that was:  I have worked with 34 different clients this year across 7 different platforms.     This is important and why I never recommend one particular platform to use – it is important to use the platform that work...

Show Notes: If you are a small business or personal brand and you are the figurehead of your business, its important to understand that people are buying YOU.    There are ways that you can leverage the understanding that they want You.  Trust.  When someone is purchasing a course, they want the answers to the problem and they need to trust that YOU know those answers and are the right person to t...

Show Notes: And I don't mean they can touch their toes... ;)  I’m talking about flexibility in terms of course content and course material and how we do things.   This is a build on from episode from 3.17 where we talked about what a course is and how there isn’t a right or wrong.     It’s important to be: Flexible about course content.   A great course changes often.  It’s a continual growin...

Show Notes: I know when I work with clients and we talk about video, it seems to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks they have (other than tech). There is a really important need for video but just remember that it isn’t always an essential element for a course.  Here are some of the strategies I have used to make video recording easier.  Find somewhere to set up where you feel comfortable.  Fi...

Show Notes: The reason that I ask this is that the word course has come to mean many things to different people.  In essence a course is designed to educate and support a student from point A to point B.   In theory a course is linear in some way, but it doesn’t have to be. Really, it is completely up to you how you want your course to look: Drip feeding content out suits a live program, but progr...