Course Wizards

Is it better to create your school on a subdomain of your website, or buy a domain just for your school? Which is better for SEO and branding? Amit and Chris discuss their thoughts on this recent listener-submitted question.

When building your marketing funnel, after your Lead Magnet comes your Trip Wire. Amit and Chris present Trip Wire ideas for your course's success.

Getting a good domain name is essential for people to find your course. Amit and Chris discuss where to purchase domain names and how to find good domain name ideas.

Just because you've got one piece of good content doesn't mean you're finished! Amit and Chris discuss how one good piece of content can be repurposed to create a smashing impact online and off.

You've created your course, but what if people don't know who you are? Who's going to buy a course by an unknown? Amit and Chris discuss how to become an authority in your niche to give yourself the credibility you need.

Nothing can be quite as perplexing for course creators as deciding what they should charge. Amit and Chris talk about how to confidently figure out whether you're charging too much, too little--or just right. The Psychology of 7’s

As a course creator, you need a strong email marketing platform to follow up and engage your followers. Amit and Chris talk about what to look for in any program you subscribe to. Links: Mailchimp ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign Marketplace GetGist Moosend Mailerlite New Zenler Episode 16 - What to Include in an Email Indoctrination Series Episode 37 - What to Include in an Email Engagement Series

When you're creating an online course, talking in front of a camera can be one of the most nerve-wracking experiences for teachers. Amit and Chris share how to build your confidence and look like a pro.

Once you've got someone on your email list, your next goal should be to engage them, ultimately leading to a sale. Amit and Chris talk about what to include in your engagement series for maximum effect. Links mentioned in this episode: Episode 16 - Indoctrination Series Auto-Responder Madness Neil Patel & Eric Siu Podcast Soap Opera Email Sequence Seinfield Email Sequence Influence: The Psycho...

Everyone loves podcasts. Amit and Chris share their favorite podcasts for enhancing your online course creation. Limetown Hardcore History The Newsworthy Marketing School Smart Passive Income Amy Porterfield Nathan Latka - The Top Politico Nerdcast Self Publishing Podcast Holy Post Keeping the Happy James Altucher Show Seth Godin - Akimbo Perpetual Traffic Pod Save America

Have only a few followers on Twitter? Amit and Chris talk about how to skyrocket your Twitter followers so you can promote your course to your followers. Links: Writing Momentum Twitter Account Tweepy Hashtagify SocialBee Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon SNL Hashtag

When you're selling a course, it's imperative that you don't lose sales in the checkout process. Amit and Chris discuss what to look for to make sure your cart works great! Links: Thrive Cart Zero to Course Hero writingmomentum.com Guest the test

Using Virtual Assistants is vital for course creators. In this episode, Amit and Chris talk about their favorite ways to hire VAs: through Fiverr, Upwork and paying a VA directly. Links: Fiverr Upwork Onlinejobs.ph

Chris and Amit talk a lot about New Zenler, their favorite course platform. In this session, they dig into it and explain why it's their top choice above all the rest. Links: Wordpress Thinkific Teachable Deadline funnels Mailchimp Activecampaign Convertkit Moosend Amazon SES Simplesend Thrive themes Kajabi Clickfunnels Amazon cloudfront Bigmaker Zoom Appsumo Invanto New Zenler/Bonus

What are certifications and can they add value to your online course? Amit and Chris discuss why they like certifications and how you can use them to take your course to the next level. Links: Digital Marketer Hubspot Accredible Thinkific Teachable New Zenler Simply piano

Should you make your courses a one-time purchase or pricing by subscription? Amit and Chris discuss the pros and cons of each. Links: New Zenler Mighty networks Slack Discord Filmora Notion.so Trello   Strelloids-Trello on Strelloids Airtable Evernote

If you want to get your course to really take off, give them an offer they can't refuse! Amit and Chris discuss how adding bonuses can make your great deal stellar and even build your community in the process. Links: Day One New Zenler Course Wizards

In episode 12, we talked about coming up with Lead Magnets. Today Amit and Chris share what lead magnets each of them use, to help you spark your own ideas. Links: Writingmomentum.com/getnoticed Writingmomentum.com/mystery Writingmomentum.com/focusmate Clickfunnels Thrive Themes Course Wizards

Should you add a money back guarantee to your online course? Amit and Chris discuss how to offer a guarantee that makes your course more appealing--without losing your shirt. Links: Amy Porterfield refund policy NewZenler Teachable Thinkific Zoom Kindle Oasis Course Wizards letsrockthehotel.com/RefundPolicy

No one likes negative comments! But if you're online, you'll probably get some. Here's how Chris and Amit deal with negative comments--and turn them around. Links: TripAdvisor New Zenler Canva YOINK Eternalstorms.at Coursewizards.com

Should you offer a course you haven't created yet? The answer may surprise you. Chris and Amit discuss the pros and cons of pre-selling your teaching. CourseWizards NewZenler Moosend Followupthen

Welcome to part 2 series of our must have chrome extensions. In this part - Chris will tell us his go to Chrome Extensions. Links mentioned in this episode: Super Adblocker 1Password Lifehacker DUBB Evernote Web Clipper Rakuten Greenshot

This is a 2 part series of our must have chrome extensions. In part 1 - Amit will tell us his go to Chrome Extensions. Links mentioned in this episode: Whatfont ColorPick Eyedropper Loom for Chrome Clapboard - Screen Video Recorder AppSumo Cluster - Window & Tab Manager BRAVE Browser Folding@home Facebook Pixel Helper

Should you worry about your course being pirated? How do you protect yourself? Amit and Chris discuss the techniques they use to keep their intellectual property protected online. Links: Coursewizards Newzenler Mighty Networks Vimeo Writing Momentum Bonjoro Zapier

Amit and Chris discuss how to work from a remote location--and how GREAT creating your own online course can be for supplemental income...or even your main income. Links: Coursewizards Amazon Ebay Youtube Filmora Slack Zoom Live Webinar NewZenler Focusmate Thinkific Clickfunnels Mailchimp