LMScast

Brad Williams and Lisa Sabin-Wilson from WebDevStudios share knowledge they have gained from working in the LMS development space in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett from LifterLMS. Lisa and Brad have developed internal training for Starbucks, the National Parks Service, and INTAP. A common theme from guests on LMScast is creating and simplifying processes. Brad and Lisa utilize near reg...

Cory Jenkins and Jonathan Hall share with Chris Badgett the process behind creating the Course Scheduler plugin for LifterLMS in this episode of LMScast. Cory and Jonathan are prolific product creators in the WordPress and Divi space. The inspiration for their products is typically inspired by pain points they have and see in the WordPress ecosystem. The Course Scheduler plugin allows you to have...

Ryan Moore from Uncanny Automator joins Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how course creators can make their courses more student-centric and create a more engaging learning experience by integrating LifterLMS with other learning tools, such as your CRM, other plugins, and other websites, with Automator. Automator is designed to help you create a course experience for...

Expert affiliate marketing manager Dustin Howes shares insights and strategies for online course creators on how to build strong affiliate armies with Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast. Dustin shares his background in affiliate management, and he and Chris go over some great ideas as to what you want to keep in mind when building an affiliate program for your course or membership. Chris...

David Shriner-Cahn joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how course creators can smash through the plateaus they face in business and overcome unexpected roadblocks. David shares key observations he has made about successful entrepreneurs from his podcast Smashing the Plateau. A common roadblock for course creators is the concept of expert syndrome. Experts in a fie...

Online marketing expert Daniel Daines-Hutt from Amp My Content joins Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss best practices and marketing strategies for online course creators and membership site owners. Daniel shares some terrific content marketing strategies he uses to generate mass interest in his products and services. One struggle course creators can face is the equiva...

The URL Dr., Kim Merritt, joins Chris Badgett of LifterLMS on this episode of LMScast to discuss how course creators can best use video animation to enhance the quality of their video content. Kim shares an in-depth layout of her process for creating animations, as well as some tools she uses to make it all come together. Chris and Kim dive into the things you can do with your marketing strategy t...

SEO expert Lindsay Halsey joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss SEO for online course creators and membership site owners. Chris and Lindsay dive into the pillars of SEO, and what kind of approach you can take as a course builder and content producer online. One major question about SEO in the world of online courses and memberships is whether or not content that is...

Mike Morrison from The Membership Guys joins us in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Mike and Chris talk about the key aspects of memberships, and what makes the combination of content, culture, and community come together. The tips Mike emphasizes in this episode are huge for course creators. Many specialists have a tough time teaching to beginners, because of a phenomenon...

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...