LMScast

Christina Hills from WebsiteCreationWorkshop.com joins us in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Cristina shares her story of her entering the online workplace and with teaching WordPress to non-technical people. Christina worked for George Lucas’ company Industrial Light and Magic as a special effects person. She quit working there when she had her baby. She learned how to us...

Mike Hayes is featured in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett from LifterLMS. They discuss the on demand economy and how it is the prevailing state of the current economy. Mike also shares his story of working for NBC to interviewing innovative entrepreneurs. The economic crash of 2008 caused about 2.6 million jobs to be lost. This was the rise of the entrepreneur, because the goal of entre...

Justin Wilcox joins us in this information-packed episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. They dive into creating successful products, drawing on knowledge Justin has acquired through his endeavors with testing and selling to the consumer market. Justin is the founder of FOCUS Framework, which is a guide you can use to take the stress off of creating an online business. It allows you t...

Brian Hogg and Chris Badgett of LifterLMS discuss leveraging events and uncovering demand for an online course idea in this episode of LMScast. Brian shares his story of how he got started with web development and how he got to where he is today. Brian got started when he was 15-years-old when he developed and produced a Bingo game that people could download and play together on the server. At its...

Nate Wright from Theme of the Crop joins us in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. They discuss the difference between design and functionality of your website. Chris and Nate also dive into how you can market better online by creating a website that is easy to use and takes advantage of SEO value. Theme of the Crop is a plugin and theme delivery company that provides high qua...

Brian Casel from Audience Ops joins Chris Badgett of LifterLMS in this episode of LMScast. They discuss the similarities and differences between productized services and online courses. They get into the strengths and weaknesses of each and how the combination of both can be very valuable. Brian is the creator of a company called Audience Ops. They write content and summaries for your blog. Soon t...

James Laws from Ninja Forms discusses using forms and delivering a clear message to your audience in the online course world with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS in this episode of LMScast. User interaction in online courses and membership sites is continuously growing. One of the best ways to engage users is by using forms. James’s business Ninja Forms helps you create forms you can use to engage and...

This episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett features Shaun James from Pentester University. They discuss security for your course platform and website. Chris and Shaun share their experiences with hacking and how to protect yourself from it. Shaun teaches people how to do penetration tests on websites and systems. Penetration testers are hackers that get hired to test security flaws in a system and...

AJ Morris from Liquid Web joins Chris Badgett of LifterLMS on this episode of LMScast. AJ shares his journey from working in a school environment to becoming a product manager at Liquid Web. Liquid Web is a hosting platform that provides you with easy accessibility to backups for your website. Liquid Web also has iThemes Sync, which allows you to manage all of your WordPress sites from one place....

John Shea joins us on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. They discuss the pros and cons of self hosting courses versus those on course marketplaces. John Shea is a serial course entrepreneur who has created courses using both course marketplaces and self hosting. He shares his story of how he got into creating courses. John started out on Udemy and branched off into Skillshar...

In this episode of LMScast Chris Badgett of LifterLMS interviews WordPress and freelancing expert Carrie Dils. They discuss Carrie’s journey from running a small blog to running her own company and teaching courses on Lynda. She also tells of her experiences with podcasting. Both Chris and Carrie agree that podcasting has helped them significantly with becoming teachers. Getting in front of a came...

Mike Weiss from the Client Engagement Academy joins Chris Badgett on this episode of LMScast. Chris and Mike discuss the current state of the online education industry. They talk about the low completion rate of online courses and how digital badges can help solve that problem. Mike shares some statistics on the completion rates of courses and some tips and tricks as to how digital badges can help...

In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett of LifterLMS interviews Jennifer Bourn of Bourn Creative and Inspired Imperfection. She shares her knowledge of the branding and design aspects of business. Jennifer also shares some tips on providing clarity in your business and how that can lead to greater success. Deciding on and defining the purpose, values, and personality of your company will help th...

Charles Byrd shares his journey with Evernote in this LMScast. He shares how it has helped him stay organized in his business and daily life. He and Chris Badgett discuss how Evernote can help an online course creator with aspects of business that are necessary for success. Evernote is an application that can be downloaded on all of your devices. It allows you to take notes and access the informat...

In this episode of LMScast Chris Badgett talks with Ali Mathis about the Done For You set up service that is offered through LifterLMS. They also clarify the definitions of some terms that are used in course creation that can sometimes be confusing. With the LifterLMS Done For You set up service, the LifterLMS team will work with you to get your course launched as quickly as possible. There are di...

In this episode of LMScast, Brad and Andy from The Great eCourse Adventure talk about how they bring their own brand of uniqueness to the the realm of online education courses. They discuss their journey from creating courses that were within ‘the blueprint’ to thinking outside the box and developing their own style. The current online education industry is full of informational course which can b...

This episode of LMScast covers finding success in your area of passion through finding your niche and producing quality content. David Payette of Payette Forward shares his journey from the Apple Store in New York to living his dream in Hawaii. Chris and David discuss the critical elements that make blogs and online courses successful. Blogging is a very powerful form of communication. David has u...

In this episode of LMScast Robby McCullough, a co-founder of Beaver Builder, shares the story behind successful the WordPress plugin. It started out as a side project for the creators, but since then it has evolved into a very popular page builder. You will learn about the importance of having an online community around your product or service. He shares how he found his business partners and how...

This LMScast with Shawn Hesketh covers the product creation and constant improvement necessary to provide the best experience to your customers. Shawn is the creator of WP101, which is a blog, course, and WordPress plugin dedicated to teaching people of all experience levels how to use WordPress. Shawn started WP101 as a video series in 2008. At first he was not making any money from it, and the p...

This episode of LMScast with Bjork Ostrom is about the importance of consistent, high quality content in online courses and membership sites. Bjork and his wife Lindsay created the successful membership site Food Blogger Pro. Bjork and Chris discuss the importance of constant improvement and refinement in courses and membership sites. They also talk about creating quality content as well as some t...

This is an information-packed episode of LMScast featuring Tin Can API, eLearning authoring tools, LRS, H5P, and more with Dennis Hall of Learning Templates. Dennis created the LifterLMS xAPI as an add-on for your WordPress site that gives you more functionality and allows you to create your courses and reports with no programming skills required. He begins by explaining what an API is and what it...

This episode of LMScast is about living the education entrepreneur dream lifestyle without compromising values with Danny Iny, eLearning entrepreneur from the Course Builder's Laboratory, founder of Mirasee, and author of the book Teach and Grow Rich. Danny’s philosophy is based on deciding what you want to do, knowing your values, and letting them drive you. Your values should be an exciting part...

This LMScast features an interview about engaged Facebook groups, Divi, and LifterLMS with Eileen Lonergan. Eileen runs the Divi Theme Users Facebook Group and is a co-owner of the Elegant Marketplace website. Divi is their showcase WordPress theme that integrates with the LifterLMS course development platform. Eileen was working with Google AdWords and WordPress themes when she discovered Divi. S...

There are several ways people can access your online courses or memberships. This LMScast describes 4 access models for courses and memberships, and you’ll learn how to choose the right ones for your applications. The first access model is lifetime access. It’s best for evergreen reference content that doesn’t change and doesn’t require direct interaction. It can help you make the sale, but it’s n...

In today’s LMScast you’ll learn to connect your learning platform to your CRM with Jack Arturo's WP Fusion, and you’ll get a look at the benefits of doing business as a micro, multinational, digital nomad. Jack Arturo created WP Fusion to interconnect WordPress to CRMs, LMSs, and other marketing automation tools. It allows LifterLMS to share contact information and tags with your CRM for your cour...