LMScast

In this episode of the LMScast podcast Divi expert and education entrepreneurship master Josh Hall shares how he’s built up his following making tutorials, courses, and templates for WordPress and Divi users, and how you can make the transition from online services to online courses in your business. Josh shares his origin story, along with key takeaways you can utilize to best position your cours...

David Vogelpohl, VP of Growth for WP Engine, joins Chris Badgett on this LMScast to discuss how online course creators and freelance website developers can leverage the power of the new WP Engine site templates that allow you to get hosting and a live site in less than 30 minutes. And all you have to do from there is switch out the content, connect your domain, and you’re live! WP Engine launched...

Virtual summit virtuoso Andy Cabasso shares some key insights on how you can successfully run a virtual summit for your audience, and what some key elements are to consider when putting your summit together. Andy and Chris talk about the summits Andy has run, and what he has taken away as far as best practices. LifterLMS allows you to create courses and memberships on your site. But there are some...

Learn how you can upgrade your web development or coaching services in this LMScast featuring Russ Ruffino from Clients on Demand. He teaches coaches and consultants how they can build up their business by adding high-ticket programs in their service offerings at the $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 price points even if they don’t already have an audience or large following. At Clients on Demand Russ w...

Will Middleton from WPCourseGuide joins Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast where he shares insights on best practices when starting a YouTube channel or entering the freelance website building space. Will has worked for years with LifterLMS building websites for clients, and he shares what he has learned and how he’s started his transition into a more leverageable stream of incom...

In this episode of the LMScast podcast from LifterLMS, Sally Crewe from ThePractitionerPlatform.com shares how she helps natural health practitioners start and grow their businesses. By teaching courses at and offering website building services, Sally has been able to encourage and enable many natural health practitioners to reach the next level in their businesses online. WaaS is an acronym for W...

Groundhogg CEO Adrian Tobey joins us on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how B2B business owners can grow their software leads, ARPU, customer activation, and retention by adding online courses to their business to teach users how to use their products. Adrian shares how using LifterLMS to deliver courses has increased customer retention for Groundhogg and has served as a core piece...

Chris Badgett from LifterLMS shares some key morning routines he uses to be more productive in the online space, and how online course creators can utilize morning and evening routines to optimize productivity and clarity throughout their days. Creating content and working on the internet often requires a mentality shift around how you interact with others compared to the in-person, live setup. Tr...

Learn about how Malcolm Penalty started his own WordPress website agency, and the fascinating project he’s currently working on with the company 1 Million Teachers in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. The 1 Million Teachers project seeks to empower teachers in Africa to help the ever growing population by providing access to the tech they need to help studen...

Omar Zenhom, founder of WebinarNinja joins us on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss what course creators can learn from his journey, and how utilizing webinars can allow you to have a big impact with your audience and connect with more people than you would with a traditional 1-to-1 approach. Omar shares his experience of having a father working in sales and how that led to a volatile...

In this LMScast, we have Rohan and Shreejith from the WisdmLabs team, on to talk about what you will want to take into consideration when building your LMS website. WisdmLabs is an agency that does work in the WordPress space around WooCommerce, mobile apps, and eLearning. If you haven't worked with a web development agency before, agencies help you to implement tools on your website, but often th...

Podcaster and agency owner Jason Resnick from Rezzz.com shares how freelancers and agency owners can find perfect fit clients for their businesses, and what he has learned from his years running a podcast in the online business ecosystem since 2014. Running a podcast is a great way to build up content around your area of expertise establishing yourself as an expert and to expand your network. Jaso...

Kurt Von Ahnen joins Chris Badgett in this LMScast episode to share his journey from working in corporate training to running his own independent course creation company. Kurt had been in the car business for a long time working on the service side of the industry, and when the economy crashed in 2008 it didn’t make sense to work for 14 hours making $30, so he wanted to figure out a way to reinven...

Jan Koch joins Chris Badgett on this LMScast to discuss how online course creators can grow their communities and niche networks through a virtual summit. Having been in the WordPress space since 2012, Jan has a lot of experience working as a developer, entrepreneur, and educator. He’s recently been running virtual summits and is seeing increasing success, and he shares some great insider tips for...

Dean Holland joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast where Dean shares his experience running an education company, affiliate marketing resources, and his journey as an entrepreneur from being over $60,000 in debt to running six-figure education companies. At age 16 Dean left school and worked in a restaurant waiting on tables, and over the course of 2 years he moved up to the c...

Angela Brown joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss her niche membership site journey and success story. Angela is the founder of SavvyCleaner.com, and she has a podcast and YouTube show called Ask a House Cleaner. Angela shares how she learned the world of online education and completely transformed her business model in order to provide for her family long-term lea...

This episode of LMScast is a great discussion between Mark Thompson from PayKickstart and Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. They dive into how you can launch products and how important recurring revenue is to scaling your business. Mark is the co-founder of PayKickstart, which is a tool that manages eCommerce and affiliates for product entrepreneurs online, so he shares some great knowledge he has picke...

Andriy Haydash shares how he helps entrepreneurs in the online course space build their websites, and some useful models for course creators and membership site owners. In this episode, he and Chris discuss Andriy’s journey as a freelancer running his own practice along with what he has learned about building successful online course websites. Andriy is listed on Codable.io, which is a freelance d...

Marcel Petitpas from Parakeeto joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss what course creators and agency owners can learn from utilizing historical data to make decisions and lead to more accurate estimations on projects, and what work is required to build a course or design a site for a client. Marcel points out how many online business owners forget about the cost of...

In this episode of the LMScast podcast, Brad Touesnard of Delicious Brains shares his story of founding several products for WordPress developers. Brad has also created a mastermind ski retreat called Big Snow Tiny Conf, and he shares the genesis of that and some great tips for how you could start a mastermind program to connect with others in your space. Working online can be isolating, especiall...

In this LMScast, we’re joined by Melissa Love, a professional designer who has built some amazing products for WordPress site builders and beautiful layouts for websites. Melissa runs a membership site called The Marketing Fix where she teaches business owners how to get on top of their design and make the process a whole lot easier. She also sells child themes for Divi that can help you jump star...

Jilt is an email marketing tool built specifically for eCommerce stores, so if you’re working with WooCommerce with your LifterLMS website, this episode of LMScast featuring Beka Rice is a great one to tune into. Beka is the product leader at Jilt, and in this episode she shares what course creators can learn about building educational products from her experience as a product leader at both SkyVe...

Kay Peacey joins Chris Badgett on this episode of LMScast to discuss how online course creators and membership site owners can take advantage of ActiveCampaign for automating their marketing. For those unfamiliar with it, ActiveCampaign is a CRM tool that allows you to store contact records for all of your list (email, phone, name, custom fields, etc.). ActiveCampaign is a great tool for the balan...

Tom Fanelli of Convesio shares how online course creators can leverage the power of his game changing hosting technology to make sure your website is always online and has the power to scale effectively and in the most cost-efficient way. Chris and Tom discuss the current state of the web hosting industry, and what course creators are going to want to keep in mind when looking for a great web host...

Jean Perpillant joins Chris Badgett in this LMScast episode to discuss how online course creators can level up their marketing strategy and web design using photography. Jean is the founder of Design Theory, a digital agency dedicated to consultation for companies around their photography, web design, and marketing. Chris and Jean dive into how stock photography can kill the brand of a website, an...