LMScast

Devin Walker from GiveWP joins Chris Badgett in this LMScast where they discuss how online course creators and entrepreneurs can incorporate donations into their websites. If you’re working on a nonprofit website or any site looking to collect donations, GiveWP offers a great way to do that through WordPress. Many nonprofits raise money offline, but GiveWP allows you to add donation functionality...

StartupBros founder Will Mitchell talks with Chris Badgett in this LMScast about how course creators can deliver group coaching and sell your product before building out your course programs by interacting with your audience on a high level. Will shares his journey and motivation creating StartupBros and his business Simply Organic Beauty, along with some great tips for course creators developing...

Zack Katz of GravityView joins us on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how course creators can unlock incredible functionality on their websites by taking advantage of how GravityView allows you to display form submissions on the front end of your website. For anyone new to the WordPress space, Gravity Forms is a form builder in WordPress, and GravityView is a separate tool that allow...

Vito Peleg of WP FeedBack joins Chris Badgett in this LMScast episode to discuss how WordPress developers can improve the process of communicating around making revisions on websites with clients. WP FeedBack allows you to have clients highlight parts of the website and go over revisions in a layered manner that makes the process of making changes a lot easier. Vito and Chris share how they both g...

Dan Martell joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how online course creators and coaches can sell premium programs. Dan shares his journey from starting out in the world of business to immersing completely and starting his YouTube channel, eventually leading to the creation of his massively successful program SaaS Academy. About a year ago Chris enrolled in SaaS Aca...

In this episode of the LMScast podcast Terri Tutich shares best practices for WordPress course creators and knowledge from her experience building WordPress websites and being active in the WordPress space. Chris and Terri dive into why backups are crucial, and some other tips from the projects Terri has worked on. A key WordPress tip Terri shares in this episode is that it is very important to al...

Ali Mathis from the LifterLMS team joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss the latest release from LifterLMS, LifterLMS Groups. Ali and Chris talk about the idea behind LifterLMS Groups, the problems it solves for course creators, and the opportunities it opens up for how you can offer your online course programs to companies and organizations. LifterLMS is now about...

We dive into how writing a nonfiction book can help you get more leads and sales for your online course website with Julie Eason in this episode of the LMScast podcast. Chris and Julie dive into how selling your book through Amazon can be a great strategy for spreading awareness of your course website by using profits from selling the book to fund ads to sell more books and spread more awareness f...

WaaS entrepreneur Michael Short joins Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how entrepreneurs and freelance agencies can take advantage of the opportunities that come with the rise of websites as a service to build websites for customers. WaaS companies are becoming more common as we see developers, freelancers, and agencies offering website builds as a product or service...

Donata and Hans from Termageddon share how you can have an up-to-date privacy policy and terms and conditions statement for your online course website in this LMScast. Legal compliance with privacy policies is something many course creators overlook. Donata and Hans share how important it is for legal compliance to have a privacy policy that is not only compliant with where your business is regist...

Rob and Kennedy of ResponseSuite join us on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how online course creators can generate site leads and sales using surveys. Better understanding your audience and segmenting your highly engaged users can be a great way to get sales from the leads you already have. Rob and Kennedy share quick wins and strategy for course creators on how to build up their o...

Sheryle Gillihan from CauseLabs shares how her company has been helping nonprofits accelerate their mission and impact the lives of others. In this episode, she breaks down some of the work they have been doing putting together a workforce training program for youth in Kenya using LifterLMS and WordPress. Sheryle shares the idea of human centered design, which is the process of applying ideas in a...

We are joined by Craig Hweitt from Castos in this episode of LMScast. Castos is a podcasting platform, and Craig shares what he has learned about how podcasts can help online businesses with content marketing and what it takes to have a great podcast setup if you’re just starting out trying to grow your audience. Chris notes that one of the most common ways people find out about LifterLMS is throu...

We are joined by Rodica Irodiu in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Rodica is a developer with ThemeIsle, and she had a large part in creating the Neve theme for WordPress. It has specific LifterLMS functionality integrated in it. She and Chris discuss the Neve theme and LifterLMS, along with how course creators can optimize their sites to create fast, beaut...

Marc is a strategic thinker, copywriting pro, and expert in marketing strategy. He is the founder of Bigger Pie Promotions, a company dedicated to helping businesses market higher ticket programs to their existing customers. Marc compares sales to basketball. Marketing your course program is similar to moving the ball down the court closer to the basket by passing and dribbling. Closing the sale i...

Freelance business expert and podcaster Matt Inglot shares his experience of creating his freelance business building websites in this episode of the LMScast podcast. Chris and Matt talk about all sorts of business tips for people building websites as a service, and some specific nuance to that having to do with online course websites. Matt has been in the business of building websites for 15 year...

In this episode of the LMScast podcast we are joined by David Attard from Collective Ray. David is an expert with SEO, and in this episode he breaks down how course creators using WordPress can improve their SEO. David shares how keyword research is the most fundamental step to writing an effective marketing piece. Figuring out what people are searching for and what articles appear for those searc...

Our guest on this week’s LMScast is Clare Fielder of The Pistachio Club. In this episode she shares knowledge on how course creators can structure their pricing to fit optimally into the marketplace and market their programs effectively. Clare has extensive experience in the corporate world, and also in the world of WordPress and freelance work. She reflects on her journey and shares key aspects o...

261: How to Launch Your Online Course the Easy Way with Course Maker Pro, WP Engine, and LifterLMS by Chris Badgett

Learn about lifestyle development, living off the grid, and optimal health practices with veteran Gary Collins in this episode of LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Chris and Gary dive into the essentials for working remotely and living a simple lifestyle. Gary shares his journey from growing up in a rural town in California to heading to San Diego State college and into the military fr...

Kevin Geary shares his journey of moving from a martial arts instructor to becoming a health course creator and online entrepreneur coach in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett. Starting a brick and mortar martial arts business didn’t work out for Kevin, as he found himself in the feeling of being stuck in a soul sucking job, as many entrepreneurs do. After falling out of shape...

Jennifer Tamborski joins Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how course creators can improve their digital marketing game and become viable influencers in their space. Jennifer shares her story of becoming an expert in the world of digital marketing. She and Chris also discuss sales funnels, product launches, and paid ad strategy for course creators. Many course creator...

Our guest for this LMScast episode is Pedro Cortés. Pedro works in website design and messaging for SaaS companies. In this episode he shares some expert tips for course creators on improving messaging, and how you can get more leads and close more sales for your training based membership site. Pedro and Chris discuss the key terms of marketing and sales, and how optimizing the core principles on...

In this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS, SEO expert and marketing strategist Brendan Hufford shares insights on how course creators can build up their SEO and marketing skills. After earning a degree as a teacher, Brendan worked as an assistant principal. He thought teaching was fine, but he ended up gaining an extra 25 pounds and developing an unhealthy relationship...

In this LMScast, Esther Kiss shares how course creators can gain publicity through influencer marketing, and what it takes to become an influencer in your industry. Chris and Esther discuss how course creators can maximize their publicity efforts and build a brand around themselves and their business. There are now a lot more podcasts and niche media sources than there were 10 years ago. Esther sh...