Promoting a membership site can be difficult, especially at the beginning when there aren’t many members and you don’t have an active community using the site, generating content, and building a community. However, if you want to grow, you have to continue to work to market your membership site long after launch day has passed. …
LearnDash Review: A 360° Deep Dive
Choosing an LMS system to host your e-learning courses is no easy feat. There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of options to choose from – and they are definitely not all made equal. As a seasoned E-Learning Specialist, I spend a solid amount of time developing courses and doing LMS consultations for my clients. And …
How to create content for membership sites
There are many good learning management systems (LMSes) that will help you create and deliver online course content and many of these (like this one) will also help you build a full-featured membership Web site. Or, you can opt for dedicated membership site software. Either way, building your site is only the first step – …
The 3 Factors That Will Limit Your Course Sales
I’ve worked in the market for adult education for more than two decades. During that time, I’ve advised hundreds of education businesses, researched and written extensively on what it takes to succeed in the education business, and launched a range of educational products myself with varying degrees of success. Reflecting on all of that experience, …
10 Key Elements of Successful Membership Sites
Successful membership sites exist across all industries and fields, in a variety of sizes and business models. From subscription services such as Blue Apron, Dollar Shave Club, and Microsoft Office, to dating sites like eHarmony and niche interest sites, for example Ancestry.com and Goodreads. As an edupreneur, you’re probably familiar with big e-learning sites like …
5 Reasons You Should Build a Membership Site
I’ve argued before that diversifying your income streams should be a top priority of every edupreneur. When you focus only on online courses, for example, you leave a lot of other opportunities for impact – and money – on the table. You also make your business riskier by being too dependent on a single type …
7 Keys to Make Money from Webinars
If you aim to make money from Webinars, then you probably realize you are far from alone. The Web is jam packed with Webinars, most of them free, and a lot of them of pretty low quality. Whether you are trying to make money directly through sponsored or paid Webinars or indirectly by using Webinars …
Avoiding Online Course Scams
Fake check scams have existed for decades, and most people are savvy enough to spot them. If you’re selling an item for $10 and the buyer gives you a check for $100 and asks for $50 back, you’d probably guess it was a con and the check would bounce, leaving you out your item and …