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Course Creation Details
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Platforms
- LearnDash (Deya)
- Kajabi
- Teachable
- Thinkific
Modules > Lessons
- How many lessons within each module?
- How long will each video lesson be?
- Ideally lessons should be 10 mins or less to keep them short and to the point, but it isn't a hard and fast rule
- Have at least 1-3 learning objectives per lesson and repeat at beginning and end (like a mini course promise)
Supplemental Content
- Slides
- Worksheets
- Quizzes
- Feedback
- Templates
- Bonuses
Tech Stack
- Website/Web Hosting
- Domain
- Course Hosting
Video Hosting (Vimeo Plus)
- Payment Processing
- Email Marketing
- Email Platform (Google/Microsoft)
- Video Editing (Camtasia, ScreenFlow)
Outsourcing
VA
- course formatting
- ad hoc admin and research as needed
- create the slides (course creator can do voice recording of what they want in each lesson) and VA can create slides
- upload videos into the course
Video Editor
- light edits, trim out mistakes, put slides in, cut out ends and beginnings
- uploading videos
- basic editing
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Graphic Design
- branding and design
- slide template, logos, etc.
DBM
- help keep you accountable
- help create a plan
- weekly check-ins
- brainstorm and bounce ideas
- help stay on top of all the moving pieces
- manage the outsourced work
Workflow
- Do research
- Create content & slides
- Record over slides
- Edit video
- Upload video to host/course
How to craft your course outline
- Braindump everything you know needs to go into your course
- Group your braindump into rough categories
- Prioritize and add a logical progression on a category-level, then lesson-level. What needs to happen first?
- Get hyper specific on your lesson titles. How long will lessons be? Divide lessons if cant all be covered
- Walk through and fill gaps. Is there anything missing?
- Fill in Curriculum Tracker (Add lesson # [1.1, 1.2], titles, and prelim notes)
- Do some research
- Revisit course outline in a few days and get it up to 75%
Don't foget:
- Welcome/Orientation lesson
- Lessons necessary to explain homework/bonues/etc
- Lessons necessary to explain tools
- Thank you and testimonials/feedback at the end
- Examples and foundational work
Course Brief > Braindump > Categorize/Organize > Ciriculum Tracker > Modules/Sections > Lessons > Look for missing gaps and do research
[You should know # of modules, lessons, type of course, Course Brief, Cirriculum Tracker]
Course Types
- Masterclass (1-5 hours)
- Mini- Course (5-15 hours)
- Course ( 15-40 hours)
- Bootcamp (40+ hours)
- Coaching (curated, higher price, give individual attention
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Course Research
- Udemy, Coursera, Lynda: Search and find similar course creators and make sure you aren't missing anything
- FB/LinkedIn filled with target students (and see what their problems are)
- Competitors on Teachable, Thinkific
- Google
- Get on calls with potential students and ask them about their struggles and pain points
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