6 Tips for Online Course Creation Motivation

Thank you to those who answered the 2 questions on my quick survey last week.

I aim to answer as many of your questions as possible over the next week – and have started today with this video (below).

Most of the questions fit into the 4 main phases of creating an online course (which I detail in the video below). 

However, there was one group of questions that come one stage BEFORE creating your online course.

These questions included:

“Is creating an online course really worth it?”

“I feel overwhelmed about even getting started – how can I get motivated to start creating courses?”

“I think I need some guidance around my course creation mindset, I really want to do this but keep procrastinating and letting everything else take priority and I’m not sure why”

I have recorded a video today that aims to answer these questions, give you a dose of course creation motivation and help those of you who have been thinking about creating a course to overcome your procrastination and put it to the top of your list before the year is up!

In this video, I share:

•  6 x online course creation motivations, AND
• Some tips for overcoming the top 3 fears and causes of course creation procrastination that I saw coming up in the survey results

https://youtu.be/I5WO8nD1AGY

If you have any further questions or comments, do leave them in the comments below, or message me here.

Summary of main video points

If you are a ’global’ learner type, and prefer to just skip to the main points, here is a summary of the main points in my vidoe and the exact time at which that point in the video starts so that you can fast-forward to the points you are most interest in.

 

[06.20] Course Creation Motivation 1: Scale your business

• From one on one to > one to MANY
• Impact unlimited people
• Go global instantly
• Bigger market
• Millions of people at the same time without any extra work or overheads

[10.06] Course Creation Motivation 2: Make more money

• More people means more money
• It’s a commercial product
• It doesn’t need you to be present
• Passive (you don’t do anything!)
• Subscriptions / mega-launches / evergreen
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[14.37] Course Creation Motivation 3: Build your email list

• Your email list is a business asset
• Can be a cheap or free lead magnet
• Highly targeted leads
• Immediate value provision
• Have it as a pop up on your website
• Give away on podcasts, blogs, social media, conferences etc
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[17:45] Course Creation Motivation 4: You’ll get have more time

• No longer exchanging your time for money
• Less labour-intensive services, more passive course sales
• Serve the people who can’t afford you usually
• No more ‘picking your brain over a coffee’
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[20:30] Course Creation Motivation 5: Become an industry authority

• If you are teaching something, you automatically position yourself as a ‘leader’ or ‘expert’
• You are ‘showing’ your expertise rather than promising it
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[20:46] Course Creation Motivation 6:

• Multiply your content 
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• Your course can be repurposed into many other income generating, authority positioning products and services
• Books, eBooks, membership academy, Bootcamps, keynotes etc

 

[23:52] There is No Reason NOT To Do It!

• If you want any of this, creating your online course will make it happen:
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• More time
• More money
• Help more people 
• Make a bigger impact 
• Leave a legacy
• More products to sell
• More authority and credibility
• Go global
• Bigger audience

 

[26:19] Course Creation Fear-Busting 1: I’m Overwhelmed / Where do I start?

• Don’t focus on the end product
• There are just small, simple steps
• Nothing is ‘born’ in its ‘adult’ form
• It’s an evolutionary process that comes in stages
• Follow the given and proven process one step at a time

 

[30:42] Course Creation Fear-Busting 2: Judgement, criticism, imposter, I’m not good enough

• You are only teaching what you DO know (not what you don’t)
• You are only teaching those who DON’T know it yet
• To every 1st grader, a 4th grader is an expert
• Intelligent people doubt themselves the most
• You must call yourself an expert in order to become one
• You’ve been training for this your entire life
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[34:47] Course Creation Fear-Busting 3: What if nobody buys it? / What if they think I’m boring?

• You have 100% chance of it not selling if it’s not created 
• Market research and beta-testing a pilot version
• It’s not just about content – you may just need marketing help
• Like attracts like – you can’t make everyone love you
• There are ‘people’ out there for everyone – you can only find your tribe by being yourself
• They way YOU explain it is unique (ignore comp)
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HOW TO GET IT DONE, NOW!

[39:41] Set yourself some non-negotiable goals

• What will you win if you DO?
• What will you lose if you DON’T?
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[41:54] Join my next: “Course Creation Group Coaching Program”

• Plan, design, film, publish your course in 30 days
• Online learning portal and tutorial videos
• Live Q&A group coaching video call weekly
• Private members-only Facebook page
• One on one coaching session (PLUS only)
• Step by step process guides, checklists, swipe files and templates + more
• Launch your online course before Christmas!
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REGISTER / LEARN MORE HERE: >> www.sarahcordiner.com/doit