Last updated on September 28th, 2023 at 09:20 am
You may have been wondering whether to take the leap and create your own digital course. Maybe you have a topic in mind and want to get it out to the world, but want to choose an easy way to do this.
You’ve probably seen splashed all around the internet that digital courses are dead.
So let’s take a look at the figures, to gauge whether this is a truth or a myth.
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Firstly, digital courses are not dead
In 2022, the online course sector grew to be a $240 billion dollar industry. (Source: Email vendor selection quoted on devlinpeck.com) It has risen over $100 billion dollars in the last decade alone!
With the total value of the digital course market predicted to grow to $370 billion by 2027 (source supplygem.com), it’s safe to say that online courses remain profitable and will be even more so in the future.
But there’s so much information out there it’s overwhelming isn’t it. I totally get that so I’m sharing my perspective on this, as a seasoned course creator, so you can move to action in 2023.
Here’s my take on things. Let’s make digital courses easy.
Digital courses don’t have to be time consuming
Maybe you have put of creating your digital course because you imagine this huge mountain of tasks in front of you. Or maybe you are tight on time, and aren’t sure about how much time you need to validate and create your course.
In 2023, people want you to solve their problems for them in the least amount of time. So we need to make ultra-short lessons, that they can implement fast and see results from.
When we are focusing on the wins like this, and not fluffing out our course content, it takes less time to create the course.
The best digital courses follow a step by step journey to the solution.
Planning your course in this way (like I did with curricula when I was a primary teacher, makes it so much easier and takes way less time).
Start with problem you will solve and work out what steps you take to solve this.
Digital courses don’t have to be complex
Sure you could make a course perfect and that would be lovely, but people appreciate real. So in one of my course videos my dog barks, and I’ve left it in the recording. Perfectionism and making things complicated can be a sign that you are stopping yourself from taking action. It could be fear of not selling your course or fear of not being good enough.
The key is to acknowledge that this is fear and that you can make a fantastic course because you have a unique take on the content of it.
Digital courses don’t have to cost you a lot of money to create
This is the one thing I want you to take away from this post. Digital courses don’t need to be expensive to create.
When I first started it was easy to assume that I needed the best of the tech, the best kit. But you don’t. If you are starting with a small budget, like I did, I recommend starting with basic setup and then adding to your equipment as you go.
The one purchase I made, to ensure the sound quality was great, was my Blue Yeti microphone. (affiliate link). Many people may suggest equipment way out of your price range, but there is always a way to create and record your course on a shoestring budget.
My other most important purchase (I already bought into this previous to digital courses) was my Canva Pro subscription. For $10 I could record all the videos for Email Newsletters Made Easy within Canva itself! Win, win!
The other thing I invested in last year was community, because I realised that I wasn’t taking as much messy action as I needed to be. I had just quit my part-time teaching job, to go all-in as a digital marketing specialist and I think I was burnt out, so I needed an easy solution to fire me up again.
⭐⭐⭐BOOTCAMP IS NOW CLOSED FOR ENROLMENT, but it’s not too late to get some amazing inspiration on digital course creation from Amy.
She is running a FREE masterclass called: Your low stress, start to finish digital course launch (In 5 streamlined steps)
Click on my partner link below to sign up.
What is the Course Confident Bootcamp 2023?
Inside the Course Confident bootcamp private community, Amy will be going live to help you with the foundations of your own digital course.
Together we will go on a discovery journey to figure out:
- What you might teach
- What you’d be able to charge (based on examples across many proven industries)
- How to structure your course content
- (Most importantly IMHO) How to grow an audience NOW that’s ready to enrol when you’re ready to launch
And A LOT more.
You’ll be learning alongside an exclusive community of people just like yourself who are exploring online education as a means to move away from 9-5 roles or the time-for-money trap of 1-1 services.
And I’ll be there too, helping you and sharing my own insights every step of the way.
Amy over-delivers every single time, and I’ll be in the group looking out for you the whole time. See me as your wing woman! 🤩
(AND – we’re going to have A LOT of fun in the process.)
⭐ Oh, and you get your hands on my bonus as well as Amy’s if you save your seat through my partner link.⭐
Amy’s Course Confident Bootcamp Bonus 2023
The 2 Systems That Amy Swears By To Fast Track Your Digital Course Success
The number one way she stays organised is by understanding the importance of each task and blocking out time to work on those things.
Inside this limited-time bonus, Amy will teach you the 2 repeatable time-management systems that save her time and she’ll help you apply them to the bootcamp, so it feels doable.
Secure your spot today, if you want this bonus, as it expires at 11:59pm PT today (9/6)
My Course Confident Bootcamp Bonus
Use my partner link to register for the challenge and you receive my new mini-course on loading up your freebie and emails to Kajabi! (It will be on sale soon for $57 via my website, so you get first dibs for FREE!)
Click here to find out more and sign up with my bonus.
How will you know I have registered for the Bootcamp with you Helen?
Amy’s team will let me know you have registered with me. I will email you pre-bootcamp to let you know you are on my list and you will receive my bonus on September 14th (first day of the Bootcamp).
Got any more questions?
No worries – drop me an email at [email protected]
Why the Course Confident bootcamp? Take a look at what I discovered.
This is a paid challenge run by Amy Porterfield for the first time in 2022. I am an alumni of her signature course Digital Course Academy, and as I said above, I needed a reset for my energy.
When this came up I knew it was what I needed to get of my ass and create my next course.
You get access to a private community of fellow like-minded people who are on the same path as you.
I found it very motivating and inspiring. There was always someone in there willing to help out, share ideas or give me feedback on something I was stuck on.
Live course trainings with limited time replays, so you can access them when you have pockets of time.
The secret is (if you’re not able to attend live) to play on 1.5 speed and soak up the training. As much as possible, I tried to go ahead and implement the task so I knew I had made progress that day – but the beauty is – this will look different for you and that’s okay. It’s such a flexible training.
Step-by-step workbooks, so you are never surprised at what’s next.
This is another key thing about the Bootcamp – I have revisited these workbooks for other offers I have launched since. They are so easy to follow and are not time consuming.
Mindset trainings, so you can get out of your own way with any limiting beliefs that are holding you back.
Be prepared for this to throw up a couple of surprising things – the inner work may feel uncomfortable but I found that it sped me up and I was course planning way quicker because I’d released a couple of beliefs I didn’t realise were there.
Accountability co-working sessions, so you can work live supported by the community.
In this space, you will never feel alone. It’s one of the things that can make me freeze up and not take action, so if that resonates with you, you are most welcome to join our community.
Why choose me to help you through it?
I’m a unicorn digital marketer, and I’ve been there in the trenches, setting up passive income
– and it’s bringing me life-changing amounts of revenue.
I want to share that experience, knowledge and skill set with you.
Plus, I’m pretty fun too!
Sound good?
Sign up for the bootcamp now and I’ll be sending you your free course so you can be building your email subscriber list from this month!
More on the Course Confident Bootcamp and how to know this is right for you – help materials
Want more detail about my experiences of last year’s Course Confident Bootcamp?
Watch my Youtube video here or by clicking the image.
How to know if you and your business are a good fit for a digital course
As you can see, me and Amy had loads of fun when we talked about how to figure out if your business is a great fit for a digital course.
Watch the full conversation here
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