I am building a course

While you’re deep in the process of creating a course, you probably have a thousand questions racing through your mind.

Should I include a section on this topic? What’s the best way to communicate this idea? What if no one asks questions? What if this doesn’t interest them enough to start a conversation? Should I have a separate email address just for course members? How often should I tune into the forum?

The noise of all those questions can be deafening – not to mention intimidating and a little discouraging. In fact, these types of questions can stall your course development… and it might never get finished.

Thankfully, I can answer all of those questions and a thousand others. By the time we’re done working together, you’ll know exactly what your course should include, and you’ll be able to launch it with confidence, knowing your material is some of the best out there – and that you know how to handle absolutely any problem that comes your way.

Consulting

 I’ve devoted much of my life to creating better ways to teach online, which makes me something of an expert when it comes to questions about what makes a good online course.

That’s your course, naturally, not anyone else’s – the strategies that work best for your members won’t be the same as those
that worked for your friend who launched her course twelve months ago.

Your consulting session is about determining what works best for you, brainstorming new ideas, and building a solid plan together
that you’re confident you can follow.

I’ll ask you to fill out a quick and simple questionnaire beforehand so that I can understand your points of concern and do a little research on your area of teaching.

Consulting takes place through a one-hour Skype call, which will be recorded so you can refer back to everything we cover whenever you need a refresher.

By the end of that call, you’ll have all your questions answered – and you’ll know exactly what needs to happen to make your course a success.

Course Critique

It takes a long time to create a course. Many  people spend months or even years developing a course that contains all the  knowledge they feel is valuable to others.

Unfortunately, after all those hours pouring over the material, it’s hard to look at your course objectively to see if it makes sense to someone being introduced to it for the first time.

That’s where the course critique comes in.

I take a look at all of your course content  and offer ideas to improve the flow of information, lesson organization,  specific activities that illustrate critical points, ways to engage your  members, design changes, and even ideas for a magic add-on that makes the  course fifteen times more compelling to a newcomer.

You’ll get a critique that’s chock full of  ideas for improving and refining your course in just 3-5 days. You’ll be able  to implement all the suggestions quickly and easily, and you’ll have the  assurance of knowing that new learners can step in and embrace your material  quickly, easily, and with enthusiasm.

Save yourself the stress of wondering if your  course is good enough. After a course critique, you’ll know for sure how to  make it good enough – and just about perfect.

Member Engagement Report

You’ve created a solid course with good  content, but if you’re not teaching the content properly, you won’t be able to create enthusiastic members.

This personalized report offers you recommend  tried-and-tested techniques for getting your members engaged on social media,
in forums, and in your coursework.

I do mean personalized, too. I have an  enormous archive of engagement tools, but most of them will only work for certain kinds of learners. I won’t simply throw the same recommendations at you as I did another client last week.

I take a good look at your course, your content, and the members you have to discover their learning style and temperament. Then I give you activities that help your specific members to engage with each other, with you, and with the course content.

With more engaged members, you’ll find your  course talked up on social media, on blogs, and all over the web. Your members
will feel that they’ve gotten more out of your course, which means that (if you choose) you can raise your pricing to reflect that added value.

Finally, you’ll get the personal satisfaction  of knowing that your course contains solid, valuable content – and that your members are actually learning, talking about the material, and spreading the word.