37 | What Goes into Creating a Course?
In this episode, Amy and James discuss all the things that go into course creation: why? What? How? Where to Host? Building the right audience.
In this episode, Amy and James discuss all the things that go into course creation: why? What? How? Where to Host? Building the right audience.
Sponsors
Vercel
Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.
For more information, visit Vercel.com
ZEAL is hiring!
ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.
ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.
For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careers
Tella
It's 2021 and we all basically live on video. Tella is a browser-based screen recorder for making videos that showcase your work and share your knowledge. You can record your screen, camera, and present slides. And then you can also customize your videos with backgrounds, layouts, and other video clips. When you're done, share your video anywhere on the web, instantly.
For more information visit tella.tv
Show Notes
- 0:00 Introduction
- 6:29 Why create a course?
- Building an audience
- Generate side income
- 16:29 Sponsor: Tella
- 17:22 What do you create a course about?
- 23:39 How do you plan a course?
- 28:02 Sponsor: Zeal
- 29:33 How do you help people in your courses?
- 30:47 Other components that go into course creation
- 37:12 Where to Host a Course?
- 43:35 Sponsor: Vercel
- 44:44 Grab Bag Questions
- 45:01 How do you provide support for your course?
- 46:34 How do you determine what to charge?
- 49:24 How do you build the right audience?
- 50:27 Picks and Plugs
- 50:41 James's Pick - Presentation Clicker
- 51:31 James's Plug - James Q Quick on TikTok
- 51:42 Amy's Pick - Sanuk Sandals
- 52:08 Amy's Plug - Advent