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The best online course creation platforms for starters

December 28, 2020

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As you start your course creation, obviously, you

As you start your course creation, obviously, you are thinking about it being successful! Who'd want to create a course for it to fail?!

Here will be some important elements to include in your course for it to be more successful.

👉 Introduction: Welcome your audience into the course and "show around".

- What can they expect through this course?
- How to work with it?

👉 Add interactive elements to keep your audience engaged.

Those can be Worksheets, to-do lists, roadmaps, all kinds of tasks and challenges for them.

You can also give them "homework" if it's a group-setting and encourage them to share it with the group.

Those can also be quizzes and polls.

👉 Create space for support.

I'd suggest creating a Facebook group for it so your audience can gather all in one place and share their experiences.

If a Facebook group doesn't work for you, make sure to let your audience know where and how they can receive any support from you.

👉 Give them follow-up steps & guidance.

What can they do if they want to take the next step in this journey?

This is where you can offer 1:1 coaching, upsell another course or program.

👉 Add templates to work with.

Everyone loves some free templates!

These can be Canva templates like presentation slides, worksheets or printables they can recreate for their own needs. Those can also be written templates to use, for example, email templates.

🔥 Always seek new ways to support your students!
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I think my "re-introduction" is long overdue and n

I think my "re-introduction" is long overdue and now it's time 🔥

While many people online tend to believe my name is Leva, it's actually Ieva (with "i" in front, like in "hi"). It's like Eve from Adam & Eve but Latvian version, lol.

Either way, onto more important questions we go!

I help aspiring course creators to turn their experiences into online income and have been doing that full-time for around the past 3 years. However, I started working with course creators way before, in 2015, when I positioned myself as a freelance graphic designer (self-taught actually, khm).

I actually started freelancing/working for myself right after high school!

These days I mostly create my own courses, as well as do some 1:1 work both as a DFY package, as well as coaching and "hand-holding" kind of assistance. Now booking for August, by the way! ✨

A few random facts about me:

👉 I'm location independent and have been living in quite many different spots all over Europe (and the option to walk home when needed is a must haha). For now, some of my absolute favorites for a living have been Valencia and Split. Heading back to Valencia next week 😍

👉 For most of my late-school years, I wanted to be a theatre director and the only reason I didn't go this route was because I ended up on a road trip with people I didn't know at the time when the application for the study program was happening (hello, being young & reckless, I miss you!!)

👉 Just recently I have also started a small kimono business @soulfulkimonos. I have no background in anything fashion-related and had no thought before that I could ever go this route BUT one day I just got bored of sitting in front of the laptop all day and wanted to try out something new...

That's it for this time!!

What is your go-to fun fact about yourself?
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I love, love, love minimalism in all its shapes an

I love, love, love minimalism in all its shapes and forms 🥰

This is true when it comes to consistent decluttering and freeing up space around me, always traveling with a carry-on only and buying new things only when everything else has crushed and burned...

However, it also works for building courses and building a successful business in general!

Especially this quote right there!!

There is NO NEED to do it all. We somehow feel like our product will be the best only if we'll follow every other creator's path or literally have every possible "add-on".

When, in reality, what you need to focus on is what truly matters the most? The rest is just clutter.

And there is nothing worse than a course filled with tons of "bonus" information that, at the end of the day, doesn't help anyone.

So here's my reminder to you: figure out what truly matters for your audience, what are the MAIN ingredients you want to give to them and work with that.

Simplicity is the key ❤
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For quite a while in the making, now it's finally

For quite a while in the making, now it's finally here! 🔥

Your Roadmap to a Profitable Online Course is a FREE mini-course for anyone who wants to kickstart their course creation but don't have much of an idea on where to begin...

If you're ready to create a clear plan for yourself and learn exactly what you need to do, head to the link in bio 💥

Honestly, this is one of the most in-depth free resources I've ever created and I'm just SO HAPPY to share it with you 🥰

I've been creating online courses for myself, as well as my clients for the past 5+ years and truly have experienced the process inside out. While there are PLENTY of different ways how you could make your course happen, within this roadmap I have shared the path that I find the easiest and also the most effective.

This roadmap will help you to create an online course that your audience will LOVE without losing your mind over it 🙌

Have you already started working on your course?
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I've changed my website design at least 10 times i

I've changed my website design at least 10 times in the past 3 years.

No, I am not kidding.

Now, for the past year, I have settled. But who knows for how long 😂

With a background in website design, I KNOW firsthand how frustrating it can be to
👉 Create something you enjoy
👉 Like it even month after you've made it...

Of course, you can always outsource and get it all done by someone else! But where's the fun in that...

This post is for those warriors who are building their own Wordpress websites at least to some extent and want to keep going 🔥

First of all, YOU GO, GIRL! It can take some nerve.

But, besides that, here will be some of the most beautiful Wordpress themes specifically for coaches that I have found in the past few years.

The research process can be a major hustle, especially, if you have no idea where to get started and then you just get lost in the sea of themes.

So maybe this post will help you to see some light at the end of the tunnel!

My favorite theme shops:
🔥 Pixel & Hue
🔥 17th Avenue Designs
🔥 @hibluchic
🔥 @pixelgrade (great for bloggers!)

P.S. If your website is already set and now you want to change it, I don't take any responsibility for that 🙈

Which one is your favorite?
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Do you believe in manifesting? 🔥 My two cents

Do you believe in manifesting? 🔥

My two cents in the question of manifesting are the following.

You've got to know what you want and you WILL get it.

A funny story. One day I had a sudden realization that I haven't eaten muesli in several years. I randomly told my husband this realization just for him to answer "what is a muesli?!"...

The next day he came home from a sports nutrition shop where he buys protein and told me they gave him something for free.

Guess what, it was a goddamn muesli (and he didn't even realize, haha) 🤷

Not that I manifested it particularly but somehow things just happened.

We can call this a random coincidence but such things just keep happening over and over again, with smaller and bigger things.

Often, I also manifest quite intentionally but, more often, it's just a part of my thought pattern already 🙌🔥

One day I thought that I want to save $3000 for our next trip. And within the next week, I closed two contracts summing up to... yes... exactly $3K. (Should have set a goal for more, right?! lol)

Manifesting is can feel quite abstract but it can also be quite clear. Know what you want and be open to receiving it!

But no, things won't come your way JUST BECAUSE you want them you. Still gotta do the work!

Do you actively manifest? 🥰
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⛔⛔⛔ Applications are closed. The time has c

⛔⛔⛔ Applications are closed.

The time has come when I'm in desperate need of a trustful "right hand" VA 🔥

Some details 👇

What I need at the moment is someone whom I can trust in the moment of need when it comes to various tasks.

MOSTLY related to:
👉 Canva design for IG posts, presentations, workbooks
👉 Email marketing setup/management (MailerLite/ConvertKit)
👉 Post scheduling for FB group, as well as IG (Later/Planoly)

Sometimes also including other things like:
👉 Content writing/editing/scheduling
👉 Other random tasks like some copy-pasting, research and whatnot

I'd be happy to, eventually, involve you in some more creative processes as well but, for now, most of the groundwork is done and I'd just need for you to take these things to the final stage. 🔥

It sounds like a lot but initially we're looking at a few hours/per week maximum. The workload would definitely vary.

The work will NOT be 24/7 and rarely be anything urgent.

I know that most of the VA's in my community are amazingly knowledgable so I won't go into too much detail when it comes to the perfect "persona". I'm sure you'll find me 🙌✨

Let me know if you're interested and we'll chat more!
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Which platform to choose? Sorry to disappoint but

Which platform to choose?

Sorry to disappoint but there truly isn't one right answer.

Instead - keep in mind what matters to you the most and then evaluate!

👉 Your budget
👉 Design customization options
👉 If you're going to create only courses or could expand
👉 Do you already have a website and other systems set up

Here are my 2 cents from working with these platforms 💃

🔥 Teachable has been my favorite for the past 5+ years. It's easy to use, has a nice user interface & overall is very efficient.

Teachable offers course, as well as coaching platform + memberships.

Investment range: under $50

🔥 In my mind, Thinkific has always been a runner-upper for Teachable. However, Thinkific's user interface is not as enjoyable & their Sales pages are a bit annoying to work with...

The biggest + is their free plan! If you are not ready to invest, go for Thinkific.

Investment range: under $50

🔥 I have love-hate relationships with Podia. They have an amazing offer to set up a site where you can sell ANY digital products, gather e-mail leads, create webinars.

However, they lack design-wise BIG TIME. Choose Podia if you want to have a simple all-in-one platform but you're not too picky design-wise.

Investment range: under $50

🔥 Kajabi & Kartra. Both of these are all-in-one business platforms which give you a chance to build your site, create sales funnels, sell any and all digital products and well beyond.

Kajabi is way more "trendy" amongst female business owners while Kartra wins it investment-wise.

Investment range: over $100

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My suggestion for starters?

Go with Teachable or Thinkific. If you want to focus on creating a great course, either of these will be budget-friendly, easy to use and effective choice.

Don't overthink it. You can always change the platform later down the road.

Which one is your favorite? 🤔
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