How I create online courses

I just finished my newest course and I'm sharing the full process I followed so that you can follow or adapt it to build your own.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Creator Science]( Presented by [Quillbot](=) Hello my friend! I did something bad last week... I missed a deadline. I promised to deliver my course, [Build A Beloved Membership](=), to presale students by November 1st...and I failed to do so. We had an Office Hours session inside [The Lab](=) and I shared with members that I was having a lot of stress, anxiety, and even sadness because I knew I was going to miss my deadline. My wife can tell you – I haven't been myself for the last couple weeks as I finished this thing up. So, to take some pressure off of myself, I emailed all the presale students and let them know that I needed another couple of weeks. It was a scary, embarrassing thing to do... ...and they were all OK with it. Not a single angry email. Now, I did also offer a couple free Office Hours sessions with me as an apology – but everyone was super understanding. Sometimes we stress ourselves out over nothing. But I'm proud (and so happy) to say that the course is done! I finished recording, editing, and uploading the final videos last night. This is definitely the best course I've ever created – I think it's an absolute no-brainer that anyone building a membership community should purchase this course to ensure they're building a special experience and a profitable product. But beyond the course itself, I'm proud of the process I used to get this thing built! So, this week, I'll be sharing with you the full step-by-step process that I followed to bring this idea from concept to reality. But first... ​ ​ [Sponsor Image](=) PRESENTED BY QUILLBOT QuillBot makes writing easier and faster than ever You know that sinking feeling you get when you realize you sent an email with mistakes? Say goodbye to that feeling for good. With QuillBot, you can write faster and with more confidence than ever before. QuillBot's AI writing platform helps with paraphrasing, summarization, grammar checking, citation generation, drafting, editing, and plagiarism detection - so you can focus on what's important: your message. With over 25 million monthly active users across the globe, QuillBot is on a mission to make writing painless for everyone. So why wait? Try QuillBot today and see for yourself how easy and fast writing can be. [10X Your Writing With QuillBot Today](=) ​ ​ [Featured Image]() READ THIS WEEK'S ESSAY How I build online courses On September 17, I launched the presale page for my newest course, [Build A Beloved Membership](=). Yesterday (nearly two months later) I finished building that course. This isn't the first online course that I've created, but it's certainly the best. And I've continued to improve my own process for producing a high-quality course like this. So this week, I'm sharing the full process I followed so that you can follow or adapt it to build your own online course. [Keep reading (9 min) ↗]() ​ ​ CLICK WORTHY 🔥 Check these out 🛠[Descript Storyboard editor](=) – Descript is on the verge of releasing an all-new video editor tool and, as a non-editor...I'm drooling. It's incredible. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛠[Tella recording tool]( – I talk about Tella quite a bit in this week's essay, and I want to double-click on it because it made recording my course so, so easy. ​Proud Affiliate --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛠[Free LinkedIn Carousel Generator]( – I've been searching for a good, free tool to turn Twitter threads into LinkedIn Carousels and finally find this tool by Taplio. Totally free and can be used both for LinkedIn and Instagram. ​ LISTEN ON CREATIVE ELEMENTS #125: Jake Thomas How to write great YouTube titles [Creative Elements Cover Art]() Jake Thomas is the writer of [Creator Hooks](. Creator Hooks is a newsletter dedicated to helping you write better YouTube titles by studying human psychology. I read this newsletter every week, and what I love about Jake’s approach is that he’s very data-driven. In this episode, you’ll learn how to research your own titles, how you can leverage human psychology to get views, some successful frameworks for titles, and why curiosity is the most impactful emotion to tap into. [Play episode]() [Apple Podcasts](=) [Spotify]( [Stitcher]() [YouTube]() New to the show? Start with a [curated playlist](). ​ ​ LAST WORD 👋 Want a free workshop? Have you [watched]() or [listened to]( Creative Elements yet? I'm so proud of this show and I'm more focused on growth than ever before. If you're open to it, there are a couple ways you could really help me: - Subscribe on [YouTube]()​ - Rate the podcast on [Spotify](=) (mobile app only) - Review the podcast on [Apple Podcasts]()​ Ratings and reviews go so much further than you may realize. It legitimizes the show, makes it easier to attract incredible guests, and even helps to get the show featured by Apple or Spotify. If you leave a review on Apple Podcasts and email me a screenshot, I'll give you a coupon to give you access to a workshop of your choice for free! I'm trying really hard to break 300 reviews by the end of the weekend. Just send a screenshot as well as [your preferred workshop]() and I'll do the rest. Thanks for all the support you've given me to this point! Cheers, Jay --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo of Jay Clouse]( Jay Clouse [Say hi 👋 on Twitter]() or [Instagram]( ☎️ [Book a coaching call]( Thanks for reading! Reply any time. [Edit your profile]( or [unsubscribe here](. This email was sent with [ConvertKit]() and designed using [Palladio](=). 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