Comments on: Need an idea for an online course? HERE YOU GO!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:43:11 +0000

Love your content Derek!! Thank you so much for your help. Starting up a writing service website for entrepreneurs in business or e-commerce who has no time to create good content (which is so important!) and, I’m looking to empower people to learn how to create great content on their own in my courses as well!

You inspire so many, including me. Keep on hustling!

By: Udoka

Udoka — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 22:06:10 +0000

Hi Derek,

Thanks for all your advice and insights. What I have come up with is Low self esteem. The problem is people do not know they have low self esteem and it’s stopping them from achieving great things. Is this a sellable idea?

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 23:01:01 +0000

Katharina, same here, no advice, but someone in a similar position as far as “legalities” go. I think it’s fantasic that you live life accordin to your values. I don’t have children myself, but would also do anything to home school if I had them. You have to live the change you wish to see. My own situation is living off-grid in the woods in the UK (grew up in Germany, btw.), and what I know is mostly doing things not by the book. I feel that I can’t give people that kind of advice “officially” or “professionally”. Or could I? Maybe that concept is something Derek could address – rule and, ahem, possibly regulation breakers.

By: Dani B

Dani B — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:40:08 +0000

It does sound like a hard sale.

I was also thinking at one point of perhaps making a training type course for my position. There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of training for that as well.

By: Haydee

Haydee — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:28:30 +0000

You offer amazing great value advice. I’ve been a professional speaker in South Africa for 20 years on impression management from 6 months ago I moved to the US and finding it nearly impossible to break into corporate America. I’ve been wanting to design an online course * have gone through extensive training to do this) but my business coaches say I should not waste time at this point on this project instead I should focus on sales for now. 2 questions 1. On average when does the money start coming in if you have a solid course selling between 299-599. 2. Do you think a webinar or anot online programme is better to start off with? Many thanks

By: Warren

Warren — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 04:02:12 +0000

Hi Katharina, Sorry, I don’t have an answer to your question. It’s just that your comment made me think of how we lived in our 63 Thunderbird for a while when I was a child. Of course I was too young to really experience the type of pressure an adult would. I remember spending the days in the parks and the nights in the rest areas; where my siblings would sleep in the back seat and I would be above them on the rear window shelf, falling asleep listening to the sound of the trucks on the highway, surrounded by my family. To me it was just a cool adventure; one I will not forget. Anyway. . What I meant to say before I started typing was that I Just appreciate your family’s conviction and spirit, Hope someone in your family writes about it. Take Care!

By: Warren

Warren — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 03:23:54 +0000

Hi, Thank you for the common sense advice. It was great to read about the examples in your content.

By: Katharina

Katharina — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 22:15:17 +0000

Hey Derek,
Thanks for new food for thought!
My two “main” niches where I’m a bit of a pioneer and people ask me for advice often are really small:
1. Vanlife – My family and I have been living and travelling in an expedition truck for four years. I’ve told the story about the how and how exactly a hundred times for sure, but is that an online course niche?
2. Unschooling and homeschooling are against the law in Germany, the fines are hefty. People are more and more rebelling against that. I solved that problem by leaving the country and partially withdrawing from the system. It takes knowledge, experience, and a bit of anarchist courage – but is that not a too specific market?
Thanks so much for your input!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 16:06:35 +0000

I appreciate your ideas, and will change my mind set. However, how do you create a course when selling yourself. I am an intuitive reader. Lots of people doing this now days.

Thank you.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 04:35:34 +0000

I am an artist trying to focus on selling my art online. My art appeals to interior designers, for their clients’ homes. (Specifically, I want to target local New York interior designers.) How can I turn this into a course? I don’t know if I can create anything that would appeal to my potential clients or art collectors.
But in my research or how to sell art online, I’ve come across artists that are selling their knowledge in one way or another, and that has intrigued me, and made me realize that maybe I could work smarter and monetize in other ways than sales of my art. Could I possibly have an online painting course, or a subscription Facebook page? (I’ve spent waaaaaay too much time hoarding information, but never really implementing anything; I might even have enough information to help other artists getting started with treating their art as a business.)

I would LOVE your insight into how I can make this happen. I am fascinated by those who have become successful by selling information online. I am beginning to believe there are enough people in the world willing to buy something.

Thank you!

Debbie Viola