How to create an online course & make your first sales in 2024

Hey! I'm Melissa (formerly @ Teachable, Ramit Sethi) and in this walkthrough, I'll teach you how to create and sell online courses, even if you aren’t very tech-savvy or don’t have a huge audience.

🕑 TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - 1: Choose a profitable course topic
1:43 - 2: Course marketplace vs. course creation platform
4:13 - 3: Create your offer
7:09 - 4: Outline your curriculum
8:21 - 5: Create Week 1 curriculum
10:20 - 6: First enrollment
12:50 - 7: Deliver curriculum
13:52 - 8: Automate & scale your course

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✨ ABOUT WIT & WIRE:
Hey, I'm Melissa! I help online business owners turn their skills and passions into profitable online businesses. I'm a course creation expert (formerly @ Teachable, Ramit Sethi, General Assembly) and I share simple step-by-step tutorials to help everyday experts scale their income and impact online doing work they love.

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[witandwire]

All the tools mentioned in this video (and more!) can be found in my free Online Course Toolkit:

And if you have any other course creation questions, let me know in the comments!

[usmanalimuddin]

You are a champ !!!
1 Million Subscribers coming Soon !

[daviddevereux]

Brilliant example of teaching. I've been teaching nurses and medics for 30 years and I feel that I'm learning a lot on this site. Thank you

[geoattoronto]

Founders round: personalized feedback, one on one calls, live weekly coaching Q and A.

[juns]

This was so helpful. The best I've seen so far. No fluff. Straight to the point. Thank you!

[laurice]

Some instructors seem to present their curriculum in a webinar, mastermind or boot camp. This is often presented on a platform like Zoom for free. In the end of this presentation, it becomes the sales funnel for coaching, memberships or more detailed courses.

[urbanteach]

Your advice is priceless!!! I've watched a few of your videos and have loved every single one! I started my course outline yesterday and I'm working on creating content this week. I can't wait to launch my first publicly accessible online course! This one's FREE, but the next ones won't be!

[TanyaAlizaTV]

Thanks for the great points about pricing based on the outcome, and not the length!

[TheCuriousCorrespondent]

A MAJOR point to remember is that there are literally 1000s of FREE videos, seminars, classes, etc on every topic under the sun:, even how to build an Etsy shop and how to lose weight.
Selling a course that only provides the same info is a losing proposition.

Do research and make YOUR COURSE different, unique, with different or better outcomes. Practice presentation and learn graphic design.
Believing that you can simply read a book or lose some weight and have all the answers is bogus. Especially when you are 21 years of age.
You're better off finding work that will enhance your own life first. You don't really know anything without first learning many things.

[kribor]

Fantastic- your presentation, knowledge, and generosity! Thank you

[SoundEngraver]

Thank you for this professional insight! Many videos on this topic are more emotionally based, and it's difficult to discern what to do next. Your commentary has definitly improved my decision-making on this. Thank you!

[filosofiadelmercadeo]

Your content is amazing! Been following you on tiktok and now here! Keep it up! 🔥🚀

[devild]

Very clear, well spoken, great content, appreciate it thank you!

[careercolin]

Excellent tips. Thank you so much for this - taking notes!

[OutdoorInspirations]

Thankyou for your easy to understand videos to help us learn the various facets of starting a course! Also- we are looking forward to taking your course to help us kickstart our teaching journey 💪

[laurice]

Great ideas! And I agree that releasing only a small portion of the course and utilizing student feedback and outcomes is better. Because this allows us to create more useful and meaningful content. Ultimately this is a more practical and profitable approach for our business.

Thanks for sharing. I’m a new subscriber.

[LovegroveTraining]

Wow, great, straight to the point solid advice.

[homebiochem]

Thank you for your explanations and i downloaded your online tool kits which is amazing and filled with helpful information!!! Thank you

[NewRefreshYou]

Best tip from this video: Do not create the full course... create a small one and see if people are willing to pay!

[oparaangel]

Thanks so much for the video. Very clear and concise❤