Online Courses: 5 Steps to Mastering this Digital Education Powerhouse

By Sonia Simone

profit through teaching and courses

Online courses are one of the most popular forms of web-based business today.

  • They’re in-demand, which makes them easy to market
  • They support premium pricing, so they can quickly become profitable
  • They’re a smart way to leverage the time you put into product creation

Those are all great reasons that developing a digital course might be a smart idea for you and your business.

But if you start from there, you’re going to have a hard time.

Because, just like any business (online or off), your business needs to serve the needs of your audience and customers if it’s going to survive … and thrive.

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Get Instant Access to Proven Advice for Digital Entrepreneurs (No Charge)

By Jerod Morris

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Do you want to build an amazing business and lifestyle? Well …

  • Listening to theorists, rather than practitioners, isn’t going to get it done.
  • Reading a few articles isn’t going to get it done.
  • Daydreaming, without actually doing, isn’t going to get it done.

If you want to build the business and lifestyle of your dreams, then you need to take the first step.

You need to take the first step toward learning from people who are actually out there building amazing businesses and lifestyles through the scalable power of digital products and services (and not just talking about it).

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4 Conversion Rate Optimization Tactics That Hurt You in the Long Run

By Neil Patel

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There are two sides to conversion optimization.

The first one is the one that’s in the open. You perform tests, measure activity, and choose the winner that will yield a better conversion rate for your business.

The conversion rate might be for opting in to an email list, buying products, or signing up for a demo.

But behind that conversion rate number, there’s a more complex factor lurking…

Marketers love conversion rates because they give us something to measure and base our decisions on. But they can be taken too far.

If the rate at which your visitors convert to purchasers increased from 2% to …read more      

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How to Save and Use Your Content Ideas

By Pamela Wilson

where do you store your content ideas?

You know those blog posts that share 267 topic ideas for your next piece of content?

This is not one of those posts.

There are lots of posts with topic ideas. But how — and where — do you keep track of those ideas?

That’s what today’s post is going to cover. Because what’s the use of saving content marketing ideas for a rainy day if you can’t find them when the storm starts?

The cursed cursor

We’ve all been there. It’s the day before your post is due. You’re staring at your screen as sweat beads on your upper lip.

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Why Haters Are the Petri Dish of Great Content Marketing

By Jay Baer

learn to love your critics

Haters are the early warning detection system for your business, much like a canary in a coal mine. Haters are not the problem … ignoring them is.

In fact, haters are your most important customers because when they complain, they provide free market research about what you can improve and how you can use content marketing to prevent future complaints.

The real problem for your business isn’t the haters; it is the people who have a poor experience but are not passionate enough about you and your company to take the time to say something about it. They are …read more      

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