How to validate a course idea: a guide
Guide for course creators
For course creators and coaches who want first time creators on their list.
Mini course
Price your online course in five short lessons
How to use this mini course
Share it with creators about to launch. They price from the result, not the competition.
What is inside
Lesson one: what is the result worth?People do not pay for hours of video.
Lesson two: price by the result, not the lengthA short course with a clear result can be worth more than a long one with a vague result.
Lesson three: test the price before you launchThe result, who it is for and the price.
Lesson four: launch offers that do not cheapen the courseFounding price
Lesson five: when to raise the priceAfter the first group: Once you have results and reviews.
Three title ideas for your own version
Price your online course in five short lessons
The course pricing mini course
How to price an online course
Where to promote it
Your newslettera post for creators about to launcha reply to someone asking what to charge
What goes in a course pricing mini course?
Five lessons: the value of the result, pricing by result, testing a price, launch offers and when to raise the price.
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