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.
Worksheet
How many students you need to hit your goal
How to use this worksheet
Share it with experts weighing up a course. Their number makes the size of the launch clear, and gives you a useful first conversation.
What is inside
Work out your figureIncome goal
Costs to plan forPlatform fees: A monthly charge, a share of each sale, or both.
Checking your number against your audience500
Ways to reach your numberRaise the price. Fewer students needed, and often more committed ones.
Turning your number into a launch planPut your figures in and note the students you need.
Three title ideas for your own version
How many students you need to hit your goal
The course income worksheet
Work out your course sales target
Where to promote it
InstagramLinkedInyour newsletterpodcasts for experts and coaches
What goes in a course sales worksheet?
A calculator for the fees, what each sale brings in and the students needed, then the costs to plan for, a check against audience size and a launch plan.
Make this worksheet your own
The sample above is a real page. Press Use this template, sign up, and it appears in your account with this text and look, ready to edit. Change the words, add your own details and publish it.
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