Do you want to finally turn your dream of being a 6 Figure Course Creator to reality? 

In this post, I will cover time-saving and productivity tips on how to take your online course from dream to done like a boss!

Frankly speaking , as a full-time 8-5 pm corporate job employee, when it comes to creating an exceptional online course, I tend to procrastinate.

Let’s be honest, creating content for the online course is not easy solely because it takes a lot of our time to do research, outline, organize ideas, and to actually produce the course. It’s a lot of work! We need to juggle between business, 9-5 work and daily life.

But if you have a system and tools in place that would take off some of your burdens, then everything will be a lot easier and seamless. 

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Here are my best top tips on how can you quickly start creating your dream online course today. Let’s get your dream to done!

1. Use Done For You content

This is my favorite tips! If creating your course content is giving you nightmares, use shortcuts such as premade content and premade templates for online course business. 

Try using Done-For-You content packages and teach your tribe with content in it.

You will not only get top-quality lessons on various topics, you can also customize and brand the content and really make your own.

Create a checklist, action plans, exercises, resource directories and more using the done for you content.. 

Using done-for-you content will cut your work enormously. 

And not only, the done-for-you content is well-researched; but it also covers tons of topics that you might not think of. 

(P/s Female CEO Club -my membership also offers a VIP Club which allows you to have full entire shop access to my products including done for you content, including forms and kits.)

You can take it a step further by adding your own unique voice to this structure, basic lesson content that you can expand on and customize yourself. 

2. Use premade templates 

You can also use helpful templates and software to set your course landing page and sales page up like Elementor or LeadPages® as a page builder that provides customizable, brand-able templates that will certainly fulfill this need. 

This way, you can just plug and play the templates with just one click of installation. Plus there are various elegant, fun, and aesthetic templates that you choose and purchased online that fits your own style.. 

An example of the Sales Page Template made using Elementor is my own Bright and Sunny Sales Page Elementor Template.

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The sections are strategically designed to walk your audience from problems to solutions which is your amazing course. It also has built-in bullets, checkboxes, and a pricing table that makes selling your course easier. 

Take a closer look at the template here..

Why use Elementor templates ?

1. Cheap and affordable – for only $49, you get access to their Pro features. And if didn’t require annual support, you can just purchase one time

2. Work flawlessly with self-hosted WordPress.org . I love set up my business using WordPress.org because the monthly cost doesn’t take an arm and leg. This way you can run your course business at low risk with low investment which is perfect for solopreneurs and beginners!

3. One-click installation. When you install the templates right, everything will look just like the demo! So what you see is what you get. You only need to customize the colors according to your brand and add in a few related links.

This way you can cut the cost of hiring designers and web developer because the installation is so easy! 

These Elementor templates also save time…  and, more important, it give you a consistent structure and layout. This helps your business look and feels professional and well-organized.

3. Use predesigned course Canva templates 

Canva is my favorite design tool and one of the tools that I swear by in my life.

In fact, I started my digital business by selling Canva designs and templates. 

Canva templates help me create my own online course at a breeze, especially when the templates are designed specifically for course creators. 

For example, this Canva template is made with course creators and coaches in mind.. 

Check this out..

With these Canva templates, you can create as many courses and as many modules and lessons using the same repeated design, branding, and structures. You might change the style once in a while but branding repetition is key.

Why? Because repetition is one of the key building blocks of establishing authority.  You need to consistently present content in the same way and in the same order. People find repetition reassuring.

It also helps “stamp” a process in their brains which builds a habit of returning to that process again and again.

As a recap to take your course creation from dream to done, you might need.. 

• Premade Course Creator Canva Templates
• Done For You content to supplement your course content and ideas
• Premade Elementor or Lead Pages template to set your sales page up

The advantage of templates and content from sources like FemaleCEO Club is you are being able to create a true “rinse-and-repeat” process for your courses, course modules, and sales page that all professionally consistent and flawless.

All you have to do is stamp them with your unique branding elements and customize the content with your own takes on topics. 

In conclusion, using templates and DFY content, templates and services  saves you hours of work, and makes your branding and online course look cohesive, ultra-professional and top quality.

This helps you avoid failure to show up consistently and mistakes that would weaken your business.

These are the exact tried and tested content creation secrets by yours truly to help your course business from dream to done! Good luck in starting your online business;)

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Market research is so important because it could make or break your online course business.

One thing to bear in mind, when you are doing market research, you want to make sure that your brand new course is on demand.

The idea of doing market research (of what already asked and sold) is when people already purchased the course topics meaning a lot of people are having that problem and they want to solve it. 

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When I started my business, I bypass this important step to do market research, hence I was stuck for quite a long time.

When I said long, it was about 2 years of going back and forth back to square one. I was unclear about my course topic, customer problem, and the demand.

My point is if you are trying to create an online course, don’t miss this step. ‼️

By following the tips in this blogpost ??3 Tips To Choose Your Perfect Course Idea, you will have already done the most important part of researching your market which is identifying your ideal client.

One point to keep in mind here, your ideal customer should also be your ideal potential clients. 

Ultimately, looking at the bigger picture you want the ideal customer who takes action and “graduates” your course to go on to become your one-on-one client or a member of your Elite VIP Group or Mastermind.

Market research strategy #1 : Attend similar webinar

Here’s a great way to research your market:

➡️ Attend webinars given by top related-field coaches.

Focus on the comments streaming in the chat box on the webinar. That’s where you’ll often find real pain points.

For example, if you are a life coach specializing in confidence building, listening to a “How to Become Wealthy” webinar can actually be very valuable since a common complaint of those lacking in confidence is they don’t make enough money so you can pretty much count on them being interested in attending webinars on financial well-being.

The comments streaming in the chatbox of a “big” webinar (where the attendees number in the thousands) very quickly begin to take on a common theme. 

You will hear things that may surprise you repeated over and over again. 

For example:

• * “I’m overweight”
• * “My husband is not supportive of my business”
• * “I feel like a fraud”
• * “I’m broke/I’m in financial trouble”

Comments like these that are repeated multiple times in a variety of ways but essentially mean the same thing. It will tip you off to:

• Ideas to put on the back burner for future launches, campaigns or courses
• Take out groups of people you don’t want to deal with
• Get brilliant “sparks” of ideas for your perfect course!

People say unguarded things in the heat of the moment. They let slip what’s really bothering them in the comments. It’s almost like a confessional.

And what you’re hearing are their real issues.

So, just from our four little examples of common complaints in our wealth webinar, you as a life coach might want to ignore comments not relevant to your area of expertise, and focus on the personal expressions of doubt repeated over and over. 

Based on reading those repeated comments, you first want to create a course that repels those in financial trouble, since that’s not your focus. 

If your brand focus is on reaching already-achieving, competent businesswomen with hidden, self-sabotaging insecurities, the repeated complaint of feeling like a fraud might inspire you to create a course called: “Freeing Your Successful Self from Your Inner Imposter (and Claiming Your Place at the Top)”. 

Market research strategy #2 : forums

Forum like Quora is great for you to your market research.

Complaints and wishes expressed in social media groups, blog comments, and forums are also helpful in identifying pain points and problems related to your course niche. 

You can compile all the input that you get from reading forums and the comments but remember to always run them through the filter of “is this right for your brand or market?”

P/s A great place to compile and organize all your input and ideas that you get is by using Trello! Don’t mess up your brain. Your brain is only to capture ideas not storing them 😉

Market research strategy #3 : Udemy

One more very good and effective way to see if people will really pay for the type of course ideas you have in mind is to check it in big teaching websites like Udemy or Lynda.com , where there are over 4,000 courses (over 900 for business).

Your Tasks Today is

• 1. Open Udemy.com or Lynda.com 
• 2. Search for popular topics in your field or niche…
• 3. Then note what is missing in the course
• 4. Check what is the common question that being asked for. 

Market research strategy #4 : Amazon

You can also do market research with Amazon.com. 

Check to see if there are books teaching your topic and especially if many of them are best sellers. That proves that there is a paying market for your niche. 

Then you can also read the reviews to find out:

• What people loved about these books (your essential components or focus)
• What people didn’t like (what’s missing … that you can teach!)

Market research strategy #5: Youtube 

You check out video sites like Vimeo and YouTube  to see how many videos are uploaded there on your topic and which specific sub-topics are most popular or viewed. 

(Checking large marketplaces is a necessary step to throw out ideas for which there is no paid market.)

Market research strategy #6: Facebook

Lastly, my favorite and personal tip to do highly targeted market research is to ask in Facebook group. 

Your Tasks Today is

• Join Facebook groups that are related to your niche 
• Start posting by asking questions related to your course topics or niche in the group feed. 

You might write .. 

Hi beautiful, I need help with my market research. What are most [x] problems when it come to [x]. 

• Eg What are most moms’ problems when it comes to parenting? 
• What are most students’ problems when it comes to achieving a good exam result? 
• What are most coaches’ problems when it comes to getting leads and making consistent income? 

You might be surprised how many people will respond to your specific question. Choose FB groups that are active and has a high engagement rate. 

Check out my FB group Trello board made specifically for coaches, course creators, and service providers here.

Hopefully, you are getting so much input in this post.

If you have already created a course before, let me know in the comment section below how do you personally do your market research?

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Do you want to create an online course and make money while you sleep? 

‘Yes of course you do!’ I think everyone does. And selling an online course is one of the easy routes to start your online empire especially when you do it right.. 

So you may be just like me, a multi-passionate business owner and you might have tons of course ideas on your bucket list. To avoid overwhelm and have major success, we however need to niche down. So in this post, we will talk about How to Niche Down and Decide on Your Perfectly AIigned Course Idea.  

This is the Part 1 of How to Create A Fun Online Course Like A Boss. You can read this post for a general roadmap on how to create an Online Course Like a Boss make 6 Figure. 

I am all about simplicity. If you want to learn how I presell my course before creating any content for the course and have a massively successful launch, I have a free 5 Day Email Course to teach you that. Click here.. 

By the way, congratulations on deciding to create an online course. Now it’s time to take the necessary steps to take your course idea from being an ordinary course to an exceptional one that is perfect for your audiences.

Niche Down Tips 001
– Understanding your ‘why’

You may have an idea about your course topic, but don’t rush into creating it just yet. 

 It’s very important that you are clear on what is your profitable course idea and why it is the best course topic for you, your branding, and your audience.

Getting clear on your “why” will ensure that you create the exact course that your ideal customer wants, solve their problems, and the one that stands out from the crowd and most importantly the one that makes you feel good for the long term.

There are three boxes your course idea has to “tick”, in order for it to be a top course creator in your niche.

It has to…

• Focus on something you are passionate about teaching—something so easy for you, (p/s you might often take it for granted)

• Solve the current most urgent problem or need for your ideal customers

• Be in complete alignment with you and your business brand

Brainstorm as many ideas as you can but before you spend any more time on a particular idea, run it against the checklist of these three boxes, and make sure it hits all three✅.

Let’s go through these three criteria one by one, to see why they are so crucial to create the best selling and an exceptional course…

Checklist 1 : Identify Something You Are Passionate About

Knowing the “why” of your business is impossible unless you are fully confident and sure of the “who” in “who you are”.

This involves recognizing your strengths, skills and talents, accepting your weaknesses, and realizing that you are a unique person. Always remember that there is no one else like you with what you teach and your experiences.

So to identify something you really are passionate about, list down ..

• your strengths
  
• your skills and talents
  
• your achievement
  
• what you can spend hours on without realizing the time pass by
  
• what you actually love that brings joy and creative outflow inside of you..

When you understand why you love and hate the things you do, why you struggle with certain things, where your values lie, what you love about yourself and what you hate, it suddenly becomes much easier to step onto your zone of genius and create something that sets you on fire and brings you joy.

Teaching a course that sets you on fire and brings you joy is an almost certain guarantee that you’ll do the same thing for your audience and students.

Plus when you do something that you love, there is a higher chance that you going to do this online course business for a long term.

Thus this is a powerful place to start figuring out before you start creating an online course.

Checklist 2 : Solve The Most Urgent Current Need For Your Ideal Customer

The best-selling online course is the course that solves a painful problem and urgent needs.

So how you can identify your ideal customer’s current most urgent need?

(P/s you can ask directly to your audience -what is their problem and what is their urgent need but sometimes they don’t even realize that they have the problem and what they actually need to solve it.)

So, As a leader in the online course world, you might have to answer these few questions yourself.

• What the current course world is NOT supplying your ideal customer/student with, right now
• “Missing pieces”- What other competitors may be deliberately not included in their course
• What you can add that will make your course better aligned to your audience than every other expert’s course on the similar topic
• What your audience is actually looking for vs. what is available online

For example, are there only advanced courses on a topic, when what she needs is a beginner-level introductory course?

Are current courses on the topic far too generalized and intensive, when what she needs is simply a course to teach her how to do one specific task?

And why are you the best person to help her out of this dilemma?  

Above all, what will she gladly and happily pay for, and how much will she be willing to pay? 

Checklist 3 : Be in Alignment with Your Business Brand

Finally, the last crucial test to apply to your course idea is :

Ask yourself, “Is this course in alignment with my business brand?”

It’s important to look at your Big Picture when you are planning courses, rather than only being reactive to clients’ needs.

Let’s say you are teaching a “Transform Your Sales Funnel” course, and you are getting repeated complaints from your subscribers that they are getting bogged down by not understanding how email software works, how to segment lists or even set them up in their autoresponders, that’s a genuine problem that could potentially distract them and make them drop your course.

The problem is real—they’re talking about it. So what do you do? 

You have more than one option in offering a solution.

The real question is: Which one should you choose? 

For example, you could:

1. Include a VA package as an upsell they can add, promising a one-time, 5-hour block of time from a VA partner to do the whole thing for them
2. Provide links and resources sending them to tutorials or services they can check out
3. Make it a component of your course and teach them how to do it
4. Run a separate course on Autoresponder Management

There’s no one “right” answer to this—much depends on your particular audience and your own skills and interests plus on your brand, but if it’s a problem that might result in distracting people away from what you’re trying to teach, you do want to address it in some fashion. 

But do you really want to run a separate “Easy Autoresponder for Beginners” course if you are building your brand around “Sales Funnels” to a high-end clientele with the money to outsource?

The answer is most likely “No!” That’s not in alignment with your locus. A better solution would be to recommend outsourcing services and provide links.

If you are a life coach, however, and your business is all about building self-esteem and removing blocks, ‘Autoresponder Management’ courses would actually weaken and dilute your brand. They’re irrelevant to your specific locus.

Look at the Big Picture and answer these questions to ensure your course idea is in alignment with your business brand..

• What do you want to be known for? 
  
• What level of client do you want to work with?
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
    
• What income do you want to make?
  
• What income bracket do you need to target in order for that goal to happen?

All this needs to be taken into account when you decide on the right idea for your course.

If you become reactive and start trying to solve every need, you will be guilty of “piece-mealing” your business—jumping around, trying to be a jill-of-all-trades.

Specialize and make sure your courses enhance your specialty.

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