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MI Rewind: Masterclass on Building an Online Course Business w/ Jacques Hopkins
Episode 419
Published 3 years, 3 months ago
Description
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- 05:19 - The six side-businesses that Jacques started that failed, why they failed, and how he realized that creating a piano course was the right choice for him.
- 12:21 - Lessons Jacques learned from his failures and how he’s applying them to his business today.
- 14:56 - Why there is a misconception that online courses are an easy way to riches, other myths around online courses, and what the actual truth is.
- 35:18 - Jacques' thought process as he was considering quitting his job and his “ah-ha” moment that led him to take the leap into becoming a full-time entrepreneur.
- 44:47 - Where to start when building an online course and how to build an audience without any existing following.
- 54:32 - How to think about the dynamic of giving away content for free versus making people pay for a product.
- 01:04:02 - Where to learn and how to learn marketing strategies and software tools that Jacques uses today.
- 01:07:15 - The first thing one should focus on learning and how to go about it if one is just starting out as a brand-new course creator.
- 01:15:27 - How to focus as an entrepreneur, especially if you want to create multiple projects.
- 01:20:14 - Habits or principles to incorporate into one’s life that will lead to success.
- And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members.
- Jacques Hopkins’ podcast, The Online Course Show.
- Jacques Hopkins’ The Online Course Guy website.
- Ramit Sethi’s book I Will Teach You To Be Rich.
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