- We've got five of the best WordPress plugins
for selling digital courses here on The Journey.
From former school teachers
to local mom and pop business owners,
it seems like everyone is getting in on
the digital course training these days.
And I mean, why shouldn't they?
According to statistics,
projections show the elearning market worldwide
is forecast to surpass 243 billion U.S. dollars by 2022.
So let's talk about why you should create an online course,
how to use one for your business
and which plugins to use to make it.
- Thanks for teeing me up Nealey.
All right, let's talk about
why you should create your own digital course.
As we all know, everyone is now taking online classes
versus in person, whether they like it or not.
But if you have expertise in any field
and let's say you wanna help other people
in achieving success with your help,
then hey, creating an online course
can be the next big thing for you.
Some of the top reasons you need a digital course are
well, to establish yourself as an authority in your niche.
Also it can help you grow your business.
That's an obvious one.
It's a great place to share some evergreen content
and in the end, it could actually be
your biggest money maker which is my personal favorite.
- And once you've created the course,
you can automate it completely.
There are many marketing and automation tools
available online which can do the job for you.
And you can work according to your time schedule.
It really allows you to work from anywhere in the world,
like Tahiti, sipping on some mai tai's
and manage your course and everything with just a laptop.
- Let's talk about how to use
online training courses in your business.
I know today there is a big demand, a huge demand
for courses dedicated to monetizing your hobbies
and that is earning money
for doing something that you enjoy.
Sounds nice, right?
Well, with courses dedicated to providing
knowledge and skills, students are able to learn
and become successful themselves.
And if you're still unsure of what you could teach,
what is your expertise, right?
Like teach that.
Still unsure, you could create an online course
about cooking for specific diets like vegans.
You could do a video on sharing your musical skills.
So maybe sight reading or specific instruments.
Some other ideas; home improvement, gardening,
even programming languages.
- The good news, there are many platforms
that provide great online learning courses
and also provide you with certificates
after the completion of a course which is super nice.
And if you're ready to create
digital courses online using WordPress,
this list of plugins that we're gonna go over
is a great place to start.
And I'm gonna start it off with LearnDash.
So this is one of the most popular WordPress plugins
for selling digital courses
and probably for a good reason.
This plugin makes it easy to turn your website
into a LMS or a learning management system.
You can deliver course materials all at once
or drip feed the content over a scheduled timeline,
kinda like a 12 week course,
making it great for instructors
that want their students to go at a specific pace
to ensure proper implementation of what they've learned.
- That's a great plugin, Nealey.
Another plugin is the Sensei plugin.
It's an extension for WooCommerce,
making it's integration with the WooCommerce website
totally seamless.
- Next up we have LearnPress LMS.
So this one includes features
such as the ability to create, manage and sell courses.
This plugin works on a freemium model
so the free version of the plugin
gives you access to it's basic functions
but the premium features include content dripping,
memberships and certificates.
The free version of LearnPress is a great way
to get your feet wet in the world of digital courses
and see if it's right for you
before making the initial investment on the paid option.
- So similar to LearnPress,
LifterLMS uses a freemium pricing model as well.
And simply having the ability to kick the tires
on both LearnPress and LifterLMS before spending a dime
makes it easy to understand why so many people
consider these LMS options to be two of the best
WordPress plugins for selling digital courses.
- And now our last plugin is WP Courseware
and it works with any Wordpress theme without any hassle.
So course creation in WP Courseware is powerful
and comes with tons of features to create large
or small online courses.
They offer training resources to help you
with your course creation journey which is awesome.
And I don't know about you, but to me this is gold.
I love the idea of someone holding my hand
and guiding me in creating and marketing my course,
so that way I'm creating the content
that best serves my audience.
- And hey, if you're worried about launching
before you can afford to purchase a premium plan,
well, good news, you can always work on
building your audience
and validating your course idea first.
And actually, you could even take a course
on how to create and sell a digital course.
So basically, truly,
there is a course for everything out there
and you are knowledgeable enough to teach one too.
- But your journey does not end here.
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