| > | | | | distance learning. Get a coach. Take other |
| Distance learning is used extensively in the | | | | distance courses and process what works and |
| corporate and academic worlds and more and | | | | what doesn't. Practice and get feedback from |
| more interested individuals are taking advantage | | | | your coach. |
| of the wonderful opportunities it offers to learn | | | | 8. Get feedback from your students. They'll tell |
| and grow. | | | | you how to make the course better. |
| If you're planning on starting some distance | | | | 9. Use one course to promote other courses you |
| learning courses, here are some things I've | | | | offer. There will be plenty of opportunities within |
| learned. | | | | the course to tuck in suggestions for further |
| 1. Make your courses unusual in some way. | | | | learning opportunities through you. |
| There's a lot of competition out there. Try some | | | | 10. Once your courses are done, they'll be |
| different graphics or a different format, | | | | self-running and this is a great source of passive |
| something that will make them stand out. | | | | revenue. Turn the logistics over to a VA. You'll |
| 2. Be sure they're interactive. This can be as | | | | answer the responses yourself, which may sound |
| simple a putting polls or quizzes in the course, or | | | | overwhelming, but here's a fact--adult learning |
| asking questions the student can respond to by | | | | being what it is, many of the students don't make |
| email. | | | | the responses, so it won't be as taxing as you |
| 3. A catchy title works wonders. "Get That | | | | think. |
| Promotion" works better than "How to Get | | | | 11. Use your correspondence with the students to |
| Promoted." Somethign action-oriented and | | | | promote other things that you do. I send the URL |
| promising works well. | | | | each week with an e-note containing further |
| 4. Offer options. My courses are | | | | information, notice of other products, and |
| asynchronous--that is pre-packaged--and ready to | | | | geto-to-konw-you chats. In this way I get many |
| go. Once the student has paid for the course, | | | | clients for my coaching business. |
| they can choose whether they want the whole | | | | 12. Love it or don't do it. It shows. A distance |
| thing at one, or delivered to their email once a | | | | learning course can be a very personal |
| week. | | | | experience--or should be--for the student. Your |
| 5. The logistics of a distance learning course are | | | | enthusiasm for your subject, and for your |
| something you don't need to be spending your | | | | learners must show. |
| time on. Get a virtual assistant to keep the | | | | 13. Fiddle with the pricing until you've built a faithful |
| roster, mail the courses out, and deliver the | | | | clientele base. There's a lot out there for free that |
| completion certificates. | | | | you have to compete with. Until they understand |
| 6. Yes, be sure and give your students a | | | | how exceptional and different your learning |
| certificate at the end. If you aren't that talented, | | | | opportunities are, you may have to give away or |
| a virtual assistant can create one for you. (Need | | | | deeply discount your courses. |
| the name of a good VA, email me!) | | | | It's a great new field. Jump in and have fun! |
| 7. You must retro your writing style to git | | | | |