๐ก MVC: Minimum Viable Course
How do you know your online course idea has legs?
You don't, so you experiment with it! ๐งช
We frequently talk about the 'Minimum Viable Product' in startups.
How come we don't talk about the 'Minimum Viable Course'?
Here are 16 MVC ideas! ๐งถ๐๐ผ
How do you know your online course idea has legs?
You don't, so you experiment with it! ๐งช
We frequently talk about the 'Minimum Viable Product' in startups.
How come we don't talk about the 'Minimum Viable Course'?
Here are 16 MVC ideas! ๐งถ๐๐ผ
๐ฆ Post on social media
This is the easiest way to start!
Write on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, wherever your audience hangs out.
Get people to engage. Pay attention to their reactions, confusions, questions, etc. ๐๐พ
Learn from @heyblake!
This is the easiest way to start!
Write on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Reddit, wherever your audience hangs out.
Get people to engage. Pay attention to their reactions, confusions, questions, etc. ๐๐พ
Learn from @heyblake!
https://twitter.com/heyblake/status/1394436821564669960
โ๐ผ Start a blog
It can be a single blog post, or a series.
Put your insights into writing and share them with as many people as you can reach. ๐ฃ
Encourage people to leave comments, to share their feedback and ask questions.
Get started with a tool like @Ghost or @blogstatic.
It can be a single blog post, or a series.
Put your insights into writing and share them with as many people as you can reach. ๐ฃ
Encourage people to leave comments, to share their feedback and ask questions.
Get started with a tool like @Ghost or @blogstatic.
๐ Start an email newsletter
Similar to blogging, start writing consistently and build an audience along the way.
Even better, turn it into a paid newsletter! ๐ฐ
Tools like @SubstackInc make it super simple to get started. There's no excuse not to!
Similar to blogging, start writing consistently and build an audience along the way.
Even better, turn it into a paid newsletter! ๐ฐ
Tools like @SubstackInc make it super simple to get started. There's no excuse not to!
๐ Create a mini-resource, checklist or quick-start guide
It can be anything that gives people a tiny glimpse of what you think they need and that you can help them with. ๐
@julia_saxena's checklist for launching and running a CBC is one great example:
It can be anything that gives people a tiny glimpse of what you think they need and that you can help them with. ๐
@julia_saxena's checklist for launching and running a CBC is one great example:
https://twitter.com/julia_saxena/status/1376158975230672896
๐ Write an eBook
It doesn't have to be long.
A short eBook that you can sell for a few bucks will help you validate your course idea, AND it can be a great precursor to a full-blown online course. ๐๐ป
Platforms like @gumroad or @podia are great for this.
It doesn't have to be long.
A short eBook that you can sell for a few bucks will help you validate your course idea, AND it can be a great precursor to a full-blown online course. ๐๐ป
Platforms like @gumroad or @podia are great for this.
โบ Host a webinar
Run a 2-hour online workshop, presenting a high-level, early draft of your content.
Take questions and listen for cues as to where people get confused or are curious to learn more.
You can also record this and turn it into an evergreen resource. ๐ณ
Run a 2-hour online workshop, presenting a high-level, early draft of your content.
Take questions and listen for cues as to where people get confused or are curious to learn more.
You can also record this and turn it into an evergreen resource. ๐ณ
๐๐พ Run a live Q&A
You don't need to prepare any content.
People will practically feed you with content ideas through their questions.
You just have to show up.
You don't need to prepare any content.
People will practically feed you with content ideas through their questions.
You just have to show up.
๐ฌ Host an AMA
Run an 'Ask Me Anything' where your audience hangs out.
Similar to a live Q&A, you don't need any content to start with, and you get to discover people's most pressing questions!
Run an 'Ask Me Anything' where your audience hangs out.
Similar to a live Q&A, you don't need any content to start with, and you get to discover people's most pressing questions!
๐ Join a podcast as a guest
Pitch yourself as a guest on a podcast that's popular with your target audience.
Share your unique perspective or a spiky point of view! ๐ต
Pitch yourself as a guest on a podcast that's popular with your target audience.
Share your unique perspective or a spiky point of view! ๐ต
https://twitter.com/Merott/status/1392493516987711491
๐ Start a YouTube series
This can be a lot of work, but you don't have to overcomplicate it.
Don't worry about other YouTubers doing the exact same thing.
@mariepoulin started out this way. So have @augustbradley, @dcanosa, and @TomFrankly, all of them about Notion! ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
This can be a lot of work, but you don't have to overcomplicate it.
Don't worry about other YouTubers doing the exact same thing.
@mariepoulin started out this way. So have @augustbradley, @dcanosa, and @TomFrankly, all of them about Notion! ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
โบ Create short videos
Overwhelmed by the idea of starting a YouTube channel?
You could always start with a series of short video clips on Twitter or Instagram.
If you need screen recording, tools like @loom and @veedstudio make it a piece of cake! ๐ฐ
Overwhelmed by the idea of starting a YouTube channel?
You could always start with a series of short video clips on Twitter or Instagram.
If you need screen recording, tools like @loom and @veedstudio make it a piece of cake! ๐ฐ
๐ง Build an email course
This is relatively low-friction, and it will give you a taste of what it takes to design a curriculum for your course.
And, you can later use it as the perfect lead magnet to grow your email list! ๐งฒ
This is relatively low-friction, and it will give you a taste of what it takes to design a curriculum for your course.
And, you can later use it as the perfect lead magnet to grow your email list! ๐งฒ
๐ฐ Sell the outline
Prepare only an outline, set a future launch date, and start selling!
if you've been thinking about creating a course for a while, this is a great way to light a fire under your butt! ๐ฅ
@rosiesherry did this with her course on community building.
Prepare only an outline, set a future launch date, and start selling!
if you've been thinking about creating a course for a while, this is a great way to light a fire under your butt! ๐ฅ
@rosiesherry did this with her course on community building.
๐ค๐ผ Coach somebody 1:1
Find one person to pay you for your transformation promise.
Work with them 1:1 until you've delivered that transformation. ๐ซ
@augustbradley did this with his PPV system before starting his Notion series on YouTube.
Find one person to pay you for your transformation promise.
Work with them 1:1 until you've delivered that transformation. ๐ซ
@augustbradley did this with his PPV system before starting his Notion series on YouTube.
๐น Run a live pilot
Similar to 1:1 coaching but with a group of people, taking them through their transformation journey together. ๐ฃ
You need to plan the journey, but you don't necessarily need lots of content to begin with.
Similar to 1:1 coaching but with a group of people, taking them through their transformation journey together. ๐ฃ
You need to plan the journey, but you don't necessarily need lots of content to begin with.
๐ Be my friend
Well, ok, this one isn't an MVC idea, Butโฆ
If you found this thread helpful, you'll probably enjoy the rest of my tweets too! ๐๐ป
My DMs are open. Let's be friends! ๐
Well, ok, this one isn't an MVC idea, Butโฆ
If you found this thread helpful, you'll probably enjoy the rest of my tweets too! ๐๐ป
My DMs are open. Let's be friends! ๐
https://twitter.com/Merott/status/1370769847613857794
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