Flight-testing your course: The importance of proof of concept

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of proof of concept in course building and highlights various platforms for selling courses without fees.

Years ago there was a course builder called Member Vault that had a fully functional free plan that enabled you to sell your course. This was a great way to get proof of concept. Once you had people buying your course/community, you could then upgrade to a higher plan (which you could afford). Unfortunately, they turned off their free version. Recently I discovered Fresh Learn , which has a fully functional free plan. If you need to upgrade, it's only $39/month ($29 if you go for a year). If you need to "No Brainer" version, it's only $69 a month ($49 if you go with a year). It's very impressive, and while other sites like Teachable are raising their fees, the two systems I'm talking about today have zero fees. Fresh Learn has no fees on any plan, and neither does New Zenler . New Zenler is $67/month and is similar to Kajabi. While Fresh Learn also has marketing tools (email lists), New Zenler (being around longer) appears to have a few more. Fresh Learn has 20/7 live chat which is nice. As a customer of New Zenler I can say that their service is like nothing I have ever experienced. They are constantly doing live sessions where you can connect and work with others as well as…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Jackson

Topics covered

• course building
• proof of concept
• online education
• marketing tools
• subscription plans

Keywords

• course builder
• proof of concept
• Fresh Learn
• New Zenler
• Teachable
• Member Vault
• online courses
• marketing tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Member Vault, Fresh Learn, Teachable, New Zenler, Kajabi

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