167: Teaching In-Person vs. Online Course & an Amazing Example of Pandemic Pivoting (Featuring Amanda Overs)

Welcome back to The Online Course Show! Today, I’m chatting with Amanda Overs. Amanda has been teaching others to make their own shoes for over ten years and recently launched her first online course. We discuss the importance of community, overcoming barriers, and learning to pivot. Enjoy! “If an idea just doesn't work and I put heaps of energy into it... Okay, it doesn't work. On to the next.” - Amanda Overs In This Episode, We Talked About: (0:44) David is super chuffed about today’s interview (1:40) Revisiting the podcast format (2:57) Weekly update (4:41) The Clubhouse train (8:07) Another platform?! (10:26) About Amanda (11:30) Why shoes? (11:52) How the online course happened (14:02) But why would anyone want to make their own shoes? (16:30) Why has creating an online course been on the list? (17:10) Launch strategy and using existing curriculum (19:43) Evolving to simplify (21:42) Trial and error (24:15) Overcoming supplier issues and other barriers to entry (29:20) Community and platform chat (35:19) The importance of your community (38:23) One of my students made that? (41:40) Being okay with failure (44:00) What would Amanda have done differently? (45:31) Traffic sources (50:15) Is there anything I can help Amanda with? (52:51) Realizing the potential (59:24) Where to find Amanda (59:58) Welcome back/ David’s thoughts (1:02:09) Pivoting and addressing barriers (1:07:04) Online courses as a date night? That’s all for now, folks! See you on the next episode of The Online Course Show.   Links Offers and Tools: Bonjoro Free Trial ClickFunnels Free Trial Resources and Recommendations: Upwork Clubhouse OnZoom Episode 161 Teachable Kajabi BuddyBoss LearnDash Thinkific Mighty Networks Life As Paper Date Night in a Box Financial Peace University Melt: Massage for Couples Angela Fehr Michael O’Neal Annie’s course Liz’s course Jacques’ Courses: Piano in 21 Days David’s Courses: Wellness Program Expert