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Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode14In this episode, Zach talks to Brice Gump from https://majorimpactmedia.com/Brice is a digital marketing strategist who helps course creators sell more of their digital products online through funnel optimization, email marketing, and digital marketing.His business has driven over $8.4 million in sales for his clients working with creators earning from 6-figures up to 8-figures.On today’s episode, you’ll learn about the biggest low-hanging fruit to optimize your funnel including how to use low-ticket offers to augment your funnel.Plus, you’ll find out how to use “self-liquidating offers” to boost the audience for your course.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode14Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode13In this episode, Zach talks to Kevon Cheung from Build in Public Mastery https://buildinpublicmastery.com/Kevon helps creators build online communities & products their communities actually want.He’s the author of the book “Find Joy in Chaos” https://findjoyinchaos.com/, been a guest contributor in Mailchimp’s courier magazine, has a total of 5,000 students, and has gone from 0-20k Twitter followers since 2020.Kevon also runs buildinpublicsprint.com, which is a 30-day sprint to help you document ideas & post 1 story every day.In today’s episode, Kevon talks about why creators think building in public is hard when it’s actually really achievable. He also shares the first 3 steps to getting started.Plus, you’ll learn how to build in public even if you don’t like using social media.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode13Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode12Today I’m talking to John Ainsworth from Data Driven Marketing.John Ainsworth is the CEO and founder of Data Driven Marketing. They help online course creators increase revenue by 4.86x on average.With 20 years experience in building funnels and a degree in Mathematics, John has conducted extensive data analysis of hundreds of millions dollars of online business to create the field of Strategic Funnel Optimisation.Data Driven Marketing has proven this process by helping dozens of online course creators 2x - 5x their revenue, and directly drives several million a year in revenue.He’s a guest lecturer at Greenwich Business school and has been featured on Forbes.He shared some amazing wisdom on the #1 thing all course creators should be doing that can literally 5x your revenue within the next couple months.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode12Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode11Today I’m talking to Joe Casabona from the How I Built It podcast.Joe started his career nearly 20 years ago as a freelance web developer before realizing his true passion for helping coaches, course creators, and authors grow their podcasts into authority-building lead generators.He’s developed expert-tested systems from his 10+ years podcasting, 15+ years teaching, and 20+ years working on the web.Joe now makes $30K to $50k every year on sponsorships alone, and gets 60,000 show downloads every month.Plus, he’s had many high-profile guests on his podcast including Peter Holland, Wes Kayo, and Emmy Award winners.Today, we discuss how to make sure your podcast is a true business asset and not just an advertising channel for other businesses.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode11Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

 Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode10Today Zach’s talking to Bryan McAnulty from heightsplatform.com - The all-in-one AI-powered online course and community creation software that empowers thousands of creators in more than 100 countries to build knowledge businesses.In this episode, you’ll learn how to leverage AI for course creation and SEO, what you shouldn’t get AI to do, and effective ways to build an audience for your course.Bryan's entrepreneurial journey began in 2009 when he founded Velora, a digital product design studio, developing products and websites used by millions worldwide.He’s also a designer, developer, musician, and truly a creator at heart. With a passion for discovery, Bryan has traveled to more than 30 countries and 100+ cities meeting creators along the way.Bryan is also the host of The Creator's Adventure Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-creators-adventure-course-creation/id1608100988More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode10Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode9In this episode, Zach shares his biggest lessons about opt-in conversions and email list growth rate for course creators.Working professionally in the internet marketing space for over 13 years I’ve worked with big names like EoFire, Amy Porterfield, Rick Mulready, Jonathan Fields, and Ryan Lee.Today, I start with an overview of the 4 biggest conversion mistakes I see course creators make and deep-dive on how to fix them.Then we’ll go through my top of funnel conversions (aka opt-in forms) and lead magnets that have easily generated over 100,000 email subscribers for myself and clients.You’ll also learn how I 7x’d the email list growth rate for one of my clients. I’d wager if you implement what you learn today you could double your email list growth rate in 30 mins of work.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode9Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode8Today I’m talking to Zach Spuckler from Heart Soul Hustle (https://www.heartsoulhustle.com/)He’s an ethics-first digital marketer who sells courses, runs a community, an FB ads agency, and apparently even ran an e-comm biz selling candles!!He helps course creators start and scale epic businesses. He’s earned over $3.2m from his digital products, and has spent $500k on ads to get there. (Overall ROAS is roughly 2-3x)He’s managed over $3m in ad spend at his agency, served over 10,000 students, and also runs the Not Your Average Online Marketing podcast.As if that weren't enough, he has an epic FB & Instagram ads for listbuilding bootcamp, which I've taken myself and gotten a TON of value from.He’s getting 1,000 emails a month on his list for $2-3 each and is getting ROI-positive on ad spend within 30-60 days.I’m excited to chat with him from the ethics-first perspective and to learn how he runs paid traffic to his offers.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode8Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode7  Today I’m talking to Jasmine Jonte from https://www.cre8tion.coJasmine Jonte is the founder of CRE8TION: The Done-for-You Course Creation Agency! They’re on a mission to create world-class programs that inspire, educate and convert. Through partnering with both new creators seeking to productize their expertise and experienced creators looking to revamp their programs, CRE8TION does all the heavy lifting to turn brain dumps and interview time into programs with wow factor.She consults with course creators to help them make their courses better, and even offers totally done-for-you packages to save her clients hundreds of hours vs. if they’d created the course themselves. And also lends a strategic eye to help them make a course that’s actually good.Worked on nearly a hundred courses for clients that have generated over $50m in revenue for their clients, many of whom are WSJ best-sellers and amazon best-sellersI was excited to get her take on how to make course students most successful, and how to make courses more profitable for the creators.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode7  Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode6 Today I’m talking to Jacques Hopkins from https://www.theonlinecourseguy.com.Jacques is a course creator and coach who’s teaching from over a decade of experience selling courses, and I love that he’s teaching from experience outside the course creation space (https://pianoin21days.com/)His courses have generated over $4,000,000 in revenue, and he’s been featured on Forbes, Smart Passive Income, CNBC, Tim Ferris, and more.In this episode, he shares his best tips with us for growing a profitable business as a course creator.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode6Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode5Today I’m talking to Jordan Carroll from theremotejobcoach.com.He helps high performers land legit remote jobs.He’s been featured on Forbes, Bloomberg, Yahoo, LA Times, Huffington post and more.In this interview, he…Shares his story of how he bootstrapped as a course creatorWalks us through the efficient approach he’s taking to content creationGives his top recommendation for how he thinks new course creators should get startedWe even did some live funnel & offer ideation together!It was a super-fun interview; hope you enjoy it as much as I did.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode5Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode4Today I’m talking to Samantha Vlasceanu from https://www.thetiktokcoach.caSamantha is a TikTok coach and course creator who grew her own tiktok from 0 to 122K followers and used the platform to gain exposure which resulted in partnerships, speaking engagements and SALES and now helps students and clients do the same.She’s been featured in the New York Times, Yahoo, Marketing Magazine, Global News, and many more.Today she gives us the behind-the-scenes low-down on her business, and shares her top tips for course creators to make the most of TikTok.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode4Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode3Today I’m talking to SEO Pro Barb McGrath from getfound.live.Barb is a 6-figure course creator and SEO agency owner who demystifies and simplifies SEO.She helps businesses get placed in search results both with her courses and done-with-you services.Today we’ll be digging into her business and her top SEO tips for course creators.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode3Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode2Today I’m talking to Derek from WP Sunshine. (https://wpsunshine.com)Derek is mid-transition from agency work into products after 16 years working as a freelancer & agency owner.He has several WordPress plugins he sells across different niches, and today we peel back the curtain on his successes and challenges making the transition into products full-time.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode2Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂

Links & resources can be found on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode1Today I’m talking to Cassie from Cassie’s Cure.Cassie is a Self-Care Coach, Self-Love Advocate, And Wellness Consultant who helps women (and me, secretly) live their best lives by prioritizing self-care.She has a knack for posting insightful thoughts and reminders that hit me right in the heart and make me instantly tear up.Today she gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of her business and shares her take on helpful self-care rituals we creators can put into practice.More details and links on the show notes page: https://ftcreator.com/episode1Get special bonuses and more episodes at https://ftcreator.com 🙂