The Art of Selling Online Courses Building Wealth Through Online Courses - with Doug Cunnington
From being laid off to creating a prosperous online course business, Doug Cunnington takes us along on his inspiring journey. With a former career as an IT project manager, Doug transitioned into the online course industry, establishing five comprehensive courses to guide those looking to start their own side hustle. His subjects include affiliate marketing, link building, email marketing, and productivity. A unique strategy he employed is lead generation using keywords, YouTube videos, and a basic spreadsheet. His YouTube channel, coupled with website traffic, brings in around 200 new subscribers each month with his email list promotions converting at an impressive rate of 30%.
Doug doesn't just dish out success stories; he shares his experiences of the hurdles and the victories that come with launching a course. From tackling stress and inevitable mistakes to developing a pre-launch sequence that includes providing a mini free course via email, his insights are invaluable. Key to his strategy is an emphasis on optimizing a launch sequence before automating it, with the optimal conversion rate found at 10 emails or 20 days. He also weighs in on the benefits of using price anchoring to maximize profit margins.
As well as being a business guru, Doug is a man of many interests. We get a peek into his personal life, discussing his fondness for playing the guitar and bass, a goal he has set for himself, and his involvement in the financial independence community in Longmont, Colorado. We also talk about his two podcasts, The Doug Show and Mile Hi-Fi, both attesting to his wide range of expertise. This episode offers a deep dive into the life and mind of an online course industry expert; insights that can certainly help broaden your perspective, whether you're an entrepreneur, a side hustler, or someone simply interested in the world of online courses.