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Creating a course? Listen to this first. Our intrepid host Omar wasn’t always a SaaS entrepreneur. Before that, he was a professional educator for over a dozen years. And since then, he’s created (and taken) dozens of online courses.  In other words, we know what makes a good course…and what makes a bad one. Today, we share 5 essential elements every course needs. These aren’t suggestions or options; these are the 5 musts. If your course is going to produce results for your students, certain things absolutely have to be in place. Give your course the best chance to deliver for your customers. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Capella University At Capella University, you’re in control of your education. With the game-changing FlexPath format, you can take classes at your own pace, set your own deadlines, and even leverage your previous experience to move faster. And the faster you move, the more you’ll save. Now THAT’s smart. Learn more at capella.edu. Show Links The Automated Webinar Challenge The post MBA2026 The 5 Elements of an Impactful Online Course appeared first on The $100 MBA.

How risky are money-back guarantees? Can they hurt your business more than they help it? It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a coach whose potential clients want some reassurance, in the form of a guaranteed refund if they don’t get results. But quite reasonably, our listener is hesitant to commit to not being paid for their time and effort.  So what’s the right move? To guarantee or not? Today, we explain why risk reversal is a sales and marketing must. Yes, in our experience, a money-back guarantee is indispensable if you want people to believe in your product or service.  And yes, you can offer a guarantee that mitigates the risk of losing money. Learn how to create a clear-cut, reasonable refund policy that protects you and customers, so you can put your money where your marketing’s mouth is — with confidence. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com The post MBA2025 Q&A Wednesday: Should I offer a money back guarantee? appeared first on The $100 MBA.

When software tools pile up, they’re no longer solving problems — they’re creating one. Every business picks up excess tools along the way. Software for marketing, project management, analytics, design, and more come and go. But inevitably, too many come and not enough go!  Today, we explore how to give your business a little tool audit. We did our own audit recently, and found we were able to get rid of about 50% of our tools (and the costs associated with them). By defining our priorities and making a few strategic tradeoffs, we were able to make our startup even more lean. Are your software tools easing friction, or creating it? Saving money, or draining it? Learn how to boost efficiency with a little tech housekeeping. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors Rutgers Many graduate business programs were retrofitted for online learning. But the Rutgers Online MBA was BUILT for online. Not ready to start a master’s degree? Select one of seven new grad-level certificates that can be applied to a future graduate degree. To learn more about New Jersey’s #2 ranked online MBA, online graduate certificates, and how to specialize the Rutgers online MBA for your career, visit go.rutgers.edu/100MBA. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com The post MBA2024 Why Too Many Tools Are Bad For Business appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Stage fright? Get nervous before a big talk, meeting, or pitch? We’ve got you covered. Caroline Goyder is a celebrated author and presenter who knows exactly how to approach speaking with cool, calm, and confidence. Today, she’s here with 5 specific exercises you can use as often as you need to develop the kind of poise that makes speaking a breeze. Fair warning though: maybe listen to this episode (and do these exercises) in private. Follow along as Caroline guides you through a few key movies that bring stability to your mind, largely by manipulating the body. They may seem a bit odd at first, but once you experience their effects, you’ll see why Caroline’s training is so powerful. Get ready to speak with ease — Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Novo Fortune favors the bold. For your business to break out, you need checking as brave as you are. Novo has NO minimum balances, NO transaction limits,and NO hidden fees. Novo is customized to save you time and free up cash flow, including seamless integrations to Stripe, Shopify, Quickbooks Online, and more. Join a community of over 150,000 fearless small businesses who’ve found the business checking solution built for the brave. Sign up for your FREE business checking account at novo.co/mba. Bonus: $100 Dollar MBA Show listeners get access to over 5,000 dollars in perks and discounts. Show Links Caroline Goyder The post MBA2023 Guest Teacher – Caroline Goyder – How To Instantly Be A More Confident Communicator appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Sometimes, the best way to push forward is to simplify. For a new business, a million shiny objects can become distractions disguised as goals. As legitimate as these goals may be, you can’t take your eyes off the most important prize of all — the one that’ll ensure your business’s long-term future. Today, we explore exactly what that goal is (and how to achieve it). No matter the industry, no matter the type of business, no matter the product or service, every new business needs to get to this special place before they can go anywhere else. Too many new businesses lose sight of this goal, to their peril. Learn what you absolutely have to achieve, above all else, in order to make it as an entrepreneur. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com Show Links EasyCourse The post MBA2022 Your Only Goal When Starting a Business + Free Ride Friday appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Looking for traction on social media? Need to work the ol’ algorithms a bit?  We’ve got a strategy for you.  Actually, we’ve got 3 strategies. Today, Omar shares the “3 S’s,” a simple framework for creating social posts specifically to drive engagement. Whether you’re looking for likes, shares, or comments, the 3 S’s have you covered. Remember: marketing works best when it’s simple! The strategy we discuss today utilizes the most fundamental aspects of human psychology and social behavior. With a basic sense of what triggers action, you can rewire your social strategy for maximum engagement. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Rutgers Modern business is all about data, which means analytics skills are in high demand. The STEM-Designated Rutgers Master of Science in Business Analytics gives you the knowledge to turn big data into big revenue, and accelerate your career growth in just 12 months. As the summer deadline approaches, Rutgers has made made it easier to apply by waiving the GMAT requirement! Learn more about one of the hottest degrees you can acquire at go.rutgers.edu/podcast. The post MBA2021 The 3 Types of Social Posts That Get The Most Engagement appeared first on The $100 MBA.

You have a great idea for an app. That doesn’t mean you have a business. So how can you possibly tell if your idea has legs? It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener with a banger of an idea for a business app, but who isn’t willing to start throwing money around to develop it just yet. Wise decision! Today, we explain how to get some reliable market research, so you can make the best bet. Hint: you don’t have to build it to sell it. Using our own SaaS product as an example, Omar shares how you can create a product or service in stages, with each stage giving you a little more intel (and a little more cash) to work with.  Before you launch your next product, give this episode a listen. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Rutgers Many graduate business programs were retrofitted for online learning. But the Rutgers Online MBA was BUILT for online. Not ready to start a master’s degree? Select one of seven new grad-level certificates that can be applied to a future graduate degree. To learn more about New Jersey’s #2 ranked online MBA, online graduate certificates, and how to specialize the Rutgers online MBA for your career, visit go.rutgers.edu/100MBA. Show Links Google Keyword Planner Google Trends The post MBA2020 Q&A Wednesday: How do I know if people would want my app? appeared first on The $100 MBA.

That’s not hyperbole. If you run a business, the most important thing you can do is figure out how to get back some of your most precious, irreplaceable resource: time. As we like to say, time is infinitely more valuable than money.  One of the biggest obstacles to taking time back is insisting on doing everything yourself. Just as dangerous (but a little more subtle) is insisting that other people do things exactly as you would — or even just as well as you would. It’s time to let go. Today, we break down a rule that’s a little hard to live by at first, but will absolutely improve everything from the quality of your business to the quality of your life. Learn what the 80% rule is, how to apply it, and why it can be the best gift you ever give yourself. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com Show Links Automation Agency onlinejobs.ph The post MBA2019 The 80% Delegation Rule That Will Change Your Life appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Forget the Oscars thing for a second. Before the…incident, we planned to review Will, the powerful autobiography Will Smith co-authored with Mark Manson (the guy behind The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck). And we couldn’t be happier we decided to stick with that decision. This book is penetrating, insightful, and valuable — recent drama aside. Today, Omar shares some of the incredible lessons this book offers on work, success, and happiness itself. These lessons are more than applicable to business (after all, music and entertainment are businesses in which Smith has inarguably thrived).  Hear why this book is so great, and why its lessons speak louder than any single incident. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors Rutgers Modern business is all about data, which means analytics skills are in high demand. The STEM-Designated Rutgers Master of Science in Business Analytics gives you the knowledge to turn big data into big revenue, and accelerate your career growth in just 12 months. As the summer deadline approaches, Rutgers has made made it easier to apply by waiving the GMAT requirement! Learn more about one of the hottest degrees you can acquire at go.rutgers.edu/podcast. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com Show Links Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson The post MBA2018 Must Read: Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Thinking of launching an online course without an audience? Discover innovative strategies to sell successfully in 2025. Learn how to validate your ideas, network effectively, and even pre-sell your course before it’s launched. Hear powerful personal stories demonstrating how small ad investments can lead to big returns. Building an eager customer base and creating mini products are key to gaining traction. This guide will help you transform your teaching dreams into reality, no matter where you're starting from!