Episodes

Surprising course failure case study transforms into monetized content expert business with WordPress ecommerce and WooCommerce pro BobWP (Bob Dunn) in this episode of LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Bob shares his story and how he got involved in the WordPress ecosystem. He and his wife Judy ran a marketing agency focused on print. In 2007 Bob started using WordPress for blogging, as it was easier to get a good looking outcome without having to know all the ins and outs of HTML and other coding languages for building websites. From blogging Bob had decided to run a …

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Learn about course creator success frameworks with Digital Course Academy creator Amy Porterfield in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Amy shares her story of finding success by building online courses, and the process of creating the Digital Course Academy. Amy is the creator of Digital Course Academy, where she and her team help course creators get their bearings and the tools they need to launch successful programs for their students. At AmyPorterfield.com you can find her Ultimate Course Creation Starter Kit. Most of Amy’s students are beginners just starting out, so her guide goes through everything …

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Learn about how to do marketing automation, CRM, and more directly from your WordPress website with Groundhogg founder Adrian Tobey in this episode of LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Groundhogg is a CRM tool for WordPress that allows you to run your email marketing through the back-end of your website. In this episode Adrian lays out a demonstration of Groundhogg and some use cases it can be especially helpful for. It serves as a great way to simplify, consolidate, and automate your sales and marketing. Adrian started working with a marketing agency in Toronto seven years ago, and …

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Ali Mathis joins Chris Badgett in this LMScast to discuss the top 47 Recommended Resources for course creators and the new LifterLMS Recommended Resources page. In their discussion, Ali and Chris dive into their inspiration for creating the Recommended Resources page and how it may be able to contribute to your course creation journey. A lot of people know LifterLMS as an all in one solution for building your WordPress LMS website, as it combines e-commerce, all the membership functionality you would need, engagement functionality, and the core LMS elements such as courses, quizzes, assignments, and reporting. When writing a …

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We dive into monetization, production, growth, and advertising for course creators, coaches, and consultants with Michael Greenberg in this episode of LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Michael is the founder of Call For Content. He started out in software development and majored in economics in school. After being a part of a startup where he managed technical teams, he used the knowledge he had gained to become a technical marketer. At Call For Content Michael works with coaches, consultants, and podcasters to help them take effective action for their businesses. Positioning your business helps to inform your marketing. …

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We discuss how to use a WordPress LMS for internal training websites in big companies and governments with Brad Williams and Lisa Sabin-Wilson from WebDevStudios in this LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. WebDevStudios has been around for 11 years, and in this episode Brad and Lisa share experience they have gained from developing LMS sites for companies such as INTAP, Starbucks, and the National Parks Service. Brad and Lisa emphasize the importance of having strong processes in your business to make it easier to function overall, especially as you grow and take on larger projects. In client work, there …

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Learn about how to automate online course product launches and cohorts in your WordPress LMS website with the Course Scheduler plugin by Aspen Grove Studios in this episode of LMScast. Cory Jenkins and Jonathan Hall join Chris Badgett to discuss the plugin they recently created to fill a need course creators have had. The Course Scheduler makes it easy to run a single course multiple times. By having cohorts or groups going through a course at a specific date you set as the start date, you can have students buying the course year round, but the start and end dates …

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Learn about how Ryan Moore from Uncanny Automator helps you integrate your WordPress LMS with the most important apps for your personalized learning paths and course designs in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Ryan’s company Uncanny Owl is the creator of a tool called Uncanny Automator. As Ryan describes it in this episode of the LMScast, Automator is really about saving time and creating workflows that make the processes in your business easier. Uncanny Automator allows you to have plugins on your website talk to each other, and even to external websites. This allows …

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Learn about how course creators can improve their affiliate marketing programs with Dustin Howes in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Dustin and Chris talk about the different types of affiliate platforms, and dive into some insider tips for running a successful affiliate program for your course or membership site. Developing an affiliate program is a topic that comes up a lot in the LifterLMS and course creation space. Dustin is an expert in developing strong affiliate programs, and he has worked with companies like WP Engine to build affiliate armies. In this episode, Dustin shares his …

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Helping consultants, experts, and coaches smash through personal and professional plateaus with David Shriner-Cahn in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. David shares what he has learned about best practices in business from interviewing entrepreneurs, along with strategies you can implement to smash the plateau in your business’s growth. Many business owners and entrepreneurs think about success as a linear progression. In most cases it doesn’t work out that way. Business owners are constantly hitting roadblocks and David shares how he categorizes and breaks down those roadblocks. One common trait among successful business people is …

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