In this episode of LMScast we discuss productizing SEO services into a course, making results focused courses, and the need for website speed with Brendan Tully. Chris and Brendan dive into ways you can optimize your site’s SEO and create educational online content that is approachable, digestible, and actionable for your students. Brendan is an online course creator and expert with WordPress. He runs an SEO and AdWords agency, and they do in-person workshops and training. After noticing many small, local businesses were failing in the same areas of SEO, Brendan decided to make an online course to teach them …

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Discovering the WordPress community, leading events, and the power of contributing with LifterLMS co-founder Thomas Levy and Chris Badgett in this episode of the LMScast podcast. Chris and Thomas recap about WordCamp Los Angeles 2018 and dive into the WordPress community as a whole and what makes it strong. WordCamp is usually $40 for a two-day event where the WordPress community comes together all across the world to learn about new developments in the space and to socialize. The admission pays for the food, and there are sponsors that cover the price of the venue. There are typically three 45-minute …

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How course creators can overcome extreme stress and unlock creativity through clarity with spa life entrepreneur Diane Halfman in this episode of the LMScast podcast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Diane and Chris talk about how you can have a successful go-getter mindset and take time to take your foot off the gas, relax, and reflect. Diane was a San Diego police officer for 10 years. She worked gangs, narcotics, and vice. During that time she was able to see behind the scenes of what was happening in the world. While on the police force, Diane once had the opportunity …

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We discuss how to create worlds and themification for your online course with Bradley Morris in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Chris and Bradley dive into creating habits and taking consistent action when building a business, and strategies you can use to themify your online courses and engage students. Bradley is a repeat visitor to LMScast. He is from eCourseAdventures.com where he focuses on teaching online course creators how to create engaging content for their students. In this episode he shares his story, from dropping out of college to pursue his career in professional golf to …

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Learn about the business of internal training and raw talk on course completions with ActiveCampaign’s director of education Chris Davis in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team. Chris and Chris dive into how you can create an awesome learning environment for your students and feed learners’ passion for growth. For those unfamiliar with it, ActiveCampaign is an intelligent email marketing and sales automation platform that makes it easy to design a sophisticated and automated marketing campaign. ActiveCampaign is a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) email marketing tool. Internal training is the process or effort to ensure …

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We discuss how Tom McClurg created an international internal control business training and certification program with LifterLMS in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team. Tom shares his experience and some strategies you can use to get more control over your business so you can make it a success. Tom is based in England, and he is the CEO of the Association of Internal Control Practitioners. He describes internal control as nothing more than good business management. Many companies over the past few years have gone out of business because of dysfunctional internal controls. The AICP …

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We discuss how to implement WordPress LMS internal training platforms for Fortune 500 companies with Daniel Klein of Joseph Studios in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Daniel and Chris dive into how LifterLMS can be used as a scalable tool for onboarding employees and the value of open source resources. Daniel is an expert in LifterLMS implementation in all forms, but especially at the corporate level. Through Joseph Studios he works with companies to incorporate LifterLMS into their company for internal training and marketing purposes. He creates a partnership relationship with clients and delivers a solution-based …

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Learn how to sell more online courses via indirect sales and referral partners with Doris Nagel of Globalocity in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team. Doris and Chris dive into the essentials for creating effective partnerships by establishing trust and providing mutual benefit. The purpose of Globalocity is to help companies grow their sales by focusing primarily on indirect channels to market. Indirect sales means using partners to promote and sell your products, rather than or in addition to you selling them yourself. Indirect sales may mean different things depending on your market. If you …

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Learn about using elementor to build well designed online course and membership websites with Ben Pines in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Ben and Chris dive into the advantages Elementor opens up for your site, and the unique functionality and opportunities it brings to the table. Elementor is a page building software for WordPress that allows users to be able to edit content on their website in a very simple manner. The Elementor visual editor is built so you can interact with it on the front end of the site, which makes it easy to tweak …

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Course and membership content planning, finding flow, and the copywriting super skill with Memberium’s Micah Mitchell in this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of the LifterLMS team. Micah shares his journey with going from owning a lawn mowing service to entering the IT world and designing a software for Infusionsoft and WordPress users called Memberium to fill the demand he noticed while working as a freelancer. Memberium is a membership plugin for WordPress. It was originally built to connect to Infusionsoft, and later it expanded to also integrate with ActiveCampaign. Memberium isn’t designed to create the entire membership experience. …

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