Courses vs Service - Is Launching an Online Course Right for You? A Guide to Passive Income and Courses vs. Clients

Courses vs Service - Is Launching an Online Course Right for You? A Guide to Passive Income and Courses vs. Clients

In the world of online business, the pursuit of passive income through launching online courses has gained a LOT of attention. Everyone and their mom wants to launch a course or digital product. However, before you take the plunge into course creation, you might be wondering, "Should I launch a course? Am I ready?!"

I've been selling online courses and services for 11 years. (Yes, I am an online business grandma.) So if there's anyone who can help you understand whether you're ready to launch a course or if you should focus on client work, it's me.

In this article & podcast episode I'm going to share 4 things you need in place before you should even think about launching a course or digital product…

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If it feels harder to book clients this year... that's because it is | How to stand out in an oversaturated market

If it feels harder to book clients this year... that's because it is | How to stand out in an oversaturated market

Feel like it's harder to book clients this year than ever before? That's because it is.

I understand that panic, anxiety, and imposter syndrome are now sneaking in. It's like sailing uncharted waters, right? You're not sure what to do and where to go.

But guess what? You've got company on this journey.

The 5 main reasons you are not booking clients (& your Instagram marketing isn't working)

The 5 main reasons you are not booking clients (& your Instagram marketing isn't working)

I see a lot of online business owners consuming a content about how to go viral on Instagram, how to pitch in the DM's, how to get more followers...

But more followers and viral posts won't fix your business.

Instagram marketing bad for your mental health? Here's how to fix that (or get clients without Instagram)

Instagram marketing bad for your mental health? Here's how to fix that (or get clients without Instagram)

What do you do when you hate Instagram but... you kinda need it to market your online business?

Do you push through even though it feels bad for your mental health?

Do you go cold turkey even though it'll hurt your business?

Or is there another way to get clients? A way that doesn't involve social media?

Until lately, you may have noticed I went quiet on Instagram, only using my Instagram story and not posting to my feed very often.

Before this silence, I was doing pretty well on the app!

I had reels that were getting 1.5 million views.

I gained 800 followers from one post.

Then 10,000 in a week.

Everything was amazing, right?

  • Except the app felt like information overwhelm.

  • I wasn't following accounts that made me feel good about myself or my business. (Believe it or not, it was the other "slow business" accounts that were making me feel bleh, not the girlboss accounts!)

  • And Instagram just felt bad for my mental health.

I complained about the app for a while. Moaned to my sister. I blamed the algorithm, I blamed the creators, I blamed the evolution of the app...

Until I realized, it wasn't necessarily Instagram that was the problem.

It was my relationship to Instagram, my perspective of Instagram, and the way I was using it. 

In this episode I'm sharing:

  • 9 ways you're using Instagram that are the REAL source of your overwhelm. (It's not everyone's truth but it is for many.)

  • How I've changed my Instagram marketing so it's fun again!

  • How I batch 14 days of content once every 2 weeks (in just a few hours)

  • How to not be RELIANT on Instagram for leads and clients. (There's another solution.)

  • The major change I've made to where Instagram marketing now fits in my marketing funnel

  • Why you need to stop thinking like a content creator and think like an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs aren't on Instagram to get lots of followers and go viral, we're there to get clients and sales.

Tune in below and learn more!

Are you CHOOSING to be an overwhelmed entrepreneur? - #098

 

Today I want to talk about how you might be choosing overwhelm & stress.

...And that might be very triggering.

Or it could be empowering.

I think if someone had told me last year that I might be choosing overwhelm, I would've said "I'm NOT choosing overwhelm! Are you crazy? YOU don't have a boat to renovate and YOU don't struggle with a chronic illness like I do. You don't understand."

And that would've been OK. I have compassion for anyone feeling overwhelmed, that kind of response is normal and valid. 

Every entrepreneur has overwhelming things in their personal lives in one shape or another, some more than others.

And that's why I created this episode.

Because in a world where there is a lot of overwhelming stuff in peoples lives in one shape or another, we don't need our businesses adding to that overwhelm.

A lot of the stressful things in our personal lives might be out of our control and that can feel really disempowering, right? It does for me. And when things feel out of our control, sometimes we need to find healthy things we CAN control, things we CAN do or choose to help us feel more stable.

Business can be one of those things.

Sometimes I've seen myself and my clients/students getting so used to overwhelming personal life circumstances being OUT of their control, that they default to believing their biz is out of their control too.

Yes, in biz some things are out of our control (like the algorithm, inflation, and peoples buying behaviours.) But there is so much we CAN control. So much we can CHOOSE to do (or not do) that will help us limit the overwhelm we feel. And that can bring you more of a sense of power & empowerment. That's the goal of this episode. To help you see through your business that you have more power over how you feel than you think. Even if you don't have power or control over some things in your personal world.

In this ep we'll discuss:

- 4 choices you're making that cause business overwhelm

- How to stop disempowering yourself and take some control of your business and how it makes you feel

- Why I fell out of love with Instagram and what I did to fall in love with it again

- Much more! It's such a juicy episode.

Enjoy!

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About Nesha

Hey there! I’m Nesha, 10-year traveling entrepreneur and host of The Simple Business Show. I teach freedom seekers how to make a full-time income online without working full-time hours, so they have the time, location and financial freedom to live the lifestyle they dream of.

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