Get Your First Course Online
Kickstarter Programme
Kickstart Your Online Course Career
Fully supported step-by-step interactive programme to get your first course online
You’re an expert at what you do. You’re known for your knowledge and expertise. And now you’re considering creating an online course to expand your audience and achieve more revenue.
However, after doing some research, and checking out a few webinars about creating online courses, you probably have more questions than answers.
Such as:
- Where do I you start?
- Is there such thing a 'passive income'?
- How long will it take to create my course?
- How much should I price my course at?
- Which equipment will I need?
- How do I design my course?
- Where should I host my course?
- And many more!
The Kickstart programme is a great hybrid of giving you lots of ‘on-demand’ resources AND that personal touch to ensure you get to ask the questions that will make the difference to you and your online course.
PLUS, unlike many other ‘create a course’ programmes, this one is actually designed by a Learning and Development professional with over 20 years’ experience of creating, delivering, and selling courses face-to-face and online, ensuring that as well as learning about designing, creating, and selling your online courses, you'll also get insights into how to engage your learners and enabling them to gain new skills … which in turn gets you better reviews… which in turn gets you more sales!
So, how does it work?
When you sign up to the Kick-start programme, you’ll have instant access to tons of useful information including:
- Using social media to validate your online course ideas
- Five-day challenge – Designing your first online course
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Technical guide
- Equipment for online courses (+ Behind the scenes)
- Engaging slides for online courses
- Audio for online courses
- Creating handouts, worksheets, and workbooks
- Recording and editing online courses
- Additional tips (Subtitles / Screen casting etc)
- Hosting options – Deep dive - Udemy and Thinkific (EXCLUSIVE to this programme)
- Introduction to online memberships (EXCLUSIVE to this programme)
- How to Market your online course
PLUS – Access to the private Facebook group to ask questions and share your ideas
THAT’S NOT ALL – Gain personal, professional feedback on part of your course content.
AND, IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH – You’ll also get chance to have a virtual 121 with Nikie to discuss your online course and gain valuable input, advice, and guidance.
Kickstarter includes:
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All Courses
kickstart - Getting Started
CourseGet started with your Kickstart Programme - Welcome Video and links to the Facebook group and how to get constructive feedback and your 121 call
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All Courses, 1. Mini Courses, 2. Business, 6. Education
Using Social Media to Validate Your Online Course Idea
Course4.8 average rating (4 reviews)You’re passionate about your idea for an online course and you know you need to ‘validate’ your idea, but just how do you do this? This short course takes you through 7-steps to validate your idea using Social Media.
Free
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All Courses, 1. Mini Courses, 2. Business
Five-Day Challenge. Designing Your First Online Course
Course4.5 average rating (2 reviews)Get your first online course fully designed in just 5 days with this step-by-step guide that take you through everything you need to consider.
£27
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All Courses
Design & Create - Get your first course online in 6 weeks
Course5.0 average rating (1 review)Design and Create - Get your first course online in 6 weeks. A blended approach to designing and creating you first online course through LIVE zoom calls and pre-recorded tutorials.
£220
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All Courses
Deep Dive into Udemy and Thinkific
CourseThere are lots of option to host your online course. But what's involved in the set up and how does it work. We take a lot at two options: Udemy and Thinkific.
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All Courses
Introduction to Memberships
CourseWhat's the difference between a course, a bundle, and a membership? In the course we'll take a look at this AND different types of membership model
Reviews
A really useful course which makes you think about how you deliver.
Brian Bennett
I found the content really useful and it served as a reminder for some of the things I used to do for in person delivery plus some new ideas that apply to in person and virtual. You certainly made me think about structure and engagement and I lik...
Read MoreI found the content really useful and it served as a reminder for some of the things I used to do for in person delivery plus some new ideas that apply to in person and virtual. You certainly made me think about structure and engagement and I liked your ideas relating to remote delivery, especially in relation to timings of input and activities.
Read LessThankyou!
Philippa Hammond
I've been thinking about this since my great pandemic shift from face to face to Zoom. It's my next big shift. But I've never taken an online course before! It's a great short, snappy intro to essential pre-writing research - plus an experience ho...
Read MoreI've been thinking about this since my great pandemic shift from face to face to Zoom. It's my next big shift. But I've never taken an online course before! It's a great short, snappy intro to essential pre-writing research - plus an experience how an online course might look and feel to the new-to-online learner. I hope I can go round again as I need to repeat and review to learn. Thankyou for an excellent free course. It will help me take the next step out of my ever expanding comfort zone.
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Tamar Challis
Really good course, in simple easy-to-understand steps. Nikie was very clear and concise and it did not feel like a hard sell at the end.
Really good course, in simple easy-to-understand steps. Nikie was very clear and concise and it did not feel like a hard sell at the end.
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Brian Bennett
Nikie manages to distil the key things you need to think about before you waste time designing a course which won't sell. Some really valuable ideas.
Nikie manages to distil the key things you need to think about before you waste time designing a course which won't sell. Some really valuable ideas.
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Hosted by
Nikie Forster
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You might not think early roles in radio, interior design and DIY sound like the most convincing career choices for someone who has since spent over two decades as a Learning and Development professional! But all three of these roles gave me some great opportunities to learn about people, hone my training, and facilitation skills, and craft my own path in a career I love.
Having gained many professional qualifications and experience in public and private sector L&D roles, I founded Curious Lighthouse Learning Consultancy Ltd in early 2016, where I specialises in increasing competence and confidence in Line Managers and Trainers to enhance their performance, whether they are at the very start of their journey or experienced professionals.
I love that my role allows me to work with all types of companies from small growing companies to larger established corporates, and from local charities to the NHS Trusts.
I'm passionate about using creative learning methods which, as well as increasing engagement in the sessions, ensures better retention of information and quicker transfer of skills back into the workplace. (And yes, I do use LEGO® in many of the my sessions!!)
Curious Lighthouse is based in Hampshire and mainly serves the south coast.
Testimonials for Nikie
“Nikie’s help, support and organisational skills made it so easy for me to get my first course up and running. I loved her tutorials and feedback and I have gone on to launch a further 3 courses with her help. Nikie’s clear instruction makes it easy to create and launch a course. Thanks Nikie, I couldn’t have done it without you!”
Barbara Cox - Award Winning Nutritionist - Global Wellness Council Representative
“Nikie has been such an amazing help to me to get my courses online. Not only does she explain in straightforward and understandable ways, she is also great in offering suggestions geared to the course. I definitely couldn’t have done this without her support.”
Gill Donnell MBE. Founder and Manging Director of Successful Women Ltd.
“As someone, prior to launching her first course, who had totally no knowledge of how to create an eLearning course, Nikie has been invaluable. She has been responsive and clear every time I have reached out to ask another (sometimes very similar) question. This has given me confidence to know that someone with patience, understanding and ability to explain things in a non-techy language is readily available.”
Anna Harrington SCPHN (OH) RN. Director & Clinical Lead. Wellbeing and Health in Business
“Working with Nikie has been seamless, as she has the ability to quickly understand how pieces of content (video, text, quizzes, workbooks, downloads) need to appear online, but she is also an expert in terms of knowing how the journey might feel like to the end consumer. This was vitally important for us as this was our first experience of e-building an online course. Nikie has the patience, tenacity, and expertise to help any business or person create online courses and not just from an IT/Design perspective, but she really takes the time to understand what the course outcomes should be and that was critical for us. Thanks again Nikie!”
Helen, Director of The Young People Index®