Launch your online course in 6 weeks and boost your business revenue!

Welcome to ‘Design & Create’, a programme aimed at helping you launch your first online taster course in 6 weeks... boosting your business presence and creating extra revenue too! Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, our comprehensive programme is designed to help you design, create, and market your own online course with confidence and ease.

Over the six weeks, you'll gain the skills and insights needed to transform your expertise into a profitable online venture, through live webinars, self-directed online learning and a community of like-minded professionals.

Join us and take the first step towards enhancing your business and increasing your revenue today!

"The 'Design & Create' programme is a great introduction for anyone that is looking to understand more about the 'ins and outs' of creating your first online video course. It is full of practical tips and advice, along with guidance and feedback on your ideas and videos as you delve into a new and exciting adventure."  Robin - Trainer

Design & Create Programme Outline

  • Session One - Introductions and your course idea.

    Nail down your taster course idea and use this to focus your learning throughout the programme.

  • Session Two - Landing Pages

    Draft your landing page for your course and use as a blueprint for designing your course

  • Session Three - Designing your course

    Take a deep dive into designing your course with hints and tips to enable your learners to get the most from your expertise.

  • Session Four - Recording a promo video for your course

    Explore the technical and personal skills required to produce not just your promotional video, but all your course content!

  • Session Five - Catch up and informal drop in

    Use this week to catch up on previous weeks, explore the resource library, and get ready for our final week.

  • Session Six - Show'n'Tell and next steps

    Our final session will focus on what you've produced so far, and where you're heading next.

What to expect

The Design & Create programme is designed with a blended approach to learning in mind. A mix of six live Zoom calls and Six Key self-directed learning topics to revisit anytime in the future.

  • 6 Live Zoom calls: Ideas for a taster course, Landing pages, Designing your course, creating a promotional video, where to host etc.

  • Evening Zoom call so your daily work isn't disrupted (19.00 - 20.00)

  • Self-directed learning resource library to follow during the programme and refer back to at any point in the future.

  • Access to a community of like-minded people to ask questions and hold each other accountable

  • A friendly and supportive environment to help you explore what's right for you

In This Programme

    1. Welcome to Design & Create

    1. All live sessions are now completed

    1. Recorded Session

    2. SESSION ONE RECORDING - Intros and Ideas

    3. Session One - Extra Slides for Honing your Ideas

    4. SESSION TWO RECORDING - Hosting and Landing Pages

    5. Session Two - Link to Landing Page template

    6. Session Two - Course Platform and Marketplace overview

    7. SESSION THREE RECORDING - Designing your course

    8. SESSION FOUR RECORDING - Creating your Content

    9. Session Four - Good and Poor version of text docs

    10. SESSION FIVE - DROP IN - Demo on how to record over PP

    11. SESSION FIVE - Demo recording

    12. SESSION SIX RECORDING - Show'n'Tell

    13. Session Six - Upload Schedule

    1. Homework

    1. Resource Library overview

    1. Welcome to Using Social Media to Validate your Idea

    2. Getting Started

    3. Validation Flow Chart

    4. Where Are your Audience?

    5. Know, Like, Trust

    6. Template 1

    7. Template 2

    8. Template 3

    9. Is there enough interest?

About this course

  • £249.00
  • 104 lessons
  • 10 hours of video content

"Nikie's course helps cover the ground of what you need to know, plus has practical application and feedback included. You need to commit to the sessions to get the most out of it, so ensure you have time set aside to do the work in-between. It is great to have access to all the modules after the course as well for refresher. We also made a community group of participants for support, feedback and motivation."  Fiona - Consultant.

Who are these courses for?

  • Small Business Owners

    Wanting to get your expertise online as an extra income.

  • Consultants

    Looking to transfer your face-to-face offering to an online venture.

  • Personal Development

    Wanting to share your knowledge and skills with a wider audience.

Testimonials

“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

Your Host

Nikie Forster

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.