How Can I Start My Own Online Business?

This article will guide you on the roadmap to launch your own online school and/or online membership site. It's okay; it's not that hard!

Starting Anything is The Hardest Part

👉 Probably Your First Question Is?

"I am completely new to this and I have zero design or technical skills!"

We see this all the time, so do not worry we have the best, easiest-to-use, platform on the planet. Don't take our word for it ask on our Facebook group!

👉 "Where Do I Start?"

Alright let's get one thing right from the start, the most complex thing about setting up your own online school or membership site is not actually creating or setting up the site, courses or membership, it's the planning!

If you have content and a plan you're already 90% there, great news to hear!

Simply follow our Road Map below in this article and take it nice and steady...

Let's answer some simple questions to start with:

👉"What's The Best Platform to Use?"

We are biased but Zenler is the platform of choice and here are a few reasons why:

It's the most intuitive and easy-to-learn platform, with powerful features if you need them...
We take instructor feedback very seriously and launch new features based on requests...
We have a completely unlimited time free trial (limited features), which is considered the most generous free plan in the genre...
We are THE MOST prolific in adding new features, currently free for our paid users...
Our Educational training and resources are the best in class...
Our technical help department is fast and efficient...
The amount of features on one platform is staggering (do not expect to use them all)...
We are cutting-edge, meaning we have features no other platform does, you want examples? Paid Lives, 1-1 Booking, Zoom Integrated (No need for a Zoom Account), Enterprise level assignments and RazorPay for the Indian marketplace.

Now, we do not want this to be all about Zenler. So, if you're interested just sign up for a free account and see what is available for your business!
www.zenler.com

👉"How Do I Plan My Site?"

See the road map below it will guide you through the process.

👉"Is It Easy to Do?"

As mentioned planning is key to the development of your site and or courses. It's a breeze and nothing to get worried about, assuming you have Zenler right 😊

👉"How Do I Get Paid?"

Most platforms use Stripe or PayPal so once connected your payments are sent through them to you.

👉"Where Do I Get Help?"

We have a Facebook group and are always running live sessions and live streams where all your questions are answered!

👉"Where Do I Get a Zenler Account for FREE?"

Just signup here 😊

Ready to get started now? Let your Journey begin...

🥰 Welcome to The Site/Course Road Map 🥰

Start My Own Online Business - Site/Course Map

Welcome to the Launch Your Site Roadmap. The purpose of this Roadmap is to guide you through the process of Creating & Launching your Course Site/Membership Site.

It is full of helpful tips and a schedule for even newbie instructors to follow.

Every course creator works in different ways but this generic formula will guide you...

✅ RESEARCH

Do your research, and check that your niche is popular.
Use Google to see who your competitors are and what they are doing.
Use Facebook ads to check the number of people interested in your subject.
Use Google keywords to check popularity.

✅ IDENTITY

Branding is everything make sure your brand has an impact.
Select the colours typefaces and styles you want for your brand.
Use tools like Canva to create ideas or hire someone to do it for you like 99designs/Fiverr/Upwork.
Research other people's sites if you're looking for inspiration.
Get feedback from the Zenler community.

✅ SITE/COURSE PLANNING

Draw out a simple site map, do not overcomplicate it to start with you can always expand it later.
Select images you want to use for your pages and courses, Pixabay or image search on NZ is a good place to start.
Get your site/course copy ready.
Plan out your course and how you want it to work for your students i.e. Membership or one-off payments?
Also think, are you going to use any external integrations in the course or site, if you are make sure Zenler supports them, and ask the community "Foreseen is forewarned!"
Are you going to use any automation for emails in the courses or site i.e. when someone completes a course they get a custom email, or when someone enrols they get a custom email, for information on automation visit: tutorials.newzenler.com/askzenler

✅ BUILD THE SITE

Before you create your first course you need to build your site pages.
As you already have all your copy/images prepared it should be a breeze.
Use tutorials.newzenler.com to learn how to build a site.
Use the Facebook community and ask them what they think.
Stick to your branding guidelines!

✅ BUILD THE COURSE/MEMBERSHIP

Now you are ready to start building your first course.
Use tutorials.newzenler.com to learn how to create courses.
Once you are happy with the content move on.

✅ TESTING THE SITE/COURSE

Visit tutorials.newzenler.com/askzenler to find out how to log in as a student.
Test your whole site on Desktop, Tablet and Mobile.
Test all the forms work as expected or any automation and integrations.

✅ THE LAUNCH

Now all the work is done you are ready to launch your Site and Course.
When using the Pro or Premium packages make sure you set up your Domain or Subdomain and do another check!
Tutorials.newzenler.com/askzenler is the place to go for help on anything Zenler.

✅ MARKETING

So you have your site and courses launched now you need to shout about it.
Set up Social sites and start telling people to join groups that are applicable to your niche and give them something for free to get them to sign up.
The main aim here is to get them to sign up so you can offer deals.
Create Funnels, and landing pages, and Run Live Webinars/Livestream with NZ Live to generate leads.
Make sure you have added Google Analytics and or Facebook Pixels.
Stay active and help other people to raise your profile.
DON'T JUST SPAM PEOPLE!