35. Laura Petersen on How to Turn Your Teaching Experience into a Bestselling Book in Your Niche
04/22/20 • 42 min
If you’re currently a teacher, you most likely have years and years of lesson plans, classes, and course materials in your archives. Why not turn all your knowledge into a best selling book?
Welcome to Anomalous Educator, where each week award-winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.
If you’re an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people’s lives while having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you.
Laura Petersen is an expert on writing and self-publishing books quickly, and making them a success. Her first book Copywriting for Podcasters, became a #1 Bestseller in the U.S. and Canada almost instantly.
In 2016 Laura, who’s known as “Laptop Laura” on social media, used what she learned in the book writing process to create CopyThatPops. This literary hub helps other like-minded teachers and creatives use books as a way to build credibility for their brand, and spread their message to a broader audience.
In this episode, Ray and Laura discuss the process of turning your already existing body of work into a successful book. Laura lays out her easy to follow book-writing process. Even if you’re not an experienced writer, or have never considered becoming an author before, you may rethink your game plan after hearing her story.
Also within this episode:
- How Laura fell in love with traveling as a teenager
- How her teaching career began
- What it was like living in Germany as an American when 9/11 happened
- The book that changed Laura’s life
- How her first tutoring business began
- How she wrote and published a best selling book in 30 days
- Laura’s PSD writing method and how to implement it for yourself
- Why she gives herself tight deadlines
Links:
Buy Laura’s Book- Copywriting for Podcasters
If you’re currently a teacher, you most likely have years and years of lesson plans, classes, and course materials in your archives. Why not turn all your knowledge into a best selling book?
Welcome to Anomalous Educator, where each week award-winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.
If you’re an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people’s lives while having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you.
Laura Petersen is an expert on writing and self-publishing books quickly, and making them a success. Her first book Copywriting for Podcasters, became a #1 Bestseller in the U.S. and Canada almost instantly.
In 2016 Laura, who’s known as “Laptop Laura” on social media, used what she learned in the book writing process to create CopyThatPops. This literary hub helps other like-minded teachers and creatives use books as a way to build credibility for their brand, and spread their message to a broader audience.
In this episode, Ray and Laura discuss the process of turning your already existing body of work into a successful book. Laura lays out her easy to follow book-writing process. Even if you’re not an experienced writer, or have never considered becoming an author before, you may rethink your game plan after hearing her story.
Also within this episode:
- How Laura fell in love with traveling as a teenager
- How her teaching career began
- What it was like living in Germany as an American when 9/11 happened
- The book that changed Laura’s life
- How her first tutoring business began
- How she wrote and published a best selling book in 30 days
- Laura’s PSD writing method and how to implement it for yourself
- Why she gives herself tight deadlines
Links:
Buy Laura’s Book- Copywriting for Podcasters
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34. How To Utilize Multi-Media Channels To Grow Your Online Business With Jim & May
The internet is an amazing tool for any teacher. With multiple channels to utilize, and different media channels to choose from, the business-boosting possibilities are endless.
Welcome to The Anomalous Educator, where each week award-winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.
If you’re an educator, entrepreneur, or someone who wants to improve people’s lives while having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you.
In this episode of The Anomalous Educator, Ray is joined by Jim Fricker and May Larios García. This linguistically-inclined couple founded Spanish and Go, the online hub that teaches students real-world Spanish.
By teaching through their online courses, retreats, podcast and YouTube channel, they strive to inspire Spanish learners to travel to Spanish-speaking countries with confidence. By introducing real-life Spanish vocabulary, students can experience the culture, taste the flavors, meet the locals, and appreciate the beauty of each country that much more.
May Larios is a Mexican English and Spanish teacher from the state of Colima, Mexico. After graduating from the School of Foreign Languages in Colima in 2010, May followed her dream of teaching languages.
Jim Fricker is a musician from Minnesota. In 2010, Jim was on a mission to learn Spanish. After some time learning the very basics online, he headed off to Mexico, where he met his lovely wife, May. Over the years, Jim has owned a recording studio and considers himself a technology enthusiast– which plays a crucial role in his new career, creating online content.
Jim and May have now pooled their skills together to create an unforgettable Spanish immersion program. It allows people to experience and explore one of the most beautiful and charming cities in Latin America, all while practicing their Spanish.
In this episode, Ray, May and Jim talk about their mutual love of language learning, and how it brought them together. They also dive into the dynamics of what it means to own a business as a couple, and how to grow a successful YouTube channel.
In this episode, you can learn:
- The unexpected way Jim and May met
- The fear of something new and how to overcome it
- Why Jim and May created a ‘non-standard’ lifestyle
- Why every couple should have a formal business meeting with their partner
- How to incorporate different media channels into your business
- How to make the best content possible
- Why you need to just dive in!
- How to Listen To The Valid Feedback
Links:
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36. How To Create A Successful Online Teaching Business Using Simple Steps
Building an online business from the ground up may be daunting for all the aspiring online educators out there. But it certainly doesn’t have to be. There are many simple steps you can take to get yourself on track and make your business a success.
Welcome to The Anomalous Educator, where each week award-winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.
If you’re an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people’s lives while having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you.
In this episode of The Anomalous Educator, we are joined by Annemarie Fowler, the founder of Speak Confident English.
Annemarie is an online fluency and confidence coach for shy non-native English speakers who want to be successful in English. For over 20 years, she has strived to fulfill her commitment to helping international women live life in English with confidence.
In 2014, she launched Speak Confident English, which has helped hundreds of students from 73 countries develop the skills they need, so they can be confident English speakers. Each Wednesday, she shares free ‘Confident English’ lessons with more than 275,000 followers in her community.
Annemarie’s deep love of traveling has seen her move 14 times in her busy lifetime. She has lived in five different countries, including the U.S., Pakistan, Czech Republic, Germany, and France.
In this episode, Ray and Annemarie discuss how teaching English around the world has shaped who she is today. They also dive into why in-depth reviews of her favorite students helped her whittle out her niche and why following your passion may not be the best idea.
Also in this episode:
- How Annemarie runs an online business alongside her passion for travel
- How Annemarie transitioned from teaching in a classroom to teaching online
- What Annemarie loves about teaching remotely
- Why teachers are so creative and highly adaptable
- Annemarie’s biggest business failure and how she overcame it
- Why you need to be vigilant about your surroundings and seek out good Wi-Fi
- Understanding Annemarie’s business
- How Annemarie defined her niche and how you can too
- The realistic timeline for creating a successful business
- Why you need to be creating free content while staying consistent
- Why you shouldn’t follow your passion
Links:
Speak Confident English: Website
Speak Confident English: YouTube
Speak Confident English: Instagram
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