
Selling Lesson Plans vs Selling a Course: Which One Should You Do Now?
11/22/23 • 19 min
Question of the hour: selling a course or selling lesson plans. If you are a teacher struggling to find a spark in the classroom. Or think the only options that you have are to stay stuck pretending to love your job or leave the classroom altogether to find true happiness. I want you to start thinking about what you want your life to look like in 5 years from now, and how you might create a teacher business and be able to sustain it long term.
Creating Affordable Lesson Plans Is A Natural Step For Most Teachers.You are already doing the majority of the work. You just need to polish it up a bit to make it sale worthy online. Let’s chat course creation for a minute. Yes, you still need to learn the marketing, hype and optimization skills.
But one of my favorite things about creating a course is that you can leave that day to day, week to week, “always looking for new customers” hustle behind.
In this episode, you will learn:
- 3 ways to turn your lesson plans into a course
- The difference between a course plan and lesson plans
- Course Pricing Versus lesson plan pricing
- What passive income can do for you as a teacher
- How selling your course online can impact more students
- Numerology: Your Life Path Number
- Susan Miller Astrology Zone
- Master Number 11
- Warren Buffett
- Jess Van Den on YouTube
- Jess Van Den
- Teachers Pay Teachers
- Etsy
- Kajabi
- Teachable
Let me hit you with some good news, you’re already doing half of the work and well on your way to becoming a CEO Teacher®. It’s time you start leveraging your teaching ideas and begin making money to make your classroom work seem less like a chore and more like the fun you always dreamed about.
The 10 Steps To Get Started Selling Your Teaching Resources workbook is important when setting a clear focus for your business goals. Goals are imperative so grab your workbook and get yours on autopilot.
What’s your best path to making extra money as a teacher? I’m here to help you take massive action, and prioritize the most important biz tips and strategies as you begin the journey toward living your best life! All you have to do is take the 2 minute quiz, and find out how to unlock your teaching magic to kickstart your journey.
Check out my CEO Teacher® Book Recommendations here!
JOIN OUR CEO TEACHER® PODCAST COMMUNITY TO GROW WITH LIKE-MINDED TEACHERS:Send me a DM on Instagram– I love chatting with my people, so come ask all the questions about selling a course, membership or lesson plans.
ENJOYING THE PODCAST? THANKS FOR TUNING IN!Tag me @theceoteacher on Instagram and tell me what you are listening to! I love seeing what resonates most with our listeners!
I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know...
Question of the hour: selling a course or selling lesson plans. If you are a teacher struggling to find a spark in the classroom. Or think the only options that you have are to stay stuck pretending to love your job or leave the classroom altogether to find true happiness. I want you to start thinking about what you want your life to look like in 5 years from now, and how you might create a teacher business and be able to sustain it long term.
Creating Affordable Lesson Plans Is A Natural Step For Most Teachers.You are already doing the majority of the work. You just need to polish it up a bit to make it sale worthy online. Let’s chat course creation for a minute. Yes, you still need to learn the marketing, hype and optimization skills.
But one of my favorite things about creating a course is that you can leave that day to day, week to week, “always looking for new customers” hustle behind.
In this episode, you will learn:
- 3 ways to turn your lesson plans into a course
- The difference between a course plan and lesson plans
- Course Pricing Versus lesson plan pricing
- What passive income can do for you as a teacher
- How selling your course online can impact more students
- Numerology: Your Life Path Number
- Susan Miller Astrology Zone
- Master Number 11
- Warren Buffett
- Jess Van Den on YouTube
- Jess Van Den
- Teachers Pay Teachers
- Etsy
- Kajabi
- Teachable
Let me hit you with some good news, you’re already doing half of the work and well on your way to becoming a CEO Teacher®. It’s time you start leveraging your teaching ideas and begin making money to make your classroom work seem less like a chore and more like the fun you always dreamed about.
The 10 Steps To Get Started Selling Your Teaching Resources workbook is important when setting a clear focus for your business goals. Goals are imperative so grab your workbook and get yours on autopilot.
What’s your best path to making extra money as a teacher? I’m here to help you take massive action, and prioritize the most important biz tips and strategies as you begin the journey toward living your best life! All you have to do is take the 2 minute quiz, and find out how to unlock your teaching magic to kickstart your journey.
Check out my CEO Teacher® Book Recommendations here!
JOIN OUR CEO TEACHER® PODCAST COMMUNITY TO GROW WITH LIKE-MINDED TEACHERS:Send me a DM on Instagram– I love chatting with my people, so come ask all the questions about selling a course, membership or lesson plans.
ENJOYING THE PODCAST? THANKS FOR TUNING IN!Tag me @theceoteacher on Instagram and tell me what you are listening to! I love seeing what resonates most with our listeners!
I don’t want you to miss a thing! Be the first to know...
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