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timely as i’m about to figure out how to host online courses for my productivity coaching business. your explanation makes a lot of sense. from a podcast with a

timely as i’m about to figure out how to host online courses for my productivity coaching business. your explanation makes a lot of sense. from a podcast with austin alred of lambda school, i heard that live courses boosted engagement dramatically. pre-recorded content is attractive because it’s one and done and doesn’t require management beyond occasionally updating. a bunch of creators are looking to decouple time from income. productivity youtuber with sub 1mil followers is making 1k+ per month from one course on skillshare. since pre-recorded stuff is passive income vs live presentation is active, i think it would be helpful for you to communicate the monetary (hopefully positive) impact of doing live courses versus a pre-recorded ones.

ishbaid 6y ago
What we’ve discovered that selling pre-recorded courses isn’t necessarily “passive Income.” Yes, you don’t have to spend your time actively teaching, but do have to feed the sales funnel and create awareness for your product. With live courses, while your time is spent more on actively teaching, you’re able to charge nearly 3x as much because you are providing real time support. In addition, while students initially come for the content, they stick around for the community.