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Millennial Investing by The Investor’s Podcast Network is hosted by Patrick Donley and Kyle Grieve. Millennial Investing is one of the top-ranked investing podcasts in the world geared to the millennial generation.Here’s what we do:- We have conversations with the world’s best investors, entrepreneu… read more

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MI100: Masterclass on Building an Online Course Business w/ Jacques Hopkins

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 

  • 5:19 - The six side-businesses that Jacques started that failed, why they failed, and how he realized that creating a piano course was the right choice for him 
  • 12:21 - Lessons Jacques learned from his failures and how he’s applying them to his business today
  • 18:15 - Why there is a misconception that online courses are an easy way to riches, 
  • 21:28 - What other myths there are around online courses, and what the actual truth is 
  • 23:94 - How to actually convert YouTube viewers into customers and what kind of call-to-action one can use to do so 
  • 36:38 - What to consider when deciding to quit one’s job and what kind of “ah-ha” moments to watch out for in order to take the leap into becoming a full-time entrepreneur
  • 46:07 - Where to start when building an online course and how to build an audience without any existing following
  • 48:21 - If starting on YouTube is a good strategy when building an audience for an online course and if it can be an additional revenue stream (or just a purely top-of-the-funnel type strategy)
  • 54:02 - What a funnel is and what it means when something is top-of-funnel
  • 55:52 - How to think about the dynamic of giving away content for free versus making people pay for a product
  • 59:43 - The big shift that happened in Jacques online course business that saved him from going back to his former job
  • 58:36 - What an evergreen funnel is and the work needed to make one actually work
  • 1:01:22 - Where to learn and how to learn marketing strategies and software tools that Jacques uses today
  • 1:04:48 - The first thing one should focus on learning and how to go about it if one is just starting out as a brand-new course creator
  • 1:14:03 - How to focus as an entrepreneur, especially if you want to create multiple projects
  • 1:17:34 - Habits or principles to incorporate into one’s life that will lead to success
  • And much, much more!


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