Creating an online course is a great learning experience, and another way that authors can potentially earn income. Currently I have two courses for sale, on how to make ebooks. One is on Udemy and the other on Skillshare. It's been a great experience teaching these courses, and now I'm looking into making a course about dinosaurs, to complement my I Know Dino podcast. As … [Read more...] about Becoming an Authorpreneur: Resources for Creating and Selling Online Courses
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Indie Authors and Authorpreneurs: Teaching Online Courses
To many people, self-publishing means producing ebooks. But nowadays, that’s a limited way of thinking. A lot of indie authors call themselves authorpreneurs, and at least some of them have expanded their business to include not only books, but other digital content such as blogs, podcasts, videos, and even online courses. Making and selling your own online courses is one of … [Read more...] about Indie Authors and Authorpreneurs: Teaching Online Courses
An Explanation of E-Book Formats
If you are a self-published author or someone looking to do e-book conversions, it can feel daunting at first because there are so many different formats to worry about. The two main formats, however, are EPUB and Kindle's proprietary format. EPUB can be used and read on Apple, Nook, Kobo, Sony, Google, and more devices, and Kindle's format can only be read on Kindle … [Read more...] about An Explanation of E-Book Formats
4 Big Reasons to Create Your Own E-Books
My first Slideshare show. Let me know what you think! … [Read more...] about 4 Big Reasons to Create Your Own E-Books
Udemy: Increasing the Volume of Recorded Videos in 9 Easy Steps
Publishing a course on Udemy has been a great learning experience. I've already gotten some feedback for my course, How to Create Beautiful E-Books. One of the suggestions was to increase the volume of my video lectures, so I spent some time researching how to do that without having to reshoot all the videos. Turns out it's pretty easy and straight forward, so I wanted to share … [Read more...] about Udemy: Increasing the Volume of Recorded Videos in 9 Easy Steps
The Udemy Platform and Coupon Codes
Udemy is a popular online learning platform that was launched in 2010. According to the site, you can learn real skills from real experts. Anyone can sign up for courses on topics ranging from photography to golf to e-books. And on the flip side, anyone can create a course in their field of expertise. However, Udemy only wants high quality courses that contain mostly videos, … [Read more...] about The Udemy Platform and Coupon Codes
Learn How to Make Beautiful E-Books
I recently finished my first Udemy course, where I teach how to make e-books using free tools! For a limited time, you can access the course at a discount price of $17. Click here to register now! Here's a little more about what the course entails: Create professional, high-quality e-books, at no cost to you! Using Sigil and other free tools, create and … [Read more...] about Learn How to Make Beautiful E-Books