ONLINE LEARNING · GETTING STARTED · 26 articles

Start your first online course business.

Decisions to make before you write your first lesson: LMS choice, pricing model, course structure, and what to build versus skip in version one.

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What you'll find here

  • First-time LMS decisions that lock you in for years
  • Pricing model: one-time, subscription, cohort, freemium
  • Course structure: modules, lessons, quizzes, certificates
  • What to skip in v1: gamification, mobile app, community

Our take

First-time course creators over-build. The patterns here help you ship a real course in 30 days instead of a perfect course in 6 months that never launches.

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