Jenny Scribani
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Tips From Course Creators Making Over $20,000 Per Month!
Whether you’ve just created your first online course or have been working in the online course industry for a while, one thing remains in common: You want to make the biggest impact possible. Boosting your income from online courses is dependent on a few factors, according to these five high-performing course creators — creators who make over $20k per month in revenue.
Amplifying Your Branded Experience To Reach Your Future Students
At some point, every course creator feels as if they’ve hit a ceiling in their audience size; like there aren’t any more students who are interested in their courses. This is the time that many creators feel defeated and wonder how to grow their audience amidst the saturated online market. Many seek new content to catch their target market’s attention and spend money on ads without a strategic plan in place. But what if there was an easier solution? Turns out, there is.
Thinkific Crosses 100M Online Courses Taken on its Platform
Vancouver, BC – December 22, 2020 – Thinkific, the leading platform for creating, marketing and selling online courses, today announced that it has now seen more than 100 million course enrollments taken through its platform. The latest milestone comes at the end of an exceptional growth year for the company. Over 63 million courses were taken in 2020 alone. Thinkific’s all-in-one SaaS platform now sees on average 1.5 million new courses taken every week across 190 countries.
How To Teach English Online
In a digitally-connected world where there are more than 1.5 billion people looking to improve their English by connecting with native-speaking instructors around the world, there’s never been a better opportunity to dip a toe into teaching English online. This field is growing rapidly – in fact, the market for online language learning is predicted to be worth more than $10.5 billion by 2025, and you can do it from anywhere in the world so long as you have a strong internet connection.
Bloom's Taxonomy: A Crash Course For Online Course Creators
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a well-established pedagogical framework for helping teachers effectively meet the needs of their students – but can course creators and entrepreneurs leverage the same framework for their business? We certainly think so. When you were in school, where did you thrive: numbers or words? Were Maths and Science your favorite subjects, or did you wait eagerly for English class? Have you ever stopped to think about how you reached that point?
The Impact Of COVID-19 On The Online Course Industry
When COVID-19 prompted lockdown measures across Europe and North America in March 2020, the impact on brick and mortar establishments was immediate. From sprawling factories to mom-and-pop corner shops, the pandemic drove customers and employees back into their homes and forced business owners to reconsider their future. Many of these businesses turned to online education as a way to keep their business afloat. In early 2019, the online course industry was forecast to be worth $300B by 2025.
How To Build A Lesson Plan
So you’ve got a great course topic, you’ve built a course outline to help you deliver, and now you’re all set to start your first lesson plan. When it comes to building an online course that delivers, you need to be strategic about your lessons. Each lesson plan is a building block that ladders up to your overarching course goals. Let’s talk about how to build a lesson plan that hits home.
7 Keys To Creating A Personal Brand
In a world where anyone with access to the internet and social media can build a platform, the competition for audience attention has never been tougher. For entrepreneurs looking to stand out from the crowd, a personal brand is key. Gathered from our complete guide to personal branding, these 7 actionable steps will help you build a compelling personal brand to attract your perfect clients. 1. Build Your Foundation Not sure where to start?
10 Black Thinkific Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets to Success
The 2019 State of Women-Owned Business Report estimated a 21% growth in women-owned businesses in the USA between 2014 and 2019, against a 9% growth in businesses overall. In the same period, however, firms owned by Black women grew at more than double that rate, peaking at 50% and making Black women the fastest-growing entrepreneurs of their peers.
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How These Entrepreneurs Pivoted Their Businesses Online
When the Covid-19 pandemic forced much of the world indoors early this year, businesses found themselves staring down a new challenge: staying profitable and engaged in a brave new socially-distanced world. Many companies made a seamless transition to remote work, some even making the call to make their remote workforce an indefinite arrangement.
The Women Behind Your Tech
From Ada Lovelace to Katherine Johnson, women have been behind some of tech’s greatest achievements. This International Women's Day at Lighthouse Labs, we’re celebrating a few of the unsung heroes who have left an impact on the tech landscape. Annie Easley Annie spent 34 years as a computer programmer at NASA, where she developed code to support alternative power technologies. Her work had a direct impact on energy conversion systems and revolutionary batteries used in the first hybrid cars.
Our Journey to 12 Weeks
Here at Lighthouse Labs, we’re committed to staying ahead of the curve in coding education and digital literacy. Over the past five years, we’ve launched more than 1000 graduates into Canada’s coding workforce, with 93% of our graduates securing software development roles within 120 days of graduation. We keep our finger on the pulse of the software development industry, making sure we know what skills will be demanded of our grads when they enter the working world.
Why We're Launching A National Initiative To Celebrate Mentorship
Mentorship is central to the learning experience at Lighthouse Labs. Our team of talented mentors are essential to student success - their varied input equips students with a collection of problem-solving strategies they can take into every challenge. They’re the bridge between students and the professional development world, and they’re a touchpoint for students to expand their network.
What is Extended Reality (XR)?
When it comes to searching for products online, a majority of U.S. shoppers go directly to Amazon. Thanks to this widespread use, product searches on Amazon provide interesting insights into current consumer behavior, including what shoppers have been focusing on in 2020. Today’s chart uses data from Ahrefs to showcase Amazon’s top 100 U.S. product searches. We’ll also dive into the most popular categories, as well as top keyword searches on a global basis.
The Rise of Regtech: How Software Can Help Cut Regulatory Risks
For centuries, humans have looked to space and the stars for answers. The fascination is more than philosophical—it’s coupled with the need to solve problems here on Earth. Today, there are seemingly countless benefits and applications of space technology. Satellites, for instance, are becoming critical for everything from internet connectivity and precision agriculture, to border security and archaeological study.
Visualizing Job Growth in Top Tech Markets in North America
While COVID-19 is dominating headlines, another kind of emergency is threatening the lives of millions of people around the world—food insecurity. The two are very much intertwined, however. By the end of 2020, authorities estimate that upwards of 265 million people could be on the brink of starvation globally, almost double the current rate of crisis-level food insecurity.
Visualizing the Business Value of the Blockchain
The Business Value of the Blockchain The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Blockchain can be an elusive concept. Its abstract nature leaves many wondering if this emerging technology is the global catalyst evangelists claim it to be. But blockchain is more of a tool than a catalyst – not a one-size-fits-all, but a new foundation underpinning our everyday tasks.
Is a robot coming for your job?
Are you ready to hand your job over to R2D2? A recent study by the Mckinsey Global Institute forecasts up to 800 million workers worldwide could lose their jobs to automation by 2030. Industrial machine operators, administrators, and service workers will be the first to take a hit. Meanwhile, poorer countries with lower investment in tech are less likely to feel the pinch.
Will a Robot Take Your Job?
Many companies have launched a streaming service over the past few years, trying to capitalize on the digital media shift and launching the so-called “streaming wars.” After Netflix grew from a small DVD-rental company to a household name, every media company from Disney to Apple saw recurring revenues ripe for the taking. Likewise, the audio industry has long-since accepted Spotify’s rise to prominence, as streaming has become the de facto method of consumption for many.
Video: Preparing For The Energy Needs Of The Future
Video: Preparing For The Energy Needs Of The Future on November 6, 2018 at 1:27 am We’re living in a time of unprecedented change. Our snail mail has turned to email. We’ve traded our TVs and radios for Netflix and iTunes. Instead of going to the store down the street, we do our shopping online, and we can even pay with crypto instead of cash. Our world is transforming, and so is the energy industry.
These are the most profitable industries in every US state
A glance the leading industries in the U.S. reveals a few surprises – and less diversity than you might think. Today’s graphic from HowMuch.net uses data from GO Banking Rates and the U.S. Census Bureau to map out the most profitable industry in each U.S. State. Image: Visual Capitalist A unique state identity While each U.S. state is unique in its cultural identity, the lay of the land determines which industries will thrive.
The Most Profitable Industry in Every U.S. State
Mapped: Global Happiness Levels in 2022 What really makes people happy? While countless academic researchers have tried to get to the bottom of this, the truth is, it’s a complicated question to answer. Happiness levels depend on a number of factors, including one’s financial security, perceptions of social support, feelings of personal freedom, and much more. This map pulls data from the World Happiness Report to uncover the average happiness scores of 146 countries.
Map: A Visual Guide To Europe’s Member States
EU, NATO, and Schengen, oh my! Amidst whispers of Brexit and potential changes within NATO, you might be wondering how these organizations fit into the big picture of Europe’s member states. Europe has members in at least four major treaty groups, each of which governs a different aspect of the region’s infrastructure. Let’s break down each group: European Union (EU) The European Union is primarily a political organization.
Map: Which Cities Hold Africa’s Wealth?
The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. The economy in Africa is on the rise, and financial hubs are beginning to emerge. While the resource-rich African continent has seen only 13% growth in total private wealth over the past 10 years, the 3% spike in the past year alone indicates the growth is just warming up. Africa will also be home to 13 out of the 20 of the world’s largest megacities by 2100.
Blockchain Governance: How Boundaries Can Help the Blockchain to Scale
When you’re building something great, things are bound to get messy. As many as 80-90% of startups fold and those left standing also fail, repeatedly. Rarely does a business take a straight run at success, and that includes the likes of Apple, Facebook, and their fellow tech giants. Product lines can come to a screeching halt. Ideas can be stolen. And, yes, even geniuses like Steve Jobs get forced out.
These US tech giants have the most AI-related patents
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we live, and the tech giants are racing to stay ahead of the curve. AI-related funding totaled an estimated $15.2 billion in 2017, a 144% increase over the previous year. The U.S. tech industry leads with a 50% share of those investments, even with China swiftly closing the gap in terms of patents and AI research.
Chart: The AI-mazing Patent Race
Chart: The AI-mazing Patent Race on September 13, 2018 at 11:04 am Chart: The AI-mazing Patent Race The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we live, and the tech giants are racing to stay ahead of the curve. AI-related funding totaled an estimated $15.2 billion in 2017, a 144% increase over the previous year.
Facebook's Volatile Year in One Giant Chart
Facebook’s Volatile Year in One Giant Chart View the high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here. Facebook has found itself in the headlines a lot in 2018, but not for the reasons investors are likely to be excited about. The tech giant battled privacy scandals, policy changes, and dwindling user engagement throughout the year, and in July the company made history with an overnight drop of $119 billion in market capitalization – the single largest drop in U.S. history.
Infographic: How the Blockchain is Powering Our Future
View the high-resolution of the infographic by clicking here. From Olympic opening ceremonies to public safety, drone applications have come a long way. In fact, their modern applications are set to almost double the total value of the commercial drone market from $22.5 billion to $42.8 billion between 2020-2025, at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
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