Where do I even start in creating an online course?
This is a very good question!
Where to start is an important question to reflect on.
My suggestion would be to choose a niche.
Google defines a niche as "a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service."
In the online course world, this means you want to find a very specific group of people and solve a problem for them.
Examples:
Yoga teachers who want to learn how to use instagram to find new students
Yoga practitioners who want to learn how to handstand
People in the corporate world who want to add 30 minutes of yoga to their day
Yoga for moms with limited time
Learn to teach meditation with a certified course
Help those wanting to sleep better by using Ayurveda
We want to think of a certain group of people (that you're familiar with and can relate to) and solve a problem for them.
To break it down further, list out your skills whether these are certified or things you do and know you would love to share about.
Looking at this list, what things would you want to share or something you used to struggle with a few years ago or perhaps you get asked about all the time?
To give you an example, a few years ago I really wanted to learn how to create an online course to still be able to share Yoga & Ayurveda with students, even though I was no longer in Bali.
I was a yoga teacher who wanted more freedom in my schedule
This is now who my ideal clients are. Yoga teachers who are ready to start earning passive income by creating their own online courses.
When you’re trying to decide on your course topic, less is going to be more. You want to be as specific as possible in terms of who you’d like to help and what you’re helping them with.
From your lists narrow it down further and pick the top 3 topics that you would want to share.
With these 3 topics, think about the following questions:
WHAT problem do you solve?
WHOSE problem are you solving?
With these two questions try to write as much and as detailed as possible. Be really specific. Imagine the person you are trying to solve the problem for. Give them a name, where do they live, what do they do, what is their lifestyle, etc.
From these 3 topics, which one would you want to start with now? This will be your niche.