Episode 8

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23rd Dec 2024

8. Three Essential Steps to Keep Your Course or Curriculum Relevant in 2025

Is Your Online Course Ready for 2025? When was the last time you looked at it?

Are you an online business owner with a course collecting virtual dust or a coach with outdated curriculum? With 2025 just around the corner, it’s time to revitalize your self-paced content and position your course as a game-changer for the new year!

In this episode, Nicole Leman shares three essential steps to refresh your course and curriculum so you can continue making a lasting impact. Plus, get a bonus tip to help you reflect on the long-term purpose of your content.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

1. Perform an Audit: Review, Remove, and Update

  • Why it's critical to perform an audit of your course content before the new year.
  • How to identify outdated material and what needs to be removed.
  • The importance of adding new insights, resources, and tools to keep your course fresh and relevant.
  • Practical tips for updating documents, templates, and digital resources.

2. Gather and Analyze Feedback: Understand Your Learners' Needs

  • How to gather valuable feedback from your students and course participants.
  • What to do if you haven’t received feedback yet (and why you should prioritize it).
  • Addressing feedback and common obstacles that learners face in your course.
  • How to apply new industry trends and pain points to improve your content.

3. Review the Systems Surrounding Your Course: Email Sequences, Funnels, and Onboarding

  • Why updating your course systems is just as important as updating your content.
  • Tips for reviewing email sequences, upsells, order bumps, and course completion messages.
  • How to enhance your student onboarding process to improve the learner experience and reduce drop-offs.

Bonus Tip: Reflect on the Purpose of Your Course

  • Why it’s essential to revisit the purpose of your course in 2025.
  • How to align your content with your goals and ensure it continues to serve your audience effectively.

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Keywords: online course updates, self-paced content, course audit, feedback for online courses, course systems review, course purpose reflection, online course strategy, course creation tips, learning design, course content updates, course systems and funnels, self-paced learning

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The Educational Design Lab - Online Courses, Digital Products, & Ebooks for Female Entrepreneurs
Build a Course That Get Results
Are you bursting with ideas for a mini course, eager to share your expertise as a service provider with the world, but struggling to pinpoint the best next steps? Feeling uncertain about how to effectively structure your online course as you step into the world of digital products? Unsure about what concepts will truly resonate with your audience? Maybe you've scaled your business and are ready to elevate your brand presence and credibility through high-quality course content. Or you're a successful coach itching to break free from endless weekly live calls, because if you were honest, you're starting to get bitter about hand holding your clients through your whole process.

I get it. The world of online courses and online programs can be daunting. Where to start? How to stay focused? What to include? How to deliver insane results? I'm here to tell you that you can have the confidence you crave in an online course. One that saves you your sanity and delivers the highest possible results for your clients.

Hey hey and official welcome to The Educational Design Lab Podcast. I’m Nicole Lehman, ex-teacher turned online business owner, mom of 2, course strategist, learning expert, avid coffee drinker, and lover of crisp fall mornings. I am so excited to walk alongside you as you pursue the best strategies for building online courses in your business.

Each week on this podcast I am coming to you with everything you need to know to move forward in confidence in your online courses and digital products. I'm here to equip you with simple learning strategies that will generate high client results on repeat while simultaneously take some of the weight of your shoulders. Say goodbye to your best guess and hello to learning strategy that delivers- for your clients and for you.

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