How to use Mini Courses When to Use Mini Courses

It's done: You've designed every content page, uploaded every video, uploaded all the quizzes. Your online course is ready to go live. How do you figure out who wants to enroll?

Enter mini courses. A mini course is a focused course that is centered around a specific area of study. Typically two to three hours in length A mini-course focuses on helping students overcome a particular issue or reach a specific goal.

A mini-course for free is an excellent way to create an email list and identify who might be keen on your complete, paid course. Additionally, creating a mini-course doesn't require much effort. You could pull the content you already have to make an unpaid mini course that entices users to purchase the full thing.

We've narrowed down the best approach to rolling out an introductory course based on your needs: First, when you need to create leads. Then, an alternative approach instances when you're trying to prove a course idea.

Leads can be generated for a course.

A mini course is an excellent lead-generator. Offering samples of content is among the easiest ways to get email addresses of folks who will want your full course.

Consider this In the event that people don't want to give you an email address to sign up for your mini-course and it's highly unlikely that they'll be willing to pay for a whole course that covers the same issue.

Here are some ways to gather those leads by first driving an interest to your mini-course.

• Create a landing page with an opt-in to the mini-course for free. These are suggestions for making an outstanding landing page that converts.
• Highlight your mini course with your next newsletter, or product update.
• Make a section of your current email list, and then ask them to see if they're interested in learning the mini-course.
• You can share your mini-course via social media, and participate in discussions when the mini-course is pertinent.
• Make a blog entry for your blog or guest post on a website to explain a challenge that your mini-course can solve. Incorporate a call to action to enroll.

After your viewers have had some taste of your material by taking a short course, they're likely to want the full product. When you give a taste at no cost, you'll be able to draw attention to your customers and improve your conversion rate.

Verify your course plan.

You can also think of a mini course to be "testing your waters" in the development of a idea for a course.

In the beginning, you could make your course available to a small batch of curious people. Imagine it as an "exclusive first look" and request comments prior to launching. Small launches also allow you to collect testimonials for your next website that will allow you to reach more learners.

Do not be afraid to inquire directly with users if they'd take the full course. This is after all the value of the miniature course! If learners are enthusiastic, you could even consider offering a referral code as well as establishing a mini-ambassador system to complete the course. It is also possible to reward mini course students by offering the students an exclusive discount for the full course.

Build a mini course with .

There are a few methods to start your mini course started:

      Create a New Course      

You can build your mini course as completely different course

• Click on LMS and click on COURSES.
• Select the "Add New" button that is located on the upper right of the page.
• Select the "Builder" tab in the navigation bar at the top.

Mini courses are typically only one section, so you can skip the section builder and move right along to adding your lesson.

To repurpose an existing lesson, you can use to repurpose an existing lesson, use the "Lessons" box in the sidebar. You can click "View the entire collection" or search box to locate an exact lesson by its title. Click on a lesson within the lesson's box, then hit the "Add" icon. It will then add the lesson to your mini course.

After you've uploaded the course, you'll be able to modify the subject and title as needed to fit your theme or the goal of your mini-course. It is possible to drag and drop additional topics, add a quiz or a test, etc. until you feel your mini-course is complete.

      Use the Course Creation Wizard      

Once you have uploaded your video(s) after uploading, you will be able to adjust your settings and configure your mini-course exactly. Be sure to change your mini course's settings on "free" in place of "open" for it to need an email registration touchpoint.

Have you tried it but not yet? Try the demo to discover how a no-cost mini course could work for your marketing plan. The demo is available your options as a participant and course creator enrolling for the free demo.