In this episode, host Julie Hood shares her 14 favorite tools for creating your online course (and videos) and then marketing it. Bookmark this list because you’ll come back to it over and over again.

Be sure to catch the July 2021 Kajabi special pricing… get 3 months for only $99 (that’s just $33 a month) & get Julie’s bonuses to get your course business up and running!

What are the bonuses?

A one-on-one coaching call with me to discuss your business ($150 value)
6 Steps to Build Your Perfect Mini-Course ($97 value)
90 days of workshops with me for free:
July, 2021 – Effortless Email Marketing for Course Creators: What to Send, How to Send It and Secrets for Making It Work ($197 value)
August, 2021 – Sales Page Creation Secrets for Course Creators: How to Create and Design a Page That Wows Your Students ($197 value)
September, 2021 – Joint Ventures for Course Creators: The Secret Sauce to Use Other People’s Lists to Find Your Perfect Students ($197 value)

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Creating Your Course

To host your course:
- Kajabi – Julie’s favorite all-in-one and student experience.
- Or Thinkific – if you’re on a tight budget and need to get started with one course for free.
To record and edit videos:
Google Docs and Google Slides
Ring Light to improve your videos
Envato Elements for presentation templates
Funnel Gorgeous for slide decks and presentation templates
Microphone
- Irig (for recording from your phone)
- ATR 2100 USB (for recording from your computer

Marketing Your Course

ConvertKit for an email newsletter
Audacity for audio editing
MissingLettr for a year’s worth of social media posts
Social Bee for recurring social media posts
Snappa for creating graphics (yes, instead of Canva!)
For tracking links:
- Use Pretty Links Lite for WordPress sites
- Use Rebrandly to set up your own link tracker
For a project management tool, consider Trello

E051 - 14 Favorite Tools for Creating & Marketing an Online Course