{"id":480,"date":"2018-01-10T11:12:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weasipeasi.support\/?p=480"},"modified":"2018-06-17T10:04:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T10:04:25","slug":"sell-courses-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomwp.com\/sell-courses-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Courses Through Your WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"
Selling an online course can be a profitable endeavour. But how do you go about selling courses through your WordPress website? Let’s discuss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the many ways the online world shapes our society is through offering everyone in the world the right to proper education. With the rise of platforms, such as eDX and Udemy, it’s now easier than ever to find quality courses on almost any subject.<\/span><\/p>\n The rise of online learning also presents experienced professionals with the option to achieve an additional income stream. All you have to do is know what you want to say, create a course and sell it. But, how do you do that?<\/span><\/p>\n To start things off, you should already be familiar with the basics of the WordPress platform and hosting<\/a>. The main topics we decided to cover are related to the choice of essential plugins, how to go about your marketing strategy and what a proper WordPress course website should be.<\/span><\/p>\n There are three main issues you face when creating a WordPress course website. The website should have restricted content that is only available to those who have paid for the course. Second, you should have a system in place that helps you keep track of the orders and that processes the payments. And last, but not least, you should the right marketing tools to keep everything in order.<\/span><\/p>\n While there are other tools for each respective category, we decided to include the ones below due to the ease of installation and use, plus their relatively reasonable affordability.<\/span><\/p>\n Price: Free Basic Version, Paid Add-Ons<\/span><\/p>\n Link: https:\/\/easydigitaldownloads.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Easy Digital Downloads is one of the most efficient eCommerce plugins at a marketers disposal. It is designed to help you sell software products, the plugin is entirely free to use, and while there are paid add-ons, the basic version will be enough when starting out. It’s extremely helpful if you are selling multiple courses. The plugin has a number of features including full marketing data reporting, download activity tracker, discount codes and more. On top of all this, the plugin has dominant Stripe and Paypal add-ons, this will help you make the payment process for your customers that touch smoother, giving you the edge on your competition.<\/span><\/p>\n Price: $99 per year for one site, $149 for 5 Sites, $249 Pro Add-ons for Unlimited Sites, $499 one-time Payment for Unlimited Sites<\/span><\/p>\n Link: https:\/\/restrictcontentpro.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Created by the same team behind Easy Digital Downloads, Restrict Content Pro is one of the most effective WordPress membership plugins. Once installed, the plugin allows users to provide Stripe, PayPal and Braintree as free add-on payment gateways. Restrict Content Pro also has built-in email manager, CSV export, MailChimp and MailPoet support and so much more. I warrant the price tag, the plugin is extremely powerful and is a definite recommendation for everyone that is new to WordPress. It’s easy to use and intuitive. The plugin may not offer a long list of third-party services and plugin support, but the extensive list of features will be enough to help you get off the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n Price: $36 One-Time Payment (Per Website)<\/span><\/p>\n Link: https:\/\/codecanyon.net\/item\/elite-video-player-wordpress-plugin\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n If you provide video-based courses, then having a powerful playback plugin is a must. Elite Video Player is the cheap and cheerful video plugin. It can provide YouTube, Vimeo and other self-hosted support. What truly sets this plugin apart is its intuitive and responsive design that is optimised for mobile use. Elite Video Player also allows you to put ads on before your videos, but try to refrain doing so on a training course.<\/span><\/p>\n Price: Free, $10-50 per Month for 5000 Subscribers, $199+ per more for other plans<\/span><\/p>\nThe Overview of Creating a WordPress Website to Sell Courses<\/span><\/h3>\n
The Basics<\/span><\/h3>\n
Suggested Plugins, Software and Tools<\/span><\/h3>\n
Easy Digital Downloads<\/span><\/h5>\n
Restrict Content Pro<\/span><\/h5>\n
Elite Video Player<\/span><\/h5>\n
MailChimp<\/span><\/h5>\n