Course Creation for Solopreneurs: How to Design Online Courses That Actually Transform Your Students and Grow Your Business
Course design that actually works. Learn how to build an online course that transforms your students and grows your business. Course Creation for Solopreneurs is hosted by Dr. Curtis Satterfield.
I've spent 17 years as an educator and course designer, helping thousands of students learn new skills. After years of watching solopreneurs struggle with course creation, I see the same problems come up again and again. Courses packed with information but missing clear outcomes. Students who buy but never finish. Launches that flop because the course itself wasn't built to deliver results.
My mission is to show you a better way. One that starts with your student's transformation and builds everything around that.
In my under-20-minute episodes, I get straight to the problem and show you how to fix it. You'll learn how to structure your course so students actually complete it, create lessons that stick, and build something you're proud to sell. Whenever it makes sense, I'll link helpful resources in the show notes so you can take action right away.
Creating an online course can feel overwhelming. There's conflicting advice everywhere, and it's easy to get stuck overthinking your outline, second-guessing your content, or wondering if anyone will even buy it. This podcast doesn't ignore that. Instead, it walks you through the messy and confusing parts step by step so you never feel like you're doing it alone.
My goal is simple. I want to help you create courses that get real results for your students. Courses that transform their lives, build your reputation, and grow your business through word of mouth and repeat buyers. From defining your transformation to structuring your modules, from scripting your lessons to launching with confidence, we'll cover it all.
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Course Creation for Solopreneurs: How to Design Online Courses That Actually Transform Your Students and Grow Your Business
What to Put in Your Online Course: 5 Course Creation Truths Most Solopreneurs Never Learn
You want to build a course that helps people. But when you sit down to actually create it, you're staring at a blank screen thinking... what do I actually put in this thing? Most course creators just record everything they know and hope something sticks. That's why their students don't finish - and why refund requests pile up.
In this episode, I share 5 truths I've learned in 17 years as an educator that separate courses that transform students from courses that just dump information.
You'll learn:
- Why nobody buys a course for information - and what they're actually paying for
- The "ladder test" for making sure every lesson has a clear, actionable outcome
- How to sequence your content so students build momentum instead of forgetting everything
- The difference between teaching and dumping (and why one of my students remembered a lesson years later on the job)
- How to know what to cut - because more content actually makes your course worse
Here's what most course creation programs won't tell you: your students aren't paying for hours of content. They're paying to go from "I don't know how" to "I did it." If you don't design your course around that transformation, no amount of marketing will save it.
I'm Dr. Curtis Satterfield. I've been an educator and course designer for 17 years, and I help solopreneurs build courses that actually transform their students and grow their business.
Ready to stop spinning your wheels? Book a free Course Roadmap Call and let's figure out the right next steps for your course: https://curtissatterfield.com/work-with-curtis/