This week I’ve spent a lot of time talking about online courses and webinars and how you can choose which ones to purchase and how you can maximize your learning from them. So today I want to share some of the online courses and webinars that either I’ve taken or created by people from whom I’ve gotten a tremendous amount of knowledge. These are ideal for creative entrepreneurs and Mastermind Mamapreneurs at all stages in their business.
1. Society for Creative Founders Course
If you’ve ever thought about attending the SCF conference but didn’t have the bandwidth to leave your family, this course is a great option for you. It covers the topics found in the conference but is hosted online. The course also gives you lots of extras like an expert who is in the forums with you each week while you learn and access to the SCF community membership site. Registration closes September 16 though so if you’re interested you need to sign up today!
If you have an Etsy business or are thinking about starting one, this course by Kelsey is a great one to invest in. Kelsey does a great job showing you how she does things through videos and her worksheets and extras are superb. Plus, she has a thriving Etsy shop so you know she’s mastered the Etsy business model. If you’re not on Etsy but are a designer who wants to learn InDesign, the InDesign Field Guide taught me everything that I know about InDesign and totally changed the way I design.
I took one of the free webinars that Amy held when she launched this course and even the free webinar was extremely helpful. Amy is an accountant who works with creative entrepreneurs to make taxes and bookkeeping less stressful. This course would be great for you if your business finances are a mess and they overwhelm you but you don’t have the money yet to hire the tasks out.
Val Geisler has this course to help you jumpstart your Facebook group and create a plan to manage and grow your group so that it can start making you money. I’ve worked with Val on a number of different projects and she has provided me with invaluable advice. She also has a free eCourse called Gmail School that will help you whip your inbox into shape if getting to inbox zero is something you can only dream of!
I haven’t taken a Tara Gentile course (although I did sign up for her free Pricing for Growth course when I went to grab this link), but I’ve learned a lot from her over the past few years. She is a force to be reckoned with in the business world and has a large following in her CreativeLive workshops.
While I haven’t taken this course from Melyssa but my VA, Erin, has and said that it was invaluable. Melyssa puts out so much valuable information that I can only imagine how helpful her courses are! She also has courses available on social media and email list building.
This free course from Kirsten Thompson is a great one to clue you in to some of the hidden possibilities that abound in Google Drive. Kirsten breaks topics down into an easy to understand format and is great at doing her best to help you if you have questions that aren’t answered in her course.
This free webinar is hosted by Meredith McElroy who has battled through anxiety and wants to help others do the same. This is a great place to start your online learning if you haven’t participated in an online course or webinar before.
Spruce Rd. is a wealth of information for the mamapreneur and this course helps take your email strategy to the next level. If you have switched your email provider to ConvertKit she also has a course on designing for ConvertKit.
10. ChimpEssentials
If you use MailChimp, this course by Paul Jarvis is a good one to get you running at full speed with your email list. Plus, the course allows you access to six free lessons before you need to purchase so if you want to see all the topics and/or try it before you buy it this is a good one to try.
I know there are many, many more online courses out there that are beneficial. However, if I didn’t have experience with the creator or the content I didn’t include it in my list. I’d love to hear what courses you would add though! Either post them in the comments, or join the Mastermind Mamapreneur Facebook group and join the conversation there.
