Get Online Now! Brian Stewart – BWSEducationConsulting.com & FreeTestPrep.com ©2011, Brian Stewart
How do we reach today’s student? --Kaiser Family Foundation Media Study, 2010
How do we do this? 1. Valuable Content 2. Virtual Platform 3. Viral Presence
I.Valuable Content Students are no longer trapped by: Passionless, incompetent teachers A “one size fits all” approach to instruction Going too fast or too slow
Technology helps approach the ideal form of learning: Improvisational, Individual Instruction Taught by passionate experts Personalized content and teaching methods Perfect pace for the student
What is our niche?
Collect the niches of others Ted.com
Enter into a niche network Justanswer.com
Go out on your own Sew-it-yourself.com
Content Creation Quality Security Public domain
II. How do we create a Virtual Platform ?
Lesson 1: It’s easier than you think! Costs aren’t bad! Don’t reinvent the wheel! Make a mistake, no problem!
Lesson 2: No Middlemen!
Option 1: Do it yourself
Iweb -- Apple
Vistaprint -- Integrate with Print Marketing
Wix.com -- Free platform
Option 2: Outsource Elance.com
Option 3: Great local company.
III. Now, you must create a Viral Presence
Not this...
Or this...
But this!
Lots of methods, but we will just examine: SEO Facebook Adwords
Keyword Selection
Link Building
Make connections!
Very doable!
SEO isn’t fool-proof
Facebook Ads
Google Adwords Three quarters of online advertising
Now that people are coming to your site, how do we generate revenue? Depends on Personalization
Limited interaction Adsense Affiliates
4tests.com 4test.com
More interaction Subscription service --X.com Professional developer
Prepme.com
Total interaction Advertise your services Virtual delivery
Example: judycolwell.com My Brother-in-law in Virginia is using her.
Example of a site that does it all:
Lots of options!
How can you get online now? 1. WHAT VALUABLE CONTENT DO I POSSESS? 2. WHAT VIRTUAL PLATFORM MAKES THE MOST SENSE? 3. HOW CAN I GET VIRAL IN MARKETING MY SITE? This presentation is ©2011, Brian Stewart, and may not be reused in any way without the expressed written consent of the author.