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Raising Goats (Deborah Niemann, Thrifty Homesteader) Aug 27, 2019

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Deborah Niemann and her family moved to a farm on a creek in the middle of nowhere in 2002 to start growing their own food organically. She bought a couple of goats so she could make goat cheese. She had no idea that her decision would lead her down a path where she would ultimately teach thousands of people how to raise goats and make goat cheese and soap. In today’s episode, she’s here to share how she did it.

Today, Deborah is the author of three books, including Raising Goats Naturally, and she teaches sustainable agriculture courses online for the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. She also teaches her own popular online courses through her website, ThriftyHomesteader.com, where the focus is on living a cheaper, greener, happier, healthier life for everyone.

To learn more about Deborah, Thrifty Homesteader, or Teachable, visit teachable.com/eit7.

Language Podcasts (Mark Pentleton, Coffee Break Languages) Aug 20, 2019

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Mark Pentleton is the founder of Coffee Break Languages and the award-winning creator of some of the most popular Education podcasts ever produced. The Coffee Break podcasts were the very first language podcasts geared toward beginners back in 2006, and since then, their suite of language podcasts have collectively been downloaded over 300 million times.

But how did Mark’s business get here? What’s so different about the Coffee Break teaching style that sets their podcasts apart in an increasingly competitive podcast world? Also, since their podcasts are all completely free, how does Radio Lingua - the parent company - actually earn money and bring revenue into their business? In this episode, Mark will share his philosophy on what content they always share for free versus what they charge for, and he’ll also address a common question from new creators: is competition a good sign or a red flag?

To learn more about Mark, Radio Lingua, CoffeeBreak Languages, or Teachable, visit teachable.com/eit6.

Full-Time Blogging (Lauren McManus, Create and Go) Aug 13, 2019

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Lauren McManus is a former CPA turned blogger, and she and her business partner, Alex Nerney, run two successful blogs together. Their first blog, Avocadu, is a health and wellness blog that teaches women how to lose weight. After earning six figures with that blog in their first year, they started Create and Go, where they teach others how to start and monetize their own blogs.

But when they first got started, Lauren and Alex quickly realized that their initial product wasn’t selling because, well, no one wanted it. They hadn’t figured out who their customers were yet, and for the first six months, they didn’t earn a dime.

Today, Lauren is here to share how they turned things around in their second attempt. They figured out the #1 way to drive traffic to their blog, they learned that their customers weren’t who they expected, and by 2019, they’ve grown their online business into two successful blogs that earn well over six figures a month while Lauren travels the world.

To learn more about Lauren, Create and Go, Avocadu, or Teachable, visit teachable.com/eit5.

Trading Stocks (Teri Ijeoma, Invest with Teri) Aug 06, 2019

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Teri Ijeoma began her professional career working in education and nonprofits. When she started trading stocks nine years ago, she initially saw it as an opportunity to simply supplement her income. However, she was so successful with this side hustle that in 2017, she decided to quit her job, travel the world, and begin trading full-time.

By June 2018, Teri started her own online course business, teaching others how to supplement their income with trading, just as she had. And within 8 months, she had her first six-figure sales month. And then, her second.

So how did Teri go from earning 60k in a year to earning 60k in just one month from her online courses? She’s here with us at Teachable HQ to share her story in this very special live recorded episode.

To learn more about Teri, Invest with Teri, or Teachable, visit teachable.com/eit4.

Self Publishing for Authors (Mark Dawson, Self Publishing Formula) Jul 30, 2019

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Who says fiction can’t be profitable? Learn how Mark Dawson went from “self-publishing newbie” to bestselling author in just 3 years.

After quickly learning that traditional book publishing didn’t work for him, Mark Dawson started self-publishing Kindle books on Amazon in 2012. Today, Mark is an award-nominated, USA Today bestseller, with more than 20 books published and over 2 million books downloaded in multiple countries and languages.

So for anyone who thinks you can’t earn a living selling fiction in 2019, Mark is here to share how he uses digital marketing tactics to earn well over six figures a year selling his Kindle books. Plus, we talk about how he turned that knowledge into a successful online business called Self Publishing Formula, where he offers extremely popular online courses about self-publishing and advertising for authors.

To learn more about Mark, Self Publishing Formula, or Teachable, visit www.teachable.com/eit3.

Yoga Teacher Training (Alanna Kaivalya, the "Yoga Doctor") Jul 23, 2019

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What would you do if your chronic illness prevented you from showing up to work everyday? How would you earn an income? How would you heal?

Would you believe me if I told you that a women in exactly this situation has turned her struggle with a chronic illness of her own into a multiple 6-figure online course business?

Well today, we’re going to find out exactly how Alanna made that happen...and how you can do it too.

To learn more, visit teachable.com/eit2.

GUEST SPOTLIGHT: ALANNA KAIVALYA
Often referred to as the "Yoga Doctor," Alanna Kaivalya, Ph.D., helps yoga teachers embody their knowledge, up-level their skills and create more impact in the world…all online. Alanna has over 1,000 hours in online course content, including the world’s first 500 hour online yoga teacher certification program, and 500 hours of higher education in yoga + business across a dozen additional courses.

At the heart of her work, Alanna is inspired to elevate the yoga profession to the level of spiritual leadership, and has been teaching yoga for nearly two decades. She has authored numerous articles and three books, including “Yoga Beyond the Mat,” which teaches modern day people how to build a personal spiritual practice through yoga.

Modern Cake Decorating (Thao Armstrong, Don't Tell Charles) Jul 23, 2019

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Meet Thao Armstrong, the founder of Don’t Tell Charles and a leader in the contemporary buttercream cake movement in Australia. In this episode, we’ll learn how she taught herself to bake and decorate cakes, and how one Instagram DM launched her cake decorating workshop business.

We also talk about how her business has evolved over the last six years, and most of all, we share why it’s so important to value your work and get paid for what you do.

To learn more, visit www.teachable.com/eit1.

GUEST SPOTLIGHT: THAO ARMSTRONG
Thao Armstrong is the founder of Don’t Tell Charles and the creator of the original Concrete Cake.

A self-taught cake designer with a background in Landscape Architecture, Thao taught herself to bake cupcakes and macarons, and in 2013, she opened Don’t Tell Charles Coffee & Desserts, a small specialty coffee & dessert shop in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. In 2016 Thao’s focus shifted to cakes and the cafe became Don’t Tell Charles, a designer cake studio specializing in high-end contemporary buttercream cakes.

Thao’s cakes became highly sought after, with clients even flying her internationally to make their wedding cakes. The workshops soon followed with the first ever being held in Singapore in April 2016.

Since then Thao has taught workshops in Sydney, Indonesia, Auckland and London, and close to 100 physical workshops have been held in the Melbourne studio with students flying in from all over the world including the USA, UK, France, Canada, Panama, Argentina, Nigeria, Malaysia and Brazil.

In October 2017, the DTC Online School was established and currently enrols over 6000 students across 6 published courses with many more on the way.

Trailer: Everything is Teachable Jul 19, 2019

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In “Everything is Teachable,” we take you behind-the-scenes to learn how everyday creators have transformed their skills and passions into online businesses.

How do normal people become online superstars? Or better yet, what does it really look like to earn a modest (but sustainable) full-time living sharing your knowledge?

Each episode focuses on one creator’s personal story and their unique ways they’ve transformed their skills - like cake decorating, graphic design, or coding - into profitable online businesses.

This podcast is presented by Teachable: your go-to platform for course creation. Since 2014, we’ve helped more than 100,000 creators earn over $1 billion from online courses and coaching products. How do we do it? By managing all the logistics (like coding and payment processing) to make it easier than ever for you to share your knowledge online.

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