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Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

Since I'm confident mini-courses are the next wave to massive passive income. I'm taking 90-120 minute masterclasses that I gave LIVE and converting them into mini-courses.

They were profitable when I started doing them in 2019 for $11 for the LIVES. It only took 6 months to go from a three-digit business account to two healthy five figure bank accounts.

Just think about what that will do by expanding my reach without having to physically be there!

Kimberly Sundt's avatar

Thank you for this! I am just starting my Substack (haven't published anything yet, but in the next few days!). As I researched, I thought I read that Substack doesn't like it when we sell through our Substack. Is that old advice? I am trying to decide if I should use Substack for A and my newsletter for B (selling products and services). Or, perhaps I just ready something wrong. Thank you!

Alexandria DeVito's avatar

Appreciate the clear and concise overview of other monetization paths besides subscription revenue! We can make it so complicated sometimes, but your approach lays it out simply, with practical next steps.

Sinem Günel's avatar

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Alexandria. I'm really glad this resonated! :)

Jason Harrison's avatar

I agree that 1:1 is not great time leverage but it's a great way to build up data for creating courses and cohorts. You find out what people's most common problems are while getting paid a little.

Sinem Günel's avatar

Oh, yes, absolutely! That's actually how I started as well. I was initially writing about personal development, but as people started to ask about how I grew my audience, I kept sharing my best practices, which resulted in a one-on-one coaching program that later turned into a cohort-based course.