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LMScastHow to Design Event Experiences and Build Community With Raquel Karina This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this episode of LMSCast, Chris Badgett interviews Raquel Karina, the founder of Wonderland Curious and the creator of PressConf, a new WordPress conference aimed at businesses that seeks to replace PressNomics. She shared how to build a community. Raquel recounts how the concept for...2025-05-0446 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Design Event Experiences and Build Community With Raquel Karina This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this episode of LMSCast, Chris Badgett interviews Raquel Karina, the founder of Wonderland Curious and the creator of PressConf, a new WordPress conference aimed at businesses that seeks to replace PressNomics. She shared how to build a community. Raquel recounts how the concept for...2025-05-0446 min

LMScastThe New Way Of Building a World Class Money Making Online Education Business With Emily Middleton This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now Emily Middleton explains her different approach to creating online course websites and learning platforms, which involves working live with clients over Zoom instead of relying on the conventional freelancer model of email exchanges. According to her, this live collaboration facilitates real-time feedback, minimizes miscommunication, and...2025-04-2733 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettThe New Way Of Building a World Class Money Making Online Education Business With Emily Middleton This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now Emily Middleton explains her different approach to creating online course websites and learning platforms, which involves working live with clients over Zoom instead of relying on the conventional freelancer model of email exchanges. According to her, this live collaboration facilitates real-time feedback, minimizes miscommunication, and...2025-04-2733 min

LMScastEP 496 - Success vs Failure in Online Education Companies This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this episode of LMSCast, Chris Badgett reunites with longtime collaborator Kurt von Ahnen to dissect the core patterns that determine who wins and who fails in the online education space. Drawing on decades of combined experience—from WordPress trenches to corporate training rooms—they explore what set...2025-04-1945 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettEP 496 - Success vs Failure in Online Education Companies This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this episode of LMSCast, Chris Badgett reunites with longtime collaborator Kurt von Ahnen to dissect the core patterns that determine who wins and who fails in the online education space. Drawing on decades of combined experience—from WordPress trenches to corporate training rooms—they explore what set...2025-04-1945 min

LMScastHow To Build Your Digital Business With WooCommerce Core Product Lead James Kemp This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now James Kemp’s genuineness and depth in this LMSCast episode, which discusses what it truly takes to create and develop a product that serves millions of people, is what makes it so ideal and genuine. In this LMScast, James talks about how he went from working as a w...2025-04-0641 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow To Build Your Digital Business With WooCommerce Core Product Lead James Kemp This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now James Kemp’s genuineness and depth in this LMSCast episode, which discusses what it truly takes to create and develop a product that serves millions of people, is what makes it so ideal and genuine. In this LMScast, James talks about how he went from working as a w...2025-04-0641 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettCreating Courses, Coaching and Community with Michael Wolf This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Michael Wolf share a passion for online education, technology, and personal transformation. Michael Wolf left his job in corporate sales to co-found Golden XPR, a learning platform devoted to personal change, and Empowering Now. Through the use of a...2025-03-3134 min

LMScastCreating Courses, Coaching and Community with Michael Wolf This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Michael Wolf share a passion for online education, technology, and personal transformation. Michael Wolf left his job in corporate sales to co-found Golden XPR, a learning platform devoted to personal change, and Empowering Now. Through the use of a...2025-03-3134 min

LMScastThe Science of Bravery With Jill Schulman This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Jill Schulman discuss leadership, bravery, and overcoming fear in both personal and professional growth. Jill Schulman is an educator, business leader, leadership specialist, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer who places a strong emphasis on both prof...2025-03-2339 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettThe Science of Bravery With Jill Schulman This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Jill Schulman discuss leadership, bravery, and overcoming fear in both personal and professional growth. Jill Schulman is an educator, business leader, leadership specialist, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer who places a strong emphasis on both prof...2025-03-2339 min

LMScastCapturing Your Awesome Life Story This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett talks with Nick Usborne about his initiative, Your Awesome Life Story, a website that helps people, especially those over 50, record and save their life experiences for those who come after them. Nick Usborne has decades of expertise in t...2025-03-1638 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettCapturing Your Awesome Life Story This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett talks with Nick Usborne about his initiative, Your Awesome Life Story, a website that helps people, especially those over 50, record and save their life experiences for those who come after them. Nick Usborne has decades of expertise in t...2025-03-1638 min

LMScastAI For WordPress Learning Management System Websites With James LePage This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, James LePage from Automatic and Chris Badgett explore how AI is changing WordPress, online education, and coaching. James LePage, who has experience in web development, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence, is a prominent figure in the AI and WordPress fields. From crea...2025-03-1045 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettAI For WordPress Learning Management System Websites With James LePage This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, James LePage from Automatic and Chris Badgett explore how AI is changing WordPress, online education, and coaching. James LePage, who has experience in web development, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence, is a prominent figure in the AI and WordPress fields. From crea...2025-03-1045 min

LMScastUsing LifterLMS To Create Repeatable eLearning Income Streams in a Huge Niche with Jim Hankins This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now Chris Badgett and Jim Hankins discuss how Jim and his wife, Doreen, developed a flourishing e-learning firm in the firearm safety teaching area. Training was an important part of the company when they first opened as a gun store. They eventually discovered their love for teaching and...2025-02-2332 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettUsing LifterLMS To Create Repeatable eLearning Income Streams in a Huge Niche with Jim Hankins This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now Chris Badgett and Jim Hankins discuss how Jim and his wife, Doreen, developed a flourishing e-learning firm in the firearm safety teaching area. Training was an important part of the company when they first opened as a gun store. They eventually discovered their love for teaching and...2025-02-2332 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettPart 5- Becoming the Community Builder, Education Entrepreneur Mentor Series This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now For education entrepreneurs, Chris and Jason stress the value of community building as a long-term commitment and a development strategy. A free community may be a very effective marketing strategy by fostering trust and authority. A community must, however, be focused on the areas wher...2025-02-091h 03

LMScast with Chris BadgettPart 4: Becoming the Technologist, Education Entrepreneur Mentor Series This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast, Chris and Jason talk about how LMS technology has advanced and how LifterLMS revolutionized online learning by fusing course administration and content production in a seamless manner. In the past, educators had to produce structured material using independent e-learning authoring tools, which they then...2025-02-041h 18

LMScast with Chris BadgettPart 3/5: Becoming the Teacher, Education Entrepreneur Mentor Series This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Website’s Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premium—the most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. Get Popup Maker Now In this LMScast episode, Jason Coleman and Chris Badgett discuss teaching tactics for online courses, with an emphasis on how to interact with novices. They discuss the value of comprehending the “beginner’s mindset” and the difficulties associated with being an expert. One important issue they...2025-01-261h 02

LMScast with Chris BadgettPart 2: Becoming the Entrepreneur, Education Entrepreneur Mentor Series In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Jason Coleman explore the various responsibilities that successful education entrepreneurs must juggle in this discussion. They emphasize sales and marketing in particular, as well as the role of the entrepreneur. Chris explains a straightforward technique for figuring out what the pain points of customers are. Entrepreneurs may leverage these pain areas to produce useful content, deals. Also marketing materials by breaking them down into smaller problems. Finding client problems, for instance, might serve as inspiration for blog entries, emails. Or social media postings, which facilitates audience connection and...2025-01-191h 33

LMScast with Chris BadgettPart 1- Becoming the Expert, Education Entrepreneur Mentor Series In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Jason Coleman explore the importance of developing subject matter expertise as an education entrepreneur, highlighting important tactics and procedures. By comparing this path to handicrafts, they highlight how mastery necessitates a strong, lifetime dedication to education and ongoing development. This dedication goes beyond first-time interest and necessitates constant interaction with business advancements, continuous learning, and an openness to change and try new things. Chris Badgett has spent more than 15 years working in the online education and course development sector, constantly changing jobs as a software entrepreneur, agency owner...2025-01-121h 22

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build a Continuing Education Business With Tim McIvo In this episode of LMScast, Tim McIvor, the developer of SchoolPsych.com, a website that offers professional development for school psychologists, joins Chris Badgett. He discusses how to build continuing education. Tim talks about how he went from working as a school psychologist to starting a charity organization and then starting a company to satisfy the demands of his industry for continuous education. Recorded webinars are available on SchoolPsych.com to assist school psychologists in completing the 75 hours of professional development needed to renew their licenses. Tim emphasizes how LifterLMS has been essential to his...2024-12-2945 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettDiscover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work With Chris Lema and MotivationCode In the LMSCast episode, Chris Lema discusses the idea of motivation and explains that it is not an external factor that varies but rather an inherent component of an individual’s wiring. In the WordPress and technology communities, Chris Lema is well-known for his leadership, business strategy, and motivating ideas. He is the CEO of Motivation AI. He emphasizes that each person has a unique kind of drive that is ingrained in their DNA by equating motivation with fixed characteristics like height or eye color. Chris contends that people are constantly motivated when jobs or ob...2024-12-2352 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow Jason Yarusi Built a 30 Million Dollar Real Estate Investing Portfolio and Teaches His Process In this episode of LMScast, host Chris Badgett interviews Jason Yarusi, a successful real estate investor and entrepreneur. Jason’s journey to building a $300 million real estate portfolio is a story of transformation, perseverance, and strategic action in apartment syndication. He shares his path from an unfulfilling start in life, which included working in bars and dealing with personal issues, to creating a real estate empire specializing in large apartment complexes. Jason Yarusi is a multifamily investor, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and business coach. Through his business, Yarusi Holdings, he has amassed a portfolio of more than 3,000 commercial re...2024-12-1538 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettAI for Course Creators with Aaron Edwards From DocsBot AI In this LMScast episode, Aaron talks with Chris Badgett about AI for course creators. He shares the journey of developing DocsBot.ai, from creating a proof-of-concept chatbot trained on WordPress documentation to building a powerful tool that enables companies to leverage their own documentation for content creation, customer service, and more. Aaron Edwards is the creator of DocsBot.ai, a cutting-edge chatbot driven by AI that improves document management and business assistance. Aaron explains the fundamental idea of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), which blends generative. By giving the AI context, real-world data can help it provide...2024-11-1147 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettAnnouncing the Cyber Monday Only Lifetime Deal and LifterLMS Black Friday All November Sale In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett and Kurt Von Ahnen discuss LifterLMS’s Black Friday and Cyber monday deals, which runs throughout November and ends on Cyber Monday, December 2nd. This year, LifterLMS is offering an exclusive 60% discount. By using the coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY24 you can enjoy an extraordinary 60% off LifterLMS products. The LifterLMS Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal will go live on November 1, 2024, on the Black Friday landing page: LifterLMS Black Friday. Additionally, there will be a lifetime discount of 70% on Cyber Monday on the Infinity Bundle. This lifetime offer will on...2024-10-2726 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettWordPress Content Creator and Agency Life with Mark Szymanski In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett welcomes Mark Szymanski, co-founder of MJSTV, to discuss various aspects of content creation, agency work, and the WordPress community. Mark Szymanski is a co-founder of MJSTV and a dedicated WordPress Consultant and Digital Educator. With extensive experience in creating tutorial videos. He specializes in the WordPress environment, helping individuals and businesses effectively harness the platform’s potential. Mark has a strong interest in exploring new markets and emphasizes the value of sharing personal stories through engaging content. Through his business, he aims to help people navigate the complexities of di...2024-10-0648 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettBusiness to Business Learning Management Systems with Kurt Von Ahnen In this LMScast episode, Kurt Von Ahnen offers insightful advice on how to grow online education companies, especially when it comes to focusing on bigger, business-to-business (B2B) prospects rather than just individual customers. Kurt Von Ahnen is an expert in LifterLM. He is from Manana No Mas. Kurt emphasizes how crucial it is to recognize your real customers while developing courses—not only end users or students but also the companies or groups that will be paying for your instruction. He describes how, after making the misstep of first aiming his Power Sport Academy in...2024-09-2243 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettPro Tips from BuddyBoss LifterLMS and Mobile App Expert Chris Lassiter In this LMScast Chris Lassiter shares his own experiences with BuddyBoss and LifterLMS tools on their customer visits. Chris Lassiter is an experienced WordPress professional and AI enthusiast. He is the owner of Learn AI Now. Chris guides individuals on navigating and customizing BuddyBoss, ensuring they can confidently utilize the platform to its fullest potential. These days, applications on a mobile device allow BuddyBoss and LifterLMS to be accessed. These days, applications on a mobile device allow BuddyBoss and LifterLMS to be accessed. He explains in this video how to make the app compatible with...2024-07-1438 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow Track Conversions on Your LMS Website with Derek Ashauer from Conversion Bridge In this LMScast episode, Derek Ashauer emphasizes the need of maximizing WordPress LMS websites and Tracking conversions. Derek Ashauer is from Conversion Bridge, a platform that integrates with various analytics tools and WordPress plugins to streamline the process of tracking and improving conversions. From his vantage point, a sale is any activity a user plans to do such as clicking on an icon, email subscription, purchase of goods. Starting the process, he advises using a privacy-oriented data tool like Plausible or Fathom or a Google data tool depending on this. By tying to many WordPress...2024-06-1637 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettCreating Niche Industry Online Education and Community with Sandy Ellingson In this LMScast episode, Sandy Ellingson talks about her path from early childhood development to becoming a significant person in the RV business in an interesting conversation with Chris Badgett. Sandy Ellingson is a vibrant professional with a broad background in technology, finance, early childhood development, and the recreational vehicle sector. Sandy describes how she moved from technology and banking to facilitating better collaboration between RV manufacturers and parks, particularly during COVID-19. She highlights the need of providing correct information and fostering a sense of community, mentioning how she uses LifterLMS to create online training...2024-06-0900 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettAntimarketing for the Help Industry with Tiago Faria In this LMScast, Tiago Faria, a coach and course developer, emphasizes the value of a client-centered strategy in getting outcomes. Tiago Faria starts out by emphasizing how crucial it is to define the target niche and pinpoint pressing issues that need to be resolved. Tiago encourages the use of customer interviews to get insight into clients’ goals and difficulties, which enables the creation of offers that truly resonate. Tiago advises include short victories to keep participants motivated as well as offering continuous assistance and accountability measures all through the program. His strategy revolves upon crafting pr...2024-02-1150 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Sell a Lot More Courses with Harry Spaight In this LMScast episode, Harry Spaight shares insights into selling courses. He stresses the importance of adopting a sales strategy grounded in honesty and customer service. Harry Spaight, a speaker and author of the book “Selling with Dignity,” advocates for a servant-based approach, particularly in an era where many people harbor disdain for salespeople. He advises overcoming mental health challenges like impostor syndrome by steering clear of a salesy image and focusing on comprehending buyers’ needs. The significance of employing charm during prospecting, making a memorable impact at networking events, and streamlining the sales process is emp...2024-02-0449 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Grow Your Expert Business with Josh Spector In this LMScast episode, Josh Spector discusses his strategy for assisting professionals in expanding their businesses, especially concerning the skill sessions model. Additionally, he shares tips on how you can grow your expert business. Josh Spector is an experienced and practical specialist in the realm of business growth. In a succinct manner, he highlights the need of offering targeted and useful material. The one-hour Zoom video lectures throughout the skill sessions include subjects including creating clients, creating products in a day, newsletter social playbook, and defining a specialty. He emphasizes the benefits of cohort courses’ co...2024-01-2848 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettElevate Your Online Coaching Business with Clarityflow In this LMScast episode, Brian Casel shares online coaching business tips using Clarityflow. Brian discusses Clarityflow, formerly known as ZipMessage. The Clarityflow platform was initially developed as ZipMessage, an asynchronous messaging solution. After a year in business, they decided to rename the company Clarityflow and focus on the coaching market. Brian Casel is the founder of Clarityflow, a well-known software creator, businessman, and entrepreneur with expertise in internet business and coaching. Initially, Clarityflow served as a versatile platform used for various purposes, including hiring, teaching, podcasting, remote teams, coaching, and sales teams. Brian conducted 50 interviews...2024-01-2150 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Increase Course and Membership Sales with Omnisend In this LMScast episode, Rytis Lauris shares about how to increase Course and membership sales with Omnisend. Rytis provides information about Omnisend, a comprehensive e-commerce marketing solution. Rytis Lauris the co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, all in one e commerce marketing. He provides insights into OmniSend’s functionality, integration potential with platforms like WooCommerce and WordPress LMS solutions such as LifterLMS, LearnDash all the LMS that integrate through WP Fusion, which has a great integration with Omnisend as well. Rytis describes the growth of OmniSend during its 10-year history, stressing the recent emphasis on actively con...2024-01-1443 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettWordPress For Serious Membership Sites In this LMScast episode, Jonathan Denwood talks about the benefits of utilizing WordPress for serious membership websites as well as some things to keep in mind. Jonathan Denwood is the founder and CEO of WP-Tonic, a WordPress-focused company offering services and hosting options for WordPress websites. He provides ideas and points of view on using WordPress to create and grow high-value online training courses. He highlights several topics, such as the advantages and disadvantages of using WordPress for membership websites, what to look for in an MVP, and suggestions for website development and marketing tactics. J...2024-01-0737 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build a Word Class Membership Site with Vic Dorfman from MemberHost In this LMScast episode, Vic Dorfman shares his unconventional journey from being a classical musician to venturing into the online business world. And also he shares how to build a word class membership site. Vic Dorfman is the founder of MemberFix and MemberHost. Vic was a classical violinist until his path changed and he adopted a digital nomad lifestyle after reading “The 4-Hour Workweek”. When he first started his web company, he worked as a freelancer doing SEO and content writing. When he first started his web company, he worked as a freelancer doing SEO and...2023-12-3140 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettBuild a Mobile App For Your LifterLMS Powered Website with AI Educator Chris Lassiter In this LMScast episode, Chris Lassiter shares his experience with WordPress and AI. He also discusses the effectiveness of his website, built with LifterLMS. Also discuss about how people can build a mobile app for their LifterLMS website with BuddyBoss. Chris Lassiter is an experienced WordPress professional and AI enthusiast. He built an AI course website called ‘Learn AI Now,’ a customized learning platform constructed using LifterLMS. His website, Learn AI Now, helps users learn more about AI and how anyone can easily use AI to create courses. Chris discussed the reasons for choosing LifterLMS, emph...2023-12-2437 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettPeak Performance for Education Entrepreneurs with Dr. Jared Sinclair In this LMScast episode, Dr. Jared Sinclair from Sinclair Performance Institute discusses how to build capacity, navigate change, and improve performance as an education entrepreneur or WordPress professional. As a dynamic leader with a strategic mindset honed across diverse sectors, including government, private, education, and non-profit, Jared Sinclair possesses a proven track record in spearheading operational excellence, enhancing capacity, and driving performance improvement. Dr. Sinclair discusses the intricate relationship between discipline and motivation. He views discipline as an extrinsic motivator, essential for maintaining momentum when intrinsic motivation diminishes. Emphasizing the need for a clear ‘why’, he a...2023-12-1834 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Make eLearning Websites with Accessibility with Sandi Gauder In this LMScast episode, Sandi Gauder from CMS Web Solution discusses the important subject of accessibility for online learning and website development. Sandi Gauder is an expert in online accessibility with over 15 years of experience. She is a web developer, trainer, and designer. Sandi adds that 15 to 20 percent of people are thought to have disabilities, highlighting the difficulty in obtaining reliable information on this demographic. The discussion explores many disability categories, including impairments related to vision, hearing, cognition, and mobility, and highlights the significance of developing inclusive digital experiences. In addition, Sandi discusses...2023-12-1039 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettSell More Courses Using Copywriting with AI and Emotional Intelligence with Nick Usborne In this LMScast episode, Nick Usborne delves into the deep effects of emotional intelligence and AI on successful communication, with a focus on course building and copywriting. Nick Usborne is a seasoned copywriter, author, and consultant with a career spanning back to 1979. His website is nickusbrone.com. He fell in love with copywriting and finally started working for big businesses. After making the switch to an internet company in 1997, Nick started advising startups and was in high demand as a conference speaker. Nick highlights self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management as the four key ca...2023-12-0349 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettExploring eLearning Standards for the WordPress LMS Industry with Andy Whitaker at Rustici Software In this LMScast episode, Andy Whitaker explore the landscape of eLearning standards, focusing on SCORM, AICC, and XAPI for WordPress LMS. Andy Whitaker from Rustici Software. Andy also gives a historical overview of Rustici Software, highlighting its SCORM origins and later extensions to accommodate other standards, such as XAPI. One of the key factors in Rustacy Software’s rise to prominence as the primary resource for SCORM-related information was the deliberate purchase of the SCORM.com domain. Andy advises seeing WordPress as a single platform that can natively create and handle many content kinds, including st...2023-11-2658 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettCreate a Recurring Revenue Online Education WaaS with Roger Rosweide from Wildcloud In this LMScast episode, Roger Rosweide discuss about Wildcloud platform, which lets users utilize WordPress to create websites that resemble Shopify or Wix. He also discuss about recurring revenue Online Education WaaS. Roger Rosweide, a co-founder of Wildcloud, is also an expert content writer. Wildcloud, an agency turned platform, has integrated contemporary DevOps techniques to expedite website development. In response to user demand for Learning management platform creation, LifterLMS and Wildcloud have partnered to present the LifterLMS Blueprint on Wildcloud. The goal of this collaboration is to make learning management platform development more...2023-11-1951 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettDiscover the LifterLMS Black Friday All November Sale Plus Bonuses In this LMScast episode Chris Badgett CEO of LifterLMS will discuss about the LifterLMS Black Friday deal. LifterLMS is currently hosting an extensive Black Friday sale, offering a generous 50% discount on all products, accompanied by additional bonuses totaling $2000. This substantial discount will be applicable throughout the entire month of November, providing an excellent opportunity for every user to avail themselves of this deal. The discounted courses provided by LifterLMS include offerings such as the Black Friday Sales and Marketing Playbook and the YouTube Traffic System Training. This presents an opportune moment to initiate your LMS...2023-11-1225 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettLearn Multilingual WordPress with Robert Windisch from Europe’s Largest WordPress Agency In this LMScast episode, Robert Windisch discusses his knowledge of utilizing WordPress to create multilingual websites. Robert Windisch is the founder of Inpsyde, the largest WordPress agency in Europe. Robert participates actively in the WordPress community and is a specialist in the creation of multilingual websites. MultilingualPress is a solution that Robert’s company has created, and because of its scalability and performance, it is advised for enterprise-level projects. He emphasizes how crucial it is to comprehend that there are other ways to get multilingual functionality in WordPress, and the best strategy relies on the pa...2023-11-0543 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Use LifterLMS as Training Company Serving Industries In this LMScast episode, Christopher Stammer shares insights about their specialized online training program, “Level Up,” developed in partnership with TRSA for frontline supervisors in the commercial laundry industry. And they used most powerful LifterLMS plugin for this. Christopher Stammer is an Entrepreneur, Speaker and Training Innovator. He’s from Volu Interactive. He also has a unique LMS project in the industrial laundry niche. LifterLMS powers this unique training project, which provides supervisors with important skills like as leadership, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, and root cause analysis. When deciding on the best Learning Management System for their p...2023-10-2953 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Scale a Solopreneur Education Business with Sarah Duran In this LMScast episode, Sarah Duran discusses her viewpoint on independent employment, establishing goals, and her podcast and newsletter. Sarah assists individuals in developing meaningful, independent job that supports their preferred lifestyle. She’s on the Hustler’s Manifesto podcast, if you’re interested. She may be found at fruitioninitiatives.com as well. She highlights the advantages of working for oneself, like having more control over one’s time and finances. Sarah also emphasizes the value of self-awareness and accountability when working independently. Sarah suggests starting with self-reflection to comprehend one’s aspirations, what they...2023-10-2238 min

Peaceful GrowthThe LifterLMS Blueprint: How Chris Badgett Grew a High-Priced Plugin in the Cutthroat LMS SpaceIn this episode #12 of Peaceful Growth, CEO and Co-Founder of LifterLMS, Chris Badgett, joins Anil Gupta. 🎓 What You'll Learn in This Episode: - Learn how Chris Badgett, co-founder, and CEO of LifterLMS, succeeded in growing his plugin business despite a highly competitive Learning Management System (LMS) market. - Hear an inspiring personal growth story as two introverts, Anil and Chris, dive into long-form content and podcast hosting. - Find out how LifterLMS and other WordPress LMS platforms turn competition into collaboration, setting a solid example for the industry. ...2023-10-211h 08

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Take a Sabbatical with WordPress Entrepreneur Kim Coleman In this LMScast episode, Kim Coleman discussed the value of sabbaticals for business owners, especially those in the software and WordPress industries. Kim Coleman is a business partner and frontend developer at LifterLMS, as well as the owner of Paid Membership Pro. She is a WordPress entrepreneur with a strong background in product development, team management, and marketing. Kim leads frontend development for the core open-source plugin and oversees more than 75 Add-Ons. Kim described how sabbaticals provide a significant chance for entrepreneurs to recharge and obtain a fresh perspective by taking a step back from...2023-10-1536 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettImproving your LMS Site's Email Deliverability with Matt Pritchett from SendWP In this LMScast episode, Matt Pritchett describes the services they provide as well as how SendWP is a transactional email solution for WordPress websites. Matt Pritchett from SendWP. He is a software engineer with more than 12 years of experience developing websites and applications. Matt is also a non profit consultant and business owner. SendWP service is primarily intended to solve the issue of email deliverability that frequently affects website owners and course developers who need to send transactional emails such as welcome emails for new students, receipts for purchases, and customized emails. According...2023-10-0842 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettWhat Makes People Buy Courses with Caleb O’Dowd In this LMScast episode, Caleb O’Dowd discussed about marketing tactics, concentrating mainly on how to make sales-boosting deals. Additionally, he shares ways to encourage additional purchases. For those who design courses, serve as coaches, or work for organizations that support them, this is very important. Caleb O’Dowd is a marketing expert and entrepreneur, author and founder of Multi Channel Marketing. Caleb O’Dowd underlines the need of comprehending the potential objections that clients may have to your product before developing an offer that does away with those issues. He describes this strategy as making...2023-10-0158 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Become a Published Author as an Expert in Your Field with Morgan Gist MacDonald In this LMScast episode, Morgan Gist MacDonald covers a variety of topics related to content development. On the basis of long-term interests and market demand, she highlights how crucial it is to decide whether to write a book or create a course. Morgan Gist MacDonald is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and the Founder & CEO of Paper Raven Books. The have a self publishing guide as well: https://paperravenbooks.com/ready Morgan also highlights the need of systematic content preparation, which begins with a list of ideas from a brain dump that may be subsequently efficiently...2023-09-241h 55

LMScast with Chris BadgettTiny Marketing for Course Creators with Sarah Noel Block In this LMScast episode, Sarah Noel Block shares her experience in marketing and also discusses marketing strategies for course creators. Sarah Noel Block is a marketing pro that focuses on assisting companies, especially educators and online company owners, establish successful marketing strategies. She is From Tiny Marketing. She is well-known for her proficiency in content marketing and digital marketing. Additionally, Sarah has served as the host of the “Tiny Marketing Podcast,” where she offers insightful marketing advice. She underlines the significance of developing a clear customer avatar at the outset, which entails knowing the precise issu...2023-09-1738 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettIncrease Your Website Building Speed with Beautiful Templates by Maxi Blocks In this LMScast episode, Christiaan Pieterse shares his journey and importance of Maxi Blocks. With stunning templates from Maxi Blocks, you can build websites more quickly. Christiaan Pieterse is Co-Founder of Maxi blocks. It’s a page builder and template library. Maxi Blocks helps to add amazing templates to your website and with the help of page builder , there is a option to modify those templates. He and his wife overcame the difficulties of remote web design work over time, finally switching to a white-label web design strategy. They streamlined the process by serving as in...2023-09-1044 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettSelling WordPress Products with Freemius Founder Vova Feldman In this LMScast episode, Vova Feldman shares his experience about the WordPress products and this Industry. He also discussed about his new podcast channel plugin.fm. Vova Feldman, the founder of Freemius, a WordPress company. He is a passionate entrepreneur. He talks on how many profitable businesses that deal with software products typically have backgrounds in business or marketing, which enables them to give priority to factors like price, marketing, and customer service. Vova also discuss about a problem that he frequently runs into: software product creators and developers undercharging for their goods. ...2023-09-0349 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Start an Online Coaching and Course Business in 2023 with Pua Pakele In this LMScast episode, Pua Pakele shares her experience about how to sell coaching services online and course business in 2023. Pua Pakele is an expert at course Creators, website designer. She is from RBL Media. Pua creating websites and graphics since 2014 for entrepreneurs who are building, and scaling their small enterprises as well as those who are developing online courses. She had previously worked as a consultant in the corporate productivity sector due to her engagement with a podcast on health and productivity, but she soon realized that she wanted to help entrepreneurs who were pa...2023-08-2745 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Make Your Business More Valuable with Internal Training In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett shares about the valuable business tips with Internal training. He shares about LifterLMS new add-on that called “Private Site“. Private Site is a valuable tool for businesses Chris Badgett is the CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system, and has over 15 years of experience with WordPress. He talks about how this premium plugin may protect sensitive data by locking down a company’s online training materials behind a secure login, highlighting the plugin’s function in building internal training portals. Chris Badgett emphasizes the significance of capturing systems, procedures, and playb...2023-08-2012 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Protect Your eLearning Business from Fines and Lawsuits In this LMScast episode, Donata and Hans share insights about privacy and legal issues that need addressing in website policies, particularly in relation to an eLearning business. They discuss how to protect an eLearning business from fines and provide valuable guidance. Hans Skillrud and Donata Skillrud , the founders of Termageddon, a tool for managing privacy policies. Termageddon assist companies in creating privacy rules for their websites and products. This tool makes sure that companies have the proper disclosures and legal terminology in their policies, assisting them in avoiding fine and legal problems associated with privacy laws. 2023-08-1338 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Create Transformation as a Coach In this LMScast episode, Malorie Nicole shares her experience and expertise as a coach. Malorie Nicole is the host of the “Abundantly Clear Podcast” show. She is a coach and a mindset expert, dedicated to assisting people in their business and personal growth journeys through her insightful guidance and advice She talks about how her path into coaching began with her personal health issues and her choice to enroll in a health coaching program for her own wellbeing. Her first encounter with coaching inspired her to research other coaching certifications and mentorship partnerships. Malo...2023-08-0655 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettThe Journey of WordPress Rockstar EZ Smith In this LMScast episode, EZ Smith shares his WordPress and web design journey and about his popularity on Twitter. EZ Smith is a WordPress Expert, WP Developer, and Entrepreneur. Smith provides WordPress technical consultancy, offering solutions to small agency or B2B marketing teams to improve their business. EZ Smith discussed, he was first hesitant to sign up for Twitter and offer his knowledge because he didn’t feel prepared and thought that others in the community were more skilled. But around six months prior to the talk, he made the decision to start speaking ab...2023-07-3050 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Grow a Web Design Business with Shannon Mattern In this LMScast episode, Shannon Mattern discusses Web Designer Academy and shares techniques to grow a web design business. Shannon Mattern is a business coach and educator in the web design industry. She is the owner of Web Designer Academy, a platform that provides business coaching and training for web designers. According to Shannon, many web designers possess the technical know-how necessary to create excellent websites. But struggle with aspects of their jobs that are more related to business, such as customer relations, pricing, and marketing. These designers may increase their income and increase the...2023-07-2344 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Deliver Online Learning to Over 500,000 Students with WordPress In this episode of LMScast, Melissa Love shares her experience with her new WordPress project and discusses how to deliver online learning to thousands of students using WordPress. Melissa Love, the founder of The Design Space Co, is a course creator and expert coach. She is also a theme builder and designer. Recently, she helped her friend migrate a photography education site to a new platform and implemented LifterLMS. Melissa shares that Cole is a friend of hers and an accomplished marketer who gave her helpful advice on how to start online courses. Due to...2023-07-1632 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Produce Professional Audio For Your Courses In this LMScast episode, Ken Theriot, shares his journey into audio and how he became a course creator and how to produce professional audio for courses. Ken Theriot is an audio professional and course creator. He is the owner of Home Brew Audio, a platform aimed at teaching people how to do audio recording at home. Ken initially started recording music as a teenager and sought to improve the quality of his recordings. Ken offers guidance for both beginner and more experienced course authors on audio setup. For beginners he advises to start with live...2023-07-0948 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettDiscover the Affordable Full Stack WordPress Web Hosting Company Hostinger In this LMScast episode, Arnas Donauskas discuss and shares about WordPress Hosting. Arnas Donauskas is the product owner of Hostinger, a web hosting company. Hostinger offers the most affordable WordPress web hosting services. They provide hosting packages specifically designed for WordPress websites, offering better performance, enhanced security, and improved compatibility for WordPress sites. Continuous improvement is highly valued by Hostinger. They offer a variety of plans, allowing people to choose according to their specific requirements. Arnas advises considering the budget and opting for a shared hosting package for course creators embarking on their first project...2023-07-0220 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Design Emotionally Intelligent Student Centered Courses with Iggy Perillo In this LMScast episode, Iggy Perillo discussed the concept of emotional intelligence and its four key components. Iggy Perillo is founder of WSL Leadership and a leadership coach. She is an expert in emotional intelligence and supports anyone who want to teach and deliver their message in an emotionally intelligent manner. Iggy Perillo outlines the idea of emotional intelligence, which involves relationship management, self-awareness, self-control, and cognitive empathy. They talk on the important role that emotional intelligence plays in how we engage with others, develop relationships, and win people’s respect. She thinks th...2023-06-2552 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build the Business and Life You Deserve with Melanie Ramone In this LMScast episode, Melanie Ramone shares her journey from being a wedding planner to helping service-based entrepreneurs. Melanie Ramone is a speaker and coach for wedding planning industry. Melanie with a background in wedding planning, she has shifted her focus to supporting new entrepreneurs and service-based businesses as they grow. She started by organizing weddings in Mexico and Italy, and despite early resistance to her charges, she eventually found success by convincing Americans to get married in Mexico. Melanie’s knowledge piqued the interest of wedding professionals attending conferences and summits. The Association of Br...2023-06-1844 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Presell Your Course and Get Paid to Create It with Eli Natoli In this LMScast episode. Eli Natoli discusses how she got started in the field of course creation. Also how she chose to launch her online courses through pre-selling. Eli Natoli is a course creator, business coach, and expert in pre-selling. She is known for her expertise in helping course creators develop and launch successful online training programs. Eli is also on Udemy. Eli has a triaing called “Presell your online course + GET PAID to create it!“. She also talks about how Udemy, one of the major sites for publishing and launching courses, has helpe...2023-06-1144 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build a Word-Class Online Course that Students Complete with Dr. Carrie Rose In this LMScast episode, Dr. Carrie Rose shares her experience and background in online course creation and education. Dr. Carrie Rose is a educational leadership and course development expert. She is also the author of the book “The Completed Course” and can be found on her website, of-course.us. The path that Dr. Carrie Rose has been on has sparked her interest in teaching and making a difference. She thinks that online education may significantly improve people’s lives all around the world. Dr. Carrie Rose imagines a society in which everyone completes online courses and ac...2023-06-0450 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettGrow Your Agency Business with Troy Dean In this LMScast episode, Troy discuss the journey as an entrepreneur and how he has remained focused on helping agency owners start, grow, and scale their businesses. Troy Dean is an entrepreneur and business coach known for his expertise in helping agency owners start, grow, and scale their businesses. He is the owner of Agency Mavericks. Troy gained popularity through his podcast, WP Elevation. He points out that coaching offers individualized guidance and aids people in adapting the knowledge from online courses to their particular circumstances. It’s not a one-size-fits-all strategy, Troy ar...2023-05-2849 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettArtificial Intelligence for Course Creators with Stephanie Hudson from Bertha and The Sizzle In this LMScast episode, Stephanie Hudson shares her experiences and benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the context of course creation and website development. Stephanie Hudson is a business coach, entrepreneur and author of Bertha AI. She is author of The Sizzle. According to Stephanie, generative AI can assist course designers in overcoming the difficulty of putting their knowledge and experience into a systematic and orderly framework for their courses. She discuss that Bertha.ai offers a variety of features for creating content, such as course summaries, course descriptions, titles, and even website components like call-to-action...2023-05-2150 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettSky Pilot Is The New Way to Build Online Learning Platforms with WordPress In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett shares his thoughts on the block editor for WordPress. Also he discuss about the new theme of LifterLMS called “Sky Pilot“. Chris Badgett is the CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system, and has over 15 years of experience with WordPress. He believes that the block editor has come a long way since its inception and is excited about it. Chris explains that he loves the block editor and that LifterLMS has built a theme for e-learning sites called Sky Pilot. Which uses all the modern technology for building sites. Sky...2023-05-1437 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Get Clients from Instagram with Jake Davey In this LMScast episode, Jake Davey shared his experience and expertise in using Instagram for marketing and lead generation. Jake Davey is a social media expert who specializes in Instagram. He is the owner of a website called Jakeadamdavey. He helps businesses, entrepreneurs, and experts grow their audience and run successful businesses on Instagram. Jake explains that Instagram is different from other social media platforms because it focuses on mobile use and has a range of built-in tools that allow business owners, entrepreneurs, and experts to connect with a global audience, grow their audience, and...2023-05-0732 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build a Niche WordPress LMS Client Services and Hosting Company with Eric Gracieta In this LMScast episode, Eric shares his experience with using LifterLMS for creating online courses. He also talks about the hosting issues he faced with major hosting providers and the high costs involved in upgrading plans during traffic spikes. Eric Gracieta is owner of WP Unchained, a managed WordPress hosting service. Eric created WP Unchained to solve the hosting problems of clients. Eric’s agency is called Brockway Production. He talks about his solution to this problem, WP Unchained, which is a “done-for-you” hosting service that looks at the site’s pain points and tries to solve...2023-04-3033 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Create a Lucrative 1-Person Family First Micro Business with Ryan Lee In this episode of the LMScast podcast, Ryan Lee shares his experience and knowledge running a simple, successful, family-friendly microbusiness that focuses on providing information to customers or clients. Ryan Lee is a skilled entrepreneur, and business coach with over 23 years of expertise in membership sites, coaching, online business, and internet marketing. You may visit him at RYAN LEE. To get his renowned daily (ISH) Newsletter, anyone can sign up. Through his coaching, training courses, and membership websites, he has assisted innumerable company owners and entrepreneurs in starting successful and lucrative companies. Ryan Lee is...2023-04-2352 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build a Website Like edX with WordPress with The Tutor Resource In this LMScast episode, David Cole and Sama shares about their experience on building a website like edX. Also how they manage their learning management platform. David Cole, the founder of The Tutor Resource. The platform is growing day by day, and now has around 1,000 users. Also Sama helps David to refine the site and make it more user friendly to give an easy solution to students. Websama is Sama’s website. David explains that The Tutor Resource is a unique LMS platform that allows creators to embed and host their lessons on various platforms. Th...2023-04-1640 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Build an Online Business Doing Spiritual Healing through the Internet with Shaman Carla Meeske In this LMScast episode, Carla Meeske, discusses the definition and origins of shamanism, how one can discover their shamanic destiny, and her personal journey of integrating the worlds of online marketing and shamanism. Carla Meeske is a shaman and teacher of shamanism owner of the website spirithealercircle.com and SpiritHealer. She offers courses and coaching through her website. She teaches people how to communicate with their spirit guides to bring about healing and enhancement in their energy medicine practice. Carla describes shamanism as the ultimate energy medicine, where shamans are the people in a community...2023-04-0943 min

LMScast with Chris BadgettHow to Get Coaching Clients Online with Daniel Levis In this LMScast episode, Daniel Levis shares his experiences about building and growing a successful online business and online coaching. He also discussed about the importance on having a clear vision, a solid strategy, and a strong team. Daniel Levis, founder of The Science of Client Getting, emphasizes the importance of developing systems to build automated client getting and client serving systems that allow businesses to grow and scale. He is a business expert who helps coaches, consultants, advisors, and many people to grow their business. According to Daniel, one should try to...2023-04-0241 min

WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups#725 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS We Interview Chris Badgett, Joint Founder & CEO of LifterLMSUsing Community To Build Your Online WordPress Business With Special Guest Chris Badgett of LifterLMS More About Chris Chris and LifterLMS help education entrepreneurs create, launch, and scale high-value online training platforms from their WordPress websites that they own and control! Discover the world's leading open-source freemium WordPress Learning Management System (LMS). The Membership Success Summit: https://themembershipsuccesssummit.com/ #725: WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS We Interview Chris Badgett, Joint Founder & CEO of LifterLMS Mail Questions We Will Be Discussing With Chris...2022-09-0842 min

Course Lab: Lessons from Successful Online Course CreatorsBold Business Model (Chris Badgett) Chris Badget is the co-founder and CEO of LifterLMS. He is also the creator of several organic gardening, permaculture and beekeeping courses online.In this episode we discuss:Teaching outdoor, hands-on skills in an online environment.Working with experts in your niche cooperatively instead of competitively.How to be strategic to get the most return on your creative investment.Distinguishing between a passion project and a business.The importance of publishing over perfecting.Being bold in asking for what you want.Negotiating partnerships with co-creators.The importance of pairing support with content.“It was...2022-09-0528 min

LMScast359: How To Create A Sales Funnel To Sell Online Courses With Chris BenettiWe’re joined by Chris Benetti from MembersPRO and Quick Convert in this episode of the LMScast podcast where he and Chris Badgett discuss how you can get more top of funnel leads for your online course or membership website and convert htem into paying customers. Chris also shares his story of entering the online business world and building out his own products. Chris shares a great quote from Henry Ford of "Whether you think you can or can't, you're right.". As an entrepreneur, if you think you're not good enough to do something, then you are probably ultimately right. Yo...2022-05-2949 min

Making It: How to Be a Successful Online EntrepreneurFree Spirit (Chris Badgett)Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it. Chris Badgett is the co-founder and CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system for WordPress. As a kid, he was often bored, preferring outdoor adventure to indoor education. But his passion for learning things that did interest him fueled one new interest after the other, eventually leading to his own success in online education. In this episode of Making It, Chris talks about being voluntarily homeless, runnin...2022-05-2010 min

Course Lab: Lessons from Successful Online Course CreatorsSpooling Up (Chris Badgett) For the next few episodes, Course Lab is going beyond the design of courses and diving deep into the platforms that host them. We’ll be talking with industry leaders about their vision of the future and what that means for you. Today, we feature Chris Badgett, founder and CEO of LifterLMS, a company that helps people create, launch and scale online courses. In this episode, Danny, Abe and Chris discuss why Chris went from building custom learning management systems from scratch and began building solutions for WordPress®, and how he sees that playing out in the future. T...2022-04-1129 min

LMScast322: How to Integrate Behavior Change into Online Learning with Chris Taylor from ActionableChris Taylor from Actionable joins us in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett from LifterLMS, and we dive into having a focus on integrating behavior change into online learning rather than just providing content. One of the sayings at Actionable is that, “Learning alone can’t create change.” Real change comes from implementing a behavior change into a process. When we talk about learning alone not being enough to create change, it’s qualified by how you define learning. Content consumption, even content retention, doesn't do anything. It's the repeated application of the relevant elements of that con...2021-09-3040 min

Course Creator Community Podcast | Online Courses, Course Creation, Membership Sites and Online MarketingLifterLMS Founder Chris Badgett -The worlds #1 Premium WordPress LMSIn this episode, Jono interviews Chris Badgett. Chris Badgett is the Founder and CEO LifterLMS.com. His expertise is educating entrepreneurs to create, launch, and scale high-value online training platforms from their WordPress website that they own and control!Want to connect with the Course Creator Community on Facebook? Join the Course Creator Community Facebook Group. We have a Facebook Group with over 4,000-course creators! Everyone in the Group is super supportive and we all share tips and ideas! Click the link below to join!https://bit.ly/CCCFBGrpS...2021-09-1937 min

LMScast296: Morning Routine for Entrepreneurs by Chris Badgett and LifterLMS Black Friday 2020Chris Badgett from LifterLMS shares some key morning routines he uses to be more productive in the online space, and how online course creators can utilize morning and evening routines to optimize productivity and clarity throughout their days. Creating content and working on the internet often requires a mentality shift around how you interact with others compared to the in-person, live setup. Trying out some new strategies can help a lot with channeling course creation skills, and Chris shares some insights on that in this LMScast. 2020 has been a crazy year with a lot of focus being shifted to the...2020-11-2616 min

The Virtual Success ShowHow to Create an Online Course for Free with Chris BadgettHow to Create an Online Course for Free with Chris Badgett Want the transcript? Download it here. In this episode, Barbara Turley speaks to Chris Badgett of LifterLMS about the process of creating your own online course and membership sites, and how this will help you and your business especially in the middle of a global crisis. Some key points include: Getting your course ideas out of your head and actually creating them The minimum tech stack needed in order to start an online course or membership site Taking advantage...2020-08-0300 min

LMScast228: Teacher Appreciation Week - A Conversation with Chris Badgett on Education Honoring TeachersLifterLMS is having some promotional events to draw attention to Teacher Appreciation Week and the recognition of the teaching aspect of online course creation. LifterLMS is a software company, and many course creators get too wrapped up in the technical tools to create a course and the attention to the results ends up getting left by the wayside. Ali and Chris from LifterLMS dive into the teaching aspect of course creation in this episode of the LMScast podcast. Delivering results is the baseline and guideline successful course creators follow. Feedback is aspect of learning that helps you correct students’ paths an...2019-05-0730 min

LMScast227: Online Course Marketing and Sales is Not Really Rocket Science with Chris BintliffChris Bintliff joins Chris Badgett on this episode of the LMScast podcast to discuss how online course marketing and sales is not really rocket science. Chris Bintliff is a consultant that works in companies rather than for companies. He shares useful mindsets to utilize when approaching marketing and selling courses in order to speak to the customer where they are. “Little hinges swing big doors.” Chris Badgett shares some insights he has learned when tweaking the dials and challenging fundamental assumptions in marketing and business. Bringing strategy rather than just acting as a button-pusher is key to delivering your client’s true...2019-05-0146 min

LMScast212: CaboPress Review and How to Run a Quality Mastermind Event Chris Lema StyleThomas Levy and Chris Badgett of LifterLMS review the CaboPress business mastermind conference in this episode of the LMScast podcast. CaboPress is hosted in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and is organized by entrepreneur Chris Lema. Thomas and Chris have been to the conference four times now and are here today to share what makes it one of the best WordPress business conferences. Many online business owners spend most, if not all, of their time working online. Networking, building connections, and strategizing about the business are all important aspects to success that tend to lie offline. CaboPress takes place at a...2018-12-1738 min

In The TrenchesITT 151: Bootstrapping a Software Company as a Non-Technical Founder with Chris BadgettChris Badgett is the co-founder of LifterLMS, learning management software that allows you to create and sell online courses. Chris is a veteran of In The Trenches, making an appearance on episode 95. On that episode, we broke down what it takes to ensure student success. This topic is so important because most course creators think they can simply create and sell their course, and that's that. But the data tells a different story: course creators who emphasize student success (and all the things that lead to student success, like engagement, support, the structure and flow of your course, etc...2018-08-0348 min

LMScast175: How Thomas Levy and Chris Badgett Solve Technology Problems for Course BuildersThomas Patrick Levy from the core of the codeBOX team joins us on this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Chris and Thomas dive into the approach they take when developing LifterLMS and building products around it. Reducing the friction in the course creation process is a key vision for LifterLMS. Chris outlines how important it is to LifterLMS development to create the most efficient process for you as the course builder, but even more importantly for your students. WordPress is a great platform with many awesome functionality opportunities via different themes and plugins. It is important to...2018-03-1232 min

The Productize Podcast[49] Community-Driven Marketing for a WordPress Product w/ Chris Badgett (LifterLMS)Today I’m talking to Chris Badgett, Co-Founder of LifterLMS (Lifter Learning Management System). That’s a very popular WordPress plugin for creating a course and/or a membership site. I’m actually using it myself for the Productize Course. Chris’s done an incredibly job building a community around his product and brand. He has done a lot with Facebook Groups and connecting with customer on a regular daily basis, and Chris shares his unique tactics for this. We talk about the WordPress market using the Freemium model. Chris knows this space very well and I th...2018-01-2442 min

LMScast161: A Mastermind Event Case Study about Chris Lema's CaboPressIn this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett of LifterLMS we discuss a mastermind event case study about Chris Lema’s CaboPress. Thomas Levy and Ali Mathis of the LifterLMS team join Chris in this episode to share their experiences at CaboPress and talk about some unique insights in the world of online learning. Thomas Levy is the cofounder of LifterLMS, and he is the Head of Development. Thomas writes the code that makes LifterLMS a reality. Ali Mathis is the Director of Projects, which means she handles the Done For You service, and she manages the trial of LifterLMS. Ca...2017-12-0424 min

How I Built ItEpisode 42: Chris Badgett & LifterLMSThis is the first of a 2-part series called Educational WordPress! Over the next 2 episodes, I talk to two of of the biggest names in a WordPress LMSs and WordPress in the educational space. Today, it’s Chris Badgett. Chris Badgett is a software company owner, a world traveller, and first and foremost, an educator. In this episode, we get to talk all about empathy, teaching, and scratching your own itch. He offers some great insight on running a company, connecting with customers, and how there are some things you can’t outsource. Show Notes ...2017-07-1830 min

Streamlined Solopreneur: Systems & Automation to Help Solopreneurs Reduce FrictionLearning Management and WordPress: LifterLMS with Chris BadgettThis is the first of a 2-part series called Educational WordPress! Over the next 2 episodes, I talk to two of of the biggest names in a WordPress LMSs and WordPress in the educational space. Today, it's Chris Badgett. Chris Badgett is a software company owner, a world traveller, and first and foremost, an educator. In this episode, we get to talk all about empathy, teaching, and scratching your own itch. He offers some great insight on running a company, connecting with customers, and how there are some things you can't outsource. Show NotesChris BadgettLifterLMSSterling Audio S...2017-07-1830 min

In The TrenchesITT 095: How to Improve Your Customers' Course Completion Rates with Chris Badgett Chris Badgett went from managing a dog sled tour company in Alaska to creating LifterLMS; a software company that allows users to have complete control over the creation of their online courses. He’s also the host of the LMSCast podcast and is dedicated to empowering people to generate more impact, and income, with online education. In this broadcast, Chris Badgett and I talk about: What led Chris to build LifterLMS? The first steps Chris took with his company The dirty little secret of membership sites How can you improve completion rates for your courses? How does Chris make...2017-03-2033 min