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Fast Track Workbook
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In this workbook, you’ll find an easy step-by-step checklist to creating and publishing your online course and Thinkific website. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you’ll be on the fast track to launch day!
Welcome to your Thinkific Fast Track Workbook!
This workbook is separated into Milestones and Steps. Each Milestone is a major achievement for you in your course creation journey. Follow the steps under the milestone to reach each one. In each step, there will be a checklist for you to track your progress.
Throughout the workbook, there will be links for you to find additional how-to help and for other resources.
1. Follow the steps and click on the links to view relevant help articles
2. Check steps off when you’re done them 3. Save the workbook to track your progress
Fill in your name, email address, and Thinkific website URL and save this PDF to try it out!
This workbook belongs to:
Name
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Creating your online course
Pricing your online course
Designing your online course sales page
Test your Thinkific website
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MILESTONE 02
MILESTONE 03
MILESTONE 04
P4
P8
P11
P15
Content overviewIf you ever need a helping hand, we’re here for you! Reach out to the Thinkific support team for help with using your Thinkific account to create, market, and sell your online courses.
THINKIFIC SUPPORT
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Set your Thinkific website’s name
Set your Thinkific website’s URL
Customize your Coming Soon Page
Share your Coming Soon Page
Step 1: Share Your Coming Soon PageWhen you sign up for Thinkific, you’ll get a Coming Soon Page. This page is the perfect way to build some buzz for your upcoming online course.
After reviewing the page and customizing it, share the page with your audience to build an email list of warm leads for launch day.
To send your audience to your Coming Soon Page, copy and paste your Thinkific website's URL into social posts, emails, etc.
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SUPPORT ARTICLE
SUPPORT ARTICLE
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Use Unsplash or Pexels to find free stock photographyUse Canva to create images and other designs for free
Resources
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Create your online course
Add chapters and lessons to your course
Add learning supports like quizzes, surveys, or assignments
Publish your online course
Step 2: Create Your Online Course CurriculumCreating your online course can seem like a lot of work, but when you take care of the essentials first, you can get this done sooner than you think.
Thinkific courses are made up of chapters and lessons. You can create these manually, start with a course template, or bulk import your course content into the curriculum. Finish up by publishing your online course.
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SUPPORT ARTICLE
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QUIZZES SURVEYS ASSIGNMENTS
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Use Camtasia, Screenflow, or Loom to record screencastsUse Canva to design and publish PDFs
Resources
Course Progress Options
Course Progress Options
Take it a step further
O P T I O N A L E X T R A
DRIP SCHEDULES
COMPLETION PAGE
PREREQUISITES
CERTIFICATES
QUIZ COMPLETION PERCENTAGE REQUIRED
VIDEO COMPLETION PERCENTAGE REQUIRED
We believe the only way to build a sustainable course business is by truly caring about the success of your students and focusing on ways to craft the best learning environment. We help you achieve this in Thinkific by developing features designed to make that easy.
Here are some optional features Thinkific includes that you might want to explore as you build your online course.
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Integrate with Stripe
Integrate with PayPal
Step 1: Set-up your course pricing
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Thinkific supports Stripe and PayPal. You can integrate with both to offer students two ways of paying for your online course.
Pricing your online course involves setting a primary price point and specifying how long a student has before their enrolment expires. You can set multiple prices and enrolment expiry settings, so explore your options!
Not sure what to price your course? Read our post on How to Price Your Online Course on the Thinkific blog.
Resources
Set primary course price
Set enrollment expiry
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Resource linksTake it a step further
O P T I O N A L E X T R A
SET YOUR COURSE PRICING TO BE A RECURRING SUBSCRIPTION
SET YOUR COURSE PRICING TO BE A PAYMENT PLAN
ADD ADDITIONAL PRICING OPTIONS FOR YOUR COURSE
SET LESSONS TO BE A PART YOUR FREE PREVIEW
CREATE A COUPON TO DISCOUNT YOUR COURSE’S PRICE
If you’re looking for something beyond setting a course’s price to be free or a one-time fee, you can explore these optional pricing features to offer more:
• Set your course pricing to be a recurring subscription• Set your course pricing to be a payment plan• Add additional pricing options for your course• Set lessons to be a part your free preview• Create a coupon to discount your course’s price
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Milestone 3: Designing Your Online Course Sales Page
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Choose website theme
Customize theme settings
Step 1: Choose a Thinkific Website Theme
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Thinkific website themes are different styles that change the look and feel the entire Thinkific website. Your Theme’s Settings are where you’ll add your brand colors, fonts, and more.
SUPPORT ARTICLE
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Alternatively, you can use your own website to sell your Thinkific courses, instead of the website you get with your Thinkific account.
Want to sell on your own site?
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Customize your page header & footer
Create and customize sales page sections
Link sales page to the course’s checkout
Redirect your home page to your sales page
Step 2: Create Your Course Sales Page
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Your Thinkific website has a sales page for each of the online courses you create. Use Thinkific’s Site Builder to create and customize these pages.
CUSTOMIZE HEADER
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CUSTOMIZE FOOTER
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SUPPORT ARTICLEUse Unsplash or Pexels to find free stock photographyUse Canva to create images and other designs for free.
Get a complete guide to what should go on your sales page from our blog.
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Resource linksTake it a step further
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ADD A CUSTOM DOMAIN FOR YOUR COURSE WEBSITE
REMOVE THINKIFIC BRANDING FROM YOUR SITE AND COURSE
ADD A HOME PAGE FOR YOUR COURSE WEBSITE
ADD CUSTOM PAGES FOR YOUR COURSE WEBSITE
Thinkific offers many optional features and functionality when it comes to designing a course website. You can create many additional pages, and increase the amount of customization available to you.Explore these features if you’re looking to create a more customized and branded experience for your students:
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Preview your course as a studentTesting your Thinkific website
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Your student experience begins after the student purchases and enrolls in the course. In the Thinkific Course Player, they will interact with your online course content.
Your Thinkific website’s checkout experience begins, typically, when your prospective customer clicks a buy button on your sales page. The Thinkific checkout is a 2-step process for new students:
1. Sign up for a student account2. Pay for the online course
Your Thinkific website experience starts when someone visits your course site’s URL for the first time. If you navigate to your course site in a private browser window, you can see what this experience looks and feels like.
Test your checkout experience
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Test your website experience
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Milestone 4 complete!
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You've completed the essential steps towards launching your online course by following along with this workbook. At this point you might want to explore these optional steps before launching:
• Integrate Thinkific with your essential tools
• Enable and customize automated email notifications for students
• Add your team members
Then, get started marketing your Thinkific courses to your audience in emails, social posts, ads, etc.
As you go forward, if you have any questions at all, please let us know. We want you to find the success you set out to achieve with online courses. If you need any help contact Thinkific support:
THINKIFIC SUPPORT
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Check out our blog for great guides like:
Join our Facebook Group to chat with other course creators
How to Create a Sales Funnel to Sell Online Courses
How to Sell Online Courses Using Live Webinars
The Ultimate Facebook Advertising Strategy For Selling Online Courses
How To Build An Email List & Sell More Online Courses
How To Use Blogging To Build An Audience And Sell Online Courses
55 Ways To Market Your Online Course & Increase Sales
Reach out to a service provider in our Experts Marketplace
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Sign up for a free account on Thinkific today to start growing your online course business.
GET STARTED FREE
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