LMScast with Chris Badgett · By WordPress LMS Elearning Expert Chris Badgett and Entrepreneur & Online Marketing Business Strategy Expert Chris Badgett on Teaching, Education, WordPress Development & Online Business.

How To Launch Your First Course As Quickly As Possible

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Chris says the first Lifter LMS course was recorded in four hours and launched in about six hours.

The point is speed, not polish. Chris looks at why online education entrepreneurs stall out: they treat setup choices like major business strategy. Kurt answers from the builder side. A strong subject matter expert can start without becoming a full technologist, especially when the early goal is to learn from real users. The tool stack stays modest. The conversation keeps coming back to a course idea, a group, and enough website to deliver the material. Audience access matters more than tinkering. Kurt talks about having people already gathered through social posts or a Facebook group, so launch day produces feedback instead of more guessing. Chris keeps the bar low in the useful way. Creators can take the quick start path themselves, then bring in an agency when speed, budget, or scope makes that call make sense. They are not dunking on services or tools. They are pushing against the habit of hiding in setup before learners have touched the course. The Pop-Up Maker read lands naturally in the WordPress commerce lane, with opt-ins, card abandonment, upsells, downsells, and visitor guidance all tied to conversion. Near the end, Kurt broadens the context. His team works on purpose-built SCORM sites, enterprise training websites, startups, and entry-level businesses. That keeps the advice grounded. The first course does not need a perfect system. It needs movement, learners, and feedback. Chris closes by sending listeners back to Lifter LMS resources and the next concrete step.

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A practical launch conversation about starting a first online course quickly, with basic tools and a simple path.

Chris Badgett and Kurt Von Ahnen frame launching a first online course as a straightforward execution problem. The guidance stays practical: move fast, keep the tool list small, and decide early whether to handle the website work personally or bring in an agency.

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Launch your first online course quickly without overbuilding the website side.

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