Amy Porterfield on her business journey, online course creation and overcoming impostor syndrome

Amy Porterfield is the online course creation, list building and webinar queen. She has been a big inspiration for me, and her Digital Course Academy program is a big part of why I shifted from client work to a digital product-based business. When it comes to creating an online course, Amy Porterfield is a fountain of knowledge, and in this episode she’s sharing some of her biggest tips for creating an online course.

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Some of the things we covered in this interview:

• Amy Porterfield’s journey from corporate to running a 7-figure business, and some of her key learnings along the way. 
• The very first course launch that Amy did, why it flopped and what you can learn from her mistakes.
• The key reasons you need to push past your fears in order to create and launch a successful online course, and how creating an online course can change your business (and your life!) 
• Why creating an online course isn’t for everybody, and who the people Amy sees having the most success with course creation are.
• Amy Porterfield’s tips on how to overcome impostor syndrome when creating and launching a course.
• The biggest mistakes Amy sees business owners making when it comes to digital course creation.

The big takeaways

• You don't need to be an expert in the course topic you're teaching – you just need to have a 10% edge. That is, you only need to be 10% ahead of your students and you need to have proven results in that area.
• If your course is brand new, you can get results by either working one-on-one with clients and friends, or by getting results for yourself.
• Creating an online course can position you as the expert in your field – whether you want it to or not!
• Why you need to start building an email list before your course launch, and how you can build your email list and create your course at the same time.
• Why you don't need to create multiple courses and how you can build a million-dollar business around just one signature course.