How A Teacher Built A Multi-Million Dollar Membership Business From $0
Jay Clouse
Founder of Creator Science — helping creators get uncommon results. Studying others, running experiments, and sharing it all with 60,000+ readers!
In 2013, Kayse Morris was an 8th grade Language Arts teacher just making ends meet. She and her husband were actually on government assistance when she decided that she would start up a little side hustle.
That side hustle was selling her lesson plans on Teachers Pay Teachers – a marketplace for lesson plans. Kayse hoped she would be able to cover her monthly Netflix subscription – and boy, did she ever.
Her first year, Kayse made about $600.
The next year, Kayse made a few thousand dollars.
And soon, Kayse was earning $90,000 per year by selling lesson plans. That's when she began helping other teachers do the same.
Fast forward to today, and Kayse runs The CEO Teacher, a multimillion dollar membership community helping other teachers earn a little cash on the side.
We cover her whole story in this episode including how she and her team run launches and manage a membership community of?THOUSANDS?of students.
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Essay of the Week: How to build an online course
On September 17, I launched the presale page for my newest course,?Build A Beloved Membership .
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Yesterday (nearly two months later) I finished building that course.
This isn't the first online course that I've created, but it's certainly the best. And I've continued to improve my own process for producing a high-quality course like this.
So this week, I'm sharing the full process I followed so that you can follow or adapt it to build your own online course.
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About the author
Hey, I'm Jay! I'm the founder of?Creator Science ?and the host of?Creative Elements , a narrative-interview podcast going behind the scenes of today’s top creators.
I previously led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs.
International Speaker | ??Top 2% Globally Ranked Podcast Host|TV Producer |Military Spouse|3x Amazon Best Selling Author ??2023Career Mastered Emerging Leader Award Recipient
7 个月Her story reminds us that even the smallest side hustle can lead to remarkable success with dedication and passion. ??
REALTOR? | Relationship Architect | Strategic Visionary | Transformational Leader ?? Mentor & Guide
1 年I grew up with Kayse, and she is the real deal. Absolutely diligent and focused in all areas of her life. She is so tuned into her audience and she meets their needs time and time again. I have enjoyed watching her grow and I am truly inspired by her.
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2 年Amazing. Can’t wait to dive in
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2 年I shared the YouTube with a Facebook group I run with 20,600+ members, many of whom would love to start a business, but have little capital