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    Course Launch Checklist

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    This document provides a checklist for setting up the fundamental elements of an online course on Teachable in order to be ready for launch. It outlines 3 phases: 1) creating course content and curriculum, 2) developing marketing assets like a sales page, and 3) configuring other school settings. Key steps include confirming account details, building the course outline, designing sales pages, setting up payments and tax forms, and testing enrollment before launch. Sample outlines and pages are also provided to help visualize the process.

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    This document provides a checklist for setting up the fundamental elements of an online course on Teachable in order to be ready for launch. It outlines 3 phases: 1) creating course content and curriculum, 2) developing marketing assets like a sales page, and 3) configuring other school settings. Key steps include confirming account details, building the course outline, designing sales pages, setting up payments and tax forms, and testing enrollment before launch. Sample outlines and pages are also provided to help visualize the process.

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    Course Launch

    Checklist
    Welcome to Teachable!
    We are committed to helping you achieve success with your courses. Use
    this checklist as a guide for setting up all the fundamental elements of
    your school so you are ready to launch.

    Getting started
    There are a few things to do in your school before starting your course.

    Confirm your email address (look for the Edit and confirm your school URL
    notification at the top of your dashboard) under Site > Domains

    Pro-tip:
    • Once you have confirmed your Teachable domain, you will see the
    option to add a custom domain or subdomain to your school.
    Phase 1: Your Course
    In this phase, the focus is on creating your content and
    setting up your curriculum.

    Create a curriculum outline that you can follow as you create content

    Build your outline into your course under the Curriculum tab

    Add your content to lectures. Check out this article for an overview of
    the types of content you can add to a Teachable course

    Publish your lectures to make them visible to students

    Create your pricing options under the Pricing tab in your course

    Pro-tips:
    • The max video file size is 2GB. Larger videos can be compressed or
    hosted externally and embedded in a lecture with HTML code

    • Only published lectures are visible to your students

    • Sections, lectures and content blocks are drag-and-drop for easy


    reordering of content in your curriculum view and inside your lectures

    • Sections are like topics and lectures are the content within a topic

    • Courses can have as many pricing options as you need in any


    currency that Teachable supports. Each pricing option generates its
    own URL for easy sharing
    Sample Course Outline
    There are all kinds of ways to present your curriculum. Here is an example
    to help you visualize how your content will flow.

    Welcome Section
    Lecture #1: Welcome Video
    Pro-tips:
    Lecture #2: How this course works
    • Any form builder that
    creates HTML can be
    Sections 1-5: Your Course Topics embedded into a lecture
    Lecture #1: Video content - Google form, Typeform,
    etc.
    Lecture #2: A downloadable PDF or
    other material • Use the drip feature to
    lock sections until you
    Lecture #3: Student homework want them opened and
    viewable
    Final Section • Check out this Course
    Lecture #1: Embed a feedback survey Creator’s Toolkit for
    recommendations for
    Lecture #2: Upsell your next course or tools and resources
    coaching product

    Don’t forget to make your PDFs and other files


    downloadable if you want students to be able to take
    them! Look for the download symbol next to each file.
    Phase 2: Your Marketing Assets
    In this phase, the focus is on creating your course sales page and the
    post-enrollment student journey.

    Design your sales page under the Pages tab in your course

    Add testimonials and bullet points to your checkout page

    Build your course thank you page

    Pro-tips:
    • Update your sales page URL under the settings wheel

    • For multiple pricing options, add a pricing block instead of a CTA button

    • Publish and update your pages to make changes visible

    • While checkout page fields cannot be edited due to encryption, you are
    able to add testimonials and bullet points to the sidebar

    • The thank you page confirms enrollment and helps students navigate to
    the curriculum
    Setting up a welcome email
    After enrollment, students will receive the purchase receipt and the
    confirmation email. To set up an additional course welcome email, follow
    these steps:

    Make sure you have a welcome section in your course

    Navigate to the Drip tab in your course

    Set your the welcome section to open zero days after enrollment

    Edit the email announcement to include your welcome email

    Activate the drip for that section

    When a student enrolls, the drip feature will send your welcome email along with the
    Teachable transactional emails.

    Pro-tip:
    • Use the drip feature to lock your sections until a specific date or
    period of time. This is great for running time-based or cohort-based
    courses. Content is dripped by section.
    Sample Sales Page
    A sales page tells the story of your course. Here is an
    example to help you visualize yours.
    Phase 3: Pre-launch
    In this phase, the focus is on the other aspects of your school that need
    to be configured before you’re ready to launch.

    Configure Teachable Payments for your payment gateway and enable


    BackOffice to handle your tax forms and to offer PayPal to students

    Brand your school with your logo and color palette under Site > Theme

    Create your school homepage under Site > Pages

    Publish your school under Settings > General

    Preview your course by clicking the “preview” button in your course’s


    Curriculum tab

    Before your launch


    It’s important to make sure your payment gateways are configured correctly
    so your students aren’t prevented from enrolling in your course. Here’s how
    to test them.
    • Create a coupon in your course that reduces the price to $1

    • Enroll in your course as if you were a student (with a different email address)

    • Look for the post-enrollment emails from Teachable

    • Navigate to the Users tab and find your record. From there, navigate to the
    enrollments tab to ensure you were properly enrolled

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