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When to Hire Help for Your WordPress LMS -

Oct 6, 2022

Many people who want to start an online course intend to begin by bootstrapping the venture, but sometimes it will cost more money rather than hiring a professional to assist.

  • One person may have a brilliant idea to teach a course since they're experts in their field
  • Then they can get a WordPress website through one of the many hosting alternatives
  • They buy a WordPress theme
  • They spend weeks on end exploring theme possibilities
  • They take the theme off and purchase another one
  • They add plugins on the website for items like contact forms and social sharing buttons and pop-ups
  • There are conflicts that arise and need to file Support tickets with the various groups
  • These users are frustrated, and they ask for a refund on premium plugin bought
  • New plugins can be bought
  • The process repeats itself repeatedly and nothing gets done

You can call it whatever you like. If it's "shiny object syndrome" or if you're unlucky, indecisive or even misinformed, the end results are always the same. People who plan to design a course, and sell it (or even distribute it) have no more as they were a few months ago the moment they made the decision to begin the project.

Even if you're an expert in one field isn't a guarantee that you'll be proficient in the other.

This is the harsh fact that's rarely discussed nowadays: being proficient at something doesn't imply success across other fields.

In this case, I'm very knowledgeable in the learning through e-learning. This is my experience throughout my professional life. I write on the subject as well as give talks as well as run a company in the space. My passion is in the field.

I'm not very skilled at fixing things that is wrong with my car. I can recognize that something is wrong. I head to YouTube to research the issue a bit to see whether I can pinpoint the cause, but at the end of the day, it's not something I'd want to tackle myself, as it is likely it will make it worse, break something else, and end up wasting my time.

This is the same truth in setting up the technological parts of your online learning business.

Don't obsess on your Business Model.

I find that there as a focus on business models instead of the product for business.

People shy away in hiring a professional because they are afraid that they will be spending many thousands of dollars. That might be true depending on what you think that you'll need. However, my point is that there isn't a need for a lot in order to start. The first step is probably the most essential element of the process in online learning.

It's easier to get help than you might think.

The first thing I'd suggest is not to hire someone you already know. You shouldn't employ your nieces or nephew. This will frustrate everyone and create an odd dynamic. People can be found across a range of different ways.

Let someone else do the "techy" stuff so you are able to get your product on the market quicker.

When it comes down to it, if you bring someone in to assist in setting things up, you'll get to market quicker which can provide you with the edge in competition. If you are new to WordPress and it is time-sensitive for your website, then certainly find someone who can assist you. Otherwise you risk wasting both cash and time, which is not something anyone wants doing that.