Lmscast With Chris Badgett

In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett discusses how clever popups may be effective tools for increasing course sales. Also, learner success on an LMS website. Chris illustrates why popups should assist, support, and customize the student experience rather than just interrupting users for marketing goals by using Popup Maker in conjunction with LifterLMS. He investigates […] The post How To Increase Course Sales and Learner Results With Smart Popups appeared first on LMScast.

According to Alex Standiford from Siren Affiliate, affiliate programs should be much more than just discount systems or referral links in the modern era. According to him, companies particularly those that provide courses and software should consider themselves to be media and education enterprises that require ongoing content, collaborations, and audience trust in order to […] The post How to Use an Affiliate Program to Create a Content Marketing Engine appeared first on LMScast.

In this episode, Chris Badgett provides a thorough guide on how contemporary course designers are use Claude to greatly expedite and enhance the process of creating and marketing online courses.He says he switched to Claude because it is better at handling long-form content, retains more context, and generates more dependable, less “hallucinated” outputs all of […] The post The Claude Playbook Smart Course Creators Are Already Running appeared first on LMScast.

Most membership sites do not die from lack of effort. They collapse under their own weight. In this solo episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett walks through why most membership sites fail, and the three-part alignment model that keeps the winners standing. This one is for course creators, coaches, and education entrepreneurs running (or about to […] The post Why Most Membership Sites Fail appeared first on LMScast.

In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett takes a deep and honest look back at more than 12 years of creating LifterLMS, detailing seven big blunders that molded both the product and his evolution as an entrepreneur. He starts out by discussing content and SEO, stating that one of his first regrets was not learning how […] The post 12 Years of Building LifterLMS | 7 Things I Got Wrong appeared first on LMScast.

In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett offers an important perspective change for anybody making online courses: you should conceive of yourself as a media firm rather than merely a course designer. He says that since systems like ChatGPT and Claude can rapidly give answers and learning resources, knowledge is no longer scarce in today’s […] The post From Course Creator to Media Company: The Only Way to Win Now appeared first on LMScast.

In this episode, Chris Badgett explains how AI will significantly reshape online courses by making creation faster, cheaper, and more accessible, while also increasing competition and lowering average quality due to an influx of generic AI-generated content. He emphasizes that although those who use AI as a co-pilot, combining it with their own brand, voice, […] The post 10 Ways AI Will Change Online Courses in the Next 5 Years appeared first on LMScast.

In this episode, Joe Gorup goes into great detail about how his platform CourseAvenue uses a highly developed AI system called Course Advisor to transform complicated, dense source materials (like technical documents, PDFs, or government regulations) into fully structured, instructionally sound online courses in a matter of minutes. Joe Gorup founded CourseAvenue and is a […] The post AI Empowered Course SCORM Content Creation With Joe Gorup From CourseAvenue appeared first on LMScast.

In this episode of LMScast, learning and development specialist Lee-Anne Ragan, who has over 40 years of experience working with international organizations, such as the United Nations, shares useful tips for designing more successful and captivating learning opportunities. According to her, many course designers fail because they don’t always understand how people learn best, not […] The post Transform Your Teaching With Lee-Anne Ragan appeared first on LMScast.

Chris Badgett discusses how course designers may choose which e-learning materials should be paid for and which should be free in this episode. He emphasizes that while many producers are afraid to share too much information for free, free material is actually crucial for gaining a following, developing credibility, and creating authority. Introductory ideas, concepts, […] The post How to Decide Which eLearning Content Should Be Free vs Paid appeared first on LMScast.

Chris Badgett and Alex Panagis delve deeply into the meaning of corporate culture and how it influences every aspect of a business in this episode of LMScast. They clarify that a company’s culture is its actual conduct rather than merely a collection of words on a “About” page. The founder’s character and principles are the […] The post Culture by Design: How We Use LifterLMS to Shape How We Work appeared first on LMScast.

Kurt Von Ahnen discusses in this LMScast episode that continuing education (CE), which is one of the most reliable and scalable options in online learning, is basically corporate training provided in accordance with certification or licensing criteria. He draws attention to the fact that professionals in fields like healthcare, real estate, and technical professions need […] The post The Secret World Of Continuing Education Entrepreneurship appeared first on LMScast.

Kurt Von Ahnen from MANANA NO MAS, demonstrates in this LMScast episode that even if you are certain of your knowledge, you must validate an online course. Since he thought his ideas would succeed, he acknowledges that as an entrepreneur, he used to detest validation. However, experience has shown him that ignoring validation results in […] The post How To Validate An Online Course To Maximize Your Success appeared first on LMScast.

In this LMScast episode, Kurt Von Ahnen elaborates on the notion that an online course that has “failed” is typically merely an unfinished endeavor. He explains that a lot of creators quit too soon after making their debut, particularly if they just have a few students or no sales, but those first results are only […] The post How to Deal with the Failed Online Course Business appeared first on LMScast.

In this LMScast episode, Kurt Von Ahnen discusses the challenges of rapidly establishing an online course and the typical errors that hinder developers. He clarifies that the most significant obstacles are frequently psychological rather than technical, including the expert’s curse, impostor syndrome, and overanalyzing before beginning. Kurt stresses how crucial it is to have a […] The post How To Launch Your First Course As Quickly As Possible appeared first on LMScast.

In this LMScast episode, Kurt Von Ahnen elaborates on the notion that corporate training is a continuous process that changes with the company rather than a one-time event. He argues that many businesses put off documenting their procedures because they think things will change all the time. However, when teams expand, this kind of thinking […] The post Look Inside The World Of Corporate Training Powered By WordPress And LifterLMS appeared first on LMScast.

According to Emily Middleton, the way she operates WP Course Guide is purposefully distinct from a standard agency or freelancer model since she bases her company on close, intimate connections with her clients.Her early exposure to entrepreneurship through her family and her long-standing relationship with LifterLMS, which provided her with a strong feeling of commu […] The post Making LMS Website Magic With Emily Middleton appeared first on LMScast.

Chris Badgett offers a comprehensive overview to the top WordPress plugins in this episode for creating and expanding an LMS website that goes beyond the LifterLMS core. He begins by emphasizing that LifterLMS itself handles almost all of the fundamental LMS features, such as creating courses, student dashboards, user accounts, memberships, e-commerce with PayPal or […] The post Best WordPress Plugins for LMS Websites Besides LifterLMS appeared first on LMScast.

In this LMScast, Chris Badgett clarifies that “profiting from pain” refers to generating enormous value via the resolution of significant issues rather than exploiting people. Because conventional educational systems concentrate on teaching knowledge (mechanisms) rather than addressing why someone urgently needs that information, pain is frequently misinterpreted in the classroom. In actuality, they purchase pain […] The post How To Profit From Pain appeared first on LMScast.

Chris Badgett offers a comprehensive guide on how to strategically plan your online education business for 2026 in this LMScast episode. He emphasizes that planning is about developing clarity, focus, and adaptability to maximize the probability of success rather than forecasting the future. He starts out by emphasizing how crucial it is to determine your […] The post Plan Your Online Education Business for 2026 appeared first on LMScast.