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Side Hustle School

#2171 - Q&A: “Starting an instructional workshop…”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Business, Small Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship,, Side Hustle, Entrepreneurship

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

A caller from Ireland wants to start his own instructional workshop. How are live events different from other services—and what are some tips for running one well? 

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:09.9

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0:19.6

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0:38.2

In today's episode, a caller from Ireland wants to start his own instructional workshop,

0:43.5

and he's wondering, do we have any tips? All right, well, putting on a workshop or any other

0:48.2

live event has some things in common with other services, but it also has some unique characteristics.

0:53.8

We'll try to focus on those unique characteristics in terms of what it has in common.

0:57.7

You have to make a compelling offer. You have to give people a reason to sign up. You have to focus

1:02.2

on benefits and so on. You have to create a relationship between what people want and what you're

1:06.2

able to offer. But in terms of the actual logistics and such, it is a lot of work, and in the right

1:11.9

circumstances can be a lot of fun. I've seen so many people run the gamut of experiences with

1:18.8

workshops. A number of friends of mine have tried workshops. They have put a lot of work into it,

1:23.1

and then they've walked away from them because they couldn't get the variables right. It just couldn't

1:27.7

be sustainable, basically. Other friends, you know, a smaller number to be fair, but they have been

1:32.7

able to create a significant revenue stream from workshops and live events, sometimes even make a

1:37.4

living. So for someone like our caller, for example, who wants to explore that, what might they need

1:42.6

to know? All right, detailed question. My answer coming up after this quick message from our sponsor.

2:02.0

Hey there, this is Thillion, calling from Ireland. My question is about putting on live events,

2:07.2

specifically an instructional workshop where people come together to learn something and then

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