MI Rewind: Masterclass on Building an Online Course Business w/ Jacques Hopkins

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Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 05:19 - The six side-businesses that Jacques started that failed, why they failed, and how he realized that creating a piano course was the right choice for him. 12:21 - Lessons Jacques learned from his failures and how he’s applying them to his business today. 14:56 - Why there is a misconception that online courses are an easy way to riches, other myths around online courses, and what the actual truth is. 35:18 - Jacques' thought process as he was considering quitting his job and his “ah-ha” moment that led him to take the leap into becoming a full-time entrepreneur. 44:47 - Where to start when building an online course and how to build an audience without any existing following. 54:32 - How to think about the dynamic of giving away content for free versus making people pay for a product. 01:04:02 - Where to learn and how to learn marketing strategies and software tools that Jacques uses today. 01:07:15 - The first thing one should focus on learning and how to go about it if one is just starting out as a brand-new course creator. 01:15:27 - How to focus as an entrepreneur, especially if you want to create multiple projects. 01:20:14 - Habits or principles to incorporate into one’s life that will lead to success. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Jacques Hopkins’ podcast, The Online Course Show. Jacques Hopkins’ The Online Course Guy website. Ramit Sethi’s book I Will Teach You To Be Rich. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Jacques: Youtube | Instagram | Website Connect with Robert: Twitter | Instagram HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.1	On today's show, we've started to reshare some older episodes that are my favorite for a few
0:07.5	reasons.
0:08.5	One, we get a bunch of new listeners each week, so the new listeners may not have heard this
0:13.2	episode before.
0:14.5	Two, even if you've been listening for a while, you may have missed this episode when it
0:19.2	originally came out.
0:22.4	Or three, even if you've heard it before, it can be a great episode to learn from again. If you've already heard this
0:27.1	episode or you're not interested in hearing it, feel free to just skip it. There's no harm in that,
0:31.6	and you could pick up with our new episodes next week. All right, guys, that's all I had for you
0:36.5	for this new intro. Everything going forward
0:39.3	is going to be from the original show. Hope you guys enjoy it. In this episode, I chat with one of my
0:47.4	mentors, Jock Hopkins. Jacques and I talk about his journey as an entrepreneur, how he dealt with
0:53.3	failure and applied those lessons
0:55.1	he learned to his present business, where to start when building an online business and an
0:59.8	online course, how to build an audience without an existing following, how to use YouTube
1:05.1	and an evergreen funnel, and much more. Jacques worked as an engineer for about eight years before quitting his job and
1:13.0	turning his biggest hobby into a highly successful online piano course. Piano in 21 days has
1:19.4	brought in over $2.5 million in revenue to date with over 7,000 students all over the world.
1:27.1	Today, Jacques supports his family with the passive income
1:30.1	from his course while teaching others to do the same on the online course show podcast.
1:35.5	Now, let's get into one of my favorite episodes to date and learn how to build a real
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