Have you ever done something so well that people start asking you to teach them? My guest today has.\n\nJim Breese started off as an AirBnB host and did so well that he began teaching others. At LearnAirBnB.com, he and his team teach AirBnB hosts how to be successful in an ever-competitive market.\n\nIn this episode, Jim shares his entrepreneurial beginnings and how LearnAirbnb came to be, plus all the things he\u2019s learned along the way that can help you with your course. Enjoy!\n\n**In This Episode, You'll Learn:** \n\u2022 How Jim transitioned from being an Airbnb host to teaching other hosts online \n\u2022 Why not to wait until you feel like you\u2019re an expert to teach \n\u2022 How the team validated the need for their course before they made it \n\u2022 The strategies they used to grow their audience \n\u2022 The pros and cons of using Udemy for your course \n\u2022 How to discover the real reason customers want to take your course, so you know how to market it \n\u2022 The essential tools to learn when you\u2019re bootstrapping development of your course \n\u2022 Why they use WP Courseware to run their online course \n\u2022 The pros and cons of using WP Courseware \n\u2022 Jim\u2019s top 5 tips for creating an online course\n\n**References and Tools that Jim Mentioned:** \n\u2022 [LearnAirbnb.com](http://learnairbnb.com/) Homepage\n\n\u2022 [The LearnAirbnb Course](http://course.learnairbnb.com/) \n\u2022 [WPCourseware](https://flyplugins.com/wp-courseware/) \n\u2022 [PaidMembershipsPro](http://www.paidmembershipspro.com/) \n\u2022 [S3 Media Maestro](https://flyplugins.com/s3-media-maestro/) \n\u2022 [LearnAirbnb on Facebook](https://facebook.com/learnairbnb) \n\u2022 Twitter handle: @learnairbnb\n\n**Thanks for Listening!** \nIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving an honest review for The Zen Courses Show on iTunes! Ratings and reviews boost ratings & help new listeners find the show. I read every review and I'd love to read yours. Click here to leave a review.\n\nAnd, finally, don\u2019t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. If you have an Android phone, you can subscribe on Stitcher.\n\nLastly, I want to say THANK YOU to Jim for sharing his story and expertise with us on The Zen Courses Show!