Online Business Courses

Published: Sept. 2, 2019, 2 a.m.

b'About this Episode\\nMany of us want to start an online business, but few of us know all that it takes to keep a business going. If you look at the latest Facebook or YouTube commercial, all you need is one course and you\\u2019ll get millions.\\xa0\\n\\nReal online business isn\\u2019t like that.\\n\\nThat\\u2019s why we spoke to Shey Harms, owner of Second Act Business Academy about navigating all of the twists and turns of running an online business. Shey shares her own journey through entrepreneurship from podcasting to coaching and provide real-world advice about what you need to become an online business success.\\nKey Points of Discussion\\n\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Entrepreneurship on Your Time-Shey\\u2019s self-built route to entrepreneurship\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Starting an online business when you\\u2019re not tech-savvy (or don\\u2019t want to be)\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 Course vs coaching: How to get the education you need to learn\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 The challenges of working with tech as an entrepreneur\\n \\t \\xa0 \\xa0 The ongoing challenge of\\n\\nKey Milestones of this Episode\\n\\xa0 [1:00] Shey\\u2019s start in college...and how she ended up an entrepreneur\\n\\n\\xa0 [2:11] Shey\\u2019s journey into podcasting\\n\\n\\xa0 [6:19] What did you learn from podcasting?\\n\\n\\xa0 [8:10] The origin story and mission of Second act Business Academy\\n\\n\\xa0[13:00] Getting too bogged down in the details of your business\\n\\n\\xa0[16:35] Learning as an entrepreneur\\n\\n\\xa0[23:25] Once you build a website, what else do they need?\\nKey Resources\\n\\n \\tSecond Act Business Academy\\n \\tSecond Act Business Academy podcast\\n\\nOther Resources\\n\\n \\tNew Media Expo\\n \\tJohn Lee Dumas Free Podcast Course\\n \\tSlender Safari podcast\\n \\tCouch to 5K podcast\\n \\tPat Flynn\\n \\tBeaver Builder\\n \\tElementor\\n \\tConvertKit\\n \\tGetResponse\\n \\tShopify\\n \\tLibSyn\\n \\tBuzzSprout\\n \\tiTunes\\n \\tCanva\\n \\tMailChimp\\n\\nKey Quotes by Shey Harms\\n\\n \\t\\u201cIt just seemed like computers were my thing.\\u201d\\xa0\\n \\t\\u201cSomewhere along the line my true roots of being an entrepreneur kept calling me.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cI have clients tell me that they are literally afraid that they are going to break the Internet, if they publish a post\\u2026\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cYou shouldn\\u2019t have ten fonts on a page.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cTech is tech, Things just\\xa0 break.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cTech happens.\\u201d\\n \\t\\u201cThat\\u2019s the challenge of tech: It\\u2019s always changing.\\u201d\\n\\nAbout our Guest Shey Harms\\nShey has been a computer programmer in the corporate world for the past 30 years. She has had 5 different podcasts and created a few dozen websites for herself and clients. Now she is focused on helping people who want to change the second half of their lives by teaching tech skills they need to start or grow an online business, through her podcast and business academy.\\nAbout Our Sponsor\\nNavy Federal Credit Union is a member-driven credit union with over 8 million members and incredible benefits to support the financial stability of military families.\\n\\nVisit navyfederal.org/veteranmove for more information.'