For many small businesses, entrepreneurs and solopreneurs, Coronavirus has had a devastating impact on their cash flow and income. For some, money came to an abrupt stop when the world went into lockdown.
Has this new normal compelled you to explore alternative ways to make money. Do you need to pivot quickly and find new channels to create income with your skills and knowledge.
Could Online Courses Save Your Business?
This article does not cover the ‘how to’s of creating a course, advising on its content or recommendations or how to market it. I do not wish to persuade you of the merits of creating your own online course. I’m talking to those who’ve already taken the decision that this is the right path for their business.
So How Can I Help You With Your E-Course?
I want to help you: first-time online course creators with the multi-media aspect of your new e-courses.
I’m really excited for the opportunity to work with creative individuals, whether solopreneurs, mumpreneurs, entrepreneurs and artistpreneurs.
Are you planning to include Audio & Video within your course modules?
Many online course users will now expect to have audio and video as part of the Digital’s course package. So I guess you’re going to include some within your modules? But is just the thought of that making you start to panic?
- I don’t have the tech to record and edit voiceover narrations
- I’ve no budget to spend on getting all this Audio/visual kit
- I really hate the sound of my own voice
- I’m not sure how to write for voiceover
- I really don’t want the stress of learning these skills just now. I just want it done!
- I need some help but i need someone who really understands the pressures of creating online courses (especially for the 1st time) and will offer flexibility.
Let me take away all these headaches for you…
Can we work together so you can create your course quicker and with less stress? Pass over your audio and video scripts and let me get working on them right away. Freeing your time up to concentrate on the areas you’re good at. Consider this..
- I have created my own online courses. I know the pressures you’re currently experiencing, the million things that are going around your head and adding to that ever-expanding to-do list! Let me take at least some of this burden away from you
- Remember, just because you’re going to outsource this now, it doesn’t mean that you have to do it in the future. When things are a little calmer and you have more headspace, you might decide to teach yourself how to produce audio and visual content. And recurring sales from your online course is bringing in enough money to invest in the tech needed to update existing modules or create new ones.
- I have been working as a pro Voiceover Artist for over 14 years. Not only do I have all the equipment to create great sounding audio files (vocal booth, microphone, pre-amp, Pro-Tools recordings & editing software etc) I have the experience and knowledge to produce the narration that fits your product and service.
- If you also require simple videos to include in your course I can also help you create them. The short videos you see on this page are scripted, created, and voiced by myself. Want something in a similar style? – I’d love to create similar videos for your course content and the marketing material. If you’d like to see the videos I’ve included in my own courses, do get in touch and I’d be delighted to show you some examples.
What’s the process?
This will be as flexible as you, and your project requires. Totally tailored to your own course creation needs. As a general idea…
- THE AUDIO SCRIPT: if you have a fully- prepared script that’s ready for recording, email it over and I’ll record the narration for you. Before the final take, I’ll record a short sample for you so you can check that you’re happy with the tone, pace and style. Let me know if it fits with what you had in mind. Of course, let me know any changes you’d like to hear and pass on your further direction or suggestions. If you’ve never written for the spoken word before I can review the script and offer some advice or suggestions.
- THE VIDEO SCRIPT: Got a story-board already? Great. If not, let’s discuss what you need – the visual elements, voiceover, length of final video, what is the video to achieve, tone and style. Let’s chat via email, phone or Zoom/Skype. The amount of involvement you want is totally up to you. You may have specific ideas you’d like to see, other clients may be quite happy to hand over the project and trust my own instincts and creativity after an initial consultation.
- QUOTES: Once the Voiceover & Video requirements have been established, I’ll put together a quote for your consideration. As it’s your first time, it can be useful to include potential revisions as part of the quote. This is useful for peace of mind, so if you need a few changes once the recording has taken place than you’ll know the cost in advance.
- PRODUCTION: VOICEOVER. If you’re after straightforward mp3 voiceover recordings for your course clients to download and listen to, I can record, edit and deliver these (via email or online file-sharing service) usually within 1-2 days. Dependant on the length and number of scripts.
- PRODUCTION: VIDEO. As expected, these take longer to create as they often involve multiple elements- visuals, voiceover, text on screen and background music. Time of production will vary from a couple of days to weeks – again dependant on number and length of video scripts.
- POST PRODUCTION REVIEW. Take some time to listen through and review the files. Have you included everything you need for your students? Does anything need adding or changing? Let me know of any amendments required.
So What’s the Cost?
An important question, but a really difficult one to answer. Each client and project is unique so will require a bespoke quote tailored to their needs. As a rough guide, you can look at my voiceover rates page for some guidance. However, I do like to take into account each persons circumstances and requirements so do get in touch for a personalised quote. If you’re working to a particular budget do let me know and I’ll do my best to see if it can work.
If you’re a first-time e-course creator, I cannot wait to help you with your audio and video content 🙂