Launching a course requires coordinating content, marketing, technology, and student support. AI can accelerate 60% of these tasks, cutting launch timeline from 8-12 weeks to 4-6 weeks. This checklist guides you through a proven launch workflow.
Clearly articulate what your course teaches and what students will learn. Define 3-5 specific, measurable learning outcomes.
Create full course structure: modules, lessons, topics. Use AI to generate detailed outline and lesson-by-lesson breakdown.
Use ChatGPT to draft lesson scripts, explanations, and core content. Customize with your expertise and examples.
Either film video lessons or use Synthesia to generate videos from scripts. Aim for high production quality but not perfection.
Create downloadable resources: workbooks, templates, checklists, exercises. Use AI to accelerate content generation.
Generate quiz questions for each module. Create final assessment or capstone project requirements.
Create compelling sales page. Use ChatGPT to draft copy, Canva for design. Include benefits, testimonials, FAQs, purchase button.
Create email sequence warming list before launch. Draft announcement emails, waitlist emails, launch day email.
Plan 4-week social media campaign around launch. Use AI to generate posts, captions, promotional content.
Configure course platform (Teachable, Kajabi, etc). Upload videos, organize modules, configure payments and email automation.
Plan launch webinar or live event. Use ChatGPT to generate webinar script and slides.
Create FAQ, support email template, student community (Discord, Facebook group). Plan response time expectations.
Create promotional images, graphics, video clips for social media. Use Canva AI to generate designs quickly.
Set up metrics to track: signups, conversions, enrollments, completion rates. Configure UTM tracking for marketing.
Launch course, send email sequences, post social media, host webinar. Monitor enrollments, support requests, technical issues in real-time.
✗ Perfecting content before launch—launch with good content and improve iteratively; perfectionism delays launch indefinitely
✗ Underestimating technical setup—set up platform early and test thoroughly; last-minute fixes cause launch disasters
✗ Creating content without learning outcomes—know exactly what students will learn before writing content
✗ Weak email sequences—email drives most launch traffic; invest time in compelling sequences
✗ No launch event/excitement—quiet launches fail; create urgency and excitement with webinar, live challenge, or countdown
Fully operational course launch with complete content, marketing, and student support systems. Smooth student experience from signup through course completion. 50-200 initial enrollments depending on list size and traffic. Foundation for scaling course beyond initial launch.
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