Are you wondering if it’s possible to create your course on your Squarepace website at no additional cost?
The short answer is: yes!
(Find out how you can do the same, here. Or keep reading to see how I did it!)
First of all: If you are using Squarespace to run your business, blog or nonprofit the first thing I want to say is, well done.
This alone tells me that you are classy, smart, no-frills and positioning yourself for success.
At the start of my own journey, I had so many people telling me to go with WordPress: the highly-customizable, been-around-the-block, everyone-uses-it option. I had experience building two websites using WordPress in the past, and both times found it extremely time-consuming, clunky and like it was all up to me to make it look good.
When I started RealStrong, my sister advised me to go with Squarespace and I’m SO GLAD I listened. I had a beautiful website up and running in a matter of days, and I haven’t looked back since!
If you’re not already familiar with my blog, welcome! My name is Audry Cece and I am all about helping thoughtful women create brilliant and purposeful lives centered around God and their family.
I love diving into the deep end with women and getting honest about what matters most: our mental and spiritual health, love lives, our sexuality, our children and more!
But today we are talking about a different area of importance: your work.
Whatever it is that you’re doing, I hope that you LOVE it and feel clear about your calling.
my passion and desire to teach is what sent me searching for a guide on How to Create A Squarespace Course at No Additional Cost.
The problem? I couldn’t find one!
(I found one course for around $200 that still required me to purchase and learn additional software- no thank you!)
So after absorbing dozens of YouTube videos, Squarespace forums and blog posts about the topic, I was able to piece together any easy system that allowed me to create the beautiful and simple course I was looking to create for my clients. SCORE!
I absolutely LOVE the ease at which I can now make new courses that are on-brand, FUN to create, and help serve my clients in a way that a book, e-book or blog post just couldn’t do. It’s an all-around WIN!
And since this kind of course did not exist, I actually decided to make my system into a course and sell it for super cheap!
Otherwise, here is what I can tell you from experience:
1.I saw the need, and then clarified and organized my message.
If this is not already obvious, you don’t want to create a course just for the sake of creating a course.
You must stay in the wheelhouse of your expertise, and fill a need that is unique to your clientele. You probably don’t need me to tell you this.
But what might not be so obvious, is how to organize this information and put it into “course form.”
In the method I use for creating your courses on Squarespace, each lesson is within the framework of a Blog Post.
So, I simply title each lesson, write out the content, add in any videos or images for that particular lesson, and add in the buttons that build the framework to my course. Simple as that.
I am then sure to go back over several times to clean it up, edit and add in any links where I need them.
2. I useD what is already available inside of Squarespace, as well as some other free programs like Canva, Loom and Unsplash.
There are so many easy-to-use and free options available to add design, color, texture and video to your online course!
I am a bargain-hunter who doesn’t like to pay for anything additional unless I absolutely HAVE TO!
That is why I didn’t want to have to buy an additional program, like Teachable, that would add another monthly expense and force me to learn an entirely new program.
I am here to tell you that IT IS entirely possible to create your paid or free course inside of Squarespace using what you already use for free!
3. When I got stuck, I used forums, YouTube Videos, and Upwork if I needed to outsource anything.
When in comes to tech and website-building, I would say Maria Forleo’s assesment is pretty darn correct that, “Everything is figuroutable.”
It may take time or a little bit of extra money if you need to outsource something, but if you know what you are looking to do, you can keep moving ahead bit by bit, even when you run into some snags.
Most of us are use to plowing forward in this way and it’s how we have gotten to where we are.
So don’t loose heart! If you are determined to build your course on Squarespace, I assure you that it can be done with a little time and effort.
And if you would like to get the simple formula I use for creating my courses and mini-courses on Squarespace, you can find that right here!
How To Create a Simple Course On Squarespace
