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The 7 Most Common Mistakes New Course Creators Make — and How to Avoid Them

Avoid costly mistakes in your course creation journey with these 7 hard-learned lessons from a veteran creator, covering everything from perfectionism paralysis to platform selection — essential reading for anyone looking to create and sell their first online course.

There’s nothing worse than seeing your mistakes in hindsight.

That’s why you need to learn from my mistakes so you don’t make them yourself. No matter where you’re at on your online course creation journey, these tips will help you be more impactful and productive.

As a long-time and somewhat successful content creator and digital entrepreneur, I’ve made many of these mistakes — or at least been tempted to make them. In this hard-hitting list, I’m going to save you the pain and effort by telling you what I wish I’d been able to tell myself.

1. Waiting for Perfection

If you’ve not started creating your course yet, that’s okay. Still, if you wait too long, you’ll endless dream or plan without actually doing…