January 28, 2016 By Andy Traub

Email Strategy: How to Track Webinar Attendees and Current Customers

If you have a business you should have an email list. Most of us know this but still struggle with basic strategy for our list.

In the video below I share a simple email strategy for tagging, which is simply adding a label to a member of your email list. The power of tagging kicks in when you can add more than one tag or target messages to members depending on their existing tags.

You can implement this strategy if your email service uses tags. The email service I recommend is ConvertKit(affiliate link).

Watch the video below to learn some practical email strategy for tagging email subscribers.

Click here to watch the video if you don’t see the video player

Interested in ConvertKit?

Click here to learn more about ConvertKit
Sign up below to get all my future ConvertKit tutorials & future webinars.

January 7, 2016 By Andy Traub

Vimeo Settings For Protecting Videos

You know that video is a powerful tool for teaching, connecting, and selling. Rainmaker does offer video file hosting but it’s limited to 5GB. In addition to the upload limit there are other reasons why I encourage you to use Vimeo to host your videos on Rainmaker.

In this post I’ll share why you should host your Rainmaker videos on Vimeo and how to set the protections in Vimeo to use videos in paid courses.

Why You Should Use Vimeo To Host Your Videos On Rainmaker

Better controls over distribution. If you want to share your videos outside of your Rainmaker site then having them on Vimeo makes that simple.
More space for videos. The Pro plan on Vimeo gives you 5GB of space every week and can be upgraded to 20GB per week.
Better player controls. With Vimeo you can control the size of your embed, add links to the end of the video to direct viewers to a URL of your choice and choose the image displayed when someone sees your video embed but hasn’t started the video yet.
Great security options. With Vimeo you can hide a video from the Vimeo public library, restrict access using a password, or restrict the video so it can only be played on a specific URL.
Affordability. Vimeo PRO is less than $200 for a massive amount of control and space to upload videos. Vimeo isn’t a startup, they’re an established company that provides great products and service. The PRO version also allows you the permission to sell access to your videos.

Alternatives to Vimeo

Wistia is the most comparable service to Vimeo but users often complain that the cost goes up considerably the more videos and views you have on Wistia. Vimeo won’t charge you more if you have more than 100 videos, Wistia will.

Wistia has amazing support and stats and they’re a great company. If you can afford them or you want to use them for a few weeks to gain some good analytics on your videos then switch them to Vimeo then that’s also an option. It’s more trouble than I want to go through so I just stick with Vimeo PRO.

YouTube isn’t a viable option for hosting videos for your courses if you want to charge for your content because they don’t offer the protections that Vimeo or Wistia provide.

How To Protect Your Videos on Vimeo

In the video below you’ll learn how to protect your videos for your courses on Vimeo.
Vimeo Settings For Protecting Videos

January 5, 2016 By Andy Traub

Free Class: How To Build Rainmaker Courses That Serve & Sell

If you’re a Rainmaker user or you’re thinking about becoming one, then you understand the power of on-line courses. You’re the kind of person that has purchased several and maybe you’ve even created some.

On Friday January 8th at 1pm CT you’re invited to learn how to build Rainmaker courses that serve your customers and sell well.

My co-host for the webinar is Roben-Marie Smith, an artist, digital educator and Rainmaker user.

Roben-Marie has sold her on-line art workshops to over 3,000 customers. She’s a generous teacher and an expert at making Rainmaker courses beautiful.

Frequently asked questions:

Will there be a replay?

Yes, anyone who registers for the webinar will receive a replay.

What EXACTLY will I learn in this class?

How to build a beautiful member library.
How to utilize the slick Rainmaker course navigation.
How to build and sell a course in less than 40 days.

Are you going to hard sell me on some course?

Nope, I don’t hard sell. But because there’s more to building courses than we can cover in one webinar there will be an opportunity to join my Easy Rainmaker Course Creation program. This course saves you 30+ hours of your time by teaching you everything you need to know about building Rainmaker courses. You won’t have to search the Rainmaker knowledge base anymore and you’ll have personal coaching as you build and sell your course.

What do I need to attend this class that I’m so interested in?

Click on the image below.
Check your email inbox (you’ll receive a reminder one hour before the webinar too).
Log in on Friday on your phone, tablet or computer. Show up a few minutes early so you have your software set up.

December 10, 2015 By Andy Traub

Now Available From Digi How To: Rainmaker Tips and Course Coaching

newrainmaker — Try Rainmaker Free for 14 days

Why Is Rainmaker A Great Tool?

People who use Rainmaker are serious about using their site to build a platform, increase their reach and often times monetize their skills.

Rainmaker is a great tool for any content creator that wants to blog regularly, create podcasts with ease and sell digital goods with great landing pages and a private membership area. The tool is great and getting better all the time.

So What’s Missing From Rainmaker?

Rainmaker is a like most great tools, it’s great if you know how to use it and it’s useless if you don’t. To use Rainmaker well you should be creating great content and creating courses. I know Rainmaker tips that will save you hundreds of hours of searching and experimenting. Most of us need someone that can walk us through the steps. Creating a marketable course and building a great looking landing page to drive your visitors to is key to making money on the Rainmaker platform.

How Will Rainmaker Coaching Help?

Just a few months ago I started a group to gather and help other Rainmaker users. In that short time we’ve grown to hundreds of members and are actively helping each other succeed using Rainmaker, sharing Rainmaker tips and practical experiences on the platform. As the leader of that community I have a deep understanding of the different strategies Rainmaker users are implementing. You can only deploy strategy if you know how to use the tools available. I also understand the technical capabilities of Rainmaker. You’ll learn the Rainmaker tips and strategy necessary to get the most out of the tool.

It’s Time To Make Your Course

If you’ve purchased Rainmaker or are thinking of getting it, but haven’t built your first course then it’s time to get it done. Starting next week (December 17th, 2015) my live video coaching service begins. You get live weekly or bi-weekly coaching on creating your Rainmaker course and any other Rainmaker questions you have.

Rainmaker Course Coaching Details

You’ll build your first course by the time we’re done working together
Your first course can be ready in just a few weeks
All sessions are recorded and archived for future reference
There are morning and afternoon sessions
You can email me at any time with other questions

Click below to learn more:

December 2, 2015 By Andy Traub

New Rainmaker Platform Users Video Chat: Dec 3 12:30-2pm CT

You’re invited to join fellow Rainmaker users on December 3rd at 12:30pm CT to discuss the Rainmaker platform and specifically how to maximize their learning management system (LMS).

To join the event simply go to the Facebook Group and request access. Once approved go to the Events tab and join the event to get the login information. Lastly, if you can’t make the event you’ll get a replay sent to you via email once you join the group list. All links are below.

Unofficial Rainmaker Users Facebook Group

Group email list (to get all replays and notifications of events)