Lisa Parmley

Lisa Parmley is the founder of coursemethod.com. After gaining a Master's degree, she worked in research for about seven years. She started a training company in 2001, offering a course helping people pass a professional exam. That course has earned multiple 7 figures. She created SEO and authority site building training around 2007 which went on to earn well into the 6-figure mark. She has 22+ years of experience in the trenches creating and selling online courses. Get help starting and growing your online course business here.

Joined: August 11, 2018
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Interviews

How Iu Ayala Portella Gained Real-World Experience by Creating a Machine Learning Course for Udemy

Who: Iu Ayala Portella Website: gradientinsight.com Course Topic: Machine Learning Interesting Stats: Earned ~ $1,000 from Udemy Who are you and what course have you created? I’m Iu Ayala and I have created an online course called “Machine Learning and…

Lisa Parmley
June 8, 2023

Interviews

How Katie Grimes Has Helped Over 250,000+ People in Her Coaching Business So Far

Who: Katie Grimes Website: katiegrimes.com Course Topic: Business Coach Interesting Stats: Helped 170,912 people in 2022 Who are you and what course have you created? I’m a Business Coach for new coaches who are in their first 3 years of…

Lisa Parmley
June 5, 2023

Interviews

How Marcio Santos of NerdDigital.com Stopped Trading Time for Money

Who: Marcio Santos Website: nerddigital.com Course Topic: Online Courses Interesting Stats: Did 100K in revenue in 2022 Who are you and what course have you created? I’m Marcio Santos the founder of Nerd Digital, and creator of the Course Creator…

Lisa Parmley
June 1, 2023

Interviews

How Nicki Krawczyk 40x-ed Her Copywriting Business in Two Years

Who: Nicki Krawczyk Website: nickikmedia.com Course Topic: Copywriting Training Interesting Stats: Made more than $1.6M in 2020 Who are you and what course have you created? I used trial and error to build my own six-figure freelance copywriting career. After…

Lisa Parmley
May 29, 2023

Interviews

How Amy Seitz Started Selling Online Courses for Notaries

Who: Amy Seitz Website: cyberizeitcourses.com Course Topic: Notary Training Interesting Stats: Sold 500 Courses for Ohio in 2022 Who are you and what course have you created? Ohio Notary Public Course, Ohio Notary Public Renewal Course, and the Montana Remote…

Lisa Parmley
May 25, 2023

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Lisa Parmley
May 23, 2023

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How Ringo Li Created an SEO Course and Earns Around $2K a Month in Sales

Who: Ringo Li Website: hkfunnel-marketing.com and ringoli.net Course Topic: SEO Course Interesting Stats: 1,000 subscribers on YouTube in 3 months Who are you and what course have you created? Hi, I’m Ringo Li. I’m a digital marketing consultant and SEO…

Lisa Parmley
May 22, 2023

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How Ole N. Mai Gets an Increase of 300 to 400 New Customers a Month Selling Digital Marketing Course in German

Who: Ole N. Mai Website: gegenfeld.com Course Topic: Digital Marketing in German Interesting Stats: Quick-Courses converting at 25% on average Who are you and what digital training company have you created? I am Ole, co-founder of Gegenfeld, a German-based e-learning…

Lisa Parmley
May 18, 2023

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How Ivy Cirillo Found a Special Niche Within Woman’s Entrepreneurship & Built Her Successful Business Around It

Who: Ivy Cirillo Website: ivycirillo.com Course Topic: Entrepreneurs Interesting Stats: 23.5% increase in email subscribers Who are you and what course have you created? I’m a bestselling author, international speaker, online business strategist, and founder of Perfectly Ambitious. I help…

Lisa Parmley
May 15, 2023

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[Tool] How Erick Prospero Started His Company Helping Non-Profits & Associations Create Online Courses

Who: Erick Prospero Website: ninjatropic.com Course Topic: Course Creator for Non-Profits Interesting Stats: Creates content that millions of people have viewed Tell us about yourself and the business you started … I am a creative and resourceful individual passionate about…

Lisa Parmley
May 11, 2023

Interviews

How Tanya Marie Maileani Naehu Co-Founded a Successful Online School Teaching Hawaiian Culture

Who: Tanya Marie Maileani Naehu Website: kahalehoaka.thinkific.com Course Topic: Hawaiian Culture Interesting Stats: Over 12K students Who are you and what course have you created? I am the co-founder and lead educator of Ka Hale Hoaka. We offer an online school…

Lisa Parmley
May 8, 2023

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How Tajana Grubisic Sold Courses on Udemy to Provide Social Proof for Freelancing on Fiverr

Who: Tajana Grubisic Website: fairenoughreview.com Course Topic: Digital Marketing Interesting Stats: Earned over $3000 in first two months Who are you and what course have you created? I’m an online course creator (over two years of experience), an experienced Udemy…

Lisa Parmley
May 4, 2023

Interviews

How Andrew Zmolek Built and is Growing MathTutorPro.com to Serve the Math Education Space

Who: Andrew Zmolek Website: mathtutorpro.com Course Topic: Math Education Interesting Stats: Earning tutoring revenue via Zoom Who are you and what course have you created? I’m a Ph.D.-level chemical engineer who is pursuing a career as a teacher. I created…

Lisa Parmley
May 1, 2023

Interviews

How Steve Pugh Started RoadmapMBA.com to Remove the Barriers to Business Education

Who: Steve Pugh Website: roadmapmba.com Course Topic: Business Interesting Stats: Used by people in 40+ countries Who are you and what digital training company have you created? My name is Steve Pugh. I am a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Management…

Lisa Parmley
April 27, 2023

Business Success

22 Most Interesting Markets From Hundreds of Course Creator Interviews

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We’ve interviewed well over 350 successful course creators and sifted through every one of them to find the 22 most interesting markets from the bunch. These interesting markets are those that are both highly successful (bringing in at least 5…

Lisa Parmley
April 24, 2023

Interviews

How Sarah Wayte Honed in on Her Home Page Copy Course and Released It

Who: Sarah Wayte Website: sarahwayte.com Course Topic: Copywriting Interesting Stats: Increased list by over 100 in a month Who are you and what course have you created? I’m a creative copywriter and brand photographer based in BC, Canada. I write…

Lisa Parmley
April 24, 2023

Research & Statistics

2022 Top 5 Online Course Creator Interviews & Statistics

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We’ve compiled a list of the top 5 course creators to watch along with statistics with inspiring tips on launching your own courses in 2022. From influencers telling success stories to business owners giving advice on achieving their goals—this research…

Lisa Parmley
April 22, 2023

Research & Statistics

2021 Top 5 Online Course Creator Interviews & Statistics

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Are you looking for the scoop on what’s trending in the course creator space? Have you been searching high and low to get top tips from experts who have made their mark as some of the best online course creators?…

Lisa Parmley
April 22, 2023

Research & Statistics

2020 Top 5 Course Creator Interviews & Statistics

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Are you looking to get inspiration and learn from those who have found success in course creation? If so, then you’ve come to the right place! In this blog post, I’ll be sharing my top 5 favorite course creator interviews…

Lisa Parmley
April 22, 2023

Research & Statistics

2019 Top 5 Course Creator Interviews & Statistics

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Are you looking to take your online course from good to great? Learn from the pros with the top 5 course creator interviews from 2019. 2019 was the first year we started conducting interviews with successful online course creators. We…

Lisa Parmley
April 22, 2023

Interviews

How Lilian Chen Co-Founded Bar None Games to Earn 7-Figures in the Online Team Building Space

Who: Lilian Chen Website: barnonegames.com Course Topic: Team Building Games Interesting Stats: 60+ hosts facilitate events Who are you and what course have you created? I’m the co-founder and COO of Bar None Games, a company that facilitates online team-building…

Lisa Parmley
April 20, 2023

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