The Expert SEO Content Writer Course Reopens Today.
I’m super excited to share the news that my intensive SEO writing course, The Expert SEO Content Writer, is officially open!
Learn more & check out the course here: seowritingcourse.com.
Back in September of 2018, we successfully tested the course with an epic beta launch. 101 students enrolled during beta launch (way past my original goal of 50!).
For my courses, I don’t do free beta launches — I want my testers to have ‘skin in the game,’ and give me honest feedback. Free usually lowers someone’s expectation: but if they pay for it, they’re expecting good stuff.
After talking to and listening to my beta students, I did some curriculum tweaks and added a new lesson to answer one more big, burning question.
Today, I’m 1000% confident as I offer my SEO writing course as an evergreen training course to the public. Here’s the story of how, and why.
How the Idea For The SEO Writing Course Was Born
This subject I’m teaching in my new course — SEO writing — is one of my favorite subjects.
I’ve practiced the art of writing search engine optimized copy ever since 2011, when I was a fledgling, brand-new freelance writer.
Here’s the thing: I’ve always loved to write. SEO writing, however, was a disciplined skill that I had to teach myself. And I learned a lot of what works the hard way — by trying, testing, failing, trying and testing again to finally learn how to create SEO content that has ranked for over 18,000 keywords organically in Google and shot expresswriters.com to the top of search. See the story behind our rankings here.
Current rankings for our site: 18,400+ keywords in Google. 100% organic SEO content.
This August of 2018 when I got the “lightbulb moment” to create my SEO writing course, it was a no-brainer. I worked hard to build an intensive but short curriculum, designed for busy professionals who only have a week or less to spare to devote to SEO writing skills and training.
For me, growing my SEO writing skills back in the day was just one of many hats I had to wear, along with marketing my business and running my team. So I focused on providing a zero-fluff, actionable curriculum that could be digested and learned in one week, or 5–6 hours tops. (You’re welcome.)
The Story of Beta Launch for The Expert SEO Writer Course
After launching the finished course curriculum for a beta run in September, we had 101 students total enroll during my 10-day open period.
By mid-November, many of my beta students had successfully gotten through the curriculum.
I heard happy things from so many beta students. Did you see the student testimonials we added to the relaunched SEO writing course home page? Holy success stories, Batman!
While I appreciate each and every one of my beta students, I think one of my favorite stories comes from graduate student Monique. SEO content works, and she has hit the ROI jackpot! It makes my day to hear success stories like this.
Who’s A Good Fit & Who’s NOT A Good Fit for The Expert SEO Content Writer Course
I’ve had a few people ask me “what makes a great student for your new course?”
Great question.
This course is designed for online writers and marketers at all levels and stages — especially if:
- You want to add “SEO writing” to your skills and expertise. This is the course for you, no matter where you’re starting from! You can be a total newbie or a seasoned writer interested in upgrading your skills or a writer struggling to create content that gets results in search engines. No matter where you’re starting from, this course will take you where you want to go in the world of SEO writing.
- You’re a busy bee. It’s designed as a fast-paced, intensive, one-week program. It’s been built by someone who commonly wears five hats (CEO, content marketer, author, mommy, wife) on any given day, who can relate to your busy schedule! Structured for busy entrepreneurs, freelancers, and agency staff. You’ll be able to get through it easily inside a week or less.
Who is The Expert SEO Content Writer Course NOT For?
This program isn’t for “get rich quick” wishful thinkers. If you enroll in this course hoping to make a million dollars within a year, this program probably isn’t for you. You need to put in the work, fill out the templates, download and use the worksheets, and watch the videos carefully to see real results in your SEO content skills. Additionally, if you write for fun, but don’t care about earning income or growing a brand through your writing, this course probably isn’t the best fit for you, either. Sorry.
If you have no interest in learning SEO writing (at all), stop right now. Don’t take this course.
The best students are invested students. And real investment comes first of all from passion for and interest in the subject. My initiative-takers, my most successful students, are those that enjoy online writing.
SEO, keyword research and content optimization, all of which I teach in the course alongside SEO writing, is like a scavenger hunt. It takes interest and a perspective of “this is fun” to get the most out of it. In other words, if you’re a nerd, you’re a great fit. 😉
Why I Launch Evergreen Courses & Not Open/Close Launches
Someone recently asked me on Instagram, “Why don’t you close your course and reopen every year?”
Good question.
I thought I’d wrap up today’s announcement by sharing a few of my thoughts here.
It may be going against the grain a bit, although there are many other evergreen course creators out there, but I don’t do open and closed launches outside of beta launches.
Here’s why.
I build products and services that:
- a) meet a real need in the market
- b) can offer a solution to a wide amount of people in that specific market
- c) will last and add value over time
I do hold open and closed beta launches to ensure I have a successful product (over 100 students have tested this course and said it is amazing!).
But in the long run, I build evergreen offerings.
To put it simply, I believe that evergreen products serve market needs best.
If you know me by now, you also know I’m not just about getting more sales. I’m about adding real value that complements a real need. And our customers’ journeys.
Why close a service if it adds a long-term solution to a market need, and if I’ve tested it and made 101% sure that it’s a product or service that will truly solve the end user’s need?
And here’s one more note on this point.
Even though I launch evergreen offerings, I’m not (at all) a launch-it-and-forget-about-it entrepreneur.
I refine and improve every single service and product I’ve created, as time goes on. I listen to the feedback of my users, my customers, and we re-engineer if needed to meet their needs.
This is also how I’ve successfully ran and operated Express Writers. We never “close and re-open” our writing services. Ever since I opened Express Writers in 2011 and hustled for my first clients, our sales and client lists have been growing yearly from consistent progress in the industry, refining our services, and growing and improving our systems. Each year gets better and bigger. I believe if I’d been doing closed launches, we’d never be near the growth we have today going into our eighth year of business.
I believe in evergreen services and products all the way…with consistent refinement, growth and tuning along the way!
Come Join Our Expert SEO Content Writers
Imagine what you could do with on-point SEO content skills?
For us, we’ve seen sales from brand new leads at $5,000+. These leads found us through ONE optimized blog post.
SEO content is a powerful tool to boost your brand online.
If you wear a lot of hats, and “online writing” is one of them — or if you want to give your office the gift of profitable SEO writing skills, this course is perfect for you.
See you on the flip side!
- Julia
