Seven steps to building a successful freelance elearning business

Most instructional designers know how to create amazing courses but when it comes to the business side of things they get lost. Yet, everyone wants to have flexibility, lots of happy clients, and generate passive income.
- Setting your mind to success
- Finding your niche
- Creating a strong brand
- Setting up your business
- Finding clients
- Pricing your projects, and
- Marketing yourself.
About the presenter

Marina Arshavskiy
Instructional designer, eLearning consultant, and author
Marina is an award-winning instructional designer, eLearning expert, and professional eLearning author who helps people put their knowledge into powerful, instructionally sound eLearning courses. She was conferred with the “Top 100 Leaders in Education” award for significant contributions to the field of education at GFEL. Marina’s work has been featured in T&D magazine, eLearning Industry, Training magazine, California Management Review, HR.com, SHRM, and others.
Marina is an award-winning instructional designer, eLearning expert, and professional eLearning author who helps people put their knowledge into powerful, instructionally sound eLearning courses. She was conferred with the “Top 100 Leaders in Education” award for significant contributions to the field of education at GFEL. Marina’s work has been featured in T&D magazine, eLearning Industry, Training magazine, California Management Review, HR.com, SHRM, and others.
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