It’s allergy season for me. Sinuses are swollen. Lots of sneezing.
And the bugs are eating me alive!! The bites become these massive welts. I hate mosquitos.
what I’m working on right now
Video courses
Killing it with Kana course
I didn’t make a lot of headway here because I got really focused on making the sales pages for all my interconnected courses/offerings.
- Recording audio for updated transcript.
- Updating the videos with the audio and edited slides.
- Recording 3 extra videos.
- Writing social media posts to promote this and the workbook.
- Putting in newsletter to let previous students know about the updates.
Simplifying Japanese Sentence Structure in 6 Steps
- Writing some social media posts.
- Putting a link to it on the homepage and/or using Optin Monster to highlight it.
Rewards store
- Compiling/tallying points.
- Setting up the store – where is the problem right now. If only I could let the student choose from specific rewards point options.
The rest
- Putting together new material for the こどものにほんご Japanese for Kids classes.
- Writing out how my entire offerings tree.
- Recording more of the day-to-day stuff so it’s not taking up space in my head. Also, great to have the instructions in the same place.
what’s in progress but not being worked on
A new way to flashcard
Japan Planned, Packed, Primed
Japan Planned, Packed, Primed PALS
Vocab Visualizer Vault
what I finished in the last month
Video courses
Killing it with Kana course
- Updated slides, audio and videos for 2 more lessons.
- Finished writing transcripts for rest of videos.
- Finished the sales page and made sure it looks good on all devices.
- Added transcripts to the 11 finished lessons. (Spent 4 hours programming and testing the addition of the tab and input field to Tutor LMS.)
Killing it with Kana workbook
- Tightened up the copy on the sales page.
- Fixed some layout issues.
Japan Planned, Packed, Primed
Updated the sales page.
The Principal Principles of Speaking Japanese
- Wrote short sales page.
- Connected it to the product and cart.
Set Off the Hanabi Under Your Japanese Studies course
- Figured out some of the things that’ll be included in the course. ==> Decided on first round materials.
- Wrote short sales page.
- Connected it to the product and cart.
Simplifying Japanese Sentence Structure in 6 Steps
- Wrote and laid out the PDF.
- Put together a short sales page to let people know what’s in the free download.
- Created an email sequence for anyone who requests the download.
In-person physical Japanese classes in Chicago
- Sent out a survey to current students.
- Trying to find a place to hold lessons that’s cost effective. Right now it would cost more to hold the lessons than what I would get in attendance.
The rest
- Put together the curriculum for Teens’ Intermediate Beginner Japanese IV.
- Gave feedback on student worksheets.
- Updated こどものにほんご Japanese for Kids product so it’s easier than ever to purchase and keep on top of the number of classes used.
- Built an attendance tracking page. Made number of classes left visible in student accounts.
conclusions/final thoughts
I’m in this limbo right now of being scared to put myself out there and knowing that what I’m doing will be helpful to some people.
Social media/selling just isn’t my thing so it might to be time to hire some help here . . .