Feb 8, 10

Start Up School Unveiled!

Written by: Maren Kate // Comments

So today I am unveiling the largest undertaking I’ve ever done on this blog, or anywhere really. I have been working on this for over a month and it is an all inclusive 9 part course walking you how to start up a online or offline business, how to build a brand online, how to start a blog, how to create and market a product and how to find the passion that will drive you towards success in your niche!

Below are the chapters and please leave me feedback on what you think of it and feel free to tell friends who are looking to start a business but don’t know how to get started…

1. Know Thyself: This course teaches you how to define your passion, your life’s interest and what will make you the most money while fulfilling your dreams.

2. Brand Thyself Always important in any kind of business, whether online or off, is branding yourself and your business early on. This course shows you great ways to build a brand that is highly recognizable, sought after and based around your distinct personality.

3. Blogs and Social Media Presence You’ve got to have a blog & social media presence in this day and age if you are going to excel with your start up. This course will teach you the essentials to excel in both mediums and has lots of handy videos to boot!

4. Content is King In this course you can learn how to blog, put out great content and generate buzz around your brand.

5. How to do Onpage SEO for Wordpress Users No more long winded SEO books or courses, this course will teach you how to do SEO the easy way and in a way EVEN I can understand! We can’t promise to make search engine optimization fun, but we can try to make it almost fun.

6. 1000 true fans I share the single most influential blog post I’ve ever read with you and show you how grasping its concepts can literally change your life and business.

7. Outsourcing: This course reveals the secrets behind my business success, written by my amazing project manager Noel, this will show you just how much you can get done when you outsource your life.

7a. “O” is for Outsource

7b. Where Can You Outsource?

7c. How to Deal With Outsourcers?

8. Developing a product If you aren’t making money with your business then its just an expensive hobby! Get going and develop products that will sell and generate passive streams of income for you no matter what your business aspirations are.

9. Offline and Online Growth The last course goes beyond blogging and discusses business growth in the on and offline world. Shoot for the stars and I’ll see ya on the way!

So whether you are starting an internet business or learning how to start a small business I hope Start Up School will help along your road to success!

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Chris C. Ducker

Hey Maren

A really cool collection of posts and resources. A pleasure to be featured in one, too!

I must say it is this type of 'thought leadership' that really inspires me, as a fellow entrepreneur and business owner. The fact that you've sat down, planned all this and then put it out in a sweet looking, easy-to-follow list is excellent, and I believe it will become a major hotbed for you on the blog.

Good job!

Regards,
Chris

Maren Kate

Thanks Chris! I spent a lot of time on this because it is what I would have wanted to see when I was just starting out.

James Ward

Just found your site 2 days ago. So far, I really like your posts. I look forward to reading more!

Maren Kate

thanks James let me know what you think!

ami@40daystochange

good stuff here Maren Kate. I'm up to Lesson 3, will have to come back tomorrow, looking forward to it.

Maren Kate

awesome! please tell me how you like them or if anything is needed.

Adrienne

This is just what I need... looking forward to reading all the way through this.

Maren Kate

thanks so much!

Ryan Hanzel

I bookmarked this post, like Michael Key I will be coming back and reading through. I want to escape the 6 to 6!! Well that will come in time I hope, the military is very needy of me :P

Maren Kate

6 to 6!? Oh my gosh! You do need a break, or a VERY long vaca! Thanks for serving, wherever you serve :)

Ryan Hanzel

Thank you, deployed but its not to bad. Yes I need a break but staying in
motion keeps me busy

Moon Hussain

Maren,

Sounds interesting and informative. I hope we get a snow day tomorrow, I'll be sure to choose a couple of chapters and give them a quick read.

It seems like these chapters will be full of loads of information, and that's always sweet!

Maren Kate

THanks Moon, p.s. I love your name!

Tanner @ Life Destiny

This is awesome stuff Maren Kate. Will be looking over whenever I get some more time. Excellent work, original, and sure seems like it took some time! Best of all, its free!

Maren Kate

Thanks, though I must say, my motives were not entirely pure... I also want that lovely link juice :) that free content seems to bring.

cadilacjax

I am a straight shootin forward type of guy. I hate the way your website loads. I have pretty fast speed and it took me forever to scroll on you. Maybe me, maybe you don't know, don't have difficulty much elsewhere so you might want to look into all your plugins etc...
secondly, when you have an unveiling 9 part start-up skool, personally, and this is just me mate, you need to take the dofollow off. I hate it when I have to hit go back to get to the next lesson..jus sayin.. I'd rather close and be right back there...am I makin sense..
Oh and by the way....... is your name really maren Kate..it should be Karen Mate..lol........jus sayin

Maren Kate

Hmm... I will check out the loading thing, and I don't know what you mean about 'do-follow'? oh you mean open in a new window? I am not sure about that so please clarify... and yes, my name is really Maren Kate, what did you think I was just joshing people? :) thanks for your comment