Let’s learn about my top business ideas for educators getting started this year. From making $50 my first month selling my digital teaching lesson plans online – fast forward 9 years almost to the exact day and now I own a multi-million dollar company. (One that earns over a million $ per year). I have truly discovered what makes progress in your business and what just makes your wheels spin, your chest tighten, and your worry skyrocket. I want to share what I would do if I knew what I know now and was just starting out creating a teacher business this month. 

5 Strategies For Starting An Online Teaching Business

1. Start faster

Like yesterday fast. Don’t wait to share your ideas with the world. Now as you do that though understand there is a method to marketing teacher resources. And a specific way to get your ideas into the hands of the people who need them most. It all starts with SEO (search engine optimization) and ends with niching down. 

2. Find my main thing first

Yes, finding your main thing can be a bit daunting. But there is a tried and true formula for getting to the heart of what you want to share, what people need you to share, and the sweet spot in the middle. The best way for you to get clear on your main thing is to mind map your ideas. 

The best part? Inside our community, I break it down for you step by step and show you how to create a year's worth of content in a matter of minutes. 

3. Create the Trifecta Using Business Ideas for Educators

• Digital/physical goods: it's time to use all the lessons you are already creating to turn your teaching magic into a digital subscription for teachers. From Lesson Plans and Monthly Subscriptions to Book Clubs For Students and A Kindergarten Center Kickstarter. There are so many ways to turn your ideas into something to help other teachers streamline their lives.
• Website: Don’t place all your eggs in one basket. My mama’s famous words. How does this apply to those of us in the online teaching space? Well you know I love TPT. It saved my life in more ways than one. But the truth is that platform belongs to someone else. So it's time to create your own branded hub for your business. 
• Email list: I will say it forever and ever, an email list is your #1 way to gain followers and create a know-like and trust factor that will help you create a scalable business model. I know you want to start an email list because you’ve heard me and the rest of the experts say it is imperative for your business. But the question remains, where do you start? It can feel overwhelming to begin email marketing, but I am here to show you how to get started in a few easy steps. 

4. Get personalized and specialized training and join a community 

• You can actually get in on the teacher collaboration of the year just by going to a free training I created JUST FOR YOU and save your seat in our FB community. 
• And if you are looking to collaborate with others on a blog post or create a summit or professional development opportunity. Or just doing a takeover on each other's social media, joining a teacher collaboration will give you plentiful ideas and strategies.

5. Understand the numbers

• LTV
• customer acquisition
• lead costs
• conversion rates
• profit margins

In the beginning, these terms were like a foreign language to me. But when I learned to decipher the data and use it to drive my creation my business actually grew to scalable heights. If you can add more customers without increasing your cost, the business is “scalable” and becomes more and more profitable as it grows. But it takes understanding the numbers to get to that point. 

I know you are passionate about education and want to make more income. You’re a teacher who has big ideas about using your incredible teaching skills to help more people while making a bigger impact and influence. Or maybe you are an educator who has an online teacher side hustle and is ready to take it to the next level. Whatever your goals and dreams we can reach those goals together. 

Get started with these strategies and business ideas for educators this year and make 2023 the best one yet!