Skills needed: Creating PowerPoint presentations. Learning Management System (LMS) platform. Website design.

Knowledge needed:  Plant-based/lifestyle science.  Adult learning theory.  How to build/structure an effective course.

Process required:  

DESIGN, DEVELOP AND TEST
- Gather information/content, structure the course and draft it out using MS Word.

- Recruit 10+ people to "take the course" - testing out content, format, order.  Minimum 3 months to see valued change - ideally 6+ months to solidify efficacy.

- Provide coaching to some during this testing period (individual or group) - to test out partner with a coach version.

- Have others go solo to test out self-guided version.

- Refine based on feedback.

LOAD AND LAUNCH

- Subscribe to LMS platform: load courses onto platform, build description page for self-guided version.

- Build website, links to consulting session/courses, test test test!

REFINE/MANAGE/MAINTAIN

- Conduct consulting sessions/sign ups.

- Start coaching those that enroll in partner with a coach version.

- Monitor all users/progress (time spent on lessons, lessons skipped, emails w/ Qs/stuck) - refine content/set up as needed.

- Troubleshoot issues.

- Update content as new information is acquired, users proceed through the programs, feedback provided.

- Modify course/enhance as offerings mature/advance.

 

COST CALCULATION

Pay rate: $40-65/hr 

Hours per week:  25

Weeks spent building/launching/refining the program to where it's consistently stable: 52

ESTIMATED INVESTMENT TO BUILD & LAUNCH: $52,000 - $84,500