Many experienced professionals start their online businesses by building a website, lead generator, email sequences, courses, community, and everything else they think they will eventually need,
But, what if you could start with just one useful client experience that could potentially generate revenue?
Doctorâs Notes
One of the biggest challenges I see experienced professionals face when moving their expertise online is the sheer number of things they think they need to build. And most of those things may eventually be useful.
The problem is trying to build them all at once before you have enough experience with real prospective clients to know exactly what they need.
Thereâs another way to get started. Design one valuable client experience. Build it. Launch it. Learn from it. Then improve it with intention.
Online Profits Insight
Jumpstart Your Online Business with a Workshop
For many experienced professionals, a live workshop can be an excellent first client experience.
You already have the expertise. You probably already know how to teach, present, facilitate, coach, advise, or lead a discussion. A live workshop gives you a way to put some of that expertise to work without first building your entire online business.
It can also help you answer some important questions:
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What part of your expertise should you teach?
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Should the workshop be free or paid?
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What online assets do you actually need?
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How can the workshop lead naturally toward your core offer?
And perhaps most importantly, what can you learn by putting your ideas in front of real prospective clients? Thatâs what I explore in this weekâs Online Profits Insight.
â Read and Watch: Jumpstart Your Online Business with a Workshop
Read the full Insight article here...
Kajabi Korner
One reason I like workshops as an early online offer is that you donât need an elaborate technology infrastructure or a lot of prepared content to get started. At its simplest, you need a way for people to register, receive confirmations and reminders, attend the workshop, and get appropriate follow-up.
If you add a paid VIP experience, you also need to accept payment and you can give those participants continued access to an online product containing recordings, worksheets, training, or other resources.
A free workshop can be built with many other tools, but as soon as you need to combine the free experience with the VIP experience, Kajabi can bring those pieces together seamlessly in same system.
If you're interested in learning how I can help you can build Version 1 of your onilne business in 3 months for $99, let's set up a time to talk.
Let's Talk About How To Build Your Online Business 1.0 for $99
Sprint to Success!
If youâve been thinking about creating a workshop, donât start by designing slides. Start with the end result. Ask yourself: What is one meaningful result I could help a prospective client achieve in a live workshop which could also naturally lead to desire to continue to my core offer?
That answer gives you a much better starting point for designing the experience.
Community Updates
Online Experts Roundtable
Before you start building an online business, there are some fundamental questions worth answering.
Who do you really want to serve? How do you want to serve them? What kind of impact do you want your business to have? And what kind of business will support the lifestyle you want to work and live?
We'll explore some of those questions at this week's Online Experts Roundtable, Friday at 1:00 PM Pacific.
Join us on Friday at the
Online Experts Roundtable
October 2, 2026
1:00 pm Pacific
What Kind of Online Business Do You Really Want?
Key Questions You Need to Consider
When You Design Your Online Business
Join us Friday at 1:00 pm Pacific for the presentation, discussion, and Q&A. The first half hour will include the weekly topic presentation and initial takeaways, and the second half hour is the optional Q&A and discussion about any online business topics you're interested to get more information or input for things you're working on.
Thank you for being here.
Iâm excited to continue building this community together.
To your online success!
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