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Forento BlogMeet Mathias, Experienced Salesman and Content Creator For nearly a decade, Mathias Deppe has been in the world of sales. Starting with door-to-door sales selling insurance as a freelancer, and later transitioning into telesales. These days, he spends his time selling software to businesses. During his best year, he hit the remarkable milestone of âŹ1 million in sales. But Mathias isnât just a sales professional. Over the past four years, heâs embraced video creation as both a passion and a tool to boost his sales strategy. What started as a hobby with drone videos has evolved into an approach to selling and educating others. Having created over 1,000 videos for social media, heâs now blending his expertise in sales and video to help freelancers and businesses future-proof their brands. Turning Questions into Courses When asked what inspired him to teach online, Mathias explained:\ "I like to help people achieve results. A lot of people used to ask me for sales or video-related advice, so I decided to create courses answering these questions" Before Forento, Mathias relied on one-on-one calls, a format that wasnât scalable. Now, heâs found a way to teach faster, in a practical, no-nonsense style he describes as âpraxis-orientated,â helping his audience get started with video creation and sales quickly. Through Forento, Mathias has built mathiasdeppe.com , where he offers courses such as "Sales with Screen Recording Videos" and "Faceless Videos: Quick Start Guide" both in English and German. Mathiasâs courses focus on two main areas: video creation and sales. "Video is the future, and I make my clients future-proof," he says. His audience includes freelancers and aspiring content creators looking to build their brands and learn how to sell using video. Why Forento? Mathias discovered Forento on a software marketplace and was immediately impressed: "I was impressed by how clean and easy to use the platform is." Compared to other platforms, which he describes as overly complex and not creator-friendly, Forento stands out for its focus on creators. "Forento doesnât need comparison; itâs by far the most creator-focused and easy-to-use platform on the market," Mathias emphasizes. Mathias values the Downloadables feature in Forento, which he uses to create and share freebies. These free resources, often referred to as "lead magnets", are designed to attract potential customers by offering something of value at no cost. This well-established strategy helps him build an email list, providing him with a pool of leads that he can later nurture and convert into paying customers through his deep understanding of the sales process. It's Your Turn Mathias has ambitious plans for the future. "I want to pay for my wedding next year with my course sales," he shares with a smile. His next course will focus on video course creation, with additional resources on editing and filmmaking in the pipeline. With that in mind, we asked Mathias to share some advice with fellow professionals, experts, or coaches who want to get into the world of online courses. Here's what he had to share: Teach what you know: When people ask for your help, what's it usually about? Figure that out, and you've got your course topic nailed down. Start Small: Start with one mini-course. You can iterate on it later. It's about the value: A course doesnât need to be 8 hours long. It can be 5 minutes, it's the value that matters. If you, like Mathias want to build a business selling online courses teaching what you know, you've found the right place. Forento has all the tools you need to create, launch, and scale your online course business while keeping it incredibly easy to use.
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Forento BlogAn Experienced Educator Juan Van Emmerloot is not only a respected musician but also a creative entrepreneur with a diverse career in the music industry. Starting as a touring drummer in the Netherlands at just 19, Juan has since expanded his talents into teaching and mentoring. He founded The Groove Impact Academy in Arnhem, where he coaches advanced drummers and offers enterprise percussion workshops for organizations and teams. In addition to his in-person teaching, Juan has launched an online drumming business, hosting comprehensive courses on Forento. His courses allow him to share his expertise with a global audience, fostering the next generation of drummers. Juan's In-Person Academy Juan began teaching as a way to deepen his understanding of drumming. Early in his career, he realized that creating educational material for others was the best way to refine his skills and further develop as a musician. Teaching quickly became more than a side project; it was a way for him to share his passion. Over time, teaching evolved from a personal learning tool into an actual career. " The fun part about teaching in my situation is sharing the possibility of becoming better at an instrument " he explains. Throughout his career, Juan has taught students in places such as the Conservatorium in Rotterdam and his private drumming school, which he started in 1992. Today, his main venture is the Groove Impact Academy, established about a decade ago. " It's not for beginners but for people who already play at a high level, " Juan emphasizes. His students are people who are already committed to playing the drums and are actively playing and teaching themselves. The Online Courses Juanâs courses are tailored for advanced drummers who have been playing for at least five years. The focus is on creativity and personal expression rather than rigid academic structures. " I believe everyone can be creative. I just need to remove the barriers in peopleâs minds " Juan says. His teaching style encourages students to explore their unique approaches to drumming. His platform, Drumming Secrets Revealed, offers a range of courses, from fundamental drumming techniques to advanced skills. " I focus on drummers who can already play. The course depends on students taking responsibility for studying and playing actively " Juan explains. Juan's initial experience with course platforms was less than ideal. He was referred to a course platform by an eager friend who wanted to reap referral benefits. Over time, Juan realized that he was paying top dollar for a very complex platform with no real customer support, and decided to move on. Joining Forento Juan started creating his platform during the early days of Forento, at the beginning of 2023. He found out about the platform through LinkedIn. " Someone from the Forento team messaged me on LinkedIn, asking about my online courses and mentioning Forento " he says. " The fact that I could talk directly to a real person, not a bot, was important to me " he also notes. " Forento makes life easy for me when creating something " Juan says. After spending many hours on Forento, uploading videos, editing courses, and setting up memberships, Juan has become a good friend of the Forento product and team. This is because Forento has allowed him to do what he does best: create high-quality training for the next generation of drummers. Looking Ahead Juanâs plans include more touring and expanding his role as a music producer. " In 2025, I will be more active as a music producer. There are albums that Iâm working on now, two of which will be released next year " he reveals. For those interested in his courses or getting in touch, Juan invites people to visit the contact section on his website or email him at drummingsecretsrevealed@gmail.com . The Drumming Secrets Revealed website is also where you'll find more information about Juan's courses and training. If you'd like to learn more about Juan's story, his online courses, and his business you can a full, video interview we did with Juan back in August of 2023, here: Juan's Journey from Drummer to Educator - Forento Talks It's Your Turn If you're interested in creating an online course, an e-book, or selling coaching services online, Forento is your new best friend. We've made it our mission to bring you the best tools for monetizing your content. To anyone looking to create a course, Juan says, " Publish your course as soon as possible. I recommend publishing your course with three chapters and then continuing to work on it as you receive feedback from students . " We at Forento think this is a great tip for future course creators, and it aligns very well with how we're developing Forento as a product. If you spend too long working on your course, chances are the content is based on assumptions rather than what students want or need. If you publish your course early and gather feedback to develop the remaining chapters, you'll end up with a course that includes content that students actually want. If you're ready to start building your online course, we're happy to have you.
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Forento BlogMeet Travel Creators⢠Nina is a creative entrepreneur with over 20 years of marketing, design, and branding experience. When she's not working on her travel agency and training business, she's the Design Director for an e-learning company where she develops apps and products for teachers. In 2018, Nina's oldest daughter joined the Air Force, first stationed in Hawaii, while they lived in New Jersey. Wanting to support her daughter throughout her career, Nina knew that the family would need to travel frequently in the coming years. With this in mind, Nina began her journey as a Travel Agent. As a travel agent, she helps clients plan, book, and organize trips, including flights, accommodations, transportation, and activities. From the outset, she developed her own systems for acquiring customers and growing her personal brand. Thanks to her extensive marketing background, she quickly began mentoring other agents. Initially, Nina shared tools and setups with clients to help them easily manage their businesses. Not long after, she also started hosting challenges, boot camps, and retreats for travel agents. This was the birth of the Travel Creators. The Travel Creators Club The Travel Creators⢠Club is a library of learning for anyone who wants to build a business as a travel agent. On the platform, courses such as Tech & Tools for Entrepreneurs and Storytelling Masterclass are offered to members on a subscription basis. The platform also offers other resources, such as the Periodic Table of Content , a content planning system for influencers who want to create travel-related content. The platform serves two types of customers: travel agents who want to grow their businesses through social media and content creators who want to enter the travel space. It acts as a learning hub for anyone who wants to enter the travel agent business and enhance it through content creation, offering both premium training and some free resources. One could say that Nina and the Travel Creators are shaping a new profession, a new kind of job. They're betting on combining two existing industries. In the future, Nina plans to offer in-person training for the club, such as full weekend retreats, content creation cruises, and pop-up events. The goal is not only to educate and train clients but also to help them create actual content for their personal brands and businesses. The Travel Creators Club on Forento "I've pretty much tried every course builder out there through client work, so I had a clear understanding of what I needed," Nina says regarding her research for the Travel Creators Club. She couldn't find any tools that were easy to use without compromising on visualsâuntil she found Forento. "Setting up courses, publishing products, connecting a domain, and managing the platform was incredibly easy with Forento. Even though I'm quite tech-savvy, I can see how people who aren't can still build something easily with Forento" Nina adds. You can see The Travel Creators' website here and their platform filled with courses and valuable resources can be found here . If you'd like to get in contact with Nina or join the Travel Creators Club, visit her website or reach her on social media as "nina millan" It's Your Turn When we asked Nina for advice on course creation, she said, "A lot of people think about what they want to do. Just take action. Sign up for something like Forento and start building. You'll learn and improve your training over time." She also added, "You need to be obsessed with finding, identifying, and helping to solve a problem or overcome an obstacle." If you, like Nina, want to build a business around your experience and knowledge, you're more than welcome to get started using Forento.
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Forento BlogRoopesh: an Experienced Supervisor and Trainer In the UK, after graduating with an optometry degree, students must complete a "pre-registration" year to become fully qualified optometrists. During this year, they work under the supervision of a registered optometrist in a practice or hospital, learning to apply their skills in real-life situations. Today's creator, Roopesh, is one of those supervisors. He has supervised more than 20 pre-reg optometrists in the last 20 years and has a unique understanding of the pre-registration process, and the study & work of optometrists. The year-long pre-registration process typically consists of supervised clinical practice, and regular competency assessments, and ends with an examination (OSCE, Objective Structured Clinical Examination). Pre-reg optometrists must pass the exam to begin practicing independently. As a supervisor, Roopesh has assisted more than 20 optometrists during their year of pre-registration and found the process quite ineffective. " I realized that I was saying the same things year after year and thought I could just create some videos for the new optometrists to watch as the repetition was large and frankly tiresome to keep repeating the same things year after year. " This was when the vision of becoming a leading provider of education for optometrists came to life. Roopesh went ahead and looked for course platforms and began developing the content for his upcoming training. Every pre-reg optometrist's best friend Roopesh has turned his experience as an optometrist and mentor into a series of specialized courses designed to guide new optometrists through their year of pre-registration. Understanding that the journey to becoming a qualified optometrist can be challenging and complex, Roopesh has developed clear, structured courses that break down each stage of the process into manageable steps. His courses cover everything from the initial competencies that new optometrists must master to more advanced topics like contact lens fitting and the important final exams. Each course is crafted with the learner in mind, offering practical advice, useful resources, and a systematic approach to mastering the necessary skills. When asked about what makes his courses stand out, Roopesh says, " Whilst there are competitors in this field, I have found the Forento creation to provide a much cleaner interface for learners ." Forento is not only easy to use as a creator, but it provides a clear and user-friendly platform for your students and members. This allows you to focus on creating valuable content, while your students focus on learning. " Ultimately, if learners are happy, they drive word-of-mouth recommendations " - Roopesh What makes Roopeshâs courses stand out is their focus on efficiency and clarity. He has gathered years of repetitive, essential knowledge and distilled it into easily digestible videos and resources. Theprereg.com on Forento By identifying a need and leveraging Forentoâs user-friendly platform, Roopesh, and his team have successfully transformed his expertise into a scalable educational resource. The platform acts as a hub, a best friend to newly graduated optometrists during their year of pre-registration. The prereg.com platform offers a total of twelve courses, two exams, five videos, and hundreds of resources as well as coaching sessions. These resources are meant to support students for a whole year and are sold both as individual products and as subscription memberships. Roopesh highlights the practical benefits of Forento: â With my previous course software, I was always under pressure due to high ongoing costs. I was constantly chasing new customers just to cover running costs. â The ease of use and reasonable pricing of Forentoâs Start plan alleviated these concerns, allowing Roopesh to focus on what he does best: creating valuable educational content. It's Your Turn Are you an expert in your field with knowledge to share? Like Roopesh, you have the opportunity to transform your expertise into a valuable resource for others. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a passionate educator, now is the perfect time to create your online training platform. Roopesh recognized the need for a structured, accessible resource to guide pre-reg optometrists through their critical training years. By leveraging a user-friendly platform like Forento, he was able to turn his vision into reality, helping countless optometrists succeed. You too can build something impactful, whether it's in healthcare, business, technology, or any other field. Roopeshâs advice? " Don't spend months just planning and dreaming, build a course with your particular expertise and then iterate and make it a bit better every time. Forento makes it easy to improve your course over a period of time. " Don't wait for the perfect moment â start building your online courses today. Share your knowledge, reach a global audience, and create a lasting impact in your field. The tools are available, the demand is high, and the potential is limitless. Itâs your turn to make a difference.
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Forento BlogPioneering Media Training with Forento: Dean Arnett In the world of media production and journalism, few names carry as much weight as Dean Arnett. With over 30 years of experience, Dean has worked on award-winning documentaries and projects for major global broadcasters like the BBC, Discovery, and Al Jazeera. Dean's expertise doesn't stop there, he is also a media production consultant specializing in AI tools, helping optimize production workflows for news and media producers around the world. " I never really wanted to be a trainer, but because I love the whole filmmaking process, when I worked for the BBC, their BBC Academy would ask me to go along to training classes and talk about my experiences of documentary production and show clips from my films. " Dean says. In recent years, Dean has expanded his reach even further by taking his training digital. Recognizing the potential of digital tools he has launched a series of online courses designed to equip the next generation of journalists and media producers with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing industry. These courses cover everything from the basics of video production to advanced storytelling techniques, all delivered with Dean's blend of professionalism and passion. Today, Dean is managing not one but TWO Forento platforms. The first platform is titled Frontline Club Training and caters to journalists, filmmakers, editors, documentary producers, and anyone wanting online journalism and broadcast skills training courses that they can consume at their own pace. These are broadcast-quality training courses that have been delivered to news agencies, digital publishers media groups, corporations, and broadcasters all around the world, now available online. The second platform is the Wan-Ifra Academy , by the World Association of News Publishers . The on-demand training courses are tailored to newsroom skill demands, covering topics such as AI in news production and AI tools for journalists. Dean also manages a platform for his own brand, called Dean Arnett Video School. And soon, he's going to launch his fourth. A training platform tailored specifically to teach about AI. " Iâve used a number of different platforms over the years, having built at least 8 different online training sites. Forento is a real pleasure and Iâm a big fan. It seems to combine ease of use, with just the right degree of flexibility. " - Dean. The Frontline Club: Journalism-community The Frontline Club, founded in 2003 by cameraman Vaughan Smith, is the club that has become a hub for meaningful conversations, debates, and learning, all centered around the pursuit of truth in reporting. Journalists, filmmakers, and media professionals come to The Frontline Club in London to unwind, network, and eat ( In the club's restaurant ) "The Frontline Club is an organisation that supports and celebrates the work of hardcore journalists and producers all around the globe, but especially those working in war zones and troubled parts of the world. It has a unique vibe and you can join the membership, go along and hang out with some amazing people and big names. Itâs a great network. " - Dean Arnett. The Frontline Club, through Forento, now offers an online training platform with hundreds of hours of course content and valuable resources. " I think going to the club to attend their events and hanging out with interesting people for an hour or two is one thing. But going in to attend an in-depth masterclass that lasts 4 to 12 hours is something else. " Dean says. Dean Arnett plays a crucial role in the Frontline Clubâs mission by overseeing its online training platform. This platform offers a wide range of courses designed to enhance the skills of media professionals, from journalists to documentary filmmakers. Courses like " Documentary Development, funding & production Masterclass " teach everything from core basics such as securing access, pitching, writing proposals, pre-production planning, budgeting, funding, self-production, distribution, and sales agents. The Frontline Clubâs online training is not just about skill-building; it's about empowering journalists and filmmakers to tell stories that matter, using the latest tools and techniques. World Association of News Publishers: Training for Future Media As the World Association of News Publishers, WAN-IFRA represents the interests of news media worldwide. This organization is dedicated to fostering innovation, promoting press freedom, and supporting sustainable media businesses. Given the rapid evolution of digital journalism, WAN-IFRA recognized the need for specialized training to help media professionals stay ahead of the curve. As the producer and administrator of WAN-IFRA's online training platform, Dean has applied his expertise to develop courses that address the unique challenges faced by today's journalists and newsrooms. Using Forento, Dean has helped WAN-IFRA create a comprehensive learning environment that is accessible to media professionals around the world. "As a much bigger organisation, Wan-Ifra had its own particular requirements and demands, as well as a much larger internal team that had questions and requirements too. But with the help of the team at Forento, and a little bit of flexibility with all involved, we were able to address all of these." - Dean says in regard to developing the Wan-Ifra platform with Forento. Courses on the platform cover essential topics like AI's role in journalism, digital storytelling, and effective news production workflows. These courses are designed not only to educate but also to inspire journalists to innovate and adapt in an ever-changing media landscape. It's Your Turn Dean Arnett's work with the Frontline Club and WAN-IFRA showcases the impact that well-crafted online training can have. By leveraging Forento, he has been able to deliver high-quality education to media professionals around the globe, helping them to refine their skills and stay at the forefront of the industry. If you're inspired by Dean's story and the possibilities of online education, now is the time to take the leap. Forento provides all the tools you need to create, manage, and scale your own online coursesâwhether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out. Here's Dean's advice: " Create your course and then constantly rework it. Ideally, deliver it in person a few times before you record it. Itâs only then you get to see which bits work, or âconnectâ and which bits donât - and you then rework it. " Ready to share your expertise with the world? Sign up for Forento today and start building the future of online learning.
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