Summary: <br> Have you ever considered sharing your talents to a wider audience than just your students? Would you like to make some extra income on the side while you sleep?<br> Today’s episode is all about taking the idea of teaching online to another level by teaching large groups of people online and then offering a back catalogue of recorded lessons for people to download.<br> In fact, my guest today brings in around $60,000 each year in addition to his other jobs, just by offering online lessons to people around the world.<br> The best thing is, anyone can do it!<br> Online lessons to large groups can be created using free software like Google Hangouts (which, incidentally is what I use for my webinars), with a simple mic and camera and not a whole lot of tech know-how (please see <a href="https://timtopham.com/tttv053-taking-your-online-lessons-to-the-next-level-with-mario-ajero/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 53</a> and <a href="https://timtopham.com/tttv052-teaching-skype-lessons-with-melody-payne/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 52</a> for beginner tech ideas).<br> Mike Verta has taken online learning to a next level. He has shared his skills to many many people and when he teaches his sessions are honestly providing genuine assistance to all his students in his live sessions. He has lots of experience in creating and presenting amazing sessions.<br> While Mike explains his pretty complex setup, don’t be intimidated by feeling you have to create something quite as impressive as this when you’re starting.<br> As a teacher you will be able to learn a heap of things by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MikeVerta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watching one or two of Mike’s free videos.</a><br> <br> Transcript<br> Please find a full transcript of this episode at the bottom of this page. Alternatively, click below to download a PDF. If you are an <a href="https://members.timtopham.com/inner-circle/join-the-community/">Inner Circle Member</a>, you can find the full video and transcript in the <a href="https://members.timtopham.com/podcasts/">Member Resources Area</a>. Not a member? See below for how you can get $50 off your membership today. <br> In this episode, you’ll learn<br> <br> * How Mike got started with online teaching<br> * How to build an audience for online lessons<br> * What you need to take your online teaching to the next level<br> * How to make sure the resources you need are available<br> * How you can supplement your income using online teaching<br> * How to teach large groups online<br> * How to create passive income from your online lesson folio<br> <br> Links Mentioned<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.telestream.net/wirecast/overview.htm">Wirecast by Telestream</a><br> * <a href="http://mikeverta.com/wordpress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Verta’s website</a> (currently being updated)<br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MikeVerta">Mike’s YouTube Channel</a><br> * <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/">WooCommerce Plugin for WordPress</a><br> <br> Podcast Video<br> This month’s sponsor<br> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learn-to-Teach-Music-Lessons-on-Skype-Training-Videos-for-Music-Teachers-2458749"></a><br> Does the idea of teaching online music lessons seem a bit daunting? Do you know what equipment and technology you need to teach a successful online lesson? Do you know how to set up and use your equipment? What about finding students? Or getting paid? Or setting up your policy? Or knowing which activities can be successful in an online lesson? Are there specific teaching tips you should use for online lessons? How about pros and cons of online teaching? Or troubleshooting when something goes wrong?<br> Do you ever think, “I could never teach on Skype because I’m afraid of using technology during piano lessons” or “I w...
