Kim Werker

I’ve been refusing to do any work for free, and it’s been good both for my own peace of mind and also for my business. Definitely trust your gut!

@spacecadetsteph I hired my VA last spring, when I had a lot of client work on my plate and wanted to make sure my own business didn’t suffer. I felt very timid, especially because the virtual aspect meant that though we had a couple of Skype calls, we didn’t really *know* each other. So I asked her to do things like make promo imagery, etc. – t…[Read more]

Clever to use text shortcuts that way, @swoodsonsays!

Last week, I finally asked my virtual assistant to help me in ways that transcend the menial tasks I’d been asking her to do for me. I don’t know why I felt timid about actually asking for her *assistance*, but I’m so glad I did. I don’t *really* need help making blog and social media imagery,…[Read more]

I’m so glad you found it helpful, @maerihoward! I got set up using info available from Zippy. Because you’re already very familiar with WordPress, it shouldn’t involve too steep a learning curve. Getting it hooked up with an email provider if you also want to have emails coordinated with your class was the part I found trickiest, but mostly…[Read more]

@maerihoward The messaging around Zippy – enthusiastic words from the founder, dude-bro design, etc. – make my skin crawl a little in that get-rich-quick kind of way. But the product is great, and it’s what they say it is, and they really are (at least as of when I needed their help last winter) very responsive and friendly about helping. The onl…[Read more]

@maerihoward Zippy runs on WordPress, and supports any media you can embed in a WordPress post – audio included. You determine when lessons (posts) go live when you create your class. I’ve used ConvertKit to drip emails to coincide with lessons – the emails don’t involve any rich media.

I’m not sure if this addresses your question about audio – l…[Read more]

Hi all. I definitely paid a one-time fee (for the year of support, etc.) for Zippy Courses last winter. That’s what I’m seeing offered here as the standard package: https://zippycoursesplugin.com/pricing/

It’s possible the company started offering a hosted service with a monthly fee, but I do admit that after I started using it, I stopped looking…[Read more]

I’m almost certain (pending final plans) I’ll go to Craftcation 2017. I taught there in both 2014 and 2015, too. Happy to chat! kim@kimwerker.com