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Re:Why people make a living online out of courses on how to ... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:36PM (#35140339)
Flip it around: why do you think it's not a viable strategy to sell knowledge you already have in an easily-digested format, to customers you understand well?
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Re:Why people make a living online out of courses on how to ... by maxilevi on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:46PM (#35140480)
What knowledge exactly? Most people I see online who sell courses don’t have a successful product, they became successful by selling the courses
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Re:Why people make a living online out of courses on how to ... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:29PM (#35143057)
??? They're successful, but you're complaining that they don't know how to be successful?

In any case, just because you don't see them having a successful non-knowledge product, doesn't mean that they don't have the ability to do so. Despite decades of being known for his insights into strategy, Peter Drucker had never actually run a business until his 80's.

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Re:Why people make a living online out of courses on how to ... by paulryanrogers on Monday March 13, 2023 @06:55PM (#35144310)
Because they're producing entertainment masked as legit knowledge. It's derivative noise.

Their only success is in selling your dream back to you with a bit of fluff and widely documented approaches.

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