Why I love WAIM + Teachery
Online Business Can Be Lonely and Confusing, but It Doesn’t Have to Be!
What I love about the Wandering Aimfully online business membership and community
If you’ve been a reader for very long at all, you’ve probably heard me mention Wandering Aimfully Membership, better known as “WAIM.”
WAIM is a husband and wife team who teaches evvverrythhhinng you need to know about online business. When I say everything, I mean it.
A peak inside of the WAIM dashboard where you literally have access to thousands of articles, trainings, worksheets and more that Jason and Caroline have compiled over the years.
These are the OG online entrepreneurs who I started learning from back in 2013 and 2014 (they weren’t even married yet when I started hanging around them.) Both Jason and Caroline have built very successful businesses on their own, so when they joined forces in 2019 to create WAIM - an online business community for all things intentional and relational, it was a no brainer for me.
I’m now what you call a “lifer” of their program. You see - one of my favorite things about this membership is that after you pay the full amount, you get to stay for life, with no extra cost. Amazing!
The Wonderful WAIM Online Business Community
Through the WAIM membership I’ve met lots of beautiful people from around the world. 2 of which, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in real life!
Tejae is a local artist who showed me around Colorado Springs when we moved here. Her and I had met about a year earlier through WAIM and keep in touch regularly!
Jenni and I met through WAIM in 2019 and have become very close friends over the years. We went to a creative conference together in 2021 and continue to work closely together today through TSHP. :)
I’ve also learned the basics of SEO (I shoutout WAIM in this article I wrote.)
As well as content strategy, social media basics, and how to grow and maintain an email newsletter (oh hey, that’s what you’re reading now!)
WAIM opens for enrollment just twice a year - once in the spring, and once in the fall. Lucky for you, their spring enrollment just opened and will remain so for a short period. If you’re interested in learning all the tools of the trade for “walking” (not running) a business, then I highly recommend this membership.
How are WAIM and Teachery connected?
👉🏻Teachery is a course building platform that is included (for lifetime access at no additional charge) when you join the WAIM membership. 🤩
Yes, you read that correctly. You get a free course-hosting software FOR LIFE when you join WAIM. Plus, they created the software and you get direct access to them as coaches… you smell what I’m stepping in with this? It’s incredible!
👉🏻WAIM is a business community for intentional entrepreneurs who believe in LIFE first, BUSINESS second. If I had to describe the WAIM philosophy in 3 words I’d say: intentional, contentment (in business) and relational.
👉🏻👉🏻WAIM + Teachery are run by a husband and wife team of 2. Inside this one membership you’ll find monthly live coaching sessions, a library treasure trove of business resources, heaps of worksheets on any business subject imaginable, a community of intentional business owners and yes, lifetime access to the course creation platform, Teachery.
Why I love Teachery for hosting digital courses
Easy to Use Platform
Teachery stands out as an exceptional platform for hosting digital courses, and its excellence stems from a multitude of reasons. First and foremost, its user-friendliness is unparalleled. The interface is intuitive, making it a breeze for creators to navigate and build their courses without the need for extensive technical knowledge. This simplicity doesn't compromise on depth, though—Teachery offers a versatile platform that encompasses various essential components for a successful digital course.
Versatile Functions
One of its standout features is its multifunctionality. Beyond just hosting courses, Teachery provides a robust infrastructure for payment pages, landing pages, dashboards, and more. This all-in-one approach streamlines the entire process for course creators, allowing them to manage various facets of their business from a single platform. Whether it's designing captivating landing pages to attract students or setting up seamless payment processes, Teachery offers a comprehensive toolkit that simplifies the entire course creation and management journey.
Free Templates
Moreover, the inclusion of free templates is a game-changer. These templates serve as fantastic starting points for creators, offering a professional and polished appearance right from the get-go. They're customizable, enabling instructors to tailor their course content and branding while saving substantial time on design and layout. This not only enhances the visual appeal of the course materials but also ensures a consistent and engaging learning experience for students.
Teachery's ability to amalgamate user-friendly design, multifunctional capabilities, and free templates makes it an invaluable asset for anyone looking to dive into the world of digital courses. It not only simplifies the technical aspects but also empowers creators to focus on what truly matters—delivering high-quality content and an enriching learning journey for their students.
It’s seriously the easiest course hosting platform I’ve found!
>>Want to check out a preview of all the things you can do inside Teachery? Here are 6 unique ways to use the platform: https://ideas.teachery.co/
Here are a few examples of how I personally utilize Teachery to host digital courses and make check out pages in my online business:
I love to use their checkout pages! It’s so stinkin’ easy!
Great for hosting courses!
7 Things I love about the Wandering Aimfully (WAIM) Membership
Resources for literally everything.🤩 WAIM’s library is huge. Trainings, workbooks, articles, and videos on literally every online business topic I can think of. If ever I need a boost to get things done, I go to the WAIM library and do my studying on the topic, which always helps me see things more clearly!
Husband and wife team. I find this so inspiring. How many husband and wife teams do you know of who can operate an online business around the world. Not only is this impressive but WAIM and Teachery fully and completely consists of a team of 2. That's it. If you ever have questions or concerns, you’ll be talking to either Jason or Caroline, not a robot, not an assistant. In fact, Jason answers every email PERSONALLY.
World wide community of entrepreneurs. WAIM has become the Mecca for online business owners in my opinion. With their easy to use Slack channel you’re able to connect with other biz owners 24/7. This is the perfect place to ask tech questions, fine accountability buddies and connect more deeply with others who are doing what you do.
Forever access to Teachery. Once you join WAIM you have forever access to their sister platform, Teachery - which is the easiest, breeziest way to build online courses in my opinion. The fact that you get a 2-for-1 deal here amazes me.
You’re never held hostage. (I wrote about that over here.). Have you ever joined a community or program only to find out it 100% was not for you? I’ve been in several programs where I spent thousands of dollars for something I ended up not aligning with. Every one of them held me hostage (a.k.a. would not let me drop my subscription or leave the group) which led to a very bad taste in my mouth. Wandering Aimfully doesn’t do business like that. If you dont like it, you stop paying and that’s it, you’re done. I loved WAIM when I joined in 2019 but then dropped it for a few years to save money while I lived out of a van in New Zealand (that story is over here). When I came back in 2021 I picked the membership right back up with no bad blood on either end. I will forever love them for this!
When you hit the threshold you don't have to pay anymore. What?!
It’s true — I paid $100 monthly for about 2 years, then I became a lifetime member. I dont ever have to pay another dime and I maintain access to both WAIM and Teachery! 😎Amazing. Seriously y’all, do you know of anyone else doing online business with this much integrity?
Page Layout Library (This is literally templates and step by step instructions for creating every single page on your website!) 🤯 I’ve created a few sales pages in a jiffy by following their step by step formula. So easy! Where was this when I started years ago??
Still not sure if WAIM is for you? Click below to learn more about why the offer consists of.
✨ TSH Bonus for Signing Up for WAIM Unlimited Through Me ✨
If you sign up for WAIM in the next two weeks, using one of the links I share inside this email newsletter, I will gladly award you a 60 minute business coaching session at no additional cost. This is your “bonus win” for supporting humans I align with.
During this session we will work together to…
Create clarity in your next steps forward
Give you confidence in the vision you hold
Identify marketing ideas for better serving your ICA
I have a few blog articles about how WAIM has helped me grow my business. If you’re still curious and wanting to learn more, you can see those by clicking below.
From “More” Mindset to Enough: My favorite WAIM philosophy
If I had to choose one WAIM philosophy that has been particularly mind-shifting during my business journey it's this: Enoughness.
Jason and Caroline have a solid belief in finding your “Enough Number.” You know how most coaches strive for more, more, more income? You know the multiple 5 figure coaching groups I’ve been a part of in the past? The sky-high vibes and encouragement to dream bigger and bigger until you feel confident enough to run a multimillion dollar company? Yeah I’ve spent a lot of time in that energy, and to be clear, it IS intoxicating! I’m all for dreaming big – but I also believe your dreams have to be in alignment with the truth of who you are and what your soul came to do in this lifetime.
This is where enoughness comes in. Rather than irrationally always aiming for “more”, why not logically compute how much money you really want to make? This exercise changed everything for me. When I watched my mentors go through the ups and downs of owning multi-million dollar businesses, juggling teams of 5, 10, even 25 employees and shooting for bigger and bigger launches each year, I finally realized I actually don’t want to own a multi-million dollar company.
In fact, after completing the “Enough” exercise offered in WAIM, I realized my biggest, fullest, most expanded business revenue would be around $500,000/year, which would put my ideal annual income somewhere around $250k. That is a very clear, tangible, attainable goal that would allow me alllll the lifestyle wants and needs I could think of.
Shooting for $500k in revenue is a very different energy than shooting for the stars and always striving to go up, up and up.
>>Check out Jason and Caroline’s article on finding their own enough number here.
What would happen if you were able to pinpoint an exact revenue number that felt nourishing, fulfilling and “enough” for you, rather than aimlessly striving for “more”?
If you have any questions about WAIM or want to learn more, you can leave a comment below and I’d be happy to share more about my experience and what the inside of the community is all about. :)
Here’s to growing aligned businesses!