Have you ever feared of losing your professional license by venturing out into the online business world and accidentally doing something "illegal"?

Lots of health professionals that I've talked to share this hesitation.

But I've come to learn that this fear stems from a lack of knowledge on how to run an online business legally and safely. 

Let me explain:

When you're teaching someone something through an online course, you're not providing formal occupational therapy services.

❌No evals

❌No goal setting

❌No formal treatments

All you're providing is general education and online resources for clients, caregivers, or other professionals that they can take and apply on their own.

So first and foremost, you should add a disclaimer to your course that:

• You are NOT providing formal therapy services.
• Your online resources are for educational purposes only.
• Your services are NOT a substitute for any necessary medical, legal, or professional advice, and;
• You ar
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Anyone who knows me in the online business world knows that my absolute FAVORITE type of online product is online courses.

There are so many reasons why… but I’ll save them for a future blog post 😉 

The focus of today’s blog is to delve deeper into why it’s so important to involve your audience or “ideal clients” in the creation of your online side hustle.

Since course creation is my forte, I’ll be using it as an example throughout. Feel free to substitute “online course” for whatever online product applies to you.

Before we dive in, let’s see what involving your audience can look like:

• Hosting a brand logo contest 
• Polling your audience on their favorite course platform
• Surveying your audience’s course learning preferences

These examples are just scratching the surface, but you get the gist.

Now that we know how to involve our audience when creating an online course, let’s explore why you should in the first place.

Creating an online course can co...