Here's how I created this course for less than $1200 (plus 3 months of my time).

1. Signed up for an account on Teachable.com for $99/month ($297 for 3 months)
2. Created the slides in Google Slides for free
3. Recorded the video using my laptop camera and microphone for free
4. Used APoweredRec to record the picture-in-picture video for $69 lifetime access
5. Uploaded each video to Teachable as part of my Teachable account
6. Recorded my sales video with a GoPro ($229) and a wireless mic ($199)
7. Uploaded my sales video to Wistia for free
8. Created my sales video landing page for $79/month with LeadPages ($237 for 3 months)
9. Bought my domain name Ecademy.me for $12 on GoDaddy
10. Purchased a logo video animation from Introbrand.com for $19
11. Purchased closed captioning for video from Veed for $12/month
12. Created my web site Ecademy.me using Wordpress GoDaddy Hosting, $6/month ($18 for 3 months)
13. Designed my web site using Thrive Architect plugin for Wordpress ($67/year)

Total time it took to create v1 of the course: 3 months (April 17, 2020 - June 17, 2020)

Total cost pre-launch: $1159

Total monthly cost to maintain course: $214