{"id":28597,"date":"2022-08-25T08:10:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/?p=28597"},"modified":"2022-08-25T08:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T08:11:03","slug":"daniel-galletta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/daniel-galletta.html","title":{"rendered":"How Daniel Galletta Started SlideScience.co After Many Failures and Now Earns a 4-Figure Monthly Income"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Who: <strong>Daniel Galletta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Website: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slidescience.co\/\">slidescience.co<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Course Topic: <strong>PowerPoint Presentations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Interesting Stats: <strong>Earns a Few Thousand Dollars\/Month After 10 Months<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_are_you_and_what_course_have_you_created\"><\/span>Who are you and what course have you created?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hi, my name is Dan Galletta and I am the founder of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slidescience.co\/\">Slide Science<\/a><\/strong>, where I teach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.slidescience.co\/course\">a course<\/a><\/strong> on how to build PowerPoint presentations like top-tier strategy consulting firms (e.g. McKinsey &amp; Co, BCG, and Bain &amp; Co).<\/p>\n<p>More recently, we have started selling pre-built slide templates and toolkits. These cover important project topics (e.g., market analysis, competitor mapping, customer research, etc), and can be easily re-branded and used for projects.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_market_does_your_online_course_serve\"><\/span>What market does your online course serve?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our online courses and templates serve the corporate and professional services market. This includes people working as consultants, in non-consulting corporate roles, and students who want to break into consulting.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#x2019;s the biggest benefit of taking your course?<\/h2>\n<p>Once you take our course, you&#x2019;ll never again stare at a blank slide canvas and think &#x201C;I don&#x2019;t know what to do next&#x201D;. You&#x2019;ll have the complete slide-building toolkit and the skills to communicate confidently using PowerPoint.<\/p>\n<p>In consulting and corporate roles, communicating with PowerPoint is a core skill. Many of our students have shared stories of great performance reviews and early promotions. And they attribute at least some of their success to the Slide Science course!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28814\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-7.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"941\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-7.png 941w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-7-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-7-768x415.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_you_get_into_the_market\"><\/span>How did you get into the market?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I started my career as a management consultant at a global consulting firm, then moved into internal strategy at one of the world&#x2019;s largest banks. But when I first started as a consultant, I really struggled to build compelling presentations in PowerPoint. In fact, I found it so hard that I almost quit!<\/p>\n<p>At that time, there was nothing available to help me. There were plenty of courses on how to use PowerPoint functionality and shortcuts &#x2013; but nothing on how to build compelling presentations as a whole (e.g. crafting an argument, writing a storyline, visualization best practices, ensuring &#x201C;flow&#x201D; throughout the presentation, etc).<\/p>\n<p>I figured that many other people probably had the same challenges as me, so I decided to start sharing my learnings online.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_you_decide_to_create_an_online_course_in_the_first_place\"><\/span>Why did you decide to create an online course in the first place?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There were a few reasons why I decided to create an online course. Firstly, I had seen other course creators launch successful courses, so I knew it was a viable business model. In particular, I was following David Perell&#x2019;s <em>Write Of Passage<\/em> and Tiago Forte&#x2019;s <em>Building A Second Brain<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, I&#x2019;ve always enjoyed teaching. At university I tutored statistics, and at previous employers, I taught short courses on problem-solving and building presentations.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, digital products have great unit economics (i.e., once you&#x2019;ve developed the product, the incremental cost per sale is minimal) and online courses fit the bill perfectly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_you_have_any_moments_of_doubt_before_you_createdlaunched_it\"><\/span>Did you have any moments of doubt before you created\/launched it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#x2019;d say I was quite naive before I created the course. I thought that I would be able to film the entire thing in a couple of days!<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it took four weeks to prepare the materials and film the course. And there were many times during that process that I thought it wasn&#x2019;t worth it. I kept getting stuck in a perfectionist rabbit hole and re-filming every time I made a mistake.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=In%20the%20end%2C%20I%20compromised%20with%20myself%20and%20decided%20to%20not%20worry%20about%20the%20minor%20delivery%20mistakes.%20I%20figured%2C%20that%20so%20long%20as%20the%20content%20quality%20is%20great%2C%20students%20will%20be%20happy.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In the end, I compromised with myself and decided to not worry about the minor delivery mistakes. I figured, that so long as the content quality is great, students will be happy. - Daniel Galletta <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=In%20the%20end%2C%20I%20compromised%20with%20myself%20and%20decided%20to%20not%20worry%20about%20the%20minor%20delivery%20mistakes.%20I%20figured%2C%20that%20so%20long%20as%20the%20content%20quality%20is%20great%2C%20students%20will%20be%20happy.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<p>And I was right; it turned out that I was agonizing over nothing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28811\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-4.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"1000\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-4.png 1000w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-4-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-4-768x333.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What%E2%80%99s_your_online_course_like\"><\/span>What&#8217;s your online course like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The course is primarily PowerPoint slides (it is a PowerPoint course, after all!). In the videos, I either talk through content that I have produced or review real-world consulting presentations to show the practical application of the content.<\/p>\n<p>Students also get access to several free resources, such as a decision tree that helps them choose the best chart for their data every time and a chart formatting checklist.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_did_it_take_you_to_create_your_course\"><\/span>How long did it take you to create your course?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It took about a month to create the course &#x2013; much longer than I had anticipated!<\/p>\n<p>I started by outlining the content that the course would cover and then grouped the content into chapters. Once I had the course online completed, I built the accompanying slides and gathered the real-world examples that I would cover in each chapter.<\/p>\n<p>My original intention was to talk through the slides completely off-the-cuff. But I quickly realized that I need speaking notes, otherwise I fill my sentences with &#x201C;umms&#x201D; and &#x201C;ahhs&#x201D; or go completely blank.<\/p>\n<p>Side note: I have a newfound appreciation for people that can speak clearly without notes!<\/p>\n<p>So in the end, I decided to write bullet point speaking notes for each chapter. These weren&#x2019;t too detailed, but they helped keep me on track and ensure I covered everything that I needed to in each chapter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28815\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-8.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"1000\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-8.png 1000w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-8-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-8-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell_us_a_little_about_the_process_of_launching_your_course_and_getting_your_first_sales\"><\/span>Tell us a little about the process of launching your course and getting your first sale(s).<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I didn&#x2019;t have a very sophisticated strategy when I first launched the course. The only thing I kept in mind was that most people undercharge for their courses.<\/p>\n<p>When I launched, I had an email list of about 400 people. I priced the course high and offered a large discount for people on the email list. The discount was available for a week but I found that most sales happened on the first day or two, and it trailed off very quickly after that.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_have_a_lead_magnet\"><\/span>Do you have a lead magnet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I have a few lead magnets on the website. The most effective lead magnet is our free 5-day mini-course. Once somebody signs up, they get one PowerPoint presentation per day for five days (e.g. how to use text effectively on slides). After that, they go through a course pitch sequence.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the screenshot below, this lead magnet has helped me get from 0 subscribers to ~1,500 subscribers in about 8 months!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-1.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"783\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-1.png 783w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-1-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-1-768x277.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What%E2%80%99s_the_traffic_strategy_that_works_best_for_you\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the traffic strategy that works best for you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#x2019;ve tried both SEO and YouTube as customer acquisition channels. I started with YouTube and published a video every week. Unfortunately, I had very little success. I think the problem was that I wanted to keep the videos short and highly informative, which is the opposite of what the algorithm wants (it wants long watch times). I simply refused to &#x201C;pad out&#x201D; the videos for no good reason.<\/p>\n<p>Then I started writing articles on the Slide Science website. And slowly but surely, we started acquiring organic traffic through Google. Nowadays, most of our traffic comes through Google.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_online_course_platform_are_you_using\"><\/span>What online course platform are you using?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I am currently using <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"Podia Affiliate Link\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/podia\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Podia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_like_it\"><\/span>Do you like it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#x2019;s the only platform that I have tried and it&#x2019;s reasonably good. I especially like how easy it is to set up order bumps and cross-sells.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_any_features_you_wish_it_had\"><\/span>Are there any features you wish it had?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#x2019;m really invested in the design of my website, but I find that the <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"Podia Affiliate Link\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/podia\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Podia<\/a> page builder is quite poor. The text spacing is really inconsistent and the page builder is very restrictive of what you can include on the pages.<\/p>\n<p>The only alternative is to integrate a <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"Podia Affiliate Link\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/podia\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Podia<\/a> buy button on an external page (e.g. on WordPress) but that requires you to sign up for a more expensive tier of <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"Podia Affiliate Link\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/podia\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Podia<\/a>. I find that pretty frustrating.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_made_you_decide_to_use_your_chosen_platform_over_others\"><\/span>What made you decide to use your chosen platform over others?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Honestly, I chose <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"Podia Affiliate Link\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/podia\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Podia<\/a> because the price was competitive and the dashboard UX was clean and intuitive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28813\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-6.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"1000\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-6.png 1000w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-6-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-6-768x372.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_other_tools_do_you_use_to_run_your_online_course_business\"><\/span>What other tools do you use to run your online course business?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Slide Science website is built on WordPress and I try to keep plugins to a minimum to improve site load times. I use <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"ConvertKit affiliate program\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/convertkit\" data-shortcode=\"true\">ConvertKit<\/a> for email marketing, as they have good integration with <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored\" title=\"Podia Affiliate Link\" href=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/go\/podia\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Podia<\/a>. And I manage almost everything on Notion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_books_or_training_programs_have_you_found_useful_on_your_journey_to_a_successful_business_owner_that_others_might_find_valuable_too\"><\/span>What books or training programs have you found useful on your journey to a successful business owner that others might find valuable too?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I don&#x2019;t have too many books or training program recommendations. However, I would definitely recommend reading the Authority Hacker website and listening to their podcast. They discuss proven tactics for growing and monetizing websites effectively.<\/p>\n<p>I&#x2019;d also recommend joining the r\/juststart subreddit. It&#x2019;s a little dead but you can look through the post history and find some deep discussions on the same topics.<\/p>\n<h2>Do you have any big mistakes you&#x2019;ve made along the way that you&#x2019;d be willing to share?<\/h2>\n<p>The biggest mistake I made was persisting with YouTube for so long. As you can see in the screenshot below, I saw some traction after about 6 months but that stalled very quickly. Instead of thinking about how I could change my approach (e.g. focus on different content, structure my videos to have a &#x201C;hook&#x201D;, etc), I just kept doing the same thing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28795 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-2.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"794\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-2.png 794w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-2-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-2-768x233.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Didn&#x2019;t Einstein once say <em>insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results<\/em>? I&#x2019;m a great example of that!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Please_share_some_idea_of_revenue\"><\/span>Please share some idea of revenue.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=The%20Slide%20Science%20website%20has%20only%20been%20around%20for%20about%2010%20months%20but%20I%E2%80%99m%20happy%20to%20say%20that%20it%E2%80%99s%20already%20making%20a%20few%20thousand%20dollars%20per%20month.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Slide Science website has only been around for about 10 months but I&#x2019;m happy to say that it&#x2019;s already making a few thousand dollars per month. - Daniel Galletta <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=The%20Slide%20Science%20website%20has%20only%20been%20around%20for%20about%2010%20months%20but%20I%E2%80%99m%20happy%20to%20say%20that%20it%E2%80%99s%20already%20making%20a%20few%20thousand%20dollars%20per%20month.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<p>Most of that comes from the course and various template packs that are sold on the website.<\/p>\n<p>What people don&#x2019;t tell you is that revenue is quite inconsistent. You&#x2019;ll get a constant trickle of sales every week but most of your revenue comes when you launch a new product or offer a limited-time discount.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Please_tell_us_a_little_about_what_the_money_you%E2%80%99ve_earned_from_your_course_has_done_for_you\"><\/span>Please tell us a little about what the money you&#8217;ve earned from your course has done for you.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#x2019;m certainly not earning enough from Slide Science to retire yet! But worst-case scenario, I&#x2019;m now fortunate enough to be able to afford some extended leave when my partner and I decide to start a family. Best case scenario, I don&#x2019;t have to go back to my 9-5 ever again!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_has_creating_your_course_done_for_you_personally\"><\/span>What has creating your course done for you personally?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#x2019;ve been playing around with web development and trying to build online businesses for the last 20 years. Until Slide Science, I hadn&#x2019;t made a dollar online.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=The%20fact%20that%20I%E2%80%99ve%20finally%20made%20something%20that%20people%20really%20like%20has%20given%20me%20an%20immense%20sense%20of%20satisfaction%20and%20accomplishment.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The fact that I&#x2019;ve finally made something that people really like has given me an immense sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. - Daniel Galletta <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=The%20fact%20that%20I%E2%80%99ve%20finally%20made%20something%20that%20people%20really%20like%20has%20given%20me%20an%20immense%20sense%20of%20satisfaction%20and%20accomplishment.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<p>And although Slide Science isn&#x2019;t making a lot of money compared to other courses, the fact that it&#x2019;s making <em>some <\/em>money has really changed my perspective on life. I&#x2019;m now confident that anybody can make a living online, it&#x2019;s just a matter of finding the overlap of your expertise, your interests, and people&#x2019;s needs (and having quite a bit of patience and resilience).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28812\" src=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-5.png\" alt=\"Daniel Galletta's site\" width=\"1000\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-5.png 1000w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-5-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/coursemethod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daniel-Galletta-5-768x242.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_have_a_story_of_a_transformation_from_any_of_your_clients\"><\/span>Do you have a story of a transformation from any of your clients?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We&#x2019;ve had a number of great student transformations!<\/p>\n<p>For me personally, the most inspiring transformation was the first student testimonial I received. She was one of the first students to go through the course. About a month later, she told me that she&#x2019;d applied the things she had learned and improved her skills noticeably.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did she get a great post-project review from her manager, but he asked her to run workshops to teach her peers how to make high-quality presentations like she did!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_advice_do_you_have_for_people_just_starting_out\"><\/span>What advice do you have for people just starting out?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The best advice is to just start. The second best advice is to not stop.<\/p>\n<p>I have spent years trying to make a successful online business. And I have had so many failures.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=I%20implore%20people%20to%20keep%20trying%20different%20things%20until%20they%20find%20something%20that%20works.%20Over%20time%2C%20you%E2%80%99ll%20learn%20more%20and%20more%2C%20and%20your%20likelihood%20of%20success%20increases.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I implore people to keep trying different things until they find something that works. Over time, you&#x2019;ll learn more and more, and your likelihood of success increases. - Daniel Galletta <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoursemethod.com%2Fdaniel-galletta.html&#038;text=I%20implore%20people%20to%20keep%20trying%20different%20things%20until%20they%20find%20something%20that%20works.%20Over%20time%2C%20you%E2%80%99ll%20learn%20more%20and%20more%2C%20and%20your%20likelihood%20of%20success%20increases.%20-%20Daniel%20Galletta&#038;via=course_method&#038;related=course_method' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<p>Moreover, don&#x2019;t be afraid to promote your work. I was always a little self-conscious about &#x201C;putting myself out there&#x201D;. But you&#x2019;ll quickly realize that there&#x2019;s nothing wrong with sharing your hard work with others, especially if you have a great product.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn_more_about_Daniel_Galletta_of_slidescienceco\"><\/span>Learn more about Daniel Galletta of slidescience.co:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/slidescience.co\/\">slidescience.co<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/SlideScience\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who: Daniel Galletta Website: slidescience.co Course Topic: PowerPoint Presentations Interesting Stats: Earns a Few Thousand Dollars\/Month After 10 Months Who are you and what course have you created? 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