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LMScast with Chris Badgett

LMScast with Chris Badgett

By WordPress LMS Elearning Expert Chris Badgett and Entrepreneur & Online Marketing Business Strategy Expert Chris Badgett on Teaching, Education, WordPress Development & Online Business. 100 Episodes Jun 26, 2026

LMScast is a podcast for innovators in the WordPress LMS e-learning community, produced by Chris Badgett, part of the team behind the LifterLMS plugin. Each episode provides valuable insights to help entrepreneurs, teachers, experts, and online marketers generate more income and impact through a learning management system built on WordPress.

Episodes

Why Every Serious YouTuber Should Build an Online Course Jun 26, 2026 30:59 In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett discusses why any serious YouTuber should create an online course rather than depend solely on YouTube revenue. He contends that the toughest part is over for creators who have already developed an audience; the next stage is to transform that following into a business they own. By utilizing LifterLMS […] The post Why Every Serious YouTuber Should Build
The LifterLMS Limited-Time Lifetime Sale: Is It Worth It? Jun 21, 2026 23:01 Chris Badgett talks about the limited-time LifterLMS Infinity Bundle Lifetime License in this LMScast episode and explains why professional course designers, education entrepreneurs, agencies, and training companies would find it to be a worthwhile purchase. The LifterLMS Lifetime Deal is available from June 23 to Thursday, June 25. He emphasizes how the lifetime license offers […] The post
How To Do Advanced Assessments From Your WordPress LMS With PressPrimer By Ryan Moore Jun 14, 2026 46:04 Ryan Moore, the founder of PressPrimer and a previous leader at Uncanny Owl, discusses evaluation, one of the most important but often disregarded facets of online learning, in this LMScast episode. Ryan contends that whether or whether students really learn, remember, and apply the material being taught is the fundamental test of a successful learning […] The post How To Do Advanced Assessm
What Is Really Going On? Chris And Emily Debate Current Reality Jun 7, 2026 48:19 Chris Badgett and Emily Middleton from WPCourseGuide examine the quickly changing effects of artificial intelligence on online learning, course design, WordPress, entrepreneurship, and the nature of employment in this episode of LMScast. They talk about how AI is enabling creators to develop courses, produce content, build software prototypes, and automate complex tasks more quickly than […]
Your Course Site Is Half-Built Without WP Fusion May 31, 2026 38:50 Chris Badgett argues in this LMScast episode why LMS and CRM should be handled as a single, integrated system rather than as distinct tools by any professional online learning company. He highlights that whereas CRM technologies handle marketing, automation, and customer connections, platforms like LifterLMS handle the learning process. WP Fusion, which serves as the […] The post Your Course
The Business of WordPress LMS Hosting with WP Tonic Founder Jonathan Denwood May 24, 2026 37:39 In this LMScast episode, Jonathan Denwood talks about how WP-Tonic makes it easier for instructors, coaches, owners of membership sites, and educational institutions to create robust WordPress-based learning management systems without having to deal with complex technical settings. He clarifies that WP-Tonic is a comprehensive solution that includes managed hosting, premium plugins, CRM tools, ema
How To Increase Course Sales and Learner Results With Smart Popups May 18, 2026 42:27 In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett discusses how clever popups may be effective tools for increasing course sales. Also, learner success on an LMS website. Chris illustrates why popups should assist, support, and customize the student experience rather than just interrupting users for marketing goals by using Popup Maker in conjunction with LifterLMS. He investigates […] The post How To
How to Use an Affiliate Program to Create a Content Marketing Engine May 10, 2026 46:36 According to Alex Standiford from Siren Affiliate, affiliate programs should be much more than just discount systems or referral links in the modern era. According to him, companies particularly those that provide courses and software should consider themselves to be media and education enterprises that require ongoing content, collaborations, and audience trust in order to […] The post How
The Claude Playbook Smart Course Creators Are Already Running May 3, 2026 41:42 In this episode, Chris Badgett provides a thorough guide on how contemporary course designers are use Claude to greatly expedite and enhance the process of creating and marketing online courses.He says he switched to Claude because it is better at handling long-form content, retains more context, and generates more dependable, less “hallucinated” outputs all of […] The post The C
Why Most Membership Sites Fail Apr 24, 2026 47:01 Most membership sites do not die from lack of effort. They collapse under their own weight. In this solo episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett walks through why most membership sites fail, and the three-part alignment model that keeps the winners standing. This one is for course creators, coaches, and education entrepreneurs running (or about to […] The post Why Most Membership Sites Fail appear
12 Years of Building LifterLMS | 7 Things I Got Wrong Apr 19, 2026 50:44 In this LMScast episode, Chris Badgett takes a deep and honest look back at more than 12 years of creating LifterLMS, detailing seven big blunders that molded both the product and his evolution as an entrepreneur. He starts out by discussing content and SEO, stating that one of his first regrets was not learning how […] The post 12 Years of Building LifterLMS | 7 Things I Got Wrong appeared
From Course Creator to Media Company: The Only Way to Win Now Apr 12, 2026 35:24 In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett offers an important perspective change for anybody making online courses: you should conceive of yourself as a media firm rather than merely a course designer. He says that since systems like ChatGPT and Claude can rapidly give answers and learning resources, knowledge is no longer scarce in today’s […] The post From Course Creator to Media Com

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