Welcome to our Bright Sparks customer success story series!
This week the team meet Ophelia Marie, a marketing and business consultant whose passion for entrepreneurship shines through in this interview.
Sharyn:
Let's start by you telling us a little about yourself.
Ophelia Marie:
Over the past ten years, I've helped several aspiring entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. My unique set of skills and talents stems from the mentorship I received while in grade school from my grandmother, who was a well-known, business-savvy personal coach and substance abuse counselor in our community. During the process of starting her in-home daycare center, she made sure I was an active participant in discussing everything from health inspections and the re-design of her home for the daycare, to daily agendas, meal plans and applications. I was about 8 or 9 at the time.
The seed was planted! Since then I have aspired to be an entrepreneur. I’ve always loved truly helping people and this combination of education, experiences, and passion has led me to consult with those stepping into entrepreneurship who need a plan, direction, accountability, and strategy to be successful in their businesses.
Sharyn:
Who is your target audience that you serve?
Ophelia Marie:
I primarily serve women who would like to start their own online business. I also help those who have started but need assistance with systems and processes, as well as business and marketing strategies.
Sharyn:
How do you serve your audience? What do you do, or what kind of business do you run?
Ophelia Marie:
I run a online consulting business and offer web design and other marketing products and services. I offer one-on-one coaching programs and also business, professional development and marketing courses online.
Sharyn:
What problem or issue were you trying to solve by using courses?
Ophelia Marie:
Content! I need content and format. Content Sparks has everything that I need to create my course. I'm able to tweak what I need and get a course up in no time. I love the format of the materials and the “extras” such as the tweets, blogs, emails, infographics, expansion packs, etc.
Sarah:
How did the content /format issues affect your business?
Ophelia Marie:
Although I can sit down and write a song in no time, it's a little more challenging for me to do a ton of research and write content. It's not my favorite thing at all. However, it's much easier for me to start from a template to get inspiration and direction
Sharyn:
What other solutions did you look at or try?
Ophelia Marie:
I was already looking at PLR content, but this was the only Done For You solution that I came upon when I did a search on Google.
Sharyn:
What made you choose to buy your course(s) from Content Sparks?
Ophelia Marie:
Because when I looked at the layout of content and screenshots of what was included in the course material, I was sold. There's a huge variety of in-demand, trending content!!! I can build my entire course library with just Content Sparks professional material.
Sharyn:
Which courses did you buy?
Ophelia Marie:
Whew! I have purchased quite a few courses now. Promote & Market Your Business Book, How to Start a Work-From-Home Business, How to Create an Online Course, Rapid Results Marketing Formula, Start Your Own Business: Step-by-Step, Fast Cash Strategies for Small Businesses, From Prospect to Paying Client….to name a few. More to come!
Sarah:
What’s your favorite course from Content Sparks?
Ophelia Marie:
My absolute favorite? That’s kinda difficult to decide! Lol, I’ll go with From Prospect to Paying Client. I love the fact that it included sample scripts!!!
Sharyn:
What did you love most about the courses you purchased?
Ophelia Marie:
The professional content and the format. I love that the download is separated into folders, so you can know what's what. Also the pdf guides, such as the curriculum guide that gives you other course suggestions related to your purchase and also the guide that helps you with defining your audience, what format to choose, and timing.
Sharyn:
How did you use the courses in your business?
Ophelia Marie:
I use them in my online course consulting center via the Thinkific platform. I also use them to aid in my one on one programs.
Sharyn:
What would you say to someone facing the same challenges that you did?
Ophelia Marie:
I would say that Content Sparks professional done-for-you content is THE game changer.
Using Content Sparks content helps you to position yourself as an expert. I was a guest speaker in a paid membership group recently. I used the slideshow from the Lead Generation materials in Promote and Market Your Business Book to speak to the authors in that group's audience. No one had any questions but they stated that the material was clear, easy to understand, and extremely helpful. They learned a lot and took notes! So now they are looking forward to my upcoming course about promoting and marketing their book. I will use the course content from the Blaze package and charge $297. (I gave the webinar attendees a discount, though!)
Sharyn:
That’s fantastic. How can people learn more about you? Where should we send them?
Ophelia Marie:
Find me at opheliamarie.info
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