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ZCS035: How an Aikido Instructor Started Teaching Calligraphy Online w/ Esteban Martinez

Episode Summary

Welcome to another episode of The Zen Courses Show! Today my guest is Esteban Martinez, calligrapher, martial artist and founder of LearnShodo.com. **In This Episode, You'll Learn:** • How he started teaching calligraphy online • How he overcame many challenges and positioned his style of calligraphy to stand out • The marketing channels he used to launch his first workshop without an email list • What motivated him to go from teaching in-person to teaching online • How he overcame his fear of technology to create his first online course • How he determined what to put into his intro course versus his advanced course • How he priced his first online course **References and Tools Mentioned:** • [Esteban’s website](http://www.gohitsushodostudio.com/) • Esteban’s [Introductory Shodo course](https://learnshodointro.teachery.co/page) • Esteban’s [Advanced Shodo course](https://learnshodoadvanced.teachery.co/landing) • Teachery.co **Thanks for Listening!** If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving an honest review for The Zen Courses Show on iTunes! Ratings and reviews boost ratings & help new listeners find the show. I read every review and I'd love to read yours. [Click here to leave a review.](http://bit.ly/zencoursesshow) And, finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. If you have an Android phone, you can subscribe on Stitcher. Lastly, I want to say THANK YOU to Esteban for sharing his story and experience with us on The Zen Courses Show!

Episode Notes

Welcome to another episode of The Zen Courses Show! Today my guest is Esteban Martinez, calligrapher, martial artist and founder of LearnShodo.com.

In This Episode, You'll Learn: • How he started teaching calligraphy online • How he overcame many challenges and positioned his style of calligraphy to stand out • The marketing channels he used to launch his first workshop without an email list • What motivated him to go from teaching in-person to teaching online • How he overcame his fear of technology to create his first online course • How he determined what to put into his intro course versus his advanced course • How he priced his first online course

References and Tools Mentioned: • Esteban’s website • Esteban’s Introductory Shodo course • Esteban’s Advanced Shodo course • Teachery.co

Thanks for Listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving an honest review for The Zen Courses Show on iTunes! Ratings and reviews boost ratings & help new listeners find the show. I read every review and I'd love to read yours. Click here to leave a review.

And, finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. If you have an Android phone, you can subscribe on Stitcher.

Lastly, I want to say THANK YOU to Esteban for sharing his story and experience with us on The Zen Courses Show!