Determine your publishing formats. Online you can publish a website, a video tutorial version, an eBook version or a combination of these options. Decide which format works best for the type of educational guide that you want to create.
Determine your monetization model. Charge for subscription to access to your website, to download the guide in an eBook format or a monthly subscription service in which you upload new chapters or modules of the guide weekly or monthly.
Build your online delivery platform. Register a domain name. Use the same name as the title of the guide. Hire a designer to build a professional-looking website. Find a designer with training from a local university to reduce costs in exchange for helping him build up his portfolio.
Decide on curriculum. Write a table of contents. It can serve as the blueprint or outline of your guide in the creation process. List the most important things that your students will need to learn to complete the tasks that you are teaching them.
Create your content. Use your table of contents as an outline. Under each section, explain the importance of the step and what each student will learn in this part of the module. Teach them what they need to know about the topic. Then, remind them of what they have learned.
Repeat Step 5 for every topic in the table of contents. At the end of each section create questionnaires or quizzes to test the students' knowledge.
Review the content for errors once it is completed. To catch the errors you might miss on your own, hire an editor. They may charge by the page or by the word. Contact English teachers who may be looking to supplement their income.
Convert your document to the digital formats that you want to distribute your guide in. PDF is one of the most widely use formats because the software is free. Make use of technology. Convert to eBook reader format as well. Your web designer may be able to help you with this or you may need to hire a specialist. Use forums to help you find an eBook conversion specialist.
Design a cover. Choose two to four colors that are eye catching. Too many colors could make the color look sloppy and busy. Hire a the student designer as the cover of the guide will be one of your biggest selling points and needs to look professional.
Upload your educational guide to your host website. Distribute your finished course to third parties such as online publishers or online retailers. You may have to format your guide to their individual specifications.
Market your educational guide. Offer a free mini-course to show potential customers the value of your guide. Publish a weekly online newsletter to give people teasers of what they can learn in your online guide. Swap links with other online publishers. Having other sites link in to yours boosts you up on search engine rankings.