Myth: Creating Courses Is Too Time-Consuming for Side Hustlers

If you’re a yoga instructor, fitness trainer, life coach, consultant, musician, financial advisor, artist, mountain climber, or a “weekend warrior” with a serious hobby… you’ve probably had this thought:

“I’d love to create a course… but I don’t have time for that.”

Between clients, sessions, gigs, family, and real life, the idea of building an online course feels like adding a second job. So, the myth settles in:

Myth: Creating courses is too time-consuming for side hustlers.

Let’s be honest: if “creating a course” means trying to write a 300-page textbook, shoot Hollywood-level video, build a website from scratch, and learn five new pieces of software…

Then yes, that would take forever.

But that’s not what you actually need.

The truth is, you don’t have a time problem — you have a structure and system problem. And once you fix that, creating a course becomes one of the smartest time decisions you can make as a side hustler.

Why This Myth Feels So Real

Most people in the gig economy are already stretched thin:

• You trade hours for dollars: sessions, lessons, classes, consults.
• Your income depends on showing up live.
• When you’re not working, you’re not earning.

So, your brain does the math:

“If I barely have time to rest now, how could I ever create a course on top of everything else?”

You picture late nights, complicated tech, endless editing, and writing until your eyes blur.

But here’s what nobody told you:

1. You’re Already Teaching a Course — You Just Haven’t Captured It Yet

Every time you:

• Guide a yoga student through a 4-week progression
• Walk a client through your step-by-step financial plan
• Teach a guitar student the fundamentals in the same order
• Help a hiking group prepare for their first big climb

…you’re delivering a sequence. You already have a process that works — it’s just trapped in your head and your 1-on-1 sessions.

Creating a course is not starting from zero.

It’s organizing what you already know and already do into a repeatable path.

2. The Real Time Drain Is Repeating Yourself Forever

Side hustlers underestimate this.

Repeating the same explanations, demos, and foundations over and over is what quietly drains your time.

A course flips that:

• You teach once in a structured way
• You reuse forever with new students, clients, or staff
• Your live time is freed up for deeper work, premium offers, or actually resting

Creating a course is like building a training assistant that works for you 24/7.

The Truth: Courses Are a Time Multiplier — If You Do It the Right Way

As a certified Entrepreneurship and Business Coach and founder of The WOWE Factor Academy, I’ve helped people in the gig economy turn their real-world skills, passions, and experiences into online trainings that:

• Solve real problems
• Educate and inspire others
• And generate income — without burning them out

And here’s what I’ve seen again and again:

Side hustlers don’t need more hours — they need a smart framework and a simple platform.

Step 1: Start Tiny, Not “Perfect”

You don’t need a 20-module “masterclass” to start.

You can begin with:

• A Mini Course: 3–5 short lessons
• A Quick-Start Training: A simple, guided path from Point A → Point B
• A Foundations Series: The core concepts you repeat for every new client

If you can outline the 5 most important lessons you wish every client knew before working with you, you already have the skeleton of a course.

Short, focused courses:

• Take less time to create
• Are easier to launch and improve
• Still deliver big value and transformation

Step 2: Build in “Micro-Moments” of Time

As a side hustler, your schedule is full of small pockets of time:

• 20 minutes between clients
• 30 minutes after dinner
• An hour on Saturday morning

You don’t need 8-hour blocks. You need a plan that fits into real life.

Here’s how course creation can look in practice:

• Day 1 (30 mins): Brain dump everything you teach on one topic
• Day 2 (30 mins): Group those ideas into 3–5 modules
• Day 3 (30 mins): List 3–5 bullet points under each module
• Day 4 (30–60 mins): Record your first lesson on your phone or laptop
• Day 5 (30–60 mins): Upload it to an easy platform and add a simple description

That’s not a fantasy. That’s a realistic rhythm for a side hustler — especially when you’re using tools that don’t slow you down.

Step 3: Use Tools Built for Non-Techy, Busy Creators

This is where The WOWE Factor Academy comes in.

I created The WOWE Factor Academy as an easy-to-use, secure, mobile-first optimized platform so that people just like you can:

• Quickly set up fully-fledged courses, trainings, quizzes, and automated lessons
• Train staff, educate customers, or create and sell online courses as a side hustle
• Build professional, mobile-friendly learning experiences without getting stuck in tech overwhelm

Instead of juggling 4 different tools, logging into multiple dashboards, and wrestling with code, you get:

• A simple way to upload videos, PDFs, and quizzes
• Automated lesson delivery so your students keep moving forward
• Mobile-first design, so your content looks great on the devices people actually use

That means less time fighting tech and more time doing what you’re good at: teaching, coaching, creating, and impacting lives.

“But I’m Exhausted Already… How Does This Actually Help My Time?”

Great question.

Here’s what happens once your course is live:

• New students can learn the foundations before they ever meet you
• You can raise your 1-on-1 prices because the basics are already covered in your course
• You can offer group programs where everyone goes through the same core content
• You can sell your course as a standalone product — even while you sleep

Instead of repeating the same explanations 100 times a year, your course handles it.

You step in where your genius is needed most: feedback, personalization, higher-level support, or simply focusing on your own life and growth.

That’s how creators move from:

“I’m too tired to think about a course”
to
“I can’t believe I waited this long to build this.”

This Isn’t Just About Money — It’s About Impact

Yes, courses can generate income.

But this isn’t just about stacking cash. It’s about multiplying your impact.

If you have:

• A skill you’ve spent years developing
• A passion that lights you up
• Expertise or a unique experience that could shortcut someone else’s struggle

…then you’re sitting on transformation that other people need.

An online course allows you to:

• Help more people than you ever could 1-on-1
• Reach students beyond your city, time zone, or schedule
• Leave a legacy of knowledge that continues to serve long after a single session ends

You’re not “too busy” to create a course.

You’re too impactful not to.

The Myth, Debunked

Myth: Creating courses is too time-consuming for side hustlers.
Truth: With the right framework and the right platform, creating a course is one of the most time-leveraged moves you can make.

You don’t need to be a tech expert.
You don’t need endless free time.
You just need a clear roadmap and tools that respect your reality as a busy creator.

That’s exactly why I created The WOWE Factor Academy — and why I put my full framework into an ebook you can start using right away.