Your launch didn't hit its goal.
You built the course. You ran the promotion. The results didn't match the effort. Something in your system is leaking, and this free quiz shows you exactly where in about 10 minutes.
Verified client, 30-min consultation
"I asked Barbara for her opinion on a course I was creating. She gave me great feedback and insights."
THE REAL PROBLEM
You've already tried fixing it.
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You rewrote the sales page. You posted more. Maybe you ran ads, hired a copywriter, or built a second lead magnet. And the needle barely moved.
Here's why: a course business doesn't fail in one place. It leaks in four to six places at once. Fixing the sales page when the real problem is upstream in your messaging is like repainting a house with a cracked foundation. It looks better. It still doesn't hold.
Find the layer that broke.
Your course business runs in seven sequential layers. The quiz tests them in order and stops at the first one that isn't holding:
- Niche clarity. Whether the right person knows your course is for them.
- Your lead magnet. Whether it attracts buyers or just downloads.
- Your email list. Whether people open, read, and reply.
- Your offer. Whether saying yes feels easy or risky.
- Your sales page. Whether it assembles the offer or buries it.
- Your launch sequence. Whether readers arrive at the close warm or cold.
- Your traffic. Whether enough of the right people ever see it.
The symptom and the cause are rarely in the same place. Answer honestly and you'll finish knowing which layer is actually costing you the sale, and what to do about it first.
Verified client, online course build
"If course-creation is new to you, Barbara is great at guiding you through the process, in addition to providing a quality product."
Answer Online, Get Your Answer
It runs right in your browser, one question at a time. Your course business has seven sequential layers, and the quiz tests them in order, stopping at the first one that isn’t holding. No download, no card, nothing to install.
- Six questions per layer, judged as a set. No single answer decides it.
- Layers that hold are named and cleared, so you know what’s already working.
- Everything below the break goes untested, because it can’t be trusted yet.
- You finish with the broken layer named and a report built for that layer.
to fix first.
won’t hold, so we don’t look there yet.
Is this for you?
This is for course creators who have built the thing and are not seeing the sales. You have a course, a list (even a small one), and at least one launch or sales attempt behind you.
It's not for you if you haven't created your course yet, or if you're looking for a motivational push. This tool only works if you answer it honestly, and honest answers sometimes sting.
Why I built this.
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I'm Barbara Amador. I build and audit course funnels for a living, and the pattern I see over and over is the same: creators with good courses fixing the wrong thing in the wrong order. The traffic guru says traffic. The copywriter says copy. Nobody looks at the whole system. This diagnostic is the first step in looking at the whole system.
Verified client, course & funnel build
"Working with Barbara was an absolute game-changer… she brought a level of excellence that far exceeded my expectations."
Verified client, Thinkific engagement
"Barbara was an absolute pleasure to work with… a great trouble shooter, very responsive, and did an outstanding job. I highly recommend Barbara."
Questions about the diagnostic
Who is the Course Business Diagnostic quiz for?
How does the diagnostic work?
Why does the quiz stop at the first broken layer?
Is the quiz free, and do I need a credit card?
How long does the quiz take?
What are the seven layers the diagnostic checks?
Five to ten minutes. Seven layers. The full picture.
Stop guessing which fix comes first. Find out what's actually broken and how to fix it. Free, no card required.
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