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Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#31

Post by Ecstatify »

I find that the courses on Udemy are very amateurish. I was following a course, what the guy was saying was wrong, I was seconding guessing myself and then towards the end of the course he corrected his mistake.

Coursera and Pluralsight are much better at least they have some quality standards.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#32

Post by dominotw »

ironmagma wrote: post #25
nickjj wrote: post #18

One thing that's worth mentioning is Udemy is a completely different type of company based on you being a watcher of courses vs being an instructor on Udemy. I was an instructor there for 5+ years (with ~30k enrollments) and in my entire professional career I've never met a worse company in terms of how corrupt they are and how little they actually care about instructors unless you happen to be one of the few instruc…

As someone who has thought about becoming an instructor, what platforms are better?

youtube is better.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#33

Post by boplicity »

ironmagma wrote: post #25
nickjj wrote: post #18

One thing that's worth mentioning is Udemy is a completely different type of company based on you being a watcher of courses vs being an instructor on Udemy. I was an instructor there for 5+ years (with ~30k enrollments) and in my entire professional career I've never met a worse company in terms of how corrupt they are and how little they actually care about instructors unless you happen to be one of the few instruc…

As someone who has thought about becoming an instructor, what platforms are better?

I run a company that sells courses. We've built our own audience, which is what makes this possible. We hire instructors with the goal of working with them in the long term. (Basically, for them, our goal is for it to be the perfect part-time job.) I would recommend looking for a publication in your niche that also runs courses, and approach them about the possibility of hiring you. You could also approach an established publication, and offer a partnership, in terms of establishing a course-based business. Don't look for a platform, look for a company that you can have an actual relationship with.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#34

Post by TedDoesntTalk »

ironmagma wrote: post #25
nickjj wrote: post #18

One thing that's worth mentioning is Udemy is a completely different type of company based on you being a watcher of courses vs being an instructor on Udemy. I was an instructor there for 5+ years (with ~30k enrollments) and in my entire professional career I've never met a worse company in terms of how corrupt they are and how little they actually care about instructors unless you happen to be one of the few instruc…

As someone who has thought about becoming an instructor, what platforms are better?

Guess you did not read his comment very thoroughly. He answered your question.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#35

Post by open-source-ux »

nickjj wrote: post #18

One thing that's worth mentioning is Udemy is a completely different type of company based on you being a watcher of courses vs being an instructor on Udemy. I was an instructor there for 5+ years (with ~30k enrollments) and in my entire professional career I've never met a worse company in terms of how corrupt they are and how little they actually care about instructors unless you happen to be one of the few instruc…

The self-publish course route works best when the instructor has a following on social media and can appeal to their followers (Twitter, YouTube or even on GitHub). Without followers in some form, course discovery can be hard via the self-publish route. That's why Udemy remains an attractive option (despite how badly Udemy treat authors as you say). It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#36

Post by plondon514 »

nickjj wrote: post #18

One thing that's worth mentioning is Udemy is a completely different type of company based on you being a watcher of courses vs being an instructor on Udemy. I was an instructor there for 5+ years (with ~30k enrollments) and in my entire professional career I've never met a worse company in terms of how corrupt they are and how little they actually care about instructors unless you happen to be one of the few instruc…

If anyone is thinking of creating an interactive coding course I'm working on https://codeamigo.dev/ to help. I want to create a free and open marketplace for coding courses. I'd love to talk with anyone about good/bad experiences at other course platforms. My email is in my profile.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#37

Post by ironmagma »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #34
ironmagma wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who has thought about becoming an instructor, what platforms are better?

Guess you did not read his comment very thoroughly. He answered your question.

It just says what not to do, not what to do instead.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#38

Post by sergiotapia »

arnvald wrote: post #16
jstx1 wrote: post #2

I'll wait for the 90% discount on the stock.

I've literally never paid a full price for a Udemy course. I'd only do it if I was in rush to start some course quickly, but otherwise I just wait, usually less than 2 weeks, and I can pay 70-90% less

just open the window in incognito to get the 90% discounts and log in with your regular account after adding to cart.

Re: Udemy S-1 IPO

#39

Post by buf »

Udemy is the reason why I helped start Reforge and Closing Credits. I can't believe I'm seeing the S1 and it fuels me even more.

Curated cohort-based live instructors that give revshare to industry experts > static unqualified mess.

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