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Re: Show HN: Learn Magic Tricks Online

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Post by amelius »

philbarr wrote: post #9
neya wrote: post #5

I'm genuinely someone into these kinds of tricks and I invest quite modestly into all sorts of magic toys and tricks. However, I have a question - How are you going to make sure your users will keep coming back to you once they learn your trick? Most of the time, your users are going to be interested in only certain categories of these magic tricks and once they learn them, there is no incentive for them to pay for t…

Yeah, I'm into card magic only. So I might pay my $9, watch all the card ones, and then cancel it. Unless the videos are REALLY good. And how much can you really cover in 12 videos (at the moment)?

I think the format would be better if sold as a DVD.

Then again, accessing the material from a smartphone would be nice. So I'm wondering, don't there exist standard app-frameworks for turning video-content into an app?

Re: Show HN: Learn Magic Tricks Online

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Post by toast76 »

I gotta be honest, I was super stoked to see this, and was immediately thinking "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY".

But after watching the two "free" videos... I'm actually less inclined than I was before. Watched both and there's actually no "free" lesson at all. Just two infomercials about why I should learn all the beginner lessons that you're now doubt about to hook me in to. That leaves me feeling like you're being disingenuous and has me reconsider.

This is compounded by the unfortunate lack of content. I give you $9, watch the 12 videos...and then what? 1 or 2 new videos a week? This is netflix pricing for a few 5-10 minute videos each month. And when will that go up to $19? All of this adds up to make me super wary. Sorry if I sound very negative... I just went from very excited to very disappointed in a very short period of time :)

EDIT: btw... have bookmarked and will check it out again when there's more content.

Re: Show HN: Learn Magic Tricks Online

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Post by dotdi »

While it is nice that there are 2 free videos which allow me to judge the picture and sound quality, as well as the speaker, I would have liked a video where I can actually see and analyse his teaching technique, style, camera positioning, et cetera.

Re: Show HN: Learn Magic Tricks Online

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Post by deeds »

I'd echo what toast76 said. I was super jazzed at first because I love the idea and I'd pay for the content, but the "free" videos were commercials for the rest of the course and I was hoping to see a couple of actual sample lessons. Also, the content catalog isn't expansive enough for me to throw down my credit card quite yet. I'm interested and wish there was a way I could sign up to an e-mail list to get course updates and the like to remind me to sign up in the future.

Re: Show HN: Learn Magic Tricks Online

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Post by vblord »

The concept sounds good. My son likes magic so I thought this would be fun for him to watch and learn. But it's over $100/year. That's a lot of money for only a few tricks. Right now you only have about 1.5 hours of video. That's very expensive.
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