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I've bought courses on Udemy, and they have some quality content. But they've always seemed kind of shady with the whole "$200, now $10.99 with 2 days left".

I've bought courses on Udemy, and they have some quality content. But they've always seemed kind of shady with the whole "$200, now $10.99 with 2 days left". If you buy something, make sure you buy it in incognito mode, ublock, etc, so they don't jerk you around. But I'm going to have to rethink my patronage of Udemy after this stuff.

justboxing 9y ago
> But they've always seemed kind of shady with the whole "$200, now $10.99 with 2 days left" I read about this from frustrated training content developers all the time. The pricing in particular, esp. w.r.t. programming / technical content which takes a lot of effort to put together, only to find that udemy forces you to list it at 10, 20$ at 70, 80% 'discounts'. Don't want to re-hash but here are a few links.... Less than 24 Hours on Udemy as an Instructor and I Am Close to Leaving: https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/less-than-24-hours-on-udemy-as-an-instructor-and-i-am-close-to-leaving https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/less-than-24-hours-on-udemy-a... Why I stopped selling courses on udemy - The Udemy Pyramid Scheme: http://osherove.com/blog/2014/5/7/why-i-stopped-selling-courses-on-udemy.html http://osherove.com/blog/2014/5/7/why-i-stopped-selling-cour... My Revenue Increased 300% After Leaving Udemy: http://www.courseminded.com/why-i-left-udemy/ http://www.courseminded.com/why-i-left-udemy/ Why I Won’t Be Releasing More Courses On Udemy, And Neither Should You: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-wont-releasing-more-courses-udemy-neither-should-mike-stemple-/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-wont-releasing-more-cou...
sgloutnikov 9y ago
Indeed, sleazy marketing tricks to get you to buy. You can always find a $10 coupon if you search and get to a site like dealsea. I have enjoyed some courses on there and follow a few authors, but this kind of crap needs to be dealt with by them.

justboxing 9y ago

> But they've always seemed kind of shady with the whole "$200, now $10.99 with 2 days left" I read about this from frustrated training content developers all the time. The pricing in particular, esp. w.r.t. programming / technical content which takes a lot of effort to put together, only to find that udemy forces you to list it at 10, 20$ at 70, 80% 'discounts'. Don't want to re-hash but here are a few links.... Less than 24 Hours on Udemy as an Instructor and I Am Close to Leaving: https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/less-than-24-hours-on-udemy-as-an-instructor-and-i-am-close-to-leaving https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/less-than-24-hours-on-udemy-a... Why I stopped selling courses on udemy - The Udemy Pyramid Scheme: http://osherove.com/blog/2014/5/7/why-i-stopped-selling-courses-on-udemy.html http://osherove.com/blog/2014/5/7/why-i-stopped-selling-cour... My Revenue Increased 300% After Leaving Udemy: http://www.courseminded.com/why-i-left-udemy/ http://www.courseminded.com/why-i-left-udemy/ Why I Won’t Be Releasing More Courses On Udemy, And Neither Should You: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-wont-releasing-more-courses-udemy-neither-should-mike-stemple-/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-wont-releasing-more-cou...

sgloutnikov 9y ago

Indeed, sleazy marketing tricks to get you to buy. You can always find a $10 coupon if you search and get to a site like dealsea. I have enjoyed some courses on there and follow a few authors, but this kind of crap needs to be dealt with by them.