Of course we all know by now that whatever the value of Udemy courses, marking them as having ever sold for hundreds of dollars - or any price above $11-to-free, is blatant fraud. Also be prepared for a steady stream of email from the developers offering their new, improved courses, since you had the misfortune to purchase the ones they wrote in middle school while they were still learning English. I have received as many as three such mailings within a single hour.
finish the courses or just buying any price is wastage also expect some time to understand their texts also and then read with your other practical help materials
Before the "Udummy" courses start rolling in... Here's my 2 cents.
We keep hearing in the news about the "Student Debt Crisis" and how more than 50% of the population receives a check from the federal government every single month.
Will a Udemy course replace a college education? No. Is it possible to learn advanced computer skills for $10 with just a computer and an internet connection? Abso-frickin-lutely.
I'm sick of hearing how people have don't have "opportunity" in America anymore. You can learn actual marketable skills for less than the cost of 2 packs of cigarettes if you'd just spend the time that you already spend on one tv show a night.
As the owner of a tech who is 100% self-taught, I have always been willing to give my employees 4-6 hours a week to learn other skills and have been THRILLED to buy any course they wanted for $10 so they can broaden their tech skills.
I may not be the smartest person in the world, but I have paid cash for every house I've owned and I've learned every skill I have from books and digging around online.
So instead of trashing Udemy and their competitors, maybe people should spend $10 and learn something or give the gift of a course to someone who feels trapped in their current job situation.
Udemy courses are constantly on $10 sale. The quality of the courses is another question. Not that all of them are bad deals but make sure you read the reviews and the course contents before you buy one!
Not that all of them are bad deals but make sure you read the reviews and the course contents before you buy one!
Absolutely. Just know that they give you reviews before you buy, a 5 minute preview where you can check out any part of the course before you buy, and 30 days for a full refund after you buy.
That's why I don't understand the hate some people have for this place.
I'm sick of hearing how people have don't have "opportunity" in America anymore. You can learn actual marketable skills for less than the cost of 2 packs of cigarettes if you'd just spend the time that you already spend on one tv show a night.
Nope. It's not a marketable skill to take a course like this when you're up against other candidates that have gone the formal education route and especially those who have already had employment in the same profession... unless you live in a village in a 3rd world country and that's all they have to learn from.
I'm not hating on them though, it's a fine way to increase your skill set but don't be thinking this is the path to opportunity or anything. For decades someone could also just read a bunch of books to become knowledgeable, or stay in a Holiday Inn Express, neither of which is very impressive to an employer looking for someone with more commitment and experience than that.
Nope. It's not a marketable skill to take a course like this when you're up against other candidates that have gone the formal education route and especially those who have already had employment in the same profession... unless you live in a village in a 3rd world country and that's all they have to learn from.
I totally disagree. You can start your own business after learning this sort of thing. You can increase your value...maybe you're a secretary of a small business and knowing some basic web design can make you more valuable to a company. Maybe you learned programming 20 years ago and have a degree but need up to date training. As someone who hires people to do this sort of thing, I can say with pretty good authority that just because someone goes to school for something, doesn't make them any good at it.
I'm pretty sure over the next 10 years, people will start realizing more and more that an expensive college isn't all its cracked up to be and real skills will be valued more than paper.
Just my 2 cents. And again, for $10 and some time that most people would be watching tv, it definitely won't hurt.
A few months ago I saw these courses on sale for $10 here on Ben's and said "Sure. $10! I'll give them a shot and if they **** I'm not out too much money." I picked up some a Cisco Certification course and was shocked at how good the training was for only $10. You wouldn't be able to pass the certification without having some additional software but as a refresher of what will be on the exam it covers all the bases in a way that was really easy to understand. The support was excellent and the professors responded to my questions quickly. I've been so pleased with Udemy that I've since purchased 6 more courses that I'm working on now.
I totally disagree. You can start your own business after learning this sort of thing.
That's the kind of situation that ends up on Judge Judy. Plaintiff complains that the job was botched and whether it was or not, Judy asks the defendant what their accreditation is and they say they took some online course, then she smiles and makes minced meat out of them.
You can increase your value...maybe you're a secretary of a small business and knowing some basic web design can make you more valuable to a company. Maybe you learned programming 20 years ago and have a degree but need up to date training. As someone who hires people to do this sort of thing, I can say with pretty good authority that just because someone goes to school for something, doesn't make them any good at it.
If you have a website, or even if you don't, you don't throw a vital public facing relations tool like the website at the secretary. You use someone experienced in web design or management, etc. unless you're super cheap and that tends to leave telltale signs for the public, a bad impression.
It's about competition. Whether you're a business or an individual you have to beat the other candidates. That starts with the first impression whether it be a resume or the company website, whatever.
I'm not suggesting it isn't better use of time than watching TV, but rather that it isn't realistic to think it's a career changing opportunity unless you live in a vacuum and learned a skill that nobody else has.
That's the kind of situation that ends up on Judge Judy. Plaintiff complains that the job was botched and whether it was or not, Judy asks the defendant what their accreditation is and they say they took some online course, then she smiles and makes minced meat out of them.
BTW, I do have a real college degree. I totally get what you're saying and I'm not on here to argue. I guess I'll say that I spend a lot of time consulting with non-profits and I've seen so many of them get hosed by "professional" web developers who have their own custom cms that they don't allow the customers to update. I've seen nonprofits get hosed for 10s of thousands of dollars for a website they don't own and can't update for less than $500 to fix a misspelling.
Sometimes building a worpdress site is the best thing for a company. I'd say 75% of businesses with less than 10 employees need nothing more than a wordpress site and there's a huge market for people to develop that kind of stuff and it's foolish to think you need a college degree for that stuff.
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We keep hearing in the news about the "Student Debt Crisis" and how more than 50% of the population receives a check from the federal government every single month.
Will a Udemy course replace a college education? No. Is it possible to learn advanced computer skills for $10 with just a computer and an internet connection? Abso-frickin-lutely.
I'm sick of hearing how people have don't have "opportunity" in America anymore. You can learn actual marketable skills for less than the cost of 2 packs of cigarettes if you'd just spend the time that you already spend on one tv show a night.
As the owner of a tech who is 100% self-taught, I have always been willing to give my employees 4-6 hours a week to learn other skills and have been THRILLED to buy any course they wanted for $10 so they can broaden their tech skills.
I may not be the smartest person in the world, but I have paid cash for every house I've owned and I've learned every skill I have from books and digging around online.
So instead of trashing Udemy and their competitors, maybe people should spend $10 and learn something or give the gift of a course to someone who feels trapped in their current job situation.
Absolutely. Just know that they give you reviews before you buy, a 5 minute preview where you can check out any part of the course before you buy, and 30 days for a full refund after you buy.
That's why I don't understand the hate some people have for this place.
Nope. It's not a marketable skill to take a course like this when you're up against other candidates that have gone the formal education route and especially those who have already had employment in the same profession... unless you live in a village in a 3rd world country and that's all they have to learn from.
I'm not hating on them though, it's a fine way to increase your skill set but don't be thinking this is the path to opportunity or anything. For decades someone could also just read a bunch of books to become knowledgeable, or stay in a Holiday Inn Express, neither of which is very impressive to an employer looking for someone with more commitment and experience than that.
I totally disagree. You can start your own business after learning this sort of thing. You can increase your value...maybe you're a secretary of a small business and knowing some basic web design can make you more valuable to a company. Maybe you learned programming 20 years ago and have a degree but need up to date training. As someone who hires people to do this sort of thing, I can say with pretty good authority that just because someone goes to school for something, doesn't make them any good at it.
I'm pretty sure over the next 10 years, people will start realizing more and more that an expensive college isn't all its cracked up to be and real skills will be valued more than paper.
Just my 2 cents. And again, for $10 and some time that most people would be watching tv, it definitely won't hurt.
That's the kind of situation that ends up on Judge Judy. Plaintiff complains that the job was botched and whether it was or not, Judy asks the defendant what their accreditation is and they say they took some online course, then she smiles and makes minced meat out of them.
If you have a website, or even if you don't, you don't throw a vital public facing relations tool like the website at the secretary. You use someone experienced in web design or management, etc. unless you're super cheap and that tends to leave telltale signs for the public, a bad impression.
It's about competition. Whether you're a business or an individual you have to beat the other candidates. That starts with the first impression whether it be a resume or the company website, whatever.
I'm not suggesting it isn't better use of time than watching TV, but rather that it isn't realistic to think it's a career changing opportunity unless you live in a vacuum and learned a skill that nobody else has.
BTW, I do have a real college degree. I totally get what you're saying and I'm not on here to argue. I guess I'll say that I spend a lot of time consulting with non-profits and I've seen so many of them get hosed by "professional" web developers who have their own custom cms that they don't allow the customers to update. I've seen nonprofits get hosed for 10s of thousands of dollars for a website they don't own and can't update for less than $500 to fix a misspelling.
Sometimes building a worpdress site is the best thing for a company. I'd say 75% of businesses with less than 10 employees need nothing more than a wordpress site and there's a huge market for people to develop that kind of stuff and it's foolish to think you need a college degree for that stuff.
Spam? It all goes to my promo folder. I could can it all with a gmail filter in 2 seconds. If you don't know how to do that sort of thing, Udemy has a class on that.
https://www.udemy.com/master-gmail-increase-productivity/
Ok. I totally admit that last paragraph was sort of troll-ish and I don't like feeding trolls.
Thank you!