I Think Skillshare is simply an astonishing Technological invention! It's a great and cost effective way to promote global equity and social justice through the enhancement of knowledge.
There is no reason to charge for one year subscription automatically after trial. Why didn't they change this horrible policy after months of complaints and bad reviews?
Trial version transfers to Annual subscription without an approval and no ability to cancel...
When you enter the website, there is a clear statement saying "Cancel anytime"
I've been teaching on Skillshare for 5 years. About a year ago they changed their terms and immediately invalidated half my classes without warning (this happened to many instructors).
I was annoyed but I worked with them to restore my classes. Just as the final classes were being restored (this is in 2021) my account completely disappeared. No email from Skillshare. Just poof, *gone*.
I reached out to their help desk and got a generic reply about terms and conditions, nothing specific at all. And so, just like that, my years of work down the drain. My main income source down the drain with it.
If you're thinking about Skillshare as an instructor then please don't even try it. Much better to build up your own website which YOU control (Wordpress is the easiest way to do this).
If you're a student, just know that they are purging top rated instructors with no reasoning whatsoever. Add to that the multiple accusations on the web of additional credit card charges and I'd strongly advise against signing up. You can get all the courses you need on Udemy anyway, without a monthly subscription!
Skillshare is awesome. I was able to make my first iPhone App within two weeks of starting. The great Team Skillshare.com teachers can make even the most complicated programming subjects seem easy.
I think it is for a very Noble cause. Spreading Knowledge & Education. People who cannot afford to spend lot of money and join Universities. Skillshare is the Hope. Love the Idea!
I personally love the newsletter with new class announcements and recommendations. Skillshare has changed my life :) That's why I recommend it to anyone.
Using SkillShare has helped me learn and engage in different topics that I needed for my job. I like that there are sets of courses grouped under certain Paths.
They're constantly adding tons of videos and always up to date with the latest trends and code versions. Bottom Line is Yes; I would recommend this to a friend.
I can't imagine not having skillshare in my life! There are so many subjects that I can explore! Personally, I love art and do many classes but I've also done a class on spreadsheets! Diverse!
I joined a web design company a year ago having no background in web design
Or development. Using SkillShare made it possible for me to learn at my own
Pace and choose different types of coding languages to work with. It started out
Slow going because I was so foreign to the web developer world, but I've been
Learning HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and Swift. Having a base knowledge of these
Items in the back of my mind has been very helpful and provided some value-add
When connecting with my clients.
It is not ok, to prey on people who forgot to delete the account. Without any warning, I lost a lot of money for premium membership I didn't now I even have. If you like your money then stay away.
Skillshare has been the most effective online method for learning to code for me after trying a few others that have failed to engage me. With a huge wealth of how-to web design, programming and business videos, Skillshare goes the extramile to create high-quality videos and an interesting learning experience. I can now code in HTML and CSS, and Skillshare's YouTube channel is awesome keeping up-to-date with new methods, scripts and hints.
I like the format where presenters walk you through the code. This is helpful for
New content.The layout of the content allows a person to select those areas
If you are looking to improve any business skills what-so-ever, then
This is the platform for you!
I have even looked up very difficult instructions for adobe photoshop.
Just about anything I am interested in learning I can find on Skillshare. I'm having a great experience with Skillshare, really good teachers and courses. It is awesome!
I signed up during the lockdowns and it was probably worth the $99 at the time since I was stuck in the house. I used for a while but then life got busy again. I forgot I had it for a few months, then I changed banks. And Thank God I did! Tonight I went to log in and my account has been suspended. If I hadn't changed banks and forgot the account, they would have auto-charged me...$167.88 for a year of service. Really? $167? I went to find a discount code, and every code I tried said I couldn't use it because I wasn't a "new" member. Okay, then you don't get any of my money. Almost anything you can find on Skillshare you can find on Youtube, for free. $99 was pretty reasonable, but $167 is robbery. I had it for about 2 years, and in that time I think I used it a dozen times, if that, and not at all since mid-end of 2021. I'm so grateful I forgot to renew and it slipped my mind. At least now they can't auto over-charge me for something I used sporadically. Skip this overpriced service and use the free ones. You'll thank yourself later.
The best thing about SkillShare is that I can take the courses in a self paced manner. This is an amazing feature when it comes to a full time working professional like me.
Easy to follow pace and the ability to do in-video quizzes make it an
Excellent learning tool. I recommend this website highly to learners
Of all ages.
For computer science courses it is really good. You will learn a lot
About real world problems and how to solve a problem with a
Language/framework/ tool.
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Skill share has a rating of 2.3 stars from 566 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Skill share most frequently mention free trial, credit card and customer service. Skill share ranks 4072nd among Education sites.
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