Is teaching on Skillshare worth it anymore? (Important message to teachers)

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The Calm Creative

The Calm Creative

Күн бұрын

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@saqlaq96
@saqlaq96 Жыл бұрын
Another SK teacher here. In a matter of 3 months my earnings went from 3000-1500 a month to 300 a month for the same number of minutes watched and students subscribed. I’m moving to another platform
@LindsayMarsh
@LindsayMarsh Жыл бұрын
I went from $30,000 to $9,000 in monthly skillshare income in what feels like overnight. The cut has been brutal and it has frustrated the lion share of the teaching community on skillshare. I am very active with the skillshare community and most feel totally defeated by the cuts. I am one of those people. I am frustrated as Udemy and other platforms are preforming very well for me still. I am also going to shift gears and focus more on my KZbin channel and writing books. Perhaps this cut will be good for me to challenge myself more. Making that kind of money on skillshare was a sure way for me to get too comfortable with myself and not push myself to achieve something else. I guess I have to have a positive outlook at it all even though it has added a bit of stress in my future planning. Thank you for sharing and being open with your earnings. It is always refreshing to see this type of honesty and how this is affecting more people than just me. I worry about skillshare a year from now still being alive and well. We shall see and I do hope for the best for everyone.
@LindsayMarsh
@LindsayMarsh Жыл бұрын
I just subscribed by the way! I love to support fellow teachers!
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
Oh wow... That's a huuuuge blow. So sorry to hear that. 😔 Love your resilience and positivity. I agree, maybe it's the kick in the pants we need to take action and grow more on our own terms. Thank you for sharing your story here, and I wish the the best! 😊
@mslegalista
@mslegalista Жыл бұрын
Diversity in income sources can definitely help when platforms make these kind of shifts. And you are so right, these changes can sometimes give us a moment to reflect more on what changes we need to make. Thanks for sharing.
@ashleyjeziorski3662
@ashleyjeziorski3662 Жыл бұрын
Oh well. I was considering to post my first class here since they have been trying to recruit me. Sounds like it isn’t worth it.
@LindsayMarsh
@LindsayMarsh Жыл бұрын
@@ashleyjeziorski3662 It used to be but things have been changing so much so fast with the pay cuts and lower traffic coming to the site. They might be able to turn this thing around but I am not going to hold my breath. If you are looking for a little side income it might be worth a shot, but I am not sure the same amount of money can be made there than last year for example.
@kelleylmiller
@kelleylmiller 10 ай бұрын
Skillshare is a horrifying company. They discriminate against corporate employees and retaliate when they report. I used to work there.
@StoryboardSquad
@StoryboardSquad Жыл бұрын
I got a survey monkey email from Skillshare for a 5 question survey. Q1 was how likely to recommend teaching on Skillshare to friends/colleagues. My answer = 0. Q2 was why did you leave that number. Answer was because they showed me in Oct how little they respect the teachers who are working hard to make themselves and Skillshare a success. Another Q was are you planning to create and upload more classes (how many) in the next 6 months. Answer = 0. I was, I nearly finished one, but I'm not now. I really wanted to let them know how I feel about their exciting improvements. I was really excited to make this a worthwhile part of my income, focus and identity. I was enjoying it a lot. Now I feel like a chump, working for chump change. I'll leave my drawing tutorials up until I move them somewhere else. Might be soon, might be not soon. Or they might kick a grumbler like me off, I don't know. Not going to waste my time and energy making more classes for them though. I agree that they are trying to turn us teachers into marketers for them and feel they are turning quickly into a Ponzi/pyramid scheme.
@desimemetemplates
@desimemetemplates Жыл бұрын
Do let me know the Alternative for skillshare
@AnnieNoodle
@AnnieNoodle Жыл бұрын
I was actually thinking about getting classes up on Skillshare in 2023, but I definitely won't be doing that now. I'd rather focus on my KZbin channel, maybe set up a Patreon, update my website, etc. I felt something similar to you, I think, as a student on Skillshare. Both overwhelmed and underwhelmed.
@thetradernextdoor
@thetradernextdoor Жыл бұрын
I wasn't making much. But I was happy making 600-700 dollars per month for an one time uploaded course. It has reduced to $40-50 now
@thetradernextdoor
@thetradernextdoor Жыл бұрын
Now it is below $10
@middleburyastrology
@middleburyastrology Жыл бұрын
Love your transparency, always so refreshing and really useful. Well, they claim they 830,000 members world wide (according to their site) and they charge $32 a month... lets hope their not pulling in $26,560,000 a month and still squeezing the artists. I try not to be cynical, but geez, they have nothing without creative content to sell / share. Thanks for the video.
@artbybenjamin
@artbybenjamin Жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that they're not charging the same monthly amount everywhere, a lot of countries it's a lot less. They used to take 30% of the monthly revenue and divide it pretty evenly amongst the teachers. That was roughly 3-4 million. Now they have a set amount for teacher revenue, which is about 1 million, so only 10%. Out of this 1 million they take all these bonusses, incentivises and extra's for certain teachers. What's left is divided amongst all the teachers. That's why most teachers have seen a 60% or higher drop in payout. Skillshare takes 90% or more and pay their most valuable assets, teachers, next to nothing. 30% wasn't great, but 10% is just terrible.
@middleburyastrology
@middleburyastrology Жыл бұрын
@@artbybenjamin Very thoughtful reply. Unfortunately it is hard to imagine a business moving backwards from what appears to be a healthy profit margin. If only there was a system that was collectively owned by the teachers.
@artbybenjamin
@artbybenjamin Жыл бұрын
@@middleburyastrology such a platform be great for sure.
@PaulaBean
@PaulaBean Жыл бұрын
@@middleburyastrology Nebula, perhaps?
@MrJvieira72
@MrJvieira72 Жыл бұрын
There seems to be a theme with digital platforms cutting earnings for the content providers. I get that the platform has to be profitable for the owners but without knowing their numbers it seems a bit greedy. Even if nobody watches one of your videos they still get the marketing of listing the creator and video as part of the platform. Sheer number of titles is a big selling point for all streaming platforms. It really just seems like a money grab because they can not because they have to.
@artbybenjamin
@artbybenjamin Жыл бұрын
Around 10% is being shared now with the teachers after the changes. It used to be around 30%.
@jrlingerfelt
@jrlingerfelt Жыл бұрын
@@artbybenjamin How do you know this? I'm new to Skillshare and curious where they're publishing their numbers.
@artbybenjamin
@artbybenjamin Жыл бұрын
@@jrlingerfelt Before October 2022 the teachers fund was 30% of the revenue, that number used to be in the teachers online documentation, where they now state how much the teachers fund for the month is. From previous payments the worth of the minutes could be calculated. Same with the current minutes, the worth can be calculated. Once you have both numbers, it becomes clear they’re now allocating less than 15% for the teachers. From the numbers of financial reports online, they’re not doing bad in revenue, on the contrary. That means that they might even be only allocating 10% for the teachers.
@heinungerer2114
@heinungerer2114 Жыл бұрын
Hello Louise, I really appreciate this video - I too had a 75% decrease and will also no longer develop new content. And I agree, spread your work around - I am also running online classrooms now. Thanks again for the information and honesty. Helps a lot.
@jrlingerfelt
@jrlingerfelt Жыл бұрын
If you're running online classrooms, I may bring my class to your platform. What is it?
@rebeccadaley6511
@rebeccadaley6511 3 ай бұрын
Thank you, I was going to try skillshare but was glad to see there are other options ❤
@JonDavis
@JonDavis Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the refreshing honesty, as a new skillshare teacher, I see the same 60% result and the same discouragement. I have found them open and willing to work with me thus far, so I hope videos and opinions like yours give them food for thought regarding the direction of the company. Agree though, sharp changes and not great communication, make you wonder if there's more going on behind the scenes too.
@SewWithSally
@SewWithSally Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Also being a KZbinr, I was thinking about doing a course on Skillshare and your video has "saved the day"! I deeply appreciate this video. Best wishes!
@nikkistout
@nikkistout 8 ай бұрын
Thank you Louise!!!! This is so helpful!
@maillibrown7241
@maillibrown7241 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this thoughtful and honest video! I appreciated your points about how you want to interact with courses as a student--the overwhelm and yearly billing especially, and it's good to hear someone talk about how they would want to interact with a course and move away from the game to something more simple and on their own terms.
@ndz7372
@ndz7372 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant - love the sound of your voice, the style of your teaching and your candidness and transparency throughout this video....keep doing you lousie
@lana.stafford
@lana.stafford Жыл бұрын
I love watching your KZbin updates over the months as your journey takes turns and grows. It's inspiring to me and I just really appreciate not just your candidness but also your ability to make videos, courses, and to write on Substack. It makes me want to diversify my offerings and income. I was really vulnerable over the summer when several lesson students had to stop around the same time. Realizing that even those things that are small paychecks at first can all contribute to the whole. Thanks Louise & keep doing what you do!
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that! 🖤🙏🏻
@abhiraaid
@abhiraaid Жыл бұрын
Thank You for speaking out loud Louise
@wendychampness1901
@wendychampness1901 Жыл бұрын
I am very disturbed by your experience. I have very much enjoyed my SkillShare classes. I have done your Bird watercolor class and it was very useful 🥰 I will definitely engage with your Facebook page. By the way, your watercolor Birds are what I enjoy and what I will follow. Best wishes to you❣️
@MaggiFuchs
@MaggiFuchs Жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree with you, I also dislike this way of doing business. I did videos about my income on Skillshare in the the first two years and it shows the same changes. I will also not produce more content for them, and I am currently trying to remove a few of my classes - which seems to be a long-term project because we are not able to do it ourselves and their support is non-responsive… 😝
@anitadavidson1266
@anitadavidson1266 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this invaluable input. I have paid Skillshare for the past three years, and I am ashamed to say, I use it so very little, and have even found myself being invited via email to teach on the platform, when I haven’t even been brave enough to so much as show a pencil sketch on their platform. Has anyone else been confused by their asking them? I have had a total of three invites (so far), all of which I have simply binned. This simply made me doubt the validity of the current teachers, which is quite obviously an unfair thing to do. It’s difficult to maintain perspective though. What I do know now is that I shall never pay for that platform again. I have paid for several courses using both Teachable and Udemy. Teachable being my preferred site to use. I feel I have benefitted so much more in just over two months, than three years on Skillshare! I wish you the very best luck going forward Louise. 🖌🎨👩‍🎨❤️
@vladan55ca
@vladan55ca Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, Louise. Honest and informative insight, as usual. Cheerio!
@maryshank7825
@maryshank7825 Жыл бұрын
Corporate greed. It's everywhere.
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
Ooooh yes...
@artbybenjamin
@artbybenjamin Жыл бұрын
I've been a Skillshare teacher for 2 years now. I release 2 classes a month, one on digital art and one on traditional art. Don't think I've ever met another teacher that does 2 classes a month. As you can imagine my stats are a bit different than yours 😉 Yet... I've never been invited to any program by Skillshare. I've never seen a bonus. They never sent me anything special. They never incentivised with anything at all. I don't seem to be egilible for anything at all. All they have done is hassle me with rules that don't exist anywhere. Still I'm staying with them for now, even if they hassle and exclude me from all kinds of things. Thanks for sharing this. Change can be good, but it seems like Skillshare is making contraproductive changes and it definitely doesn't make teachers happy. I'm on Teachable too, but standalone is way harder to get students for, but I keep on going and trying.
@HomeColorTipsAndIdeas
@HomeColorTipsAndIdeas 3 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing.
@MichelleSchustermanAuthor
@MichelleSchustermanAuthor Жыл бұрын
Wow, this is exactly how I've been feeling for the last few months! Thanks for making this video. It's so sad - I was so excited to create courses on Skillshare, but as you said, it's not surprising that things aren't changing in favor of teachers.
@drawingsimpleton4827
@drawingsimpleton4827 Жыл бұрын
thanks for making this transparent. I don‘t like these changes either. Engagement is just another term for „we play the music and you have to dance“ no, thanks.
@English-Eagle
@English-Eagle Жыл бұрын
Thanks for soothing and calm take on cheating and dishonesty of Skillshare. They have clearly ditched their teachers including me and untill they reverse this nonsense, this company is doomed!
@micsathome
@micsathome Жыл бұрын
Sad. But I have a feeling of these things would hapen. I was so excited on my first project back then but I was diacouraged. My class closed in less than 24 hours because of video techniqualities. I tried to motivate myself again but it did not work. This is why I took a step back in every thing I just started online. Now I thought of making fulltime on Homebased Services as before and KZbin for online.
@2gooddrifters
@2gooddrifters Жыл бұрын
Good advice. Thanks.
@gabriellemadsen3971
@gabriellemadsen3971 Жыл бұрын
Such a shame and I thank you so much for sharing the reality of what they have done. I have loved and shared Skillshare endlessly since first discovering of it - the gifts of teachers has been profound for my personal creative pursuits and life-changing. Now, I am so disheartened for teachers that are no longer paid adequately. I read a few comments below and to drop from 30,000 to barely 1/3 is absolutely inappropriate and ruins the entire platform.
@Testchannel_3
@Testchannel_3 Жыл бұрын
Your honesty made me watch with ALMOST my full attention. Keep it up!
@bigjimstream
@bigjimstream Жыл бұрын
Basically every change companies make usually result in less money being paid to "employees". So called restructuring, remodeling, reimagining. Every business entity does it unfortunately, corporate America or content platforms (Skillshare, Twitch, KZbin, etc). Thanks for sharing your experience.
@mariastigell7776
@mariastigell7776 Жыл бұрын
Så ärligt! Modigt av dig att berätta hur det är att vara konstnär och lärare via företag som har som affärsidé att tjäna pengar på er, och se hur mycket de kan få ut. Kram
@sheilafinchfineart
@sheilafinchfineart Жыл бұрын
Great video! I'm totally disincentivized by Skillshare's new payment system. My monthly income was reduced by 50-70% and I won't be posting new classes there.😉
@MelanieChadwick
@MelanieChadwick Жыл бұрын
Hi Louise thanks for this. This is one of the things I've been considering as I've been working out where best to host my first course. I decided against skillshare in the end as I felt that I would have less control over it and my communication with students. Have now gone with Teachable and really enjoying the platform, I'm on the basic plan but thinking about upgrading. I'd love to hear more about your experiences with Teachable. I plan to launch my course in the next month and am excited to see how it goes and build my own school community there.
@clarissaramseystudio
@clarissaramseystudio Жыл бұрын
Thank you for being transparent. I appreciate this video.
@TheCodeDealer
@TheCodeDealer Жыл бұрын
Great Video thanks for your honesty. Mine was reduced by 70%. Now I'm actually reluctant to make any more classes for skillshare.
@nadyartillustration
@nadyartillustration Жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry to hear about the drop in income. It just stinks and is unfair. I always thought it is wonderful that we get the opportunity to work with platforms like Skillshare, Patreon, Etsy. But through time I see more and more what the downsides are and it indeed all comes down to trust. For the extra eyes that see courses and products, we lose so much of our autonomy. Etsy also keeps upping their fee and rules regarding shipping, etc. etc. I feel these platforms are sadly mostly working for themselves and the profit, and forget the creatives that really deliver the essence of it all. It would be refreshing to see a company that values the creator above all else and works to make it easier for us to deliver creative content instead of the other way around.
@wolfgangtoeglhofer1710
@wolfgangtoeglhofer1710 Жыл бұрын
Honest video, congratulations for being courageous to speak up. Well done
@WeronikaSalach
@WeronikaSalach Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing! Even though I'm a top teacher on Skillshare, the changes have hit me very hard too :( It makes me question a lot whether my work is valued properly. Actually, I do have an answer to that - it isn't :( I'm looking right now into self-hosting options, sigh...
@lynnlam3325
@lynnlam3325 Жыл бұрын
Glad that you just released a new class on skillshare!
@msvteachingtales
@msvteachingtales Жыл бұрын
I am a student in Skillshare and I feel there are more courses done by teachers from developing countries. Is it because of this reason the payment has reduced? I am guessing the low payment from Skillshare will be a huge amount for teachers from developing countries. So they are focussing on those teachers more than us. Anyways it’s sad to hear this.
@danag812
@danag812 8 ай бұрын
You make a very good point. This could be a big part of it ...
@spellstruth1902
@spellstruth1902 Жыл бұрын
When a company does this to consistent hardworking teachers then the teachers should leave. Plus when these types of websites are created for teachers then there should be a way (ie union type situation) which can help teachers to fight against the platform that feels they can change up the rules whenever they want knowing for well that teachers wont just leave instead work harder for less. Its not right! Well done for explaining this so clearly. I hope they change the rates so you can earn more again for your time and skills. :)
@monica23maldonado
@monica23maldonado Жыл бұрын
dang that really sucks. it's definitely discouraging when a platform that seemed like it wanted to support these amazing online teachers does something like this. I wish you the best and look forward to more KZbins from u 🤓 still sorry it's been a bummer for u and other skillshare teachers.
@maurice2759
@maurice2759 Жыл бұрын
OUff ! This is on many levels an absolute NO-GO. WTF!? Wonder what made them think, that the teachers should be paid by the engagement of their students? Sounds like they have a new guy for new company-structures... What a mistake. I thought starting teaching on skillshare ... but these are obviously not the circumstances I need to give good lessons... Thank you so much for this honest feedback...
@maxfrischdev
@maxfrischdev Жыл бұрын
Have to keep in mind that you are using "someone else's platform" means, you are a customer/employee of someone else's business, whose purpose is to make Them money. I know, it's really annoying, but that is as simple as it is. Don't even have to go so far to compare it with MLM, just compare it with any type of Agency that has employees. The agency was not founded "for the employees", it's the founders business and the employees who do the work are means to an end to be able to Scale. Plus, keep in mind, referral systems is simply free/cheap marketing, it's like growth through word of mouth, without YOU having to advertise yourself
@Morticia147
@Morticia147 8 ай бұрын
I cancelled my Skillshare just because that I found myself very often to find better content on KZbin and to me an income reduction by 60-70% are not simply "Buisiness-Development" - that's GREED. And the price is way to high for what I get. Most courses are mediocre at best and the surch functions on the platform are awful. I would have paid the money happily if it would be worth it and if they wouldn't have changed the way teachers are treated that massively. My Money is invested better in my YT Premium and some Patreons.
@stephanie.kilgast
@stephanie.kilgast Жыл бұрын
My earnings have been cut in half ^^' brutal. Luckily I've had a lot of original art sales the past couple of months, which gives me a little leeway of figuring out what the heck I'm going to do in the coming months. It's frustrating. Right now I'm thinking of just putting the classes on my website and focus on original art selling and commissions. But I don't have the time to think about it as I've got shows to work for. As usual, as a creative I'll just have to adapt somehow >
@EmbroideryArtbyNat
@EmbroideryArtbyNat Жыл бұрын
It’s so sad to hear it 😢 I had this downshift when Instagram changed its algorithm, a few times again and again. Did you think about starting a Patreon page? It can be overwhelming but at least you can control it better then SkillShare
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
I tried Patreon for just a short while and didn't like it, but now I'm on Substack instead, which is similar. 😊
@katrinkpunkt
@katrinkpunkt Жыл бұрын
I took a look at skillshare middle of this year both because I was thinking of teaching classes, as well as being interested in taking courses. The courses not being curated and being vastly different in quality put me off it, as well as the "monthly fee" that is, in reality, yearly (honestly feels like scam). I also looked through topics that I'm very confident in, and the filters and tagging was exceptionally bad, (also again, quality is not ensured on this platform) so I cancled pretty fast during my trial period.
@ShelbyPaget
@ShelbyPaget Жыл бұрын
Do you have any interest in trying out a privatized content delivery platform for your students? Let me know as we have a solution that may be a good fit for you! This would likely eliminate the issues you're expressing regarding using Skillshare for your use case :)
@francoisona
@francoisona 3 ай бұрын
Thank you Louise. I have just finished putting a course together and was on the cusp on joining Skillshare but your video has completly put me off. I am going to create my own platform and sell my course then though am no businessman and have no idea how i am going to market it. I'll find a way. Thank you!
@bluedenim5979
@bluedenim5979 Жыл бұрын
You are right Louise. Why did they not ask for input from the users and teachers? I remember how I felt creating content for Skillshare and it made me feel like I should not give them too much because it felt like I was being used and exploited. Feeling like that affects my work so I am trying to find other ways to teach online. I was one who had my account removed due to some false accusations. I've been with them since 2012 and it was really great back then but now it's really ugly.
@micheleyoung9292
@micheleyoung9292 Жыл бұрын
Hi Louise, As you said, these online platforms always follow the same pattern, and it's good advice not to rely on them. I think you have a lovely voice and you are so articulate. Perhaps you could start your own podcast or record audio books.
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
Haha, thank you. 🙏🏻 I did try to start a podcast, but it turns out it was not my thing. A lot of my videos feel more like podcasts though. 🤗
@ilianaboheme
@ilianaboheme Жыл бұрын
Thanks for speaking about this! 💗
@tommymclaughlin-artist
@tommymclaughlin-artist Жыл бұрын
I was thinking about starting skillshare, but I don't want to now.
@nauxsi
@nauxsi 4 ай бұрын
That's the issue with platforms. You bring in customers and they consolidate.
@joyneasleystudios
@joyneasleystudios Жыл бұрын
I’m a bit disappointed. This month I made half what I did before Skillshare recently changed its teacher payment structure. I made half what I did, but actually had more minutes watched than I have ever had.
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
Wow, that sucks. I'm sorry. 😔 Really kills one's motivation...
@joyneasleystudios
@joyneasleystudios Жыл бұрын
@@LouiseStigell Yes. Thankfully a few months ago I started using Patreon to list classes. I like it, so I may continue there with a little youtube mixed in. Not sure yet. Working on a game plan for 2023.
@maluiriarte
@maluiriarte Жыл бұрын
Thanks for share it!
@exmoorbeastie
@exmoorbeastie Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, well done. Sound business advice.
@realexpatslivinginitaly
@realexpatslivinginitaly Жыл бұрын
Great video. You mention at the end of your video about using Skillshare to build an email list. How? We don't have any sort of access to students' emails. We can't even answer reviews, only student projects.
@l.j.thompson6678
@l.j.thompson6678 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing what I could see was happening to the creatives.
@paulgray3444
@paulgray3444 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Is this still how they are doing things? Is there a better platform(s)?
@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN
@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN Жыл бұрын
i was already planning to not renew my skillshare! ill be gone after my membership expires. disgusting.
@eleatallicci9243
@eleatallicci9243 Жыл бұрын
I think the artists on skillshare should gather and create their own platform where everyone would be an actionary. This platform is not even "good", it is impossible to really search for courses with advanced search. It is just bullshit. And how come they can change the conditions after the artists signed a contract with them ? Hmm....
@michellecassar5785
@michellecassar5785 Жыл бұрын
wow as a newbie doing some research, this is sad to hear, but also I'm thankful you have made this video as a warning. Do skill share let you duplicate and put on KZbin as well or is it exclusive? I hope they made it clear to their subscribers they are paying you less .... yeah right!
@jrlingerfelt
@jrlingerfelt Жыл бұрын
Yes you can put your course on other platforms, and that's what I'm going to do with my class on Storytelling. Right now I'm on KZbin, Kajabi, Udemy, Teachable. Sounds like I'm not going to pursue Skillshare after watching all of this.
@cosmicfxx
@cosmicfxx Жыл бұрын
Id love to hear an update on this ... If anything has changed
@Grimstore
@Grimstore Жыл бұрын
Hello, thank you very much for your insight. Can I ask which microphone are you using ? thank you
@sonyaoart
@sonyaoart Жыл бұрын
so I’ve been thinking about whether I want to renew my membership when it comes up in a couple of months. I don’t think I will if most of it goes to some wanna-be Elon instead of the teachers… Thanks for helping me make up my mind 😊
@mslegalista
@mslegalista Жыл бұрын
I had a membership for about 2 months so that I could really check the type of content published. While there are definitely some great classes and teachers on Skillshare I didn’t feel it was worth the money. Also my goal was to make money not pay money.
@michaelowoicho7419
@michaelowoicho7419 Жыл бұрын
I love your background music, where did you get it from?
@mlw5665
@mlw5665 2 ай бұрын
As far as I can tell, skillshare hates both teaching and learning.
@nell-marie
@nell-marie Жыл бұрын
I was very disappointed when they got rid of the monthly membership and now, with this update, I'm really disappointed in Skillshare.
@drewprof
@drewprof Жыл бұрын
Yep, my pay from skillshare dropped drastically. I emailed Skillshare with my concern and all I got is a canned reply that they're improving the experience for everyone... I guess everyone doesn't include course developers. Time to look for another venue to publish my courses.
@tss222
@tss222 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Thank you for sharing. Teacher here too. Feeling discouraged as well. Question: any advice on paying the taxes on line in Europe for the earnings on Skillshare. Ya, not sure it’s worth using Skillshare as much anymore…
@punnynewsgamereviews4425
@punnynewsgamereviews4425 Жыл бұрын
Im skillshare instructor as well and I went through the same thing even in udemy forums everyone is talking about it, so I stopped putting courses on skillshare, unless I see the price model go up I wont be putting up anymore courses its just going to make your courses go down on other platforms
@techwithotabek
@techwithotabek Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, it was very useful! As a Udemy Instructor I was planning to put my courses on Skillshare but after watching your video and hearing such huge changes I don't have any inspiration for putting my courses on Skillshare. Can you suggest any other platforms that we can sell our courses like Udemy?
@SoftwareManiacLSM
@SoftwareManiacLSM Жыл бұрын
Sure, a business model will adjust and evolve at Skillshare over time, but you would think the model should IMPROVE an instructor's opportunities (without pressures). Very insightful video. So, what platform are using now?
@SoftwareManiacLSM
@SoftwareManiacLSM Жыл бұрын
Never mind, you answered your platform going forward at the end of your video. Thanks!
@joeman123964
@joeman123964 Жыл бұрын
you never showed october's revenue. and you were comparing total money not just view revenue. you said its lower, but i didnt see how much lower. was it by half? or 40%? i don't count referrals since that's a different for of revenue on the platform.
@sofilind6037
@sofilind6037 Жыл бұрын
New subscriber ✅
@beckywebb1916
@beckywebb1916 Жыл бұрын
Are you sure Elon Musk didn’t get involved somehow? Seriously, this is going to ruin their platform quickly.
@YagirlM
@YagirlM Жыл бұрын
The engagement thing is weird to me bc I was leaving a review on every class when I was on there and a pop up came up and discouraged me. Something about “take more classes first” or some weird thing. So I was engaging and they discouraged it. Then pay you based on engagement? That’s shady.
@PaulaBean
@PaulaBean Жыл бұрын
With engagement they mean that teachers should bring in more students.
@Munkaa
@Munkaa Жыл бұрын
Yep, discouraged that's the word.
@cliftonoquinn1865
@cliftonoquinn1865 Жыл бұрын
It's like you work for them.
@JellisVaes
@JellisVaes Жыл бұрын
Great video! I agree with many of the things you shared. It is a shame though how Skillshare is treating their instructors.
@brokethehabit
@brokethehabit Жыл бұрын
it's a joke now with their revenue split and harsh 'minutes' closure of classes needed
@adamchraibi5277
@adamchraibi5277 Жыл бұрын
My plans are to get a day job start focusing on YT more publish course whenever I can like once every 6 month ill publish some short courses
@mslegalista
@mslegalista Жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!! I already have a day job but I’m doubling down on KZbin.
@punnynewsgamereviews4425
@punnynewsgamereviews4425 Жыл бұрын
they also don't have any forums for us to gather in protest I am sure that is no coincidence
@cat-and-raven
@cat-and-raven Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I was considering Skillshare, but I'm not sure after this video. I also want to avoid having to create content for engagement. I've had enough of that on Instagram. Do you use the free Teachable version? I'm considering this, but I can't afford the paid version now.
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
I used the free version when I launched my first course there, to see if there was enough interest from my audience to justidy going paid. And luckily, there was. So now I'm on their Basic plan. 😊
@erentekin28
@erentekin28 3 ай бұрын
nice video and nice voice
@dijosephine9556
@dijosephine9556 Жыл бұрын
👍
@rebeccasartcorner
@rebeccasartcorner Жыл бұрын
Har du några tankar/åsikter om domestika? Till och från ser jag väldigt mycket reklam/annonser från dom på sociala medier. Btw, tråkigt att ni som lär ut får mindre pengar för jobbet ni har lagt ner. Har ett tag varit sugen på att bli medlem på skillshare men blir mindre och mindre sugen nu när man hör hur lite ni får tillbaka.
@bluewren65
@bluewren65 Жыл бұрын
At this point I have seen so many of these videos from different youtubers that I think we should all be boycotting Skillshare, both teachers and students alike.
@Sayuui
@Sayuui Жыл бұрын
This sucks. I was planning to release the class I'm working on there next year 😭😭😭
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
I know. 😔 You should still do it though. But you can offer it as a standalone purchase too. Or sell via other platforms. You don't have to be Skillshare exclusive. 😊
@Sayuui
@Sayuui Жыл бұрын
@@LouiseStigell I'll already start looking for alternatives! Thank you for the suggestion 😊
@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN
@CLOUDSINTHEKITCHEN Жыл бұрын
Is Teachable an option for you? or patreon?
@LouiseStigell
@LouiseStigell Жыл бұрын
Teachable is what I'm using for my courses now. Love it! 😊
@a.cornelia
@a.cornelia Жыл бұрын
I had this same question! I’ll look for you on Teachable!
@heroicIV
@heroicIV Жыл бұрын
They don't even care anymore
@TmHudsonArt
@TmHudsonArt Жыл бұрын
Ah well, if i ever thought about becoming a teacher on there, then that is now not going to happen lol...ah well.
@keleniengaluafe2600
@keleniengaluafe2600 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤👍👍
@calliopelove
@calliopelove Жыл бұрын
did they get bought out?? sounds like some greedy ceo took over. suuucckkksss!! they are making a big mistake. thx 4 posting!
@fuzzydragons
@fuzzydragons Жыл бұрын
ugh engagement, bunch of BS that makes things so much harder for teachers that use the platform 😠 skillshare can be helpful but hopefully they dont make it too hard for teachers to teach and make money or they will all leave
@exmoorbeastie
@exmoorbeastie Жыл бұрын
BTW, as an English man I hate to hear "off of". Much better to use "from". Just saying :)
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