I mean, I don't blame these youtubers. They need the money and as long as the company or product looks respectable and appropriate they are fine to promote it. In the end, it's up to audienc discretion and research whether they should buy it (this video being very useful for this)
As a self-taught graphic/video/web designer I learned most of what I know through UA-cam. The difference IMO of the free UA-cam videos vs SkillShare is that at least 60% of UA-cam videos are too wordy and self-promoting or offer really specific tutorials on how to create one thing. SkillShare is usually straightforward, has clear goals to accomplish a few things in one category, and most have files to follow along with which is very helpful. I only do the yearly subscription and the $100 is well worth it IMO.
Hello, I know this is an old comment but can I ask how the engagement is on Skillshare? Like if I have a question to ask - do the teachers there reply often from your experience? Or is it essentially just watching an educational video and hoping to get value out of that alone? I'm trying to learn digital art for the first time and I keep finding random niche things that confuse me that UA-cam has not been able to help me with. So I'm contemplating using either Skillshare or an online tutoring type thing. Sorry for the long reply but I would appreciate any feedback!!
@@HamburgerWasteland It depends on who created the course. Generally you're just taking the courses and rarely have interactions with the people who created them. Occasionally the people who created the course will have contact info but that's rare to fine someone who will answer questions. Having said that they have a 1 month trial period and it costs $19 a month (or cheaper with longer options) which you can cancel at any time. I got a lot of good courses and info so it was worth it to me for what I wanted to learn. I'd at least try it for free for a month and if it's not what you are looking for canceling is easy.
sir if you're still active i want to ask you one thing. I'm a 17-year-old teenager deciding to start graphic designing i l know a little and I'm interested in making brand identities such as logo banners etc. Would you please let me know if skillshare would be the right place to start? coz I've tried youtube so many times but it just feels incomplete. It'd be highly appreciated if you or anyone experienced replies to this and shows me guidance. Thanks
@@HamburgerWasteland Active Skillshare teachers usually are the ones who reply to me. Check out their profiles. If they have more than 5 videos, they're the active ones.
My time is valuable, having to spend hours searching for hit or miss tutorials on youtube would lose me much more money than a skillshare membership costs.
I have the same opinion but I wonder if skillshare is actually doing a good job or if I'm just paying more attention and learning better because I'm actually doing the projects and actively watching the courses so I don't waste my subscription fee.
I think usefulness of skillshare highly depends on the skill you are trying to learn. Tried learning blender there, and boy was it bad. Not a lot of lessons, half of them for outdated versions, and there were a lot of gaps in tutorials i saw. UA-cam was way more helpfull. Edit: Guess what? They KEPT CHARGING ME every month for almost a year after i cancelled my subscription, without sending any emails or anything.
I was fully expecting this to have an affiliate link and be one big ad like most other clickbait reviews. Kudos to you for being honest and transparent, your audience can tell when you are being authentic.
I used skillshare to learn basics on CubasePro, mixing, and mastering, and my god it was actually incredibly helpful. Professional recording software can be so daunting and overwhelming with all the tools they have available. Skillshare lifted the veil a bit and pretty much gave me a quick run down of all the utilities and how to properly use them. Great video and great thumbnail!
I found your channel recently and I've been loving your content. Your honesty, you being frugal, your consideration for the average consumer, I think they all set you apart from the vast majority of tech content creators, and I hope your channel grows even more.
To avoid auto recuring membership charge, after your first payment (or any subscriptions), go to the membership cancel and cancel them. It will let you have access until the paid date, and you do not have to remember to cancel it. Choose the best deal, pay, cancel and enjoy the paid time. To make sure, read the terms first.
You're actually one UA-camr that does an actual review on those common but scarcely reviewed items. And when you're not doing that, you show a perspective from the common folk that appeals to me personally. From the Raycons to the home/office video setup to the ridge wallet video (that led me to a wallet channel on UA-cam), you've been a delight to watch. Sub earned!👌🏾
Can we take a moment to appreciate how much effort Jimmy puts into creating these videos? He approaches them from an objective, frugal, and practical standpoint, not getting lost with all the high-priced fancy tech. He really helps me decide what to buy and where to spend my money. UA-camrs like him are hard to come by and I'm happy I have you.
I did a 2 month trial on Skillshare because I've started doing digital art and I wanted to check out their classes on that subject. I did find their videos to be, on the whole, better quality than some of the videos I was watching on UA-cam. However a huge portion of the classes available for digital illustration were for Procreate, which I don't use because I don't have an iPad. There were less videos available for Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop and Illustrator, which are what I use.
I think there's something to be said about piecing the ideas of multiple people together, rather than just having a single teacher -- different people might have different ideas on what looks good in color grading, for instance, and it gives you more chance to develop your own style.
what a guy. i almost never comment on UA-cam videos but your delivery makes the video sound much more personal and real rather than being a know-it-all type guy just talking. Instantly subscribed!
Awesome content! You're one of the few tech youtubers that actually reviews relevant stuffs and gives honest opinions about them, imo. Congrats for 100k subs, hope this channel will get 1M soon!
I love Skillshare! I am on my second year now. I love to paint and it has classes for watercolor, gouache and acrylic. I also have taken some self help classes and learned to draw as well. For artists I think it’s great.
@@papillondogs4297 yes, you have access to over hundreds of different things for on flat fee. Since I like to use more then one art medium it’s worth the yearly fee.
Bro, your audio is awesome! I think another element is the person hosting or teaching, you come off really well on camera, I'm 8 minutes in and still very interested in what you have to say. Can't say the same for other UA-camrs.
i found a 2 month premium free subscription and tbh i loved skill share for teaching me the core four of personal finance, but your right it is horribly hard to find new things to learn. cause in all honesty i dont know what to learn i wish more things were showcased or recommended. loved your video, i just wanted to see what other people thought of it :)
Insightful video. I dropped out of film school to study a whole different field.. Now I’m considering online classes to upgrade my media related skills.. Nowadays we don’t have to just rely on traditional, physical schools. Love it.
From getting recommend one of your viral videos to becoming an overnight fan, I’m so happy to see your continued quality and now increasing quantity of videos. Wishing you even more success! You will definitely pop off in the next few months!
Most youtuber don't give you any feedback. And the fact you actual turn in assessments in skillshare is awesome. It makes you feel like your taking a class.
I LOVE your sponsor review videos. There are so many products that get plugged by other channels, and I suspect over half of them are utter garbage. Also, I think your video/sound quality is very good. Keep it up.
This comes at the perfect time, I am currently on my Skillshare free trial, and I would say it's so-so. Meaning the content about classes can get deep at times, but atm there are so little subjects and categories of classes that I wouldn't say I will recommend the site to anyone. But if you can find the courses about what you are interested in, Skillshare classes got the content for you.
I haven't tried skillshare, but from what I've heard so far from you, the thing I like about it is, UA-cam is filled with fluff just so people can reach that 10 minute mark. Which is super annoying. If they're to the point at skillshare, that's awesome.
You can actually use a web extension called ad block that blocks all the ads completely. It is completely free and is a time saver. You can download it on the Chrome Web Store or any other extension store for any other browser.
I tried SkillShare a few years ago, but couldn't find any courses that worked for me (i was looking for coding courses). However I found really great courses on Udemy which I always got for a lower price. The way they show their prices is not great, but if you keep that in mind, you don't feel pressured. Funnily enough, one of my favorite tutors courses could be seen in this video
Wow Jimmy! Thank you so much for posting this video. I totally appreciate your informative and insightful review of Skillshare. I hate signing up for stuff and regretting it later. You have helped me make an informed decision.
This is a really nice and clean UA-cam video. Very informative. Personally I used Skillshare for two months and got all i needed from it but you made some very good points. Thank you
Thank you, this was my first time on your channel. I like your approachable, efficient yet thorough way of breaking things down and getting to the point in a way that can understand and apply. 😊🎉
This is really informative. I think I have spent 100$ in worse ways in my life, but there is no special skill I want to learn. But I might come back to that at some point...
Hey guys, if youre looking for a skill to pick up a skill but dont really know what to learn, i heavily recommend you take a look into cryptocurrency trading (or stock investing in general) since the crypto market is booming hard right now and will be for the next few months. new ways to make money while sitting on your ass is always a smart idea ;) Maybe stay away from skillshare though people in the comments are saying theyre acting scummy and charging after canceling
@@joejonas4164 >but looking for a new hobby or making skill I can make money off of. Game dev, Blender modeling (holy fuck does Blender look like a nightmare), cooking, drawing, investing, political punditry (OTT the left is literally just Tumbler, and a cult)
I've used skillshare for design classes that I can't find in most other paid online art learning websites. I also used it for learning softwares. To be honest tho, I find the classes kinda hit and miss, and mostly suitable for beginners. I keep pausing my membership because I find myself not using it unless I have a need to learn something new and can't find a good tutorial on UA-cam.
This was really interesting. I've never really considered using these types of services but this video definetly helped to show me a possibly very valuable content type! Thank you for doing what you do!
This was a phenomenal video, thank you! I learned a lot. I, personally, am probably going to subscribe to Skillshare, because I prefer the method of consistently leaning, with the same teacher over multiple lessons rather than the more sporadic learning approach of UA-cam. However, I will do more research on the website first.
Excellent video Jimmy. I was on the fence on Skillshare but your video made me commit to a year subscription. Since I don't have much time to spare I think skillshare works for me better than youtube, even though I don't think I would ever ditch youtube to keep learning at all.
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda) is often free with a library card, which is also free. Not always the most cutting edge, but it’s often a step up from UA-cam tutorials
This is great stuff. I never really considered skillshare at all for anything. I'm trying to improve my coding skills so I'll definitely give skillshare a go. Thanks man, great stuff!
Great content! I'm thoroughly entertained by you reviewing product sponsorships, it helps me find out whether it's worth copping this stuff or not. Subscribed, please do more of these!
I want to thank you for making this video I’m about to look for a course that interest me to help me evolve in my own personal growth thank you again keep doing your thing you don’t know this but you helped out a person in need
I use UA-cam as a first resource, then Udemy if it is something I want to really dig into deeper. What you said about the gaps is the main reason I use both of these. Both resources will have their gaps as the "teacher" has a particular persona in mind for who their audience is. This creates these gaps as the "teacher" assumes some level of pre-exisiting knowledge. On top of that, the way they explain something may be too simple or complex. I find myself using Udemy at 2x speed for most courses so that I can blow past the beginner material. Or, (since most of my courses involve coding of some type or another) I'll code along side the tutorials but using a completely different example, so that I will encounter bugs and have the benefit of working through them while gaining the knowledge from the explicit curriculum set out. Additionally, the "piece-meal" approach of UA-cam forces the "student" to build the puzzle from the pieces provided. To me, this is like Udemy teaching you a recipe that you can repeat, but UA-cam is teaching you various techniques that leaves it up to you to pick a recipe and which techniques are appropriate. It definitely requires more from the student to apply their knowledge, but there's no substitute to learning without the training wheels on.
This was an excellent review! I love your delivery style. I just heard about Skillshare from another UA-camr and was curious if anyone had reviewed it and that’s how I found you. I would have never thought to compare Coursera and Udemy with Skillshare and UA-cam, so thank you for an interesting perspective. Although you are a content creator you viewed the platform with the average “Joe” in mind, so that was great. You definitely helped me make a decision about subscribing to the service. I’ll definitely explore more on your channel and, hopefully become one of your subscribers.
What I like about Skill Share is that teachers can provide materials to follow along/practice with. I’ve used it to learn VBA for Excel so having workbooks to download and follow along with.
On Coursera and such MOOC platforms like edX, Futurelearn etc everything is free to access. In coursera, even specializations can be audited for free, just scroll down and look for the listed courses and enroll to them individually to "audit" and you can study them all you like. What you need to pay for is when you want the certificates only.
Beware that not all courses on Skillshare are complete. I was following an IT course on Skillshare and an entire chapter was missing, I spend hours trying to figure out why what I was trying did not work, I then did some google research and found the full course with the missing content on the authors website. On top of that if you have in the past signed up for the service and see a trial offer, do not think it applies to you, it says 'log in to continue' and not 'sign up to continue' which might make you think it also applies for returning customers. This is not the case, you will be charged in seconds and of course they do not offer refunds. On the content of Skillshare, it seems to me that youtube offers exactly the same thing and better.The audio and video quality is NOT always better on Skillshare. I have seen many many really bad Skillshare courses. The video's on youtube that matter, which will be seen by far more people, are of much higher quality. Skillshare is in my view really a waste of money.
I agree. There are lame classes there and excellent teachers too. The only difference being that you cannot upload your productions on UA-cam for review, but any intelligent instructor willing to generously offer his or her services for free, will provide a link to his or her website to upload our productions for review. So yes, I completly agree with you: I actually spend more time on UA-cam than on Skillshare... And I am a little disappointed by the fact that the Skillshare platform lacks the interactivity for reviewing our productions in depth. In the end, it is still "self-study". There is very little guidance. Example: you cannot really ask for clarifications. Nothing to do with actual online classes...
You are an amazing speaker, You are so confident and easy to understand. Well done, sir! I sit here and listen to your entire presentation knowing that it was a advertisement for the company that my wallet slipped out and I signed up - excellent sales pitch
Thank you for this video! I really loved hearing your feedback and your recommendations on how to do a little bit of research on multiple online learning platforms.
One thing i learned from teaching myself to draw is That an hour of learning from a competent teacher can be worth to dozens of hours of trial and errors. Im very much a kinesthetic learner, but a good course with a good teacher goes a very very long way. Also, when just starting out with a new topic, a class can give you enough basics to start asking the right questions. The hardest thing with a new material is not knowing what you don't know (and to know in order to advance)
Personally, I buy courses from Udemy when they are on sale. However, I write software so it is always nice to have a permanent reference and while tech does change every.... 5 or 6 seconds :).. it is nice to have that reference in case I forget something from time to time in a different language I haven't used in a while. However, I have been wondering about sub fees from platforms like skillshare so I do appreciate the honest review you have done. I don't think it would work for someone like me but I can see the point for many others. Thank you, sir
thank you very much for your review of skillshare I have done a lot of the free demos on skillshare. And this truly sparked my interest and want me to actually subscribe for a month.
I subscribe to Skillshare, I've used it for both professional (IT) and personal reasons. I feel like I get enough value out of it. my personal gripe with Skillshare(and Udemy for that matter) is that there is not qualification needed to post videos. so unless you take multiple of the same course, there is a lot of "begginer expert" going on.
I really liked this video. I liked that you spoke like a normal person, yeah maybe with some previously planned points to make, but not quite scripted. I really like this. You could be totally right or you could be wrong and you allow us to speak our own findings in your comments. This is fair and honestly brilliant, as so many others don’t even look at what it might be for us to be us. You have shaped your advice that it can work for us on various different levels. I feel like this opinion leads us to choose to, or to choose not to, on our own self advice. It is refreshing to find something that aims to recommend based on my wants rather than someone else’s. I will dive right into this, because of your candor Stay Frosty, Everyone ❄️💙❄️
I liked your video. Liked how I'm depth you got explaining all the differences. I can't speak for anyone else but for me I'm more apt to click on a video based on the words used to describe the thumbnail, more so then the thumbnail (photo) itself.
You are the best because you review the things people blindly recommend and tell people what the are actually like.
He is the content cop of UA-cam sponsors
@@daskampffredchen No, he is not...
He is our lord and savior, a well of information and courage to try out things so we don't have to.
100% true
He is the guy that takes the bullet of every UA-camr for us and tells us how it felt.
I mean, I don't blame these youtubers. They need the money and as long as the company or product looks respectable and appropriate they are fine to promote it. In the end, it's up to audienc discretion and research whether they should buy it (this video being very useful for this)
The problem is Jimmy is finally getting some paid sponsorship, which waters down his ability to claim he is an independent reviewer.
As a self-taught graphic/video/web designer I learned most of what I know through UA-cam. The difference IMO of the free UA-cam videos vs SkillShare is that at least 60% of UA-cam videos are too wordy and self-promoting or offer really specific tutorials on how to create one thing. SkillShare is usually straightforward, has clear goals to accomplish a few things in one category, and most have files to follow along with which is very helpful. I only do the yearly subscription and the $100 is well worth it IMO.
Learning from youtube can also be very disorderly even when you find the right teacher.
Hello, I know this is an old comment but can I ask how the engagement is on Skillshare?
Like if I have a question to ask - do the teachers there reply often from your experience?
Or is it essentially just watching an educational video and hoping to get value out of that alone?
I'm trying to learn digital art for the first time and I keep finding random niche things that confuse me that UA-cam has not been able to help me with.
So I'm contemplating using either Skillshare or an online tutoring type thing.
Sorry for the long reply but I would appreciate any feedback!!
@@HamburgerWasteland It depends on who created the course. Generally you're just taking the courses and rarely have interactions with the people who created them. Occasionally the people who created the course will have contact info but that's rare to fine someone who will answer questions. Having said that they have a 1 month trial period and it costs $19 a month (or cheaper with longer options) which you can cancel at any time. I got a lot of good courses and info so it was worth it to me for what I wanted to learn. I'd at least try it for free for a month and if it's not what you are looking for canceling is easy.
sir if you're still active i want to ask you one thing. I'm a 17-year-old teenager deciding to start graphic designing i l know a little and I'm interested in making brand identities such as logo banners etc. Would you please let me know if skillshare would be the right place to start? coz I've tried youtube so many times but it just feels incomplete. It'd be highly appreciated if you or anyone experienced replies to this and shows me guidance. Thanks
@@HamburgerWasteland Active Skillshare teachers usually are the ones who reply to me. Check out their profiles. If they have more than 5 videos, they're the active ones.
Enough beating around the bush. Where's your Raid: Shadow Legends review?
Hasn't everyone already made a video about how bad it is already?
Yes please
@@a1goldenrunner Link please?
@@youdonotknowme3552 Here's the first one I could find ua-cam.com/video/5knGcX55Zuo/v-deo.html
@@a1goldenrunner thank you.
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My time is valuable, having to spend hours searching for hit or miss tutorials on youtube would lose me much more money than a skillshare membership costs.
Oh my god it's James Bond game speedrun man
Hello you absolute fellow Australian legend!
Owww its you the _speedrun guy_
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I have the same opinion but I wonder if skillshare is actually doing a good job or if I'm just paying more attention and learning better because I'm actually doing the projects and actively watching the courses so I don't waste my subscription fee.
Yeah, this video's thumbnail is better than some of the other recent videos so I would say the classes you took actually worked.
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No joke I searched up “Is skills hate worth it?” And I picked this video because of how nice and clean the thumbnail was.!
Awesome! I really liked this video since I think it gives a measured and honest review of Skillshare. Great job!
You are literally the last person I expected to see here
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I think usefulness of skillshare highly depends on the skill you are trying to learn. Tried learning blender there, and boy was it bad. Not a lot of lessons, half of them for outdated versions, and there were a lot of gaps in tutorials i saw. UA-cam was way more helpfull.
Edit: Guess what? They KEPT CHARGING ME every month for almost a year after i cancelled my subscription, without sending any emails or anything.
This is why comments are helpful..thanks
Yep it also depends on the author of the course.
Exactly!
You should cancel auto debit
I learn Cinema 4D and a bit of Procreate on there and it was miles better than UA-cam. At least C4D. Sucks about the charging thing though wtf
I was fully expecting this to have an affiliate link and be one big ad like most other clickbait reviews. Kudos to you for being honest and transparent, your audience can tell when you are being authentic.
Or:
Try the 7 day free trial, then keep getting the 2 month free subscriptions from UA-camrs
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No, they will charge you for a year in advance and then make it hard to get a refund. Smells like scam.
@@linamae89 just use a vcc for trials then
I used skillshare to learn basics on CubasePro, mixing, and mastering, and my god it was actually incredibly helpful. Professional recording software can be so daunting and overwhelming with all the tools they have available. Skillshare lifted the veil a bit and pretty much gave me a quick run down of all the utilities and how to properly use them.
Great video and great thumbnail!
I found your channel recently and I've been loving your content. Your honesty, you being frugal, your consideration for the average consumer, I think they all set you apart from the vast majority of tech content creators, and I hope your channel grows even more.
To avoid auto recuring membership charge, after your first payment (or any subscriptions), go to the membership cancel and cancel them. It will let you have access until the paid date, and you do not have to remember to cancel it. Choose the best deal, pay, cancel and enjoy the paid time. To make sure, read the terms first.
You're actually one UA-camr that does an actual review on those common but scarcely reviewed items. And when you're not doing that, you show a perspective from the common folk that appeals to me personally.
From the Raycons to the home/office video setup to the ridge wallet video (that led me to a wallet channel on UA-cam), you've been a delight to watch.
Sub earned!👌🏾
Can we take a moment to appreciate how much effort Jimmy puts into creating these videos? He approaches them from an objective, frugal, and practical standpoint, not getting lost with all the high-priced fancy tech. He really helps me decide what to buy and where to spend my money. UA-camrs like him are hard to come by and I'm happy I have you.
I did a 2 month trial on Skillshare because I've started doing digital art and I wanted to check out their classes on that subject. I did find their videos to be, on the whole, better quality than some of the videos I was watching on UA-cam. However a huge portion of the classes available for digital illustration were for Procreate, which I don't use because I don't have an iPad. There were less videos available for Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop and Illustrator, which are what I use.
Become a pro at Photoshop and make your own Photoshop skillshare videos. You'll be in demand and make money.
I think there's something to be said about piecing the ideas of multiple people together, rather than just having a single teacher -- different people might have different ideas on what looks good in color grading, for instance, and it gives you more chance to develop your own style.
You've earned the YT traffic man, love your content.
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what a guy. i almost never comment on UA-cam videos but your delivery makes the video sound much more personal and real rather than being a know-it-all type guy just talking. Instantly subscribed!
Awesome content! You're one of the few tech youtubers that actually reviews relevant stuffs and gives honest opinions about them, imo. Congrats for 100k subs, hope this channel will get 1M soon!
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I love Skillshare! I am on my second year now. I love to paint and it has classes for watercolor, gouache and acrylic. I also have taken some self help classes and learned to draw as well. For artists I think it’s great.
@@papillondogs4297 yes, you have access to over hundreds of different things for on flat fee. Since I like to use more then one art medium it’s worth the yearly fee.
Bro, your audio is awesome! I think another element is the person hosting or teaching, you come off really well on camera, I'm 8 minutes in and still very interested in what you have to say. Can't say the same for other UA-camrs.
THEY ARE SO COOL THOUGH the colourful flashing lights in the back 😍
i found a 2 month premium free subscription and tbh i loved skill share for teaching me the core four of personal finance, but your right it is horribly hard to find new things to learn. cause in all honesty i dont know what to learn i wish more things were showcased or recommended. loved your video, i just wanted to see what other people thought of it :)
Insightful video. I dropped out of film school to study a whole different field.. Now I’m considering online classes to upgrade my media related skills..
Nowadays we don’t have to just rely on traditional, physical schools. Love it.
I love this channel because you actually review all of these products that so many other youtubers just advertise for without trying themselves.
From getting recommend one of your viral videos to becoming an overnight fan, I’m so happy to see your continued quality and now increasing quantity of videos. Wishing you even more success! You will definitely pop off in the next few months!
will he though?
Most youtuber don't give you any feedback. And the fact you actual turn in assessments in skillshare is awesome. It makes you feel like your taking a class.
I LOVE your sponsor review videos. There are so many products that get plugged by other channels, and I suspect over half of them are utter garbage. Also, I think your video/sound quality is very good. Keep it up.
This comes at the perfect time, I am currently on my Skillshare free trial, and I would say it's so-so. Meaning the content about classes can get deep at times, but atm there are so little subjects and categories of classes that I wouldn't say I will recommend the site to anyone. But if you can find the courses about what you are interested in, Skillshare classes got the content for you.
i love your videos and that fact that you help me find out if things are sponsored by youtubers are actually good or not thank you so much
Congrats on you two moving in together mate!
I think they are together now
This was great! Thank you Jimmy 😊 no pitch needed I subscribed the second I realized you weren't wasting my time.
I loved your friendly laid back delivery and the content. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent review - I appreciate the thorough covering of the topics and the simplicity of your delivery. Thank you.
I an a skill share student..I absolutely love it, the platform suits me best..especially for such a reasonable fee..
I haven't tried skillshare, but from what I've heard so far from you, the thing I like about it is, UA-cam is filled with fluff just so people can reach that 10 minute mark. Which is super annoying. If they're to the point at skillshare, that's awesome.
You are a likable dude. I am glad I found this channel and will be trying Skillshare. Thanks brother!
You can actually use a web extension called ad block that blocks all the ads completely. It is completely free and is a time saver. You can download it on the Chrome Web Store or any other extension store for any other browser.
very educational! I really need an honest review about skillshare vs youtube. Thank you for the review.
I tried SkillShare a few years ago, but couldn't find any courses that worked for me (i was looking for coding courses). However I found really great courses on Udemy which I always got for a lower price. The way they show their prices is not great, but if you keep that in mind, you don't feel pressured.
Funnily enough, one of my favorite tutors courses could be seen in this video
This was a great video! A humorous and lighthearted (yet informative) fourteen minutes that I enjoyed! Keep up the good work!
Wow Jimmy! Thank you so much for posting this video. I totally appreciate your informative and insightful review of Skillshare. I hate signing up for stuff and regretting it later. You have helped me make an informed decision.
Thank you for being so thorough! This video alone gave me all the info I needed to make an informed decision. Great work!
This is a really nice and clean UA-cam video. Very informative. Personally I used Skillshare for two months and got all i needed from it but you made some very good points. Thank you
Thank you, this was my first time on your channel. I like your approachable, efficient yet thorough way of breaking things down and getting to the point in a way that can understand and apply. 😊🎉
Thanks so much for this. I've seen several ads (embedded in UA-cam videos, mostly) for Skillshare. Appreciate you breaking this down for us.
This is really informative. I think I have spent 100$ in worse ways in my life, but there is no special skill I want to learn. But I might come back to that at some point...
update?
I’m in the same boat, no specific skill I want to learn but looking for a new hobby or making skill I can make money off of.
@@joejonas4164 still procrastinating...
Dont bother, they kept charging me monthly long after i cancelled. Read about it, this happened to a lot of people. Actual scam
Hey guys, if youre looking for a skill to pick up a skill but dont really know what to learn, i heavily recommend you take a look into cryptocurrency trading (or stock investing in general) since the crypto market is booming hard right now and will be for the next few months. new ways to make money while sitting on your ass is always a smart idea ;) Maybe stay away from skillshare though people in the comments are saying theyre acting scummy and charging after canceling
@@joejonas4164 >but looking for a new hobby or making skill I can make money off of.
Game dev, Blender modeling (holy fuck does Blender look like a nightmare), cooking, drawing, investing, political punditry (OTT the left is literally just Tumbler, and a cult)
New subscriber, like your channels concept and you seem really good at being clear at delivering key content.
Man your vids are really underrated especially the series of reviewing sponsored items/services
I never clicked so fast on a video of yours. I guess it's partly because I was waiting for this, and partly because your thumbnail was really cool.
Great video, really cute of you trying to learn about interior design!
Thank you for this video. I really needed an overview about Skillshare and what's positive and not so great about it.
I've used skillshare for design classes that I can't find in most other paid online art learning websites. I also used it for learning softwares. To be honest tho, I find the classes kinda hit and miss, and mostly suitable for beginners. I keep pausing my membership because I find myself not using it unless I have a need to learn something new and can't find a good tutorial on UA-cam.
This was really interesting. I've never really considered using these types of services but this video definetly helped to show me a possibly very valuable content type! Thank you for doing what you do!
The thumbnail for this video is actually really good!
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This was a phenomenal video, thank you! I learned a lot. I, personally, am probably going to subscribe to Skillshare, because I prefer the method of consistently leaning, with the same teacher over multiple lessons rather than the more sporadic learning approach of UA-cam. However, I will do more research on the website first.
I love your channel because I find you so relatable and human. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for your candidness and your honesty!!!
Excellent video Jimmy. I was on the fence on Skillshare but your video made me commit to a year subscription. Since I don't have much time to spare I think skillshare works for me better than youtube, even though I don't think I would ever ditch youtube to keep learning at all.
for my fellow poor people, lets start a list of good tutors, i start with
Java: alex lee 9/10
python: telusko 8/10
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda) is often free with a library card, which is also free. Not always the most cutting edge, but it’s often a step up from UA-cam tutorials
I loved this review. It was honest and compared other options. I like hearing Jimmy talk - always has a smile on his face.
This is great stuff. I never really considered skillshare at all for anything. I'm trying to improve my coding skills so I'll definitely give skillshare a go. Thanks man, great stuff!
Great content! I'm thoroughly entertained by you reviewing product sponsorships, it helps me find out whether it's worth copping this stuff or not. Subscribed, please do more of these!
I want to thank you for making this video I’m about to look for a course that interest me to help me evolve in my own personal growth thank you again keep doing your thing you don’t know this but you helped out a person in need
I use UA-cam as a first resource, then Udemy if it is something I want to really dig into deeper. What you said about the gaps is the main reason I use both of these. Both resources will have their gaps as the "teacher" has a particular persona in mind for who their audience is. This creates these gaps as the "teacher" assumes some level of pre-exisiting knowledge. On top of that, the way they explain something may be too simple or complex.
I find myself using Udemy at 2x speed for most courses so that I can blow past the beginner material. Or, (since most of my courses involve coding of some type or another) I'll code along side the tutorials but using a completely different example, so that I will encounter bugs and have the benefit of working through them while gaining the knowledge from the explicit curriculum set out.
Additionally, the "piece-meal" approach of UA-cam forces the "student" to build the puzzle from the pieces provided. To me, this is like Udemy teaching you a recipe that you can repeat, but UA-cam is teaching you various techniques that leaves it up to you to pick a recipe and which techniques are appropriate. It definitely requires more from the student to apply their knowledge, but there's no substitute to learning without the training wheels on.
This was an excellent review! I love your delivery style. I just heard about Skillshare from another UA-camr and was curious if anyone had reviewed it and that’s how I found you. I would have never thought to compare Coursera and Udemy with Skillshare and UA-cam, so thank you for an interesting perspective. Although you are a content creator you viewed the platform with the average “Joe” in mind, so that was great. You definitely helped me make a decision about subscribing to the service. I’ll definitely explore more on your channel and, hopefully become one of your subscribers.
The last two (including this one) thumbnails look awesome. I like this theme a lot
The audio, visuals and editing in this video are great :)
What I like about Skill Share is that teachers can provide materials to follow along/practice with. I’ve used it to learn VBA for Excel so having workbooks to download and follow along with.
On Coursera and such MOOC platforms like edX, Futurelearn etc everything is free to access. In coursera, even specializations can be audited for free, just scroll down and look for the listed courses and enroll to them individually to "audit" and you can study them all you like. What you need to pay for is when you want the certificates only.
alright bet, gonna look into this when i get on my youtube/music/podcast/fashion/comedian/actor/multimillionaire grind. thanks for the honest review!
honestly like this channel and the reviews are great, appreciate your effort in making them.
Beware that not all courses on Skillshare are complete. I was following an IT course on Skillshare and an entire chapter was missing, I spend hours trying to figure out why what I was trying did not work, I then did some google research and found the full course with the missing content on the authors website. On top of that if you have in the past signed up for the service and see a trial offer, do not think it applies to you, it says 'log in to continue' and not 'sign up to continue' which might make you think it also applies for returning customers. This is not the case, you will be charged in seconds and of course they do not offer refunds.
On the content of Skillshare, it seems to me that youtube offers exactly the same thing and better.The audio and video quality is NOT always better on Skillshare. I have seen many many really bad Skillshare courses. The video's on youtube that matter, which will be seen by far more people, are of much higher quality. Skillshare is in my view really a waste of money.
I agree. There are lame classes there and excellent teachers too. The only difference being that you cannot upload your productions on UA-cam for review, but any intelligent instructor willing to generously offer his or her services for free, will provide a link to his or her website to upload our productions for review. So yes, I completly agree with you: I actually spend more time on UA-cam than on Skillshare... And I am a little disappointed by the fact that the Skillshare platform lacks the interactivity for reviewing our productions in depth. In the end, it is still "self-study". There is very little guidance. Example: you cannot really ask for clarifications. Nothing to do with actual online classes...
Hey could you out these "I tried out" series in there own playlist
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You are an amazing speaker, You are so confident and easy to understand. Well done, sir! I sit here and listen to your entire presentation knowing that it was a advertisement for the company that my wallet slipped out and I signed up - excellent sales pitch
Absolutely loved this review. Currently in lockdown in Sydney and was checking out education platforms. Really good review man!!!
Okey I’m learning a lot, that’s good
Also, your thumbnail is awesome, pretty good
Watching programming tutorials from old indian men is a classic that will never be replaced with SkillShare!
9:35 is a great point. It's hard to get a comprehensive education about something unless someone creates a playlist.
Thank you for this video! I really loved hearing your feedback and your recommendations on how to do a little bit of research on multiple online learning platforms.
One thing i learned from teaching myself to draw is That an hour of learning from a competent teacher can be worth to dozens of hours of trial and errors.
Im very much a kinesthetic learner, but a good course with a good teacher goes a very very long way.
Also, when just starting out with a new topic, a class can give you enough basics to start asking the right questions. The hardest thing with a new material is not knowing what you don't know (and to know in order to advance)
thank you for this amazing video. I was looking to sign up for Skill Share and your review helped me out a lot :)
Jimmy, thank you so much for this advice. I think I may stick to UA-cam or actually learn what i want from a school.
Hi Jimmy...Thanks Brother...I handle yourself very well in front of the camera bro...high quality work
Personally, I buy courses from Udemy when they are on sale. However, I write software so it is always nice to have a permanent reference and while tech does change every.... 5 or 6 seconds :).. it is nice to have that reference in case I forget something from time to time in a different language I haven't used in a while. However, I have been wondering about sub fees from platforms like skillshare so I do appreciate the honest review you have done. I don't think it would work for someone like me but I can see the point for many others. Thank you, sir
thank you very much for your review of skillshare I have done a lot of the free demos on skillshare. And this truly sparked my interest and want me to actually subscribe for a month.
Loving your vids, hope to see you grow m8
I subscribe to Skillshare, I've used it for both professional (IT) and personal reasons. I feel like I get enough value out of it. my personal gripe with Skillshare(and Udemy for that matter) is that there is not qualification needed to post videos. so unless you take multiple of the same course, there is a lot of "begginer expert" going on.
Now we need videos on Masterclass, Great Courses Plus and Khan Academy.
I don't understand why such useful video views too low but those assed rap songs get millions of views in just a matter of day. so insane
You are kidding me! Your thumbnail, light and sound is awesome!!!!
I really liked this video. I liked that you spoke like a normal person, yeah maybe with some previously planned points to make, but not quite scripted. I really like this. You could be totally right or you could be wrong and you allow us to speak our own findings in your comments. This is fair and honestly brilliant, as so many others don’t even look at what it might be for us to be us. You have shaped your advice that it can work for us on various different levels. I feel like this opinion leads us to choose to, or to choose not to, on our own self advice.
It is refreshing to find something that aims to recommend based on my wants rather than someone else’s. I will dive right into this, because of your candor
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Thank you, this really helped me make a decision about whether to try this out.
I liked your video. Liked how I'm depth you got explaining all the differences. I can't speak for anyone else but for me I'm more apt to click on a video based on the words used to describe the thumbnail, more so then the thumbnail (photo) itself.
I really love the way you review stuff. So much honesty and detail and you go over all the points I'd want to know about.
I just came across your channel. It's really informative! Keep up the good work, I hope your channel explodes with subscribers. Cheers!
I really like your reviews of these commonly advertised products, thanks!
This was such a valuable review. Helped a ton! Thanks!
Honestly you’d be a good teacher!
I learned pretty much what the website does.(: cool editing btw