I tried THREE WEEKS of Skillshare Classes: Skillshare Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- As a creator on youtube, I’m always trying to find new ways to improve videos, whether that be editing, script writing, b-roll, or even thumbnails. It’s a constant struggle of constantly one-uping yourself. I mean, my 1st videos weren’t good. And it’s only recently I feel like I’ve found my stride. So what did I use to learn new skills? TH-cam. There’s so many fantastic tutorials out there, that the content is nearly limitless. So, why does Skillshare exist? A video platform where professionals can create classes, and users can pay a subscription to learn. If TH-cam has limitless content, is something like Skillshare needed? That’s what we’ll be trying to find out with a little review.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:35 How Skillshare works
4:28 How is it for Skillshare Teachers
5:42 Personal User Experience
10:18 Did I learn anything?
11:20 Skillshare Alternatives
12:46 Conclusions
Skillshare Class Guidelines: help.skillshare.com/hc/en-us/...
Let’s talk about User Experience. I wanted to focus on improving skills I already had and develop a new skill as well. I started some classes on improving my TH-camr skills. Primarily for TH-cam as a whole and thumbnails. Secondly, my fiance and I are moving in together next year. And she’s got a good eye for interior design and styling a room. I, on the other hand, thought these flashing colorful rainbow lights on my desk were cool. Yeah. I got a lot to learn, but I’d love to learn more about it so that I’m not a nuisance when we start planning out our space. So those were my goals.
The average Skillshare video is higher quality than the average youtube video. The audio and video presentation ranges from ok to excellent. TH-cam on the other hand is filled with varied video and audio so quality of youtube content is a mixed bag. TH-cam has more content but the quality is like rolling a die. You’re not guaranteed quality content if you click on a random video. Skillshare classes treat your time differently compared to TH-cam. On TH-cam, as a creator you have to force yourself to be entertaining, hook viewers at the start of the video to keep viewers watching, plug sponsors through the video, and ask everyone to like, leave a comment and subscribe.
But on Skillshare, the intros just get to the point of the subject right away, and thumbnails for classes are free of clickbait. So I’d say the quality of content on Skillshare is a filtered version of TH-cam. The amount of content on Skillshare is less than on TH-cam. If you filter a category by when a video was released on Skillshare you’ll find that there aren’t too many educational videos being released every single day. But if you do the same on TH-cam. There’s a lot of filtering required. Overall, I felt that when using skillshare I learned things quicker than if I relied on only TH-cam. Here’s an example. If you’re into videography and type in “How to color grade”. There’s plenty of videos on it from fantastic creators. But these videos are short, and they fill in small pieces of the puzzle. On Skillshare, I feel that type of scenario is less likely to happen, because you spend so much time learning from just one teacher, they usually fill in most of those missing gaps throughout the course. Okay, so after all that. I felt that at least for my video editing, and youtuber skills, it added new perspectives, tips and tools to my skillset, and the classes reminded me of things I forgot. As for the interior design thing? I can say I helped pick out things for our potential new space that met even her seal of approval and managed to even correct her on one of her picks.
Conclusion time. I do like Skillshare. BUT. I don’t know if it’s worth paying the price for it for everyone. I really suggest you take a look at all the content Skillshare offers, watch some of those free “introduction to the course” videos and see if you enjoy the teacher and the content. Then make sure there’s enough content for you before you sign up. While the content on the platform is nice, a 1 year subscription is $100, and I don’t know if everyone could find enough content they’re interested in to use the service and be interested for an entire year. I feel like the sweet spot for most people would be around half a year but if you did the monthly plan that’s already $120. I think the monthly cost is too high. If it was $10-$15 a month then I’d feel different. Personally, I like Skillshare, and think it will get better with time but I think at its current monthly price, many people would rather spend some extra time on TH-cam to try and meet their educational needs than pay a pricey subscription. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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 TH-cam sponsors
@@daskampffredchen9242 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 TH-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.
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 th-cam.com/video/5knGcX55Zuo/w-d-xo.html
@@a1goldenrunner thank you.
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Awesome! I really liked this video since I think it gives a measured and honest review of Skillshare. Great job!
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As a self-taught graphic/video/web designer I learned most of what I know through TH-cam. The difference IMO of the free TH-cam videos vs SkillShare is that at least 60% of TH-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 TH-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.
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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.!
Or:
Try the 7 day free trial, then keep getting the 2 month free subscriptions from TH-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 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. TH-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 TH-cam. At least C4D. Sucks about the charging thing though wtf
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.
You're actually one TH-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 TH-cam), you've been a delight to watch.
Sub earned!👌🏾
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.
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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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 TH-camrs.
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.
Excellent review - I appreciate the thorough covering of the topics and the simplicity of your delivery. Thank you.
Thanks so much for this. I've seen several ads (embedded in TH-cam videos, mostly) for Skillshare. Appreciate you breaking this down for us.
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?
I love this channel because you actually review all of these products that so many other youtubers just advertise for without trying themselves.
This was an excellent review! I love your delivery style. I just heard about Skillshare from another TH-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 TH-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.
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!
what a guy. i almost never comment on TH-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!
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.
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.
This is a really nice and clean TH-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
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!
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.
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
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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THEY ARE SO COOL THOUGH the colourful flashing lights in the back 😍
You are a likable dude. I am glad I found this channel and will be trying Skillshare. Thanks brother!
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 :)
I loved your friendly laid back delivery and the content. Thanks for sharing.
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!
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. TH-camrs like him are hard to come by and I'm happy I have 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. 😊🎉
Absolutely loved this review. Currently in lockdown in Sydney and was checking out education platforms. Really good review man!!!
I love your channel because I find you so relatable and human. Keep up the great work.
This was a great video! A humorous and lighthearted (yet informative) fourteen minutes that I enjoyed! Keep up the good work!
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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 TH-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.
The last two (including this one) thumbnails look awesome. I like this theme a lot
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.
honestly like this channel and the reviews are great, appreciate your effort in making them.
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.
Thank you for being so thorough! This video alone gave me all the info I needed to make an informed decision. Great work!
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 TH-cam. However, I will do more research on the website first.
I loved this review. It was honest and compared other options. I like hearing Jimmy talk - always has a smile on his face.
New subscriber, like your channels concept and you seem really good at being clear at delivering key content.
Great video, really cute of you trying to learn about interior design!
Man your vids are really underrated especially the series of reviewing sponsored items/services
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!
Thanks for this! Helped me make my decision. Keep up the good work!
The audio, visuals and editing in this video are great :)
Thanks for the comprehensive review! I've been leaning towards skillshare to hone in my skills to further my freelance business and was looking at skillshare as a potential platform since it's the only thing I've heard about. good to know what the hype really is before I make a decision.
I really like your reviews of these commonly advertised products, thanks!
very educational! I really need an honest review about skillshare vs youtube. Thank you for the review.
Loving your vids, hope to see you grow m8
Thank you for this video. It really helped me in understanding Skill Share as well as my other options better.
You're videos are always on interesting topics, thanks!
That was a well made video Jimmy! Definitely, answered the question that was lingering in my head today.
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.
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 amazing video. I was looking to sign up for Skill Share and your review helped me out a lot :)
Congrats on you two moving in together mate!
I think they are together now
Jimmy, thanks for the detailed review! This definitely helped out a lot. 😁
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 jimmy's content so much bruh. he always gives it to us straight
Thank you for your candidness and your honesty!!!
This was great! Thank you Jimmy 😊 no pitch needed I subscribed the second I realized you weren't wasting my time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this! I am gonna try it. love your review!
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.
Thank you for this video. I really needed an overview about Skillshare and what's positive and not so great about it.
Thank you you answered almost all the questions I had for skill-share
This was awesome. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Honestly you’d be a good teacher!
I learned pretty much what the website does.(: cool editing btw
This was such a valuable review. Helped a ton! Thanks!
Great review, it's nice to see an honest take on this service rather the usual advertisement spiel. Look forward to seeing more.
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.
Dude I saw couple of your videos, and I love them. It's nice that you take time to explain and then be very genuine about the review. Subscribed 👍🏼
I really enjoyed your video. It was well organized, you held my interest, your voice was excellent. Now about your home decorating skills...
Thank you, this really helped me make a decision about whether to try this out.
Great review! Thank you for sharing this. 👍🏾✨
Thanks so much for this video! Just what i was looking for! ☺
Great review! Honest, funny, logical and pleasant to listen to. Keep it up!
alright bet, gonna look into this when i get on my youtube/music/podcast/fashion/comedian/actor/multimillionaire grind. thanks for the honest review!
I an a skill share student..I absolutely love it, the platform suits me best..especially for such a reasonable fee..
I use TH-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 TH-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 TH-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.
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.
Thank you 🙏 I’m looking to get better skills and become more computer literate I have a MacBook but I rarely use it and I really want to start learning something or creating some cool videos this video really helped me on my endeavors
Hi Jimmy...Thanks Brother...I handle yourself very well in front of the camera bro...high quality work
This is a great video!!!!! I've needed a video about these online courses!
This video was exactly what i was looking for, very helpful - Thanks !
THANK YOU! This was helpful, clear, and comprehensive. Keep up the great work. Heading to Udemy now! :)
Thank you for your review. Well balanced and sincere.
I mean, I thought the lights and your computer looked great in the background XD & thank you for the video! good info to know.
Thanks man! Your info helped a lot! And your videos are soo cool and funny!