Hey Theresa, thank you for your comment. I don’t know if you read the entire article, but nowhere have I said that there aren’t any good courses. I even pointed out a course from Udemy as a great example. And I attended a lot of courses on Udemy. Only a few fall into the category of quality (short or long).

Maybe I am biased. Only because I’ve been burned quite too often. People want to make money? Excuse me, but without giving me value to back up my money, I can’t justify that. I want to make money too, but not by ripping others off by making a course, just for the sake of a course.

I talked to other people taking online courses and they all support my claims. They’ve regretted the majority of courses they bought.

I said it clearly why I wrote this article — to raise awareness for students, and to guide prospect teachers into delivering value. I never said a great course should cover all criteria. I’d say more than 3 at least.

I know many online teachers would hate the fact that I unveil all these marketing strategies. Marketing is fine when backed up by solid and long-lasting knowledge. The sole focus on money is not ok.

I’ve been disappointed way too many times (even after reading pages of great reviews), so I have all the right not to be silent any more.

About what I show above — I can’t show screenshot after screenshot of good and bad reviews, or I’ll totally clutter the page. I can’t do your homework for you. I raise awareness. If you haven’t noticed, more than 2/3 of the article is how to find a quality course. If I have to focus on the bad trends only, I will bring a lot of hatred on my back. I want to focus on the positive side more than on the negative!

I said it in my article — I want to see teachers bringing in value! I want to see students getting the value for their money!