{"id":97,"date":"2016-02-06T03:57:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T03:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a1sites.a1resources.net\/learnwpbw\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2016-08-07T13:44:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T20:44:45","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/a1sites.a1resources.net\/learnwpbw\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack su-tabs-vertical\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>HISTORY<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>UDEMY COURSE PASSION<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>WHY UDEMY?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>SECRET TO THE AMAZING NUMBER OF COURSES<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>SHARE UDEMY COURSE EXPERIENCES THROUGH PORTFOLIO PAGES<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"&lt;strong&gt;HISTORY&lt;\/strong&gt;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/a1sites.a1resources.net\/learnwpbw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/02\/specialdaysflags-1.jpg\" alt=\"A1 Resource WP Network Author\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A1 Resource WP Network Author<\/p>\n<p>In the late 90&#8217;s, I began editing websites using visual editors and HTML. \u00a0Later I learned a little about content management systems (CMS) and created a small experimental site with Joomla. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t until June 2015 that I discovered\u00a0<strong>Udemy<\/strong>\u00a0online. Web development courses struck a chord. Currently, my primary interest is\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\">WordPress<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>development. Thus many link examples are to <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\">WordPress<\/a> sites. I aspire to become a true web developer. Udemy may be the way to attain my dream job &#8211; working as a freelancer in web development and design.<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"&lt;strong&gt;UDEMY COURSE PASSION&lt;\/strong&gt;\">Since discovering online education, I became passionate about the educational opportunities offered by Udemy. In excitement, over the last year,\u00a0I enrolled in over<strong> 8,000 courses.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394\" style=\"width: 951px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/a1sites.a1resources.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/8365-Udemy-Course-Registrations.png\" alt=\"Udemy Course Registrations 8,365 Courses\" width=\"951\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Udemy Course Registrations 8,365 Courses (as of Aug-5-2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Expensive? It would seem so.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/courses\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Check Udemy course prices<\/a>.\u00a0Lengthy development courses go for $299 and up. Standard courses are often priced from $99 to $199*. To be fair, Udemy also has thousands of courses under\u00a0$100 plus many are\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE*:<\/strong> \u00a0Udemy course prices changed this year!<\/p>\n<p>Per article, \u201cAnnouncing Updates to Udemy Pricing and Promotions\u201d,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teach.udemy.com\/updating-pricing-and-promotions\/%22\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/teach.udemy.com\/updating-pricing-and-promotions\/\u201d<\/a>,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Updated Price Range:<\/strong> Effective April 4, 2016, courses on Udemy will be priced between $20 and $50; we will also continue to support free courses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated Price Tiers:<\/strong> Each course price will be individually set by the instructor between $20-$50, and within one of 7 pricing tiers: $20, $25, $30, $35, $40, $45, $50. For more information on why we\u2019ve selected these tiers, <a href=\"https:\/\/teach.udemy.com\/context-of-updated-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">click here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated Discounts:<\/strong> Course discounts, for both Udemy coupons and instructor coupons, will be capped at 50% off; we will also continue to support free coupons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do prices compare to university accredited course prices? Probably much lower if you are comparing them to courses at your local university. \u00a0But, are the Udemy courses university level courses? \u00a0Courses vary. Prices vary.<\/p>\n<p>At Udemy, students receive a certificate with each course completion. However, certificates may not be recognized by accredited schools.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"&lt;strong&gt;WHY UDEMY?&lt;\/strong&gt;\">Even without accreditation, educational opportunities are full-fledged at Udemy. Freelancers, retired, and those starting in a new field need look no further as Udemy most likely has their course. Courses range from robot automation to art and self-development. \u00a0Student&#8217;s knowledge gains and hands-on experiences are the gifts of an online education from Udemy. Courses build confidence to land that big job interview or to start a new design, craft, engineering, consulting, or web business. One can begin a career in nearly every field.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look! Go to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/courses\/\" class=\"broken_link\">UDEMY&#8217;s course site\u00a0<\/a>. \u00a0You will be amazed.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"&lt;strong&gt;SECRET TO THE AMAZING NUMBER OF COURSES&lt;\/strong&gt;\">As far as the 8,000 enrolled courses \u00a0(a number that seems highly improbable), one might think \u00a0I am not telling the truth about the number of registered courses or I am very rich, or there is a secret to lowering prices. Obviously, there is a secret to lowering the prices to be able to acquire over 8,000 Udemy courses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/a1sites.a1resources.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/8365-Udemy-Course-Registrations.png\" alt=\"Udemy Course Registrations 8,365 Courses\" width=\"951\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a>Udemy Course Registrations 8,365 Courses\u00a0(as of Aug-5-2016)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The secret<\/strong>. \u00a0Before jumping into enrolling &#8211; look for extra fair prices via\u00a0<strong>coupon<\/strong>s and\u00a0<strong>special offers<\/strong>.\u00a0 Many courses are free when they first come out. As to how one has the time to register, let alone take so many courses &#8211; well, \u00a0more on this topic another time.<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"&lt;strong&gt;SHARE UDEMY COURSE EXPERIENCES THROUGH PORTFOLIO PAGES&lt;\/strong&gt;\">Suffice it to say, I hope to use Udemy course knowledge to create sites, produce products, write reviews and share Udemy course\u00a0<strong>RESULTS<\/strong>. \u00a0Hopefully, those with similar interests will contribute their Udemy course experiences on the\u00a0<strong>A1 Resource WP Network<\/strong>\u00a0websites.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Me - 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