Friday, December 01, 2017

BF/CM/Christmas sale - when the discounts are gone, they're gone until next November

I have been offering courses on Udemy for about four years. When I signed up to teach, I opted out of the  "kamikaze" marketing that just cheapens everything about online education. I won't ever be offering a "$200 course" for $10, or any course for 75% off, as Udemy has. (Most instructors participate in that marketing, btw.) Nor do I participate in affiliate marketing.

I come from actual full-time college teaching (now retired). Big discounts insult the intelligence: if it's only worth $10, why are you listing it at $150? Furthermore, I don't like the idea of someone paying nearly full price for one of my courses, only to see others sign up for $10. I know that would annoy the heck out of me, if I were the student.


But even I realize that "Black Friday" is the time for a big sale - my *only* sale of the year.

Here's how it works.  I have two deeper discounts than I normally offer. There are just four coupons at Level 1 (which is about 63% of the list price), and seven coupons at Level 2 (68-77%). When they're gone, they're gone, no more offered until next November. Any unused will turn off before the year ends. I offer them here first, and tomorrow I'll post them on my website and G+.

So if you wait, the coupons might be used up.

I have two courses that are listed for $20, because that's the minimum price Udemy allows, but I distribute free coupons for both.  If you are one of the very few people - a handful out of 10,000+ - who pay for the course, within 30 days you can get a refund, and use the free coupons (below).

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Level One (best discount, about 63-64%% of list):

Learning Game Design, Part 1. $29 (list $45)
https://www.udemy.com/learning-game-design-part-1/?couponCode=LEVELONE

Learning Game Design, Part 2:  $26 (list $40)
https://www.udemy.com/learning-game-design-part-2/?couponCode=LEVELONE

Playtesting: the Heart of Game Design. $19 (list $30)
https://www.udemy.com/game-playtesting/?couponCode=LEVELONE

How to Design Levels/Adventures for Video and Tabletop Games $22 (list $35)
https://www.udemy.com/how-to-design-levels-and-adventures-for-games/?couponCode=LEVELONE

How to Write Clear Rules (and game design documents) $22 (list $35)
https://www.udemy.com/how-to-write-clear-rules/?couponCode=LEVELONE

Brief Introduction to Game Design $16 (list $25)
https://www.udemy.com/brief-free-introduction-to-game-design/?couponCode=LEVELONE

Introduction to (Tabletop) Role-playing Game Design $13 (list $20)
https://www.udemy.com/intro-to-tabletop-role-playing-game-design/?couponCode=LEVELONE


Level 2 (68-77%):
Learning Game Design, Part 1. $34 (list $45)
https://www.udemy.com/learning-game-design-part-1/?couponCode=LEVEL2

Learning Game Design, Part 2:  $30 (list $40)
https://www.udemy.com/learning-game-design-part-2/?couponCode=LEVELTWO

Playtesting: the Heart of Game Design. $23 (list $30)
https://www.udemy.com/game-playtesting/?couponCode=LEVELTWO

How to Design Levels/Adventures for Video and Tabletop Games $26 (list $35)
https://www.udemy.com/how-to-design-levels-and-adventures-for-games/?couponCode=LEVELTWO

How to Write Clear Rules (and game design documents) $26 (list $35)
https://www.udemy.com/how-to-write-clear-rules/?couponCode=LEVELTWO

Brief Introduction to Game Design $19 (list $25)
https://www.udemy.com/brief-free-introduction-to-game-design/?couponCode=LEVELTWO

Introduction to (Tabletop) Role-playing Game Design $15 (list $20)
https://www.udemy.com/intro-to-tabletop-role-playing-game-design/?couponCode=LEVELTWO

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The following are always heavily discounted (because I had to raise the list price when Udemy required all courses to be at least $20):
Get a Job in the Video Game Industry $12 (list $20)
https://www.udemy.com/get-a-job-in-the-video-game-industry/?couponCode=GJ3off

$10 off Joys of Game Design $10, list $20) (for hobby designers rather than aspiring pros), Coupon Joys10,
https://www.udemy.com/joys-of-game-design/?couponCode=Joys10

FREE "Prospering at Game Conventions and Conferences" Coupon ConventionsFree, URL:
https://www.udemy.com/game-conventions-and-conferences/?couponCode=ConventionsFree

Free "Conceiving a New Game: Tips for Aspiring Designers". This is actually a compilation of some screencasts from my YouTube channel, rather than a formal class. This is just another way to make them available.
https://www.udemy.com/conceiving-a-new-game-tips/?couponCode=ConceiveFree

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