Question for "Craftsy Unlimited" Members
 

For those of you who have enrolled in Craftsy Unlimited:

What are your thoughts about it?

I'm wavering. The cost of one year is approximately the cost of purchasing 6 classes ($20 each).

Thanks.

I'm not enrolled and I'll tell you why- I don't have the time to devote to hours of watching.I know myself- if I was paying 15.00 or so a month I would be mad that I wasn't spending the time to watch the shows. I barely have enough time to watch the classes I've bought- around 6 or 7.
I'm sure there is an audience for it but I'm not one of them.

Unless I'm disciplined enough to watch the hours of classes enough to get the price break, I avoid memberships. For me, they are not cost effective. YouTube virtually teaches you everything. If not, then I buy a class individually. Just depends on you and what you plan to do with your membership. It's a personal choice.

I prefer to buy classes as I like, my schedule is way too unpredictable to get my $15 a month's worth.

I've seen it advertised and haven't investigated. I have classes I've bought both on Craftsy and IQuilt that I have not found time to watch yet, so I'm not going to buy or spend anymore until I at least do that. If I spent as much time actually quilting as I do on the internet reading about it and watching YouTube videos about it and going to quilting forums, I'm sure I'd crank out a heck of a lot more quilts than I do and probably not be as overwhelmed with quilting information and options out there. Okay, I really need to cut back on my screen time :o:D.

I like to play the videos while I'm sewing, or I place my tablet on the ironing board and listen/watch while I iron.

I haven't done this either.
As others have said, I would be mad at myself for spending money on something I'm not using (gym membership, anyone?).

I have bought a few classes on Craftsy - and have watched them several times - but I have my own little quirks about what I'm interested in, and lately, nothing on Craftsy has been appealing. But my focus may change 6 months from now, and I may buy 2 or 3 classes back to back.

But $120 worth? Nah, I'm averaging maybe one class per year right now.

And with spring and summer around the corner, that means vegetable gardening will take a lot of my time soon.

My thoughts exactly. Not worth it for me.

The difference, to me, is that I still have access to the individually purchased classes years later. If I have a membership, my access expires when the membership does. And I wouldn't want to commit to having a membership longterm.

Software companies, like Microsoft, have also gone this route and I hate it. I'd much rather own my copy of Office than have to rent it, and I take that option whenever I can.

I would not sign up for a year, but might try a month or two if I want to dive in to a specific skill. I would like to reupholster a chair and they have a number of classes available although I don't know which one might be best - so I can see them all and pick out the information I want. I own lots of classes, some that I have not watched yet, but will when I need to.

Supposing you signed up for a year and then let it lapse- wouldn't you still keep the ones you've already bought? That was my understanding but not certain.

I agree with you, SusieQoh........

You would keep any classes that you purchased individually, but that's an additional expense to the membership fee. You don't own any classes as a result of your membership.

I will not enroll. I will buy a class now and then but it is hard to find the time to watch. Would not pay me to enroll.

I thought the membership was $4.95 a month?? I must have misread.

I pay for monthly subscriptions to Netflix, satellite radio and also Pandora on my phone. But since I haven't fully utilized the few classes I have bought, I don't think it would make sense for me to join. I'm a doer more than a watcher, tho I have learned some valuable things from some classes, particularly Marti Michell's QAYG classes. It's fabulous.

Personally, I don't think it's worth the money. I have a lot of their videos I have never watched. They seemed good at the time but the few I did watch didn't really seem that good. They don't really go into the detail I wanted.

I haven't enrolled, as I don't have time to watch to justify the cost. If the unlimited classes is still around once my daughters are high school age, (I plan to homeschool) I might get it for them, to expose them to more hobbies and DIY than just quilting. But that's a long way off!

You don't have access to all the classes. There were enough classes that I wanted to watch that I got the membership for one year. I bought several classes before they offered the membership. By the end of the year I'll decide if I want to renew. It's kind of a personal thing.....depending on your interests.

Not that excited. I don’t have time to watch hours of classes either. I also find that the classes are in a giant list that takes time to sort thru. I don’t find the site easy to locate either. On top of that many of the “free” classes were free already or they’re for specific machines and software that I don’t own. I’ll look around during the trial but I’m not at all interested in a regular membership.

Thanks so much for your response. I thought I might like some of the baking classes. I was leaning toward it not being worth my investment because if you lapse in membership, you no longer have access to selected views. I'll keep cherry-picking my videos and going to youtube for other classes.

I appreciate everyone's input.

I can't feel guilty about $15 a month spent on anything. I have unlimited and I may watch four shows a month or none. I don't see what difference it makes. I watch more than quilting shows on Craftsy. It is not all about quilting. I watch while I sew.

I've bought over 60 craftsy classes through the years. I've loved them all and love having them available when I just want to sit down and get some inspiration. However, I NEVER pay more than 19.99 for a class, ever! it's not a killer to drop $20 every couple of months and you can keep an eye out for specific classes and wait for them to go on sale.

Try the free trial for seven days. If you don’t think you will use it much cancell on day 6. Then no charge. I found that I really only used it for about 4 classes. But gives you a chance to check out different ones. Skip around if a teacher doesn’t suit you go to another. For example one I watched her hand was always in the way, so I won’t waste my money on buying that particular class. Hope this helps

Yes, this drives me nuts!! I haven't upgraded Photoshop precisely for this reason. And I dread EQ ever going to this model.