Re: marketing a perl class
[email protected] (Uri Guttman)
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>>>>> "j" == joseph <[email protected]> writes: j> One more thing, that "first 10 to enroll" freebie seems really j> petty. Having run open enrollment classes myself I understand j> where the "enroll early and often" sentiment comes from, but can't j> you see that getting a free book, MAYBE, is a bit insulting to j> someone paying $1000-2000 to listen to someone talk for 2 days? j> Students really don't like seeing other students who paid the same j> fee being treated preferentially. Often checks are cut at times j> completely out of control of the students. i get that. i just thought it was a cute marketing gimmick. given that i already have 7+ registrants (none paid since i have not started accepting payments yet) the 10 books would almost be gone. i am offering the book at a 40% discount to all students so it is not that much of an 'insult'. and damian will sign any copy for free! :) j> Also, why are there no prerequisites listed? I assure you, the j> people who show up with the necessary background aren't going to be j> thrilled about it. well, i am still working on the page. it does say this: The target audience for this class are Perl programmers who have a basic familiarity with simple hash-based OO Perl. Here is a description of what the course covers. the course description (linked in the above paragraph) is very detailed. if you understand what the subject matter will be, then you can self select somewhat. how would you specify prerequisites for this beyond that statement? how much perl experience do you need? does it have to include serious OO work or just know how to use an OO module from cpan (which is pretty trivial in many cases)? i am willing to add to that but i don't know what to say. thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman --------- [email protected] ---------- http://www.sysarch.com SYStems ARCHitecture, Software Engineering, Perl, Internet, UNIX Consulting The Perl Books Page ----------- http://www.sysarch.com/cgi-bin/perl_books The Best Search Engine on the Net ---------- http://www.northernlight.com