Welles

I'm for it! Plus the CD idea has merit. One word about payment...PayPal and up your price slightly to cover their percentage.

Smoke420

Do we have to pay 7 more (10 canadian) dollars if we view the same tutorial twice? [stuned] But really, how is this going to work? You pay to view it, you view it, and does you're browser just let you view it for now on.... or what?

Welles

Alistair Mark suggested a PDF download in his original thoughts.

Mark Have you considered a subscription fee on a per year basis for those who might wish to view all your tutorials?

Bacardi

I did not intend to say that what you suggested was too expensive. Perhaps Welles explained it better. I was just brainstorming, nothing more.
If everything is/will be made from scratch (there I know you! haha [righton]), then it would even be easier.

Perhaps some of our firnds here know about some sites who do the same, and could post adresses? Just to get information, broaden views...

Personally, I believe more in this than in mugs and tee-shirts.

I have another idea...
Mark, read your PM!

Blinky2004

Alistair...

Yes once you've paid for a chapter(s), you can view it from then on whenever you like.

Welles...

Nice idea about the subscription... but do you mean for it to be applicable to the whole site? Because i wouldn't feel right about doing that to folks after the material has been here for free for so long.

And if you're referring to this idea being applied to this new 'special' area... then actually that sounds like an idea to weigh also. I'll have to think about that and how it might be applied. Thx. [righton]

Erik...

Hey no problem man i didn't mean my reply to make it sound like you were insinuation anything. It was just 'an answer'.

And ya, all will be made from scratch. And that's why i like the idea of taking user polls to see what people actually want to learn. This is of course aside from the usual materials about learning the tools and functions -- i.e. beginner stuff.
Ok i'll check my PM. [righton]

Ashcat

Mark,
Count me in for the tutors but at most I like the idea for a kind of school with homework and so.
Maybe you can start that separately
The workshops of Adobe are 200 km. from my hometown and very expensive too. The school can maybe a part of this forum with special log ins or so, so that we can do our homework and see the work of each other and also the corrections made.

Maybe there are more people here who likes to go to school and will pay for that. But I don't know if that is allowed (federal and/or taxes).
I'm waiting for the answers of the rest of the guys here.
Bye
Ashcat

jpfitness

Mark this is a thrilling adventure and I still don't know why it has taken you so long with all of your talent
count me in and I too [righton]

One thing that I hope will be taken into account is time....... I always seem to run out of time with all these websites and graphic work, we will be able to work at our own pace right? with submitting home work etc ;\ please he he he

After all we have to help little Seth right....... so that he can go to college get a good job and then support mum and dad he he he

just an idea - once we pay there would be a permission set section that allows us to go into the "book" with each new book each paying student would then have the permission set so that they can see and access the folder/book - that is if it is done from here [innocent] on the php board.

Like Erik said lots to think about but count me in!
sfm

Hercules

Mark ...That is way we are learning from you.

Yes , I am in too and I think that it is a great idea. [righton]

Blinky2004

Ok great, thanks for the support with this idea. [righton]

The answer to both of your questions Ashcat and Sue is yes to everything. Except that i don't think i'd use a message board for this. The software is just not stable enough for my peace of mind. I'd use PHP and html... much more reliable.

But the "school" idea is still just that... and idea. No specific details are bieng thought out yet. It would take a lot of forethought and planning to make it happen... and i'm still only at the initial stage of seeing if folks would even go for an idea like this.

We should know soon. Judging by the Poll response though it's looking positive. [excited]

Hey guys i just remembered something i wanted to ask you about...
Someone mentioned a "per tutorial" payment method. That sounds like a good idea, because then people can pick specific tutes if they want to. Only thing is... how much would be a fair price per tute..? $2? $3? Would anyone put $3 on a credit card? Albeit they could just prepay for a group of tutes too.

This needs more thought...

Welles

Mark,

When I suggested subscription, I was thinking you were possibly going to create a unique total tutorial site with new 'enhanced' tutorials. If that's the case and you intended to add new content regularly, I'd pay a subscription of oh say $25 or so for a year's use. You could have the tutorials which are free here as a bonus area of your new site, or perhaps a 'Simpler Sampler' section where people could get a taste of your style of instruction prior to purchase of individual tutes or subscription. That way your free tutes posted here could still add substance to your new endeavor.