Comments on: Free! A Week’s Subscription at Lynda.com

By: nicole

nicole — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:59:36 +0000

it is only for one day now…..not enough time.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:55:51 +0000

@Jim: Well, as much as I’d have liked them to continue the one-week policy, they did offer this for about 21 months… that seems pretty darn generous to me. I think their point is that you can pretty much know whether you like the service after 24 hours. It’s hard to argue that. I think they found too many people were abusing the offer and watching a bunch of videos without signing up. Lynda.com is, after all, in the business of selling subscriptions.

I hope you get a chance to try it out and that you like it enough to subscribe. At $25/month it’s an amazing deal.

By: Jim Carry

Jim Carry — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:34:09 +0000

they have changed this to one day… that is very bad marketing!

By: blair

blair — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:01:19 +0000

thank you for the great link. i am enjoying it to the fullest.

By: William Lewis

William Lewis — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:27:01 +0000

thanks for the lynda thing.. very nice touch. Just added you guys to my favorites list.

By: Dawud

Dawud — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:35:17 +0000

Great. Thanks. I’ve been wanting to learn some advanced Filemaker techniques. This is my motivation to put if off no longer. And, I’ll pass it on.

By: erique

erique — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:04:18 +0000

This is great! Checked out the site and already learnt more in 1 hour of watching Lynda.com’s QT movies than in a month of trolling the various design BBSs! Fabulous!

By: woz

woz — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:45:40 +0000

O.K. Thanks for the ‘heads up’ and I’ll go and check it ou today. (Love “The InDesigner” videocasts too btw)

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:01:08 +0000

As far as I can tell, there is no catch, and you don't even have to give them a credit card or any money up front. They're betting that you'll enjoy the videos so much (and I think you will, too) that you will want to sign up for a subscription when the week is up. Note that their movies are broken down into short titles, so if you just want to learn how to use some particular feature, it's easy to log on, watch just that one part, and go on with your business. Nice! That said, for our readers who have not yet watched Michael Murphy's "The InDesigner" videocasts, I do want to point out that they are free and each episode focuses on a different topic. Check them out in iTunes or by clicking Watch the Videocast in the navigation bar on the left.

By: woz

woz — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:41:16 +0000

I’d like to post a link about this offer on my own site, but I’d like to be sure there’s no catch. So, it’s free for one week and after that you’re asked to sign up for a paid service, right? You’re not automatically signed as a member just by using this free deal? (Sorry if I sound paranoid, but I can’t find it in the small print so I thought perhaps I can ask you guys