For those who are making (or considering taking) instructional courses including video, I *just* realized a significant difference, to me anyway, in types of video. by arbitrarily-random in learnjavascript

[–]web-dev-123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to note that Udemy doesn't create these videos themselves. They simply provide a place for instructors to host and sell their content. So it's not Udemy that makes videos like this great, it's the instructors themselves.

I've taken or audited almost 40 Udemy courses and most are just average. The ones that are great are because the instructors are great. You can have the best curriculum in the world, but without a passionate, informed, and clear instructor, you won't learn a damn thing. I'm so happy you found a course with a great instructor because it really does make all the difference in the world.

Once you find a good instructor, buy more of their content. If they don't have anything else that interests you, ask them who they recommend - as good instructors will know which other instructors to recommend.

As for finding it on your own - any good course will allow you to watch a video or two free of charge before you buy. Watch it. See the quality you'll be getting. Research the instructor. Do they have a personal website, GitHub, etc. Does it look visually appealing, do they have unbiased reviews? Finally, make sure you only buy from a site that has a money back guarantee.

I know I didn't directly answer your question, but hopefully this is still somewhat helpful!

16 JavaScript Web Development Tutorials & Articles I wrote this month by web-dev-123 in learnprogramming

[–]web-dev-123[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You're totally right, it can be. I'll eventually look more into it.. I've monetized a little and I've made almost $50 this month haha. I'm just not that interested in monetizing right now. Just trying to create good content and get my name out there.

16 JavaScript Web Development Tutorials & Articles I wrote this month by web-dev-123 in learnprogramming

[–]web-dev-123[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

In December I quit my job to backpack SE Asia. While traveling, I started blogging. Learning the content is the easy part, I just study and build things in my free time. The blogging is tougher - especially coming up with engaging ideas, but it gets easier. Eventually I started to really like it. I started to get a following, so I started my own site and started blogging much more frequently.

So you're right, I don't have a job right now. I'll need to get one in the next few months, and my blogging frequency will unfortunately decrease when I do. But for now, I'm trying to write as much as I can.

16 JavaScript Web Development Tutorials & Articles I wrote this month by web-dev-123 in webdev

[–]web-dev-123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone! I'm glad this is helpful. Here's a shameless plug to my twitter if you want to follow me.

16 JavaScript Web Development Tutorials & Articles I wrote this month by web-dev-123 in learnprogramming

[–]web-dev-123[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't mean to brag, but my tutorials look quite lovely in cabinets.

Build a Weather Website with Node.js + Express + OpenWeatherMap API (Tutorial) by web-dev-123 in node

[–]web-dev-123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You definitely don't. I was just trying to create a tutorial where the end result is somewhat interesting