This has now been running for three months!
Some background:
Last year I had great plans to re-purpose my Linux sysadmin beginners course as a paid product marketed to IT managers. The plan was for them to use this to train, but also evaluate, their staff. I still think the concept was sound - but it did require a full-on "funnel" process to get in a steady flow of new participants, and there was quite a bit of infrastructure needed to get it fully automated.
However, late last year I got a bit of a "rude awakening" from a doctor regarding my health - and so I've "pivoted" to simply providing the course as a not-for-profit service.
It has a website at:
linuxupskillchallenge.com.
...but the course is mainly run via a "subreddit" on reddit.com:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxupskillchallenge/
That might seem a bit odd, but it has some advantages:
* There are already some very active related subredits (r/linuxnoobs, /r/linux etc.)
* Good threaded discussion with upvoting etc.
* I can "sticky" the most recent lesson, and delete the oldest.
* There are no costs, so I can happily run a lesson every month.
* With the API, I should be able to automate the daily tasks.
On the downside:
* I can't tell how many are actually fully doing the course.
* Should probably have a "backup" moderator.
Some background:
Last year I had great plans to re-purpose my Linux sysadmin beginners course as a paid product marketed to IT managers. The plan was for them to use this to train, but also evaluate, their staff. I still think the concept was sound - but it did require a full-on "funnel" process to get in a steady flow of new participants, and there was quite a bit of infrastructure needed to get it fully automated.
However, late last year I got a bit of a "rude awakening" from a doctor regarding my health - and so I've "pivoted" to simply providing the course as a not-for-profit service.
It has a website at:
linuxupskillchallenge.com.
...but the course is mainly run via a "subreddit" on reddit.com:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxupskillchallenge/
That might seem a bit odd, but it has some advantages:
* There are already some very active related subredits (r/linuxnoobs, /r/linux etc.)
* Good threaded discussion with upvoting etc.
* I can "sticky" the most recent lesson, and delete the oldest.
* There are no costs, so I can happily run a lesson every month.
* With the API, I should be able to automate the daily tasks.
On the downside:
* I can't tell how many are actually fully doing the course.
* Should probably have a "backup" moderator.
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