@LawrenceMMiller That's also my experience. I'm an full time executive coach/leadership trainer for 12 years, with on-site clients in 20+ coutries. I made 90% of my money by delivering on-site leadership training programs and workshops. That's 0 now. Some clients simply postpone everything, because their business is still thriving and it's just a matter of safety and health. Others have a massive need for training (for years already) and now turn to online training, saving usually between 50 - 75% on the training fee alone + no travel expenses. This is already generating much more business for my own online training programs (like bootcamps with small group coaching, etc.) And some companies will shut down. I attribute the massiv spike in non-technical (but still business related) skills, to one simple fact: People with an interest in tech are already tech-savy - hence they are open to online learning anyhow. Executives, managers, etc. were still hesitant in learning "soft skills" online. Now they have no other option and hopefully see the benefit of online-learning. On Udemy I see a 100% growth in April. My mid- to long-term expectation: UFB should not try to become the cheapest low-cost provider, but rather stay on course. Corporates cutting training-costs will look for an alternative and online-training will always be cheaper than on-site training, especially when you look at the overall ROI, from expenses, time-away-from-the-desk, to the option to revisit what you didn't understand even 3 years after signing up for the course. BUT I also believe that it's a time where lots of "bad" online-courses will be offered, and Udemy should keep their standards high, in particular for UFB courses. Stay safe, stay healthy, keep creating great courses, A
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