LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Lynda.com's Macromedia and Adobe software classes gave me a foundation to work professionally as a web designer, helping scores of clients build their businesses, increase their revenue, create passive income streams, and bolster their professional credibility.

Lynda.com's G-Suite Administration course, and related Google courses, enabled me and our team to set up and implement our G-Suite software, which became fundamental to our team meetings, role-based email account roll-out, and registration for our events. Some people had mentioned Google's help features as being exceptional, but I found the Lynda.com classes much more succinct and they got me and our team up to speed efficiently.

LinkedIn's takeover of Lynda.com is leaving me ready to jump ship. The poor handling of the account migration seems likely to foreshadow more problems with a big corporation that cares nothing about its customers.

It has allowed me to expand my client/customer base and improve in reaching out to people and relating to them.

It has allowed me to brush up on some things and keep up with new improvements in my many fields.

It also has eliminated a lot of the time crunch and scheduling of getting things done when having to take a course versus the old days.

Increased number of trained employees.

Improved employee skill set.

More positive use of employee down-time.

Positive: Overall decreased staff development costs by bringing much of the universal learning within one platform.

Positive: Stronger staff involvement in learning and development opportunities as we leverage the platform to focus on their accomplishments and provide rewards.

Negative (somewhat): I wish that there was more industry-focused training available as it mostly sticks to universally used software (which is good), but industry-specific training would bring it all together very nicely.

I've learned things for business that I would have had to pay a lot more money for if I was hiring a coach or consultant.

I found experts/trainers that I was able to hire from their courses online.

I've learned things I don't "need" but enjoyed.

I dipped my toes into things I thought I wanted to learn (Adobe Photoshop) and definitely decided NOT to spend my time on! But fortunately, I did not spend money on the training. Nothing against the course; I am graphically impaired.

Employees stay up-to-date with most recent information in their fields

Helps with new plans and strategies

Broader training availability.

Improved employee soft skills.

Great way to learn more features of software platforms you use daily

Great way to self guide you to new ways of doing things

Convenient way for staff to educate themselves when they have the down time

Overall increased skills level and confidence of workers

A positive shift in attitude towards new technology-related work tasks

Some new common approaches to the technology

We were using freelancers to make PDF material. Our team wanted to bring it in-house for better quality control, and a member was up and ready to build PDFs within hours thanks to LinkedIn Learning.

I was tasked with setting up a new database and wasn't sure what other options existed or their pros/cons. I watched a few LinkedIn Learning courses around specific databases, and what it's best at. It allowed me to bring that knowledge back to my team to make a better decision.

My team had used a third-party service to buy ads, but we felt left in the dark and only gave us surface-level reports. I took a few courses on Google Analytics to learn how the software is used. I discovered some new opportunities thanks to the knowledge that even our provider didn't know existed.

Increased the number of services we can now provide to clients.

Subscription to Lynda saved us from having to enroll in expensive college courses to stay up-to-date with industry trends.

Offering free Lynda courses to our employees will show them we care about continuous learning and encourage them to stay with our company longer.

LinkedIn Learning has helped "level up" individuals in their skill sets, thus providing great expertise and value in their work.

LinkedIn Learning, just like all learning platforms, requires an initial investment of time and effort. If an employee isn't staying long term, then the cost of both the subscription and the time spent on it could ultimately not pay off for the company.

Overall, Lynda.com has provided me with a good ROI because it allows me to be efficient and knowledgeable in my job tasks.

Lynda.com provides on-demand eLearning when professionals need to learn something new - or have refresher training.

Ever since we've adopted the use of this website for employee training, we've received excellent feedback from its users. It has proven effective in improving our employee's skill sets gradually.

In our use of this website, we've received tremendous positive feedback from the users. A lot of employes and students are benefiting from this service to help improve their skill sets.

Lynda has decreased our on-boarding time for new employees. They can easily and quickly ramp up and learn enough to keep up with seasoned veterans in our graphic design and programming departments.

Lynda has helped increase professional certifications within the department. Certifications have made the professionals who desire to move up or out of the company more competitive.

Lynda has provided professionals with an opportunity to self-develop which has enhanced the quality of our professionals.

Records employee development. My company is big on employee development (investment). Fortunately, my boss trusts me when I say I took certain courses, but I can also show him that I did.

Being easy to use, I'm motivated to use it. Videos are easy on the eyes, most of the speakers are exceptionally easy to understand, and there are live captions to further facilitate understanding (and finishing fast!).

With the playist option, it is essentially possible to disseminate company views and goals.

lynda.com has allowed us to reach many users all over the world without a dime spent on travel. Countless hours spent on planes and in hotel rooms can now be re-purposed for more efficient and effective objectives.

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Provides onboarding, which helps keep staff up-to-date on the latest software, etc.

Its assistance also helps save us time. Lynda is something that can be done out-of-office, which means we can get more work done during business hours.

We have always renewed lynda.com because of the convenience of the whole learning system.

Flexibility

In-depth knowledge transfer.

I can't think of a negative impact that Lynda.com has when it relates to the extensive library of training software that is available to subscribers. I'm lucky that my job provides a free subscription for instructors. I use Lynda.com to hone in on my technical skills.

ROI has been positive. I've needed to know how to use an application, and lynda.com has helped me develop my skills. I know more after taking a lynda.com course than I did before it. That increase in knowledge and skills translates into greater productivity.

To be fair, I've never paid for a lynda.com license. I've used the licenses of former employers, and our public library has licensing deals with lynda.com for patrons. Since I have $0 invested in lynda.com, any knowledge gains represent a significant ROI.