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by jrode 4909 days ago
I felt hornswaggled when I finished the first one and saw that the next one costed $4.99. I had just signed up too. When I clicked to try it I did so because it clearly stated "You can only get better, and it's free." However this was a flat lie. I looked for a way to delete my account but could not find one. I felt deceived.

I just checked back at the site without logging in and it even says "Save your progress to unlock" for the next modules. "Save your progress" is a euphemism for "sign up" and then when you do that it doesn't actually unlock. $4.99 unlocks the module. Wow.

1 comments

Hi jrode,

Sorry that the site left a bad impression on you. We were trying to get across that "it's free" applied to the fact that "trying it" (the main action) was free. We'll make this clearer.

By the way, we will have more free courses (there are two which are completely free right now). It's just a matter of time.

Sorry also about not having a way to delete your account -- it was an oversight, and it will be corrected.

Finally, you're right that the "Save your progress to unlock" copy is, in fact, incorrect. We'll make sure to get it right.

Thank you for your feedback!

Hey, thanks. I really liked the site by the way, it is very nicely done. I also understand why you would charge for the modules, and you should. Just thought it could be more clear. Again, thanks for responding.