On Line Training
Become a CADuniversity.com Author

CADtech Seminars and CADuniversity.com are looking for CAD trainers, teachers, and gurus well versed in CAD software to help author and produce high quality on-line training to be marketed around the world.

Overview

It is CADuniversity's goal to produce a one-stop location for instant, quality, pinpointed training for the CAD community.

By using small modules that span hundreds of CAD topics, users can access the exact training they need at a moments notice.

The following is a set of FAQs about how it works.

What is the process?

1. Potential authors (you) submit a topic and syllabus of the material to be covered in the training module(s).
2. Get approved by the CADuniversity.com staff (us) to be added to the catalog.
3. Contract is then signed. (you and us)
4. The raw training module is created (you). A module description, videos, sample files, and documentation are then created and sent to us.

5. Videos and documentation is converted and added to the CADuniversity.com servers. (us)
CADuniversity.com (us) also provides the advertising, storefront, real-time transactions, and management.
6. Module(s) are ready for sale. Available 24/7 across the globe.
7. For each sale, the author (you) receive 50% of the listed price of the module as royalties, paid monthly for as long as the topic is viable.

What is a standard module?

Each module will consist of 0.5-2 hours of video in 3-5 minute videos, a printable quick reference guide, and support drawing files used in the videos. These training modules and courses will walk you through the commands and processes including many tips and tricks on the topic. A module could cover a defined topic "the new PUBLISH tools in AutoCAD" to a more robust series of modules "Introduction to VIZ."

The PDF document called working with modules is an example of a grouping modules so the user can purchase exactly what they need.

Can I see a sample of how a module works?

Sure. Click the following link to go to a sample training module on tool palettes in AutoCAD 2004.
Tool Palettes in AutoCAD 2004 and 2004 LT

What are the available topics?

Our main objective is to cover CAD applications. AutoCAD and Autodesk products, Bentley, Eagle Point etc. The application and topics are just about unlimited. Try to pick a topic that you see a need for in the CAD community.
List of Autodesk Products to get the brain juices going.

How many training modules can I create?

As many as you would like. More modules means more selection and more royalties.
We do ask that you are quite knowledgeable on the topic. This also helps promote the training modules. i.e. Surveyor explaining contours in Eagle Point.
Another reason we approve the topics prior to you recording the videos is so you do not recreate a module that is already being created by someone else. No need for double work.
If you are interested in a series, see below, you can reserve the topics and then start creating the modules. We do reserve the right to give the topic to someone else if no progress is made on the training in a period of time.

What is the price of a standard module?

On average, the modules will be priced from $19.00 to $99.00 US, depending on the content of the module or if it is a grouping of modules. The Author and CADuniversity.com will decide on the exact price of the modules. See the PDF called working with modules.

How much money can I make?

It is up to you. The more training modules and the popularity of those training modules will drive your revenue.
The nice thing is that you create the training module ONCE and then keep reselling it over and over. No printing cost, mailing cost, management, etc.

For each sale, the author receives 50% of the listed price of the module as royalties, paid monthly for as long as the topic is viable.

If you just sell a simple module listed at $20.00 twice week, you will receive $20.00 a week or $1040.00 a year royalties!

If you sell that same simple module ONCE a day at 50%, that's $3,650.00 a year!

For a in-depth module listed at $99.00, if you only sell one a week, at 50% you would collect $2574.00!!!!

What does CADuniversity.com provide?

CADuniversity.com provides:

Ongoing advertising in many different medias, including ads in trade magazines, web site banners, web newsletters, direct mail, and existing client list of 8000+. See Client List. In October/November we will begin a marketing blitz that will also include product giveaways including Ipods etc.

We provide and maintain the CADuniversity.com storefront and manage the web site databases, and servers.

CADuniversity.com will supply and maintain fast, uninterrupted video feeds 24/7 using the latest technology including redundant Apache servers, multiple T1 lines and, just in case, the 375kW standby generator that sits outside the building.

CADuniversity.com has real-time credit-card verification and processing so potential clients can purchase and access the training in moments. No lag time. If it is Saturday night and a client needs to learn dimensioning, it is only moments away.

CADuniversity.com manages and covers the cost of merchant services, payment processing, and returns and refunds.

Once created, CADuniversity.com will then convert, optimize, package, and secure your training modules to the proper formats for sale via the Internet. We have also built in security features to keep your training from being stolen or passed out freely without your consent.

We take care of the "nuts and bolts" so you can spend your time creating topnotch training content.

We provide a one-stop location for instant, quality, pinpointed training for the CAD community.

We have also secured some of the best web addresses we could find, so our clients and yours can easily find and promote us. A few of these are: CADuniversity.com, autocadtraining.com, autodesktraining.com, and bentleytraining.com.

We have the backing of CADtech Seminars, LLC, the parent company of CADuniversity.com. CADtech Seminars has been in the CAD training business for over 10 years doing training across the country with thousands of existing clients.

We are also an Autodesk authorized publisher currently providing training content to AutoCAD and Autodesk users.

How do I get started?

First, e-mail us with a.) the topics of modules you would like to create and b.) a resume'. If the topics look good and they have not been reserved, we begin the above process. 'What is the Process?'

Send your information to:

Ken Colgan, AIA
CADtech Seminars, LLC
www.cadtechseminars.com
www.caduniversity.com

kcolgan@cadtechseminars.com

Very Important!
Type 'CADuniversity Training Module Proposal' in the subject line.

What will it cost me to get setup?

We have researched many software packages and have come up with the following:
The trainer recording the videos will need to purchase software for $39.00 and a set of headphones with a mic. That's it! And we are working to get it lower!
The conversion, compression, self-extraction, and securing of files will be done by us, CADuniversity.com, saving the trainer the cost of the expensive software packages. (i.e. Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0 at $449.00 a seat, just for starters.)

How and when do I start to record the videos etc.?

Once the topics have been approved, we will send out a packet that contains all the information on how to create the modules from start to finish. Once you have created the raw content, we will review, convert and upload the content to the CADuniversity.com servers.

When will they be available for purchase?

As soon as the modules are created and sent to us, we will convert the files to a secure format and upload them. At this point, the module is ready for sale.
All the 'nuts and bolts' work for CADuniversity.com has been done in the past year and it is in its final testing stages.

How does someone find out about CADuniversity.com?

We will begin our advertising blitz in October/November with ads in trade magazines, web site banners, web newsletters, direct mail, and existing clients, along with a few nice giveaways ( ipods etc.) for visiting the site.

We also currently mail out direct mail to approximately 100,000 CAD users across the US each year.

We are open to other ideas for advertising and/or making CADuniversity.com a better product.

How do I contact you guys?

Due to heavy response, the best way to contact us is via e-mail.

Ken Colgan, AIA
CADtech Seminars, LLC
www.cadtechseminars.com
www.caduniversity.com

kcolgan@cadtechseminars.com

Very Important!
Type 'CADuniversity Training Module Proposal' in the subject line.

If you need to call us,
our phone number is 985-674-0234 and or FAX is 866-764-6605.

We encourage the creation of training modules for all CAD software packages. This is just a sample listing of the many packages available just from Autodesk. Ten, twenty or even thirty or more modules could be produced from some of these single in-depth programs.