While I package my free Claude Code Essentials course and then proceed to pull 12 hour work days to ship my free Claude Certified Architect study course, let me you behind the scene for a moment. For the past 10 years I’ve tried to make high-quality cloud/tech courses freely... available. This is a personal choice I made, because it's what I want to do for you my tech community. To make this happen I’ve structured my life around keeping costs as low possible so I could continue doing this, even when it wasn’t the most financially sensible path. But the reality is that producing these courses takes an enormous amount of time and resources. The model only works if enough people support it in small ways subscribing, sharing the content, or supporting the paid offerings that help fund the free material. If my 50 free courses have helped you in your career in the last decade. Please consider the small things like following or subscribing to my own Youtube channel. It makes a bigger difference than most people realize. For those who have been supporting us all these years, you are the real hero's because I simply would have never been able to do it without you.show more

My Youtube is over here. You would think I would include it in the post but if I include a link then it will share less in the feed because its an external lead. These are the ways where platforms work against creators.

I really like what you do ( though my tech area is little different then what you teach), however if you are not selling your courses to freedcode team then why don't you upload all these courses on your YouTube channel? Freedcode has distribution but you can have it gradually.

.@freeCodeCamp is very good at marketing, and I am very good at making courses, so we occupy different lanes with a similar mission and so we compliment each other. The reason I can make courses is because they do their part very well.

@freeCodeCamp Understand the sentiment but over the period you can also build audience. However it's your choice, keep teaching us. 🎉

Your AWS solution Architect and Google Gen AI courses helped me a lot. Thank you for putting so much effort in making high-quality content freely available for the community. Really appreciate your work.

@mlopswithharsha Thanks buddy!

You sir are a legend. I want to learn all of this!

Subbed.

If I get to bechome a Claude Architect, my fist freelance salary goes for all the tequila you want, thanks for your effort

Big respect. Fierce competition out there.. very hard due to all the noise..

Things change, we have to adapt.

There is no other way! :)

You are an absolute legend. I have personally learned so much from you. Thank you so much. Subbed to you YT. You got GH sponsors or Patreon or something?

Just my own platform

subscribed!

10 years of free content is no joke man. most people would've paywalled everything by year 2. the community sees it even if the algorithm doesn't always reward it

Done ✅

Crowdfund?

The risk too high with the that kind of model and comes with hidden work. If its fails then I could be completely done.

#boss 😎

10 years, 50 free courses—that's insane dedication. Most people burn out after one viral tutorial. Your model proves free content can build real trust if you're consistent. Quick question: what's the one course topic that got the most career-changing feedback from students?

Youtube channels name please?

ExamPro subscriber (benefitted from freeCodeCamp at the beginning) here. Those courses are extremely informative and useful. Huge amount of contents that I have to invest time to consume, can't imagine how much effort you put into. Thank you, Andrew.

Thank you so much! Subscribed!

Thank you!

Thanks bro. I am in growth marketing. Never used Claude code yet. The 12 hr course seems bit challenging. Can I still take your Claude Certified Architect study course, without taking Claude code course? Can’t wait for this one!

Thanks for all your efforts, Andrew! ♥️

Subscribed. Thank You for doing this.

I will subscribe now 💯

I love following you with this perspective.

Hey Andrew - I'm planning on taking the AWS CCP exam next month so I'm in the middle of your marketing/sales funnel. Here's my feedback... Re: AWS CCP video funnel You don't have a traffic problem, but it seems like you have a conversion problem. TLDR; Your CTA/offer message in the *youtube video doesn't match on the **landing page. In fact, the ***offer is nowhere to be found and I would bet you a soda it's causing users to bail because there are multiple points of friction. * ** ***Get your Free Practice and Downloadable Cheatsheets I'll send you DM to explain more.