Price Change, Simplifying the Membership
Nov 9th 2017
Recently we launched a brand new version of CG Cookie with the goal to provide an engaging platform and experience for you to be a part of while learning to become a freelancer, getting a job in the industry or simply having a blast at your hobby.Â
Our mission is to go beyond being a training site.Â
Yes, your citizen subscription allows you to access hundreds of videos, arguably more hours than lecture hours of a $90k art degree, but that’s only the beginning. Going beyond video education, CG Cookie is a wealth of resources: engage with us and industry professionals through live events, challenge your skills with an exercise, gain critical feedback on your work in the gallery, monitor your personal roadmap and more.
We’re constantly trying to make your experience better and to do more to enable you. A side effect of this, unfortunately, is the need to revisit our pricing each year or so. It’s that time again.Â
After all of our research and testing we’ve landed on an updated pricing model that offers flexible payment terms with a straightforward offering.Â
Simplifying the Membership
Previously we offered two different monthly options, with and without downloads. This was intended to give more flexibility but in reality it just complicated our pricing for customers while adding complexity to the site. Not many people really understood the difference between “Citizen” and “Citizen Pro”, or “Basic” and “Pro”. We’ve decided to go back to basics. One plan, three different payment term options. What you see is what you get. Â
The new plans are slightly more expensive than their previous equivalents, $2 increase on Pro Monthly for example. This is necessary for the continued long-term health of CG Cookie.Â
If you're currently on the $21/mo Citizen Basic you continue to enjoy the lower monthly rate. If you'd like to add downloads, partner discounts and live event critiques you would need to update to the $29/mo Citizen Monthly, your first month will be prorated if you upgrade.
When is this happening?Â
The price change will take effect on November 14th, 2017.Â
If you have an active subscription then don’t fret. Your price will never change so long as your subscription is active. You’ll only pay the new price if you choose to cancel and then come back.Â
I imagine you have some questions, please post them below or email us. Additionally, I will be hosting a Live Event on Nov 15th @5pm covering Learning with CG Cookie.
Thanks for supporting the Cookie. 🍪
Not to sound like a total fan boy, but I'm in love with CG cookie. I've been a member since 2012 and can't imagine being without it. The videos are awesome but, to me, more importantly the learning flows and direct interaction of tutors are incredible benefits. Price hikes suck, sure. But /Everything/ goes up in price. I own a restaurant. I have to charge more for food when my suppliers start charging me more for ingredients. Do I give out more food because of the increase in price? I'm sure it's understood that I can't. But what I can do is ensure that each guest gets a quality experience and that's what these guys here do. If you're considering a sub or worried that a price increase will negatively affect your experience, just know that these folks have been doing a good thing for a long time, and, to me, that's worth paying for.
I'm SO happy to hear that the monthly subscription now allows download of videos and other perks of a Pro yearly membership :D It's really great news, thank you guys, cheers :)
rradicant The archive was part of our previous version of the site. It was the place we retired old content that we deemed obsolete and made it free to everyone. It's no longer available because instead we've been gradually uploading them to YouTube as a playlist called "CG Cookie Classics": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3GeP3YLZn5hCYXZp2yACPZWn-wQik6fD
Livestreams are recorded and they're accessible to Citizen members on the Events page by clicking the "Past Events" button.
rradicant Well, apologies to CGC if I blew the gaff.
What's this archive everyone is talking about? Is there some larger collection of tutorials that paying customers can't access? I don't care about live events or exercises or gamifying my membership. I just want access to quality learning material. Can I pay LESS to NOT get all the extra """perks""" I don't want? (Rhetorical question, I'm sure we can't, lol.). Where are the recorded live events posted? I mean they *are* recorded right? It would seem artificially restrictive to make some material only available for a narrow time window.
rreekje We're gradually releasing our older content, including the archive, on YouTube as "CG Cookie Classics": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3GeP3YLZn5hCYXZp2yACPZWn-wQik6fD
Hi, I was going to cancel (not especially due to the price increase, I'm just not finding time) and it offered a $14 "Hobby Citizen" plan which is not mentioned above. I can't find information about this plan elsewhere, and it's not telling me how it's different from what I have now.
Is this a thing? What kind of thing is it? Thanks.
Where is the argive?
Hello, just my little word.
I have decided to subscribe on a year last summer. I am just an Hobbyist and only interested on Blender and I feel that you have a wonderfull site with lot of educational content, and a very reactive and friendly team. However, I just want to make a comment on the frequency you are releasing new courses. Indeed, for the time being, I am starting my education and I have the impression that I will have finished, sooner or later to read all the content of the site. And the frequency of new Blender tutorials releases seems a little slow. Shoudn't you release shorter tutorials at a bigger frequency ? Could it be possible just to create just little tutorials on the go, with just practical short examples. (Just as example, the videos of Ray Marlot https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqJdL1lpnQ6Ng2xyFgMMIQ provide an example of what could be easily done more frequently. Just one example and the secret how to do it :). That is only my concern on the long term. All the best. Francois