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Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative skills online 13 MAY 2014, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA SUMMARY Envato today re-launched its online learning service Tuts+ by combining more than a dozen separate sites on a single new user-friendly platform. Over 5 million people visit Tuts+ each month to learn creative skills from a growing library of 16,000 tutorials and 300 video courses. On the new site, users can now buy courses individually or via yearly subscription, with all of the written tutorials - from code to craft - available for free in one place. A new subscriber benefits program has also been launched, including special offers from top brands as well as credit on Envato Studio and Envato Marketplaces. E nvato today announced the re-launch of Tuts+, its online learning service for creative skills, with 300 video courses and 16,000 free tutorials now available in one place and on a new platform. New access options and subscriber benefits have also been introduced. Originally a network of educational blogs, Tuts+ now serves a community of 5 million people each month as one of the world’s leading publishers of online courses and tutorials. Aimed at self-directed learners, the site helps people build creative skills in code, design & illustration, music, photography, game development, craft and more. The popular written tutorials provide a free and accessible way for people to practice creative skills on specific projects, while paid video courses help build a comprehensive understanding of a new skill from start to finish. Users can buy any individual course for $25 or subscribe to the full library from $180 per year (less than 50 cents per day) Asked about the relaunch, Collis Ta’eed, CEO of Envato, explained: “Tuts+ plays an important role in Envato’s mission to help people learn and earn online. We want to enable as many people as possible to learn useful creative skills, so they can earn a good living and shape the working lives they want. Today’s re-launch of Tuts+ is an important milestone on that journey.” A new Pro subscription plan has also been introduced, with additional benefits for subscribers such as access to more ebooks, credit on Envato Marketplaces & Envato Studio, and special offers from partners including Shopify, (mt) Media Temple, Harvest, New Relic, Freshbooks, Squarespace and Macaw. The new Tuts+ platform was redesigned from the ground up, with a responsive mobile-friendly design, improved search, and a powerful new video player for better streaming performance. It also provides a robust and scalable foundation for new features and enhancements coming soon. The re-launch is a major milestone in the history of Tuts+, which originally started in 2007 with photoshop tutorials before expanding rapidly into a network of 15 educational blogs, each with
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Page 1: Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative ... › 34298 › pdf › ... · Address: PO Box 21177, Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Victoria 8011 Australia ABN: 11 119 159

Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative skillsonline13 MAY 2014 MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

SUMMARY

Envato today re-launched its online learning service Tuts+ by combining more than a dozenseparate sites on a single new user-friendly platform Over 5 million people visit Tuts+ eachmonth to learn creative skills from a growing library of 16000 tutorials and 300 video coursesOn the new site users can now buy courses individually or via yearly subscription with all ofthe written tutorials - from code to craft - available for free in one place A new subscriberbenefits program has also been launched including special offers from top brands as well ascredit on Envato Studio and Envato Marketplaces

Envato today announced the re-launch of Tuts+ its online learning service for creative skillswith 300 video courses and 16000 free tutorials now available in one place and on a newplatform New access options and subscriber benefits have also been introduced

Originally a network of educational blogs Tuts+ now serves a community of 5 million peopleeach month as one of the worldrsquos leading publishers of online courses and tutorials Aimed atself-directed learners the site helps people build creative skills in code design amp illustrationmusic photography game development craft and more

The popular written tutorials provide a free and accessible way for people to practice creativeskills on specific projects while paid video courses help build a comprehensive understandingof a new skill from start to finish Users can buy any individual course for $25 or subscribe tothe full library from $180 per year (less than 50 cents per day)

Asked about the relaunch Collis Tarsquoeed CEO of Envato explained ldquoTuts+ plays an importantrole in Envatorsquos mission to help people learn and earn online We want to enable as manypeople as possible to learn useful creative skills so they can earn a good living and shape theworking lives they want Todayrsquos re-launch of Tuts+ is an important milestone on that journeyrdquo

A new Pro subscription plan has also been introduced with additional benefits for subscriberssuch as access to more ebooks credit on Envato Marketplaces amp Envato Studio and specialoffers from partners including Shopify (mt) Media Temple Harvest New Relic FreshbooksSquarespace and Macaw

The new Tuts+ platform was redesigned from the ground up with a responsive mobile-friendlydesign improved search and a powerful new video player for better streaming performance Italso provides a robust and scalable foundation for new features and enhancements comingsoon

The re-launch is a major milestone in the history of Tuts+ which originally started in 2007 withphotoshop tutorials before expanding rapidly into a network of 15 educational blogs each with

its own brand website and editorial team Video courses ebooks and source files wereintroduced in 2011 as part of the Tuts+ Premium subscription offering These separate legacyofferings have now been replaced with the new Tuts+ platform

Speaking on the changes and future plans Jason Ellis Tuts+ GM said ldquoToday is theculmination of a year of hard work by the team Wersquove refined the site design said goodbye towell-known brands and PageRank 7 blogs migrated millions of visitors and subscribersseamlessly and built a clean solid platform for the future And this is just the start - therersquos lotsto come over the next year including user experience improvements and new communitytoolsrdquo

About Envato

Envato is a privately owned Australian company that operates an ecosystem of sites with aglobal community of millions including the worldrsquos number 105 ranked website ThemeForestWersquore passionate about the web and about enabling creators to make a living doing what theylove At Envato we make websites that help people from all over the world change the waythey earn and learn online

Measured on 5th May 2014 athttpwwwalexacomsiteinfothemeforestnet

Tuts+httptutspluscomhttptutspluscom

Envatohttpenvatocomhttpenvatocom

Envato Marketplaceshttpenvatomarketplacescomhttpenvatomarketplacescom

Envato Studiohttpstudioenvatocomhttpstudioenvatocom

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QUOTES

Tuts+ plays an important role in Envatorsquos mission to help people learn and earn onlineWe want to enable as many people as possible to learn useful creative skills so theycan earn a good living and shape the working lives they want Todayrsquos re-launch ofTuts+ is an important milestone on that journeymdash Collis Taeed CEO of Envato

Today is the culmination of a year of hard work by the team Wersquove refined the sitedesign said goodbye to well-known brands and pagerank 7 blogs migrated millions ofvisitors and subscribers seamlessly and built a clean solid platform for the future Andthis is just the start - therersquos lots to come over the next year including user experienceimprovements and new community toolsmdash Jason Ellis General Manager of Tuts+

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Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

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Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

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SPOKESPEOPLE

ABOUT ENVATO

Location Headquarters in Melbourne Australia Remote team located around the world

What Is Envato

Envato is a network of sites used by millions of people for their creative projects The network comprises EnvatoMarketplaces Envato Studio and Tuts+

The Envato Marketplaces offer users millions of creative assets project files and kits to use for web print and videoprojects Envato Studio connects users with a community of freelance talent Tuts+ helps people learn creative skillsonline with video courses and free tutorials

Envatopressroom

Envato

Email mediaenvatocomAddress PO Box 21177 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne Victoria 8011 AustraliaABN 11 119 159 741

Main website

Company blog

Contact

Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

collis

Layla FoordEnvato Studio General Manager laylafoordenvatocom

foordstaress

Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

jasonenvatocom

Contact informationℹ

127760

127970

Spokespeople

Latest Tweets

Page 2: Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative ... › 34298 › pdf › ... · Address: PO Box 21177, Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Victoria 8011 Australia ABN: 11 119 159

its own brand website and editorial team Video courses ebooks and source files wereintroduced in 2011 as part of the Tuts+ Premium subscription offering These separate legacyofferings have now been replaced with the new Tuts+ platform

Speaking on the changes and future plans Jason Ellis Tuts+ GM said ldquoToday is theculmination of a year of hard work by the team Wersquove refined the site design said goodbye towell-known brands and PageRank 7 blogs migrated millions of visitors and subscribersseamlessly and built a clean solid platform for the future And this is just the start - therersquos lotsto come over the next year including user experience improvements and new communitytoolsrdquo

About Envato

Envato is a privately owned Australian company that operates an ecosystem of sites with aglobal community of millions including the worldrsquos number 105 ranked website ThemeForestWersquore passionate about the web and about enabling creators to make a living doing what theylove At Envato we make websites that help people from all over the world change the waythey earn and learn online

Measured on 5th May 2014 athttpwwwalexacomsiteinfothemeforestnet

Tuts+httptutspluscomhttptutspluscom

Envatohttpenvatocomhttpenvatocom

Envato Marketplaceshttpenvatomarketplacescomhttpenvatomarketplacescom

Envato Studiohttpstudioenvatocomhttpstudioenvatocom

RELEVANT LINKS

QUOTES

Tuts+ plays an important role in Envatorsquos mission to help people learn and earn onlineWe want to enable as many people as possible to learn useful creative skills so theycan earn a good living and shape the working lives they want Todayrsquos re-launch ofTuts+ is an important milestone on that journeymdash Collis Taeed CEO of Envato

Today is the culmination of a year of hard work by the team Wersquove refined the sitedesign said goodbye to well-known brands and pagerank 7 blogs migrated millions ofvisitors and subscribers seamlessly and built a clean solid platform for the future Andthis is just the start - therersquos lots to come over the next year including user experienceimprovements and new community toolsmdash Jason Ellis General Manager of Tuts+

IMAGES

Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

collis

Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

jasonenvatocom

SPOKESPEOPLE

ABOUT ENVATO

Location Headquarters in Melbourne Australia Remote team located around the world

What Is Envato

Envato is a network of sites used by millions of people for their creative projects The network comprises EnvatoMarketplaces Envato Studio and Tuts+

The Envato Marketplaces offer users millions of creative assets project files and kits to use for web print and videoprojects Envato Studio connects users with a community of freelance talent Tuts+ helps people learn creative skillsonline with video courses and free tutorials

Envatopressroom

Envato

Email mediaenvatocomAddress PO Box 21177 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne Victoria 8011 AustraliaABN 11 119 159 741

Main website

Company blog

Contact

Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

collis

Layla FoordEnvato Studio General Manager laylafoordenvatocom

foordstaress

Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

jasonenvatocom

Contact informationℹ

127760

127970

Spokespeople

Latest Tweets

Page 3: Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative ... › 34298 › pdf › ... · Address: PO Box 21177, Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Victoria 8011 Australia ABN: 11 119 159

Today is the culmination of a year of hard work by the team Wersquove refined the sitedesign said goodbye to well-known brands and pagerank 7 blogs migrated millions ofvisitors and subscribers seamlessly and built a clean solid platform for the future Andthis is just the start - therersquos lots to come over the next year including user experienceimprovements and new community toolsmdash Jason Ellis General Manager of Tuts+

IMAGES

Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

collis

Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

jasonenvatocom

SPOKESPEOPLE

ABOUT ENVATO

Location Headquarters in Melbourne Australia Remote team located around the world

What Is Envato

Envato is a network of sites used by millions of people for their creative projects The network comprises EnvatoMarketplaces Envato Studio and Tuts+

The Envato Marketplaces offer users millions of creative assets project files and kits to use for web print and videoprojects Envato Studio connects users with a community of freelance talent Tuts+ helps people learn creative skillsonline with video courses and free tutorials

Envatopressroom

Envato

Email mediaenvatocomAddress PO Box 21177 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne Victoria 8011 AustraliaABN 11 119 159 741

Main website

Company blog

Contact

Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

collis

Layla FoordEnvato Studio General Manager laylafoordenvatocom

foordstaress

Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

jasonenvatocom

Contact informationℹ

127760

127970

Spokespeople

Latest Tweets

Page 4: Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative ... › 34298 › pdf › ... · Address: PO Box 21177, Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Victoria 8011 Australia ABN: 11 119 159

What Is Envato

Envato is a network of sites used by millions of people for their creative projects The network comprises EnvatoMarketplaces Envato Studio and Tuts+

The Envato Marketplaces offer users millions of creative assets project files and kits to use for web print and videoprojects Envato Studio connects users with a community of freelance talent Tuts+ helps people learn creative skillsonline with video courses and free tutorials

Envatopressroom

Envato

Email mediaenvatocomAddress PO Box 21177 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne Victoria 8011 AustraliaABN 11 119 159 741

Main website

Company blog

Contact

Collis TaeedCEO collisenvatocom

collis

Layla FoordEnvato Studio General Manager laylafoordenvatocom

foordstaress

Jason EllisTuts+ General Manager

jasonenvatocom

Contact informationℹ

127760

127970

Spokespeople

Latest Tweets

Page 5: Re-launch of Tuts+ makes it easier to learn creative ... › 34298 › pdf › ... · Address: PO Box 21177, Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Victoria 8011 Australia ABN: 11 119 159

Latest Tweets