Hello,

Josh Berkus wrote:

Peter, All,

I suggest removing the top 3 items from the home page and put the
complete listing on a different page altogether.  A link
called "Training" should be obvious enough.  In reality, the training
that happens now or next week shouldn't really interest anyone.
Attending that sort of stuff is planned months in advance.


I think this makes sense.  It certainly would be the easiest way to fix 
things.

Actually, I think that its not unusual for us to see a few enrollments the week before a class... so listing classes that are "next week" is a good idea - i'm sure this is a trend seen by all training companies....

For us, this becomes even more attractive to companies that decide on last minute training but wouldn't otherwise go but for the cost of last minute travel. In our case, we offer an "all inclusive" package, that we usually honor up until the day before a class (assuming there is space in the class).

Showing classes that are currently occurring doesn't seem like a good idea since its too late to enroll. However, it's not uncommon for a course starting next week to not make it to the homepage until the week it starts...and for that to drive some last minute enrollments.

just my 2 cents.

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