Hungry Minds Hungry Minds wants to be a one-stop source for finding online courses from top universities, professional training companies, and experts on the Web. They have a mixed revenue model, providing material for free to get in users and gaining revenue from banner ads, commissions of sales and referrals, and selling their service of designing custom courses. They have partnered with top universities and companies, they have a group of top investors, and they have been advertising their company through effective press releases. They require a free membership, so they may be selling the information on their members. Courses are free and for pay.
Experts can write their own course and get a commission from the sales.
Their educational format and interface is not too apealing. Although they still have free tutorials, they now consider themselves the premier destination for e-learning solutions. They offer individual courses for fees and comprehensive employee training. They offer over 1,200 online courses, which may also be purchased on CD-ROM and video. They have also formed Learn2University, which includes reporting and administration, for corporations.