July 2012
2 posts
Guest blog post: "iPhones and Apps" by Elizabeth...
Elizabeth Olmstead worked at Apple for two years, primarily teaching and repairing Apple products. She took Apple certification classes to teach the following: iLife, iWork, Logic, Aperture, iPad and iPhone (iOS 4 and 5), and Microsoft Products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint). In addition, Elizabeth is proficient in the following Apple computer operating systems: Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion,...
100 Days for Us, 100 SkilleryBucks for You.
Today is our 100th birthday! Well, sort of.
Though we started offering classes in the fall, we launched our current website on April 3, exactly 100 days ago. To celebrate and say thanks, we’re giving away 100 SkilleryBucks!
Here’s how to enter:
Sign up for a free account on our website by clicking here. (Already have an account? Great! Just skip this step.)
Tell your friends...
June 2012
1 post
The Skillery loves Porter Flea.
We’re super excited for Porter Flea, this Saturday from 11-6 at Marathon Music Works! Porter Flea is an independent craft market with music, food trucks, and a room full of talented artisans and designers slingin’ their wares. You don’t want to miss it.
We’ve worked with a number of Porter Flea vendors, including linenlaid&felt, Steric Design, The Green Wagon and...
May 2012
5 posts
Buy a ticket, score extra SkilleryBucks for the...
Today only!
Buy any ticket, to any class, and we’ll give you 10 extra SkilleryBucks, valid towards any future class!
This sweetness expires at midnight. Find a class here: http://www.theskillery.com/classes
We're giving everyone up to 20 SkilleryBucks.
This week only! We’re rewarding our friends and fans who spread the word about The Skillery by giving away SkilleryBucks - valid towards any class on our site!
Here’s how it works:
Click the button below to send an email to your friends and family in Nashville, telling them about The Skillery.
Be sure to leave us (hello@theskillery.com) in the CC field, so we can see your email.
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Your next class might be free.
Today and tomorrow, we’re giving away SkilleryBucks to anyone and everyone who wants them.
SkilleryBucks are just like cash - they’re valid towards any class on our site, they never expire, and we’re giving them away for free. Yup, that’s right.
Here’s all you have to do:
Sign up for an account on The Skillery: http://www.theskillery.com/users/sign_up
Spread the...
Forget flowers. Send mom to a class.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 13! Not sure what to get? Give your mom a gift certificate to The Skillery!
We’ll send your mom a gift certificate on Mother’s Day along with a personalized note from you. You choose the amount, and your mom chooses a class or workshop to attend.
Simple, thoughtful & fun. It’s the perfect gift.
Your mom’s...
Announcing SkilleryBucks: rewards for learning
As if learning wasn’t rewarding enough….
Starting today, every dollar you spend on The Skillery - for classes or gift certificates - earns you 5% back in SkilleryBucks. We’ll automatically add them to your account, and keep track of them for you. SkilleryBucks can be redeemed like cash for any class on the site.
Here’s how it works.
Let’s say you register for a...
April 2012
5 posts
“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”
– Albert Einstein
CLASS SPOTLIGHT: Five-Session Tango Crash Course
In celebration of our beta launch, we’re going to be highlighting a number of our classes and workshops over the coming days.
Today’s spotlight: Take a Crash Course on Tango! with Anna Kovalkova of Nashville Tango Club April 14 - May 19 (five sessions)
Come learn the fundamentals of Argentine tango with Nashville Tango Club!
This five-session course is designed to get beginners...
CLASS SPOTLIGHT: Composting 101 - Build Your Own...
In celebration of our beta launch, we’re going to be highlighting a number of our classes and workshops over the coming days.
Today’s spotlight: Composting 101 - Build Your Own Backyard Composter with Emily Sue Laird and Brick Factory Nashville Saturday, April 14 @ 10AM
The talented folks at Brick Factory Nashville are offering up our first workshop, and it’s a winner. In...
Welcome to The Skillery 2.0
When we launched The Skillery 145 days ago, we did so with a very simple purpose: to see if Nashville was interested in a resource for local classes and workshops. The answer was “yes”, and now we’ve taken a big step forward with a new website, and new features such as:
More classes. We’ve lifted the limit on the number of classes and workshops we’ll be offering.
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