Try as I might, I've not been able to find anyone at Rockwell who would offer this self-employed blogger and instructor a special price on either a Software Toolkit or samples for the blog and school.
In a perfect would they would allow me to buy the Education Toolkit ($250) and resell Student Toolkits ($149,) but today only large expensive colleges get access to those low cost options :-(
Fortunately, other vendors like Siemens and Mitsubishi have been great to work with, which is why I'm writing about them more on the blog.
And both provide demo downloads on their website, as well as supported me as an instructor.
But back to Rockwell, it has been frustrating for my students to have to rely on 30 Temp Activations from distributors - with busy schedules it's hard to commit to completing something in 30 days.
That said, I recently came across a couple of software companies that offer sub $300 products which eliminate the need to purchase Programming Software or a PLC, ideal for those learning at home, especially when it comes to Logix as the software and hardware is quite expensive!
That said, I hope to share more about these new partnerships in the next few days, and would ask anyone who knows of any other options to please let me know!
Thanks in advance,
Shawn
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Good morning members!
I want to start this email by thanking those of you who have chosen to support my work on Locals.com at $2/mo :-D
For those in a hurry, here’s the short version of today's update:
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Going forward I’m going to focus on where most of you view or read my content:
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The rest of the story:
When I originally launched Automation.Locals.com, I had hoped that it was going to grow into a new platform that would make it a perfect place to grow a new community. But after trading several long emails with their staff over the last several months, I’ve come to the conclusion that for my community to grow it’s going to be necessary to migrate to another platform.
That’s not to say I’m...
Thank you for making my content the #MostViewed in all of #IndustrialAutomation with well over 100K actual views (not impressions) per month, which is greater than the largest automation websites with dozens of employees and millions in revenue!
I have lots of exciting things planned for 2025, including for our new members, and invite you all to come see what I'm working on throughout 2025 at TheAutomationBlog.com and TheAutomationSchool.com
My God Bless You and Yours with Good Health and Happiness in 2025!!!
Sincerely,
Shawn Tierney
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