Thursday 9 July 2020

Should I set up an Adult Play platform?

I've posted before about the possibility of setting up some sort of "Institute of Adult Play, and I’m expecting I’ll have enough time to do something about it over the next couple of months… if anyone is interested! (If so, please fill out the form.)

I want to create a platform where lots of playful people who work with adults can offer some online training, as well as having a social element so we can share ideas.

There are a few underlying aims:
  1. To try and create some way of creating more paid work for everyone.
  2. To share ideas across a range of different playful people.
  3. To get more people who wouldn’t think of themselves as playful to do some training that brings out their playful sides.
If there is enough interest, I’ll set up a company (possibly “Community Interest Company” in UK?) for everything to go through and launch a Kickstarter to provide initial funding, and more importantly, gauge interest in it before we spend too much money!

I’ve investigated platforms and think I’ve found one that would allow an element of social networking / sharing, plus an integrated online course platform, for a reasonable monthly cost. Courses can be free or paid for. “Membership” of the platform could be paid for too.

So I have in mind:
  • A small membership fee for belonging to the platform (£5 per month? Maybe different levels available?)
  • Some “free” introductory type courses (people would pay a membership fee to access all the free ones).
  • Paid for courses – where the fee (minus processing charges) would go to the course creators (though if people weren’t members, an extra “member” fee would be added on top).
  • Membership fees would go towards the running of the platform, course fees would essentially go to the play community – the course creators.
  • Courses, plus pages within the platform, could also be used to encourage people to book playful experts to run bespoke training, consultancy, events, etc., outside the platform (so acts as a “shop window” for people too).
Would anyone be interested in being (a) a Member for a small fee, (b) A course creator in such a platform?

If so, please put your details in the form – I’ll only use this in relation to the initial set-up of such a platform and will delete all contact details by the end of this year.