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      California Institute of the Arts

      Building Your Freelancing Career

      Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Intellectual Property, Financial Reporting, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Service Improvement, Customer Analysis, Service Design, Tax Preparation, Sales Process, Business Risk Management, Lead Generation, Scope Management, Peer Review, Contract Management, Financial Analysis, Cost Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Leadership and Management

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      425 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Plan a Successful Freelancing Business

      Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Customer Analysis, Service Design, Peer Review, Entrepreneurship, Visionary, Competitive Analysis, Personal Development, Professional Development, Goal Setting, Constructive Feedback

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      294 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Graphic design: pop your Linkedin with 3D effect using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Design, 3D Modeling, Design Elements And Principles

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Skillshare

      AI for Business: Branding, Creative Content, and Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Logo Design, ChatGPT, Video Production, Storyboarding, Video Editing, Brand Strategy, Branding, Generative AI, Motion Graphics, Brand Marketing, Canva (Software), Animations, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, Workflow Management, Marketing

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Making Money as a Freelancer

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Cost Management, Financial Forecasting, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Accounting and Finance Software, Business Consulting, Budgeting, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      181 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a free website with WordPress

      Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Content Management Systems, Content Management, Web Content, Web Design and Development, Content Creation, Creativity

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger

      Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Social Media, Google Analytics, Customer Engagement, Web Analytics, Business Marketing, Marketing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      220 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Resume and Cover Letter with Google Docs

      Skills you'll gain: Google Docs, Document Management, Google Workspace, Data Sharing, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a Professional Resume using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Applicant Tracking Systems, Keyword Research, Graphic Design, Concision, Information Architecture

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      885 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Michigan

      Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Wireframing, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Javascript, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Code Review, User Interface (UI), Usability, Web Content, Event-Driven Programming

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      35K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The Art of Visual Storytelling

      Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Adobe Premiere, Videography, Video Production, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Post-Production, Media Production, Data Import/Export, Writing, Scripting, Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, File Management, Quality Assurance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      123 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Launching Your Freelancing Business

      Skills you'll gain: Service Improvement, Sales Process, Lead Generation, Scope Management, Customer experience improvement, Business Planning, Business Process Automation, Project Management, Business Process, Continuous Improvement Process, Marketing, Branding, Brand Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Communication Strategies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      52 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular freelancing courses

    • Building Your Freelancing Career: California Institute of the Arts
    • Plan a Successful Freelancing Business : California Institute of the Arts
    • Graphic design: pop your Linkedin with 3D effect using Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • AI for Business: Branding, Creative Content, and Marketing: Skillshare
    • Making Money as a Freelancer: California Institute of the Arts
    • Build a free website with WordPress: Coursera Project Network
    • Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger: Coursera Project Network
    • Create a Resume and Cover Letter with Google Docs: Coursera Project Network
    • Build a Professional Resume using Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding: University of Michigan

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