Freelancing Courses

Plan a Successful Freelancing Business

The first course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization is focused on freelancers looking to define and solidify their philosophy, values and goals within their future business. Coursework will discuss the importance of understanding thei…

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Tomorrow
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Launching Your Freelancing Business

The third course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization will help learners get their business plan ready to be public-facing and start finding work. The course will cover topics such as how to set boundaries with projects, how to build a…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Tomorrow
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Protect and Grow Your Freelancing Business

The fourth course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization includes an overview of laws surrounding freelance work and how to navigate them, how to prepare for taxes, intellectual property considerations, and how to protect one's work throu…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Tomorrow
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Building Your Freelancing Career Capstone

As the final course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization, learners will build upon their fundamental skills from courses 1-4 to develop a fully fleshed out business plan, brand and financial model for their real freelancing business, or…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• Tomorrow
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Building Your Freelancing Career

This specialization allows new and emerging freelancers to gain a deeper understanding of how to design their own freelancing business around their expertise. Learners who complete the specialization will obtain a full understanding of how to define thei…

• Coursera
• 2 hours a week, 26 weeks long
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Create a project in Upwork

In this project, learners create a project in Upwork as a freelancer. Upwork is a platform for freelancers to find and communicate with clients for different projects. Learners will know how to use Upwork to create and sell a project to showcase what the…

• Coursera
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• Tomorrow
• Paid Course

Getting started with Fiverr for Freelancers

In this project, you will learn how to create and develop your profile on the freelancer's platform called Fiverr. This platform allows you to generate additional income or even become the owner of your own company through the Internet. Various industrie…

• Coursera
• Less than 1 hour of material
• Tomorrow
• Paid Course

Freelancing Tips

Learn the skills to start and grow a successful freelancing business. Get tips on how to market yourself, find new clients, sell your services, use software systems, and more.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available

Freelancing Foundations

Find out how to start and grow a freelance career. Learn about business basics, finding work, selling work, pricing, and how to make a living freelancing full-time .

• LinkedIn Learning
• Less than 1 hour of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available

Freelancing and Consulting in User Experience

Learn about becoming a successful user experience freelancer. Explore life as a UX freelancer and learn tips and tricks for maintaining a successful independent UX career.

• LinkedIn Learning
• Less than 1 hour of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available

Running a Design Business: Freelancing

Provides tools and insights for self-employed designers just starting out.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available

Freelancing Foundations

Find out how to start and grow a freelance career. Learn about business basics, finding work, selling work, pricing, and how to make a living freelancing full-time .

• LinkedIn Learning
• Less than 1 hour of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available

Find a job and submit proposal in Upwork

In this project, learners will know how to find a job and submit a proposal in Upwork as a freelancer. Upwork is a platform for freelancers to find and communicate with clients for different projects. Learning how to find a job and submit a proposal in U…

• Coursera
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• 2 weeks from now (11th Jul)
• Paid Course

Find the Best in your Budget with Upwork

Sorting through a website like Upwork can be a fairly daunting task if you aren’t familiar with what to look for. This project will not only walk through the process of creating an Upwork account, but also includes a walkthrough of the process of connec…

• Coursera
• 1 hour of material
• 3 weeks from now (18th Jul)
• Paid Course

Freelancing on Upwork & Freelancer.com as a Beginner in 2021

This is a beginner freelancing course for anyone who is looking to start their freelancing journey in 2021 as a complete beginner and earn full-time income. This course includes the following sections which are very important to succeed as a freelancer.…

• Skillshare
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Trial Available