5 Learning Websites to Supercharge Your Freelancing Skills

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The tools you need to take your freelancing career to the top are right under your nose. Besides regularly reading blogs and articles on a myriad of topics, there are platforms that offer free courses to up your skill to a whole new level. Here are some of the best learning websites to hone your talents and take your ability to industry standards.

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Coursera

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With courses offered by John Hopkins, Stanford, Duke, Yale -- only to name a few, Coursera is your top choice for online learning. Various courses are offered in subjects such as Arts and Humanities, Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences, Math and Logic, Physical Science and Engineering, and Social Science. Top specializations include Data Science, Python, MySQL, Business Analytics, and Machine Learning.

Coursera is ideal for beginner and intermediate level freelancers. Users can also earn certifications when they complete their programs.

 

Highbrow

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Bite-sized but big in impact. Highbrow offers 5-minute lessons and 10-day courses, helping you accomplish more by doing less. The platform is a smart choice for freelancers who do not have the time for in-depth learning, but would like to add something new to their skill set everyday.

Featured courses include How to Self-Publish a Book, How to Create Stunning Content on Facebook, Introduction to Inbound Sales, and The Fundamentals of User Experience. Beginner freelancers can learn basic skills in subjects such as Art, Business, Literature, Philosophy, Productivity, Science, and Technology. Moreover, users can contribute on the platform and share their knowledge by creating a course.

 

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Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, MIT, Oxford... the list goes on. These are only some of the institutions that offer lectures on Academic Earth, in areas such as Art & Design, Business, Engineering, Humanities, Science & Math, and Social Science.

The platform provides online courses for basic to higher education, so whether you’re still earning your bachelor’s degree or in the process of completing your doctorate degree, there’s a program that’s suited to advance your skill and knowledge level.

Academic Earth’s online courses are a great supplement to your existing coursework, but likewise helpful if you merely want to learn something new -- straight from some of the world’s top universities. There are video and audio lectures, student work, lecture notes, assessments, online textbooks, and interactive simulations available depending on your area of interest.

 

Udemy

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Udemy offers a wide range of courses on virtually anything -- from Java and Python to Animation and Photography. Courses are offered in categories including Business, Design, IT & Software, Marketing, and Academics. Udemy offers both free and paid courses, ranging from $20 to $200. If you’re willing to pay a little extra, each course has its own rating as well as reviews, so you know the value you’re getting when you enroll.

 

Duolingo

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Working in a global freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace like Freelancer means you’re engaging with clients from different countries and cultures. Duolingo can help you learn a language to easily communicate with your employer; and even better, help you become a smarter speaker and writer. Millions of learners are subscribed to courses such as Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

Freelancers in fields like writing and language translation can benefit from the courses offered on Duolingo, but as for any other freelancer who wants to be an effective communicator, then by all means, this platform is the way to go. Duolingo can help you learn a language in just 5 minutes a day. And it’s absolutely free. Not bad, right?

It’s amazing how platforms like these provide students, freelancers, and practically anyone who wants to learn, unparalleled access to education. Are you using any of these platforms to further your learning? Enrich your skills by signing up to these websites, as well as visiting Freelancer Community to read on topics relevant to your skills.

 

Dipaparkan 24 Ogos, 2016

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