Whether you want a promotion or looking to change your field, you will have to learn new skill sets. One of the best ways to do that is by taking free online courses. Learning new skills can always be challenging. Online courses help you to get a head-start on the fundamental skills one needs to have in order to grow in your career or change in a specific field. We have listed the best free courses you can learn online.
This course helps new Google Analytics users with how to create an account, implement tracking code and set up data filters. Students will also learn how to navigate the Google Analytics reports and interface, while also learning how to set up dashboards and shortcuts. The length of this course is about 4-6 hours. Both beginners and advanced marketers can take this course.
This course is perfect for all the fresh graduates who would like to go into the marketing field or any other professional who wants to change their field and start a career in marketing. The course helps give a foundational knowledge about marketing. In this course, students will learn everything about attracting leads to delighting customers to engaging prospects, this course gives a thorough insight of what inbound marketing is and its importance. The duration of this course is 4-5 hours.
This course is ideal for new content writers, content managers, copywriters and content marketers. This course will teach you how storytelling, promotion, content creation and repurposing come together to build a content marketing machine that helps you in growing your business as well as career. The duration of this course is 6-7 hours.
This course teaches all about how to build social media strategies using tools that help attract new customers, shape a positive conversation around the business and build loyalty. You will also learn about Instagram marketing, Facebook marketing, YouTube marketing and Twitter for business marketing. The course is ideal for those starting a new business or all marketers who need to learn about the fundamentals of social media marketing. The length of this course is 4-5 hours.
This course is perfect for all the freelancers, marketers and salespeople. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of CSS and HTML, two core web development languages, and professional problem-solving techniques using Developer Tools. This online coding lesson offers interesting quizzes, easy to follow instructions and an advanced tested curriculum for all those wanting to learn HTML and CSS. The length of this course is 3 weeks. Udacity also offers a variety of other courses that can teach you how to code.
Codecademy is a more advanced course as it offers excellent coding courses. This course helps to create web applications and mobile apps. This course is ideal for those who are looking to start their career in computer science or develop their own web apps. The duration of this course is 25 hours.
Adobe Illustrator is one of the best tools used for graphic designing. In this course, being offered by EduOnix, you will learn everything about Adobe Illustrator from scratch. They teach everything using real world examples. The duration of this course is 11 hours. HubSpot Academy also offers various courses on graphic design.
This course is great for anyone who wants to start investing. In this course you will learn the basics of the stock market through fun yet interesting and comprehensive lectures. This is an essential course for anyone who wants to invest and diversify their portfolio. The course is for 2 hours.
The duration of this course is about 6 months. In this course you will learn how to develop your ability to think strategically, analyze your competition, create value and learn about positioning strategies. This course helps you learn everything about the underlying theory and foundation of a successful business strategy. You will also learn about the tools you will be needing to understand various strategies.
Natasha Irshad holds a degree in Marketing & Management from University of London. She is interested in writing about education and pop culture.
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