Many of us are now in our third week of self-isolation. Admittedly, it’s easier for some of us than for others. Perhaps you and your spouse are both working from home while trying to supervise your kids in their online schooling. With restrictions on going almost anywhere except the grocery store, things may be starting to become a little intense. It’s also easy to become a bit down after listening to the 24/7 news cycle or looking at social media, which seems to be focusing on only one story…the C********** (I’m not spelling it out so that I don’t get penalized by Google!)
On the upside (yes, believe it or not, there is an upside!), our time at home presents a great opportunity for catching up on long-forgotten household chores, organizing our closets, storage rooms and basements, bonding with your family over some Netflix series, indulging in some of the books on your reading list and getting your backyard ready for summer to name a few. This is also a great time to take an online course. Many businesses are opening up their catalogues and offering free online courses for a limited time. Digital Marketer recently offered all of their courses for free for the month of March. Their courses individually cost $495 so this was a really generous offer. Read below to learn about many free online courses you can take right now:
Udemy
Udemy offers a wide range of free courses due to the current global situation including introductions to Coding; Photography; HTML5; Digital Art; Aromatherapy; Presentation Skills; Baking; Writing; Leadership, PowerPoint; Public Speaking.
Learn Digital with Google
Learn Digital with Google is offering free courses including Fundamentals of Digital Marketing; Get a Business Online; Online Advertising; Understanding Customer Needs; Connect with Customers over Mobile; Basics of Coding; Effective Networking.
Free Online Courses from Ivy League Universities
These online courses from Ivy League universities including Harvard, Princeton, Yale and others include a wide range of subjects such as America’s Unwritten Constitution;Â Economics of Money and Banking; First Nights – Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera; The Global Financial Crisis; Introduction to Breast Cancer; Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies; Contract Law; Shakespeare’s Othello; Fundamentals of Clinical Trials; Linux Basics; Everyday Parenting; Financial Markets; Masterpieces of World Literature; Exposing Digital Photography; Intellectual Property Law.
Free Moz Courses
Free Coursera Certificates
FinCon Online Courses
Free online courses being offered by FinCon include How to Grow Email Subscribers, Create a Successful Pinterest Marketing Plan, How to Make Your YouTube Highly Subscribable, Earn a 6 Figure Income as a Brand Ambassador, How to Monetize Your Podcast.
Later Instagram Training
Free online courses include Instagram training, Influencer Marketing, Create an Instagram Content Plan, How to Write Engaging Instagram Captions, How to Increase Engagement, How to Design Instagram Stories, How to Get Your First 1,000 Subscribers.
I hope you get a chance to take at least one of these free online courses. Let me know in the comment section which course catches your attention. Stay safe everyone!
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WOW Lori I am really glad I found your blog.
I didn’t know Digital Marketer is offering their course for free. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Now I have a lot of learning to do haha 🙂
Hi, The Digital Marketer courses were free until March 31 and then they extended them to April 14. I hope you are still able to get that deal, but if not, there are a lot of other courses that are free at the moment! Cheers, Lori
I’ve heard about Udemy awhile back but never really took the time to get around it. I guess I can now because I have nothing but time, haha! Might also check those free courses on Instagram training too! Thanks for this list!
I also had heard about Udemy but never took any of their courses. I’m going to dive in now! Cheers, Lori
I heard of google course sometime back but certificate course I’m interested in it but afraid if it can be countable. Udemy is really good.
I’m going to take a few Udemy courses as I have heard from many people that they are good. Cheers, Lori
Loved the list of online courses. we must utilize this period to learn something new.
Yes, it’s the perfect time to brush up on our skills! Cheers, Lori
Really nice post Lori, and very helpful right now. I’m a huge fan of udemy, if you wait until the regular sales wkds they have you can get courses made by experts in their field for £10 – not sure where you can get a better deal than that! Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!!! 🙂
I haven’t taken any Udemy courses yet but I am going to do so now because I have heard great things about them. Cheers, Lori
I love this post!! It is a great idea to get involved and learn online while this is all going on for sure xx
I agree. Seeing as many of us are not busy at the moment, it’s a great time to take free online courses! Cheers, Lori
Very useful post, Lori. I’ve signed up for several Udemy courses. They had a flash sale last week. Courses were as low as $13.99 CAD. I enrolled in a few of their free courses too about writing and podcasting.
Thanks Grace! Wow, $13.99 is a great deal! I want to take some of the Udemy courses too! Cheers, Lori
These are the great courses while stay at home and I’am so interested about the Learn Digital with Google I would love to check this one thanks to this:)
The Learn Digital with Google caught my eye too! Cheers, Lori
Yes! There are some amazing courses out there and I’ve deffo wanted to improve my skills, thanks so much for listing these sites
Laura x
I agree. There are some great free online courses at the moment. It’s the perfect time to upgrade your skills! Cheers, Lori
This is not a bad idea. I mean, just because there’s a lockdown doesn’t mean we cannot work on our personal developments..
Yes, I think it’s a great time to take advantage of these free courses and upgrade our skills! Cheers, Lori
Thanks, I didn’t realize there were so many free courses to take right now.
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I have been learning a new language online for free. I can speak and understand Mandarin but now I am learning how to read and write the characters. It is a fun activity to do during my free time and I know it will help a lot in the future. Once I have mastered this, I am moving on to learning French. 🙂 I will check out Udemy and see what courses they offer too.
That is great that you are brushing up on your Mandarin. You are ambitious to want to learn French too! I love the quality of the Udemy courses! Cheers, Lori
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