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    • Status: Free Trial
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      Michigan State University

      Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio

      Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Journalism, Report Writing, Content Creation, Storytelling, Research, Data Collection, Peer Review, Writing, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Multimedia, Interpersonal Communications

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Managing a Remote Team Workspace in Clockify

      Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Project Management Software, Organizational Skills, Time Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Virtual Teams, System Configuration, Billing, Management Reporting, Leadership

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Take your resume to the next level with Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Document Management, Entrepreneurship, Critical Thinking

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Copywriting with ChatGPT: Crafting High-Quality Blog Content

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Blogs, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Content Creation, Copywriting, Content Marketing, Marketing Materials, AI Personalization, Writing and Editing, Target Audience

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Find the Best in your Budget with Upwork

      Skills you'll gain: Account Management, Recruitment, Communication, Talent Acquisition, Project Documentation, Project Scoping, Interviewing Skills, Entrepreneurship, Virtual Environment

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Michigan

      Generative AI: Shaping Work and Tasks

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Journalism, Job Analysis, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Education and Training, Business Workflow Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Analysis, Marketing, Business Economics, Critical Thinking

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      How to Create and Edit Pinterest Accounts

      Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, User Accounts, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Safety and Security

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Virginia

      Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Story, Debugging, Prototyping, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Model View Controller, jQuery, User Centered Design, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Javascript and jQuery, Web Design, User Experience, Application Programming Interface (API), Code Review, Web Design and Development, Restful API, Automation

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Create your UX portfolio with Adobe Portfolio

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Creative Cloud, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Multimedia

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      M

      Microsoft

      User Interface Design and Prototyping

      Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, UI/UX Research, Design Thinking, User Research, Style Guides

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Automate Blog Advertisements with Zapier

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media, Marketing Automation, Automation, Workflow Management, Instagram, Facebook, Blogs, Advertising, Marketing, User Accounts

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Set Up a Clockify Workspace

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Skills, Small Business Accounting, Timelines, Project Management Software, Accounting and Finance Software, Management Reporting, Billing, User Accounts, Business Reporting, Invoicing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      6 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio: Michigan State University
    • Managing a Remote Team Workspace in Clockify: Coursera Project Network
    • Take your resume to the next level with Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Copywriting with ChatGPT: Crafting High-Quality Blog Content: Coursera Project Network
    • Find the Best in your Budget with Upwork: Coursera Project Network
    • Generative AI: Shaping Work and Tasks: University of Michigan
    • How to Create and Edit Pinterest Accounts: Coursera Project Network
    • Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs: University of Virginia
    • Create your UX portfolio with Adobe Portfolio: Coursera Project Network
    • User Interface Design and Prototyping: Microsoft

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