Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google Digital Garage
26 short modules on websites, social, email and search, with a free certificate.
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Inbound Marketing and Content Marketing
HubSpot Academy
Video courses on content, social media, email and sales, with free certificates.
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Open on HubSpot’s siteMeta Blueprint
Meta
How Facebook and Instagram ads and business tools work, straight from Meta.
Free to learn
Open on Meta’s siteGoogle Skillshop
Training on Google Ads, Analytics and more, with free certifications.
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Open on Google’s siteElements of AI
University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn
A gentle introduction to AI for everyone. No coding needed.
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Open on University’s siteCS50: Introduction to Computer Science
Harvard University
A famous free course for anyone who wants to learn to program.
Free to learn
Open on Harvard’s siteLearn to Code
freeCodeCamp
Free coding lessons and projects, from web pages to data.
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Open on freeCodeCamp’s siteMicrosoft Learn
Microsoft
Free paths for Excel, Power BI, Azure and AI tools.
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Open on Microsoft’s siteOpenCourseWare
MIT
Lecture notes, videos and exercises from real university courses.
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Open on MIT’s siteMaths, economics and finance
Khan Academy
Clear lessons from basic numbers to personal finance and entrepreneurship.
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Alison
Short courses in business, marketing and office skills. Learning is free; some certificates cost money.
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