3 ONLINE SCHOOLS YOU SHOULD ENROL IN

3 Top Schools to Learn From For Free

Having covered the requirements a good online school or academy should have, let us now talk about 3 that fit the bill. A list including more academies might be posted in a subsequent post, but these 3 are my top pick, and you could launch yourself into a top career online after going through any of them.

So, here we go:

1. Udemy

Chances are that this isn’t the first time you've heard of Udemy if you ever considered online learning before. Founded in 2010, Udemy is a for-profit massive open online learning platform that allows you to teach and learn as you wish. Tutors upload their courses and make them available either for free (without support or certification), or for a fee. But I said it was going to be free, right? Don’t worry, I got you. While their free courses are without certificates, they periodically release coupons for certain courses, probably at random, and also offer significant discounts on those with a price. My first two courses with them would have cost about ₦35,000, but I didn’t have to pay a dime. Cool, isn’t it?

On Udemy, you get the chance to learn almost anything, ranging from IT, to business, to arts, even on How to Earn in Six-figures on Fiverr, and get certified!

Just click on Udemy to get started.

2. HubSpot

HubSpot is an American developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. Founded in 2006, they specialise in providing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools and services. In simpler terms, HubSpot helps you manage your web content, social media accounts, create landing pages, and even track content engagement and page responses among other things.

In a bid to bridge the gap between their products and their users, they created the HubSpot Academy. The academy virtually trains you on almost everything you need to know while you use their platform, and you even get certified for that. This is from a company with annual revenue of over $900 million and almost 6,000 staff. They just love their customers and their students.

The academy is run by seasoned professionals, including members of their staff, who give relevant, practical tips and advice on how to engage best practices in your desired field.

The categories or faculties are Marketing, Sales, Service, Web Design, and Web Development. Their certification courses include Digital Marketing, Inbound Marketing Optimization, Revenue Operations, Social Media, Digital Advertising, SEO, and Growth-Driven Design among others.

Check out the HubSpot Academy to get started

3. Google Digital Garage

Is there anything Google doesn’t do? They have an answer for almost every information need, and it’s no different when it comes to helping you acquire skills, and get you certified too. Just like HubSpot, the various programs you find at Google’s various learning academies are aimed at helping you become proficient at using their tools and applying them for personal or office use. Various training platforms include YouTube, Google Analytics, Digital Marketing, and Google Ads among a host of others.

A word of caution, however, not all courses on Google come with certifications, though the curricula are quite thorough and practical. The easiest certification to get with Google is the Fundamentals of Digital Marketing course, which requires a whopping 40 hours learning period and a compulsory 26 badges you must obtain. It is worth it though, so yeah, go for it!

 

Now, you should be ready to take on the world of online schooling. I hope this article has been as helpful as it was intended to be. Ready to take on the world? We've got you.