10 Courses For Creative Freelancers To Build Their Practice
By: Mary-Anne Bowring
1. Fizzle: A Roadmap for Freelancers
Fizzle is a small price to pay for a large monthly membership that guides you through a roadmap of how to build your ‘just me’ freelance practice, product, consultancy, and online course. It works brilliantly for people who know they want to do something for themselves and are committed to taking the time to figure it out. Highlights on the roadmap include ‘choose a topic,’ ‘customer questions,’ killer courses like ‘Start a Blog That Matters,’ and ‘Website Tune-Up.’
2. Freelancer First Aid: A Strong Start with Trevor Twining
Freelancer First Aid by Trevor Twining is a brilliantly simple way to get a grip on your freelancer practice or start one. Trevor runs small online mastermind groups and brings the combined experience of 20 years as a freelance Drupal developer and his extensive skill at podcasting to ask pertinent questions to get you thinking. If you’re reading this post around the time of European Freelancers Week, you can snag a deal on this course!
3. Freelance Lift: Gain Control Over Your Business
Freelance Lift, created by Liam from Manchester, UK, goes into fantastic detail about operating and growing your freelance practice. His path took him from DJing and web design to building an agency. A major feature of this course and community is the short books on various elements of freelancing. You’ll gain insights into taking back control of your time, why hourly rates don’t matter, and understanding what clients want. There’s also a Slack channel where you can share experiences with fellow freelancers.
4. Creative Class: A Community for Creative Freelancers
Creative Class by Kaleigh Moore and Paul Jarvis is one of the best-known freelancer courses, continuously updated to stay relevant. The community is specifically designed f3. Freelance Lift: Gain Control Over Your Business
Freelance Lift, created by Liam from Manchester, UK, goes into fantastic detail about operating and growing your freelance practice. His path took him from DJing and web design to building an agency. A major feature of this course and community is the short books on various elements of freelancing. You’ll gain insights into taking back control of your time, why hourly rates don’t matter, and understanding what clients want. There’s also a Slack channel where you can share experiences with fellow freelancers.
5. Seth Godin’s Freelance Course: Find Your Core Values
Seth Godin’s Freelance Course is a little different from the others on this list. While other courses focus on practical application, Seth Godin’s course makes you reflect on your core values. What do you stand for? Are you a freelancer or an entrepreneur? What value do you create, and where is the point where people will pay you? You’ll walk away with a big dose of newfound self-respect from this course.
6. Make Your Mark Online: Build Your Brand with Confidence
The loved and trusted Manchester-based Martin and Lyndsey at Jammy Digital have designed an online learning community for freelancers, speakers, consultants, and other ‘independent economic agents’ to build their brand and WordPress website. With weekly group check-ins, a highly supportive forum, and short, impactful courses, this program ensures you’ll confidently send people to your online home
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