50 FREE Online Blogging & Content Marketing Courses

 

As I prepare launch my Digital Publishing Academy for the winter session, I’ve been assembling and curating online courses that I want to offer to my students that are totally free or low cost to supplement their learning.

You know, extra classes for those who need more elementary and/or  more detailed instructions.

My target is to come up with 100 courses.

I’m close. I found 50 of them so far, including some courses I found at Udemy, an online learning platform for which I’ve set up an account before and started exploring.

There are classes on there from free to $10 to more.

I also gathered courses from Alison, Open2Academy, skillshare and other open source platform teaching platforms.

The course range in topics from social media, to SEO basics to Blogging niche to basic grammar. I have NOT personally reviewed any of these courses and cannot vouch for their quality but I have skimmed through them a bit and found them mostly informative and well taught.

I hope you can benefit from them:

1  Learn basic English grammar and the fundamentals of how it should be applied to written and spoken English. 10-15 hours

https://alison.com/courses/Diploma-in-Basic-English-Grammar

2  How to Create Your First WordPress Blog

https://alison.com/courses/WordPress-Blogging-on-the-Web

3  How to Use Google Analytics

https://alison.com/courses/Google-Analytics

4  How to Make a Website Basics

https://www.codecademy.com/courses/make-a-website/lessons/site-structure/exercises/html-css?action=lesson_resume

5  Social Media Marketing

Take social media marketing courses to learn about social media marketing including email marketing, social media tools and blogging.

https://alison.com/courses/Diploma-in-Internet-Marketing

6  How to Launch Your Start Up Idea for Less than $1,000

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/business/Minimum-Viable-Product-Validate-Your-Startup-Idea-for-Less-than-1000/514516183?via=loggedin-home-saved

7  Beginner’s Guide to Image Editing in Photoshop

http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/500-Beginners-Guide-to-Image-Editing-in-Photoshop

8  HTML5 and CSS for Beginners

https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/HTML5-CSS3-Fundamentals-Development-for-Absolute-Beginners

9 Graphic Design

https://www.udemy.com/graphic-design-secrets/

1. Online Advertising

https://www.open2study.com/courses/online-advertising

1. Social Media 101 – Social Media Quickstarter

http://blogs.constantcontact.com/social-media-quickstarter/

1. Getting Started with Email Marketing

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/business/Getting-Started-with-Email-Marketing/133293390

1. Fundamentals of Business Law

https://alison.com/courses/Fundamentals-of-Business-Law

1. Marketing in a Digital World

https://www.class-central.com/mooc/2750/coursera-marketing-in-a-digital-world

1. Inbound Marketing Certification

http://certification.hubspot.com/inbound-certification?utm_campaign=Inbound%20Certification&utm_medium=referrer&utm_source=mooc-list

1. How to Create a Website in a Weekend

http://fave.co/2dcVCcx

1. WordPress Training for Beginners

https://www.mooc-list.com/course/wordpress-training-beginners-scratch-eduonix

1. 11 qualities of the social media strategist

http://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-strategist/

19 Leveraging Your Instagram Analytics to IncreaseSocialSuccess

http://sproutsocial.com/insights/webinars/instagram-reports/

1. The 3 Types of Customer Care You Need onSocialMedia
   http://sproutsocial.com/insights/webinars/customer-care

2. How to Build a Social Media Calendar
   http://sproutsocial.com/insights/webinars/how-to-build-a-social-media-content-calendar

3. 7 Steps to a More Advanced Social Media Strategy http://sproutsocial.com/insights/webinars/social-media-strategy

23. How to Setup and Manage an Entire SocialBusiness Team

http://sproutsocial.com/insights/webinars/managing-social-business-team

24.  6 Keys to Creating and Sharing Amazing Social Media
Videoshttp://sproutsocial.com/insights/webinars/social-media-video

Low Cost Udemy Courses

1. How To Build A Buzzfeed Style Blog On WordPress
   

How To Create High-Quality Blog Content That Gets Shared

Get 1000 Visitors to Your Blog Using On Page SEO

25+ Ways To Promote Your Blog and Increase Website Traffic

Start an Online Business by Building a WordPress Blog

How to Start Your Blog

Blogging to Generate Leads: Business Blogging Essentials

Blogging Masterclass

Blogging: Starting Your Very Own Web Business!

34.The Ultimate Guide to Writing Viral Blog Posts

1. Professional Blogging: A Step-by-Step Blueprint
   

The Many Ways to Monetize Any Website or Blog All Levels

Monetizing a WordPress Blog: Beginner-Friendly Strategies

Elite Social Media Marketing Tactics for Tumblr Business Blogging

1. Create a Logo For Your Startup or Blog!
   

27 Super Traffic Techniques To Double Your Blog Visitors

Niche Confidence: Discovering And Evaluating Your Blog Niche

Blogging: Discover How I Increased My Blog Traffic By 500%

Launch And Grow Your Blog From 0 to 10,000 Monthly Readers

Tumblr Marketing: How to Blog, Generate Traffic and Profits

Find Your Blogging Niche And Turn Readers Into Fans

DIY PRO Blog & E-Commerce Platform

Blog your book in 30 days – become a published author

48.A Lifestyle/Fashion Enthusiasts Guide to Blogging by Mimi G

1. Create an Awesome Lead Magnet to Grow Your Blog Subscribers
   

50.Business Website for Beginners and Solopreneurs

Jay Jay Ghatt is also editor at Techyaya.com, founder of the JayJayGhatt.com and JayJayGhatt.com where she teaches online creators how to navigate digital entrepreneurship and offers Do-It-For-You Blogging Service. She manages her lifestyle sites BellyitchBlog, Jenebaspeaks and JJBraids.com and is the founder of BlackWomenTech.com 200 Black Women in Tech On Twitter. Her biz podcast 10 Minute Podcast is available on iTunes and Player.fm. Follow her on Twitter at @Jenebaspeaks. Buy her templates over at her legal and business templates on Etsy shop!