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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Your UI/UX Portfolio with GitHub

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, HTML and CSS, GitHub, Microsoft Visual Studio, Application Deployment, Web Design and Development, Integrated Development Environments

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      How to create business cards using Adobe Photoshop

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, File Management

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create and Edit a Pinterest Ad Account

      Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, User Accounts, Social Media Management, Social Media, Account Management, Advertising, Information Privacy, Online Advertising, Branding, Digital Advertising, System Configuration, Payment Systems

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Set Up a Clockify Workspace

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

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      Generative AI: Shaping Work and Tasks

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Automation, Journalism, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Education and Training, Job Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Economics, Analysis

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      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, Investigation, Research, Peer Review, Content Creation, Storytelling, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Collection, Writing, Multimedia

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
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      University of California, Irvine

      Recording in Journals & Posting in Ledgers

      Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Accounting Systems, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Reconciliation, Transaction Processing, Balance Sheet, Journals, Income Statement

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      160 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Automate Blog Advertisements with Zapier

      Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Social Media Content, Facebook, Social Media, Instagram, Automation, User Accounts

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Creativity Toolkit II: Creative Collaboration

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Collaboration, Creativity, Team Building, Innovation, Persuasive Communication, Cultural Sensitivity, Team Management, Influencing, Communication, Decision Making

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      403 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 9 of our most popular freelancing courses

    • Create Your UI/UX Portfolio with GitHub: Coursera Project Network
    • How to create business cards using Adobe Photoshop: Coursera Project Network
    • Create and Edit a Pinterest Ad Account: Coursera Project Network
    • Set Up a Clockify Workspace: Coursera Project Network
    • Generative AI: Shaping Work and Tasks: University of Michigan
    • Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio: Michigan State University
    • Recording in Journals & Posting in Ledgers: University of California, Irvine
    • Automate Blog Advertisements with Zapier : Coursera Project Network
    • Creativity Toolkit II: Creative Collaboration: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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