Cheap & Free Certifications

for 18 Freelance Skills

in 2023

In its recent article Yahoo!Finance collected 18 In Demand Skills for Freelancers in 2023 . While do not necessarily agree with them on the order of those skills and the fact that there is no front-end development there, in this post we’ve collected links to free (or relatively cheap) online certification you can get on each of these skills to prove your expertise and qualifications.

Links to Cheap & Free Certifications

Full Stack Development: IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate
Data Science: IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
Copywriting (although this is probably the skills where clients or employers least of all ask for a certificate): The Strategy of Content Marketing
ChatGPT Specialists: ChatGPT Master: Complete OpenAI ChatGPT Course
Machine Learning: Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer
Search Engine Optimization: SEO Specialization from UCDavis or SEO Certification from HubSpot
Web Design: Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture
Data Analytics: Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate or IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate
Graphic Designing: California Institute of the Arts Graphic Design Professional Certificate
Accounting: Formal Financial Accounting
Video Editing and Production: depending on the tools you use, pick one of the certifications in Video Edditing from LinkedIn.
Mobile App Development: Android App Development or iOS App Development with Swift
Digital Marketing: Google Digital Marketing.
UX/UI Design: Google UX Design Certificate
Social Media Management: Professional Diploma in Social Media Marketing & Management
Financial Analysis and Modelling: Business and Financial Modeling Specialization
Translation and Localization: Website Localization For Translators
Email, Phone & Chat support: HDI Customer Service Representative Certification

Quick tips if you don’t have a lot of money to spend on the courses:

For Coursera - When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

For Udemy - There is a free trial for their monthly personal plan, which is $16.58/month after the trial.