Free & Cheap Certifications for 18 Freelance Skills in 2023

In its recent article, Yahoo Finance collected 18 In-Demand Skills for Freelancers in 2023. While we 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 certifications you can get on each of these skills to prove your expertise and qualifications.??

1?? Full Stack Development: IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate

2?? Data Science: IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

3?? Copywriting (although this is probably the skills where clients or employers least of all ask for a certificate): The Strategy of Content Marketing

4?? ChatGPT Specialists: ChatGPT Master: Complete OpenAI ChatGPT Course

5?? Machine Learning: Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer

6?? Search Engine Optimization: SEO Specialization from UCDavis or SEO Certification from HubSpot

7?? Web Design: Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture

8?? Data Analytics: Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate or IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

9?? Graphic Designing: California Institute of the Arts Graphic Design Professional Certificate

?? Accounting: Formal Financial Accounting

1??1?? Video Editing and Production: depending on the tools you use, pick one of the certifications in Video Edditing from LinkedIn.

1??2?? Mobile App Development: Android App Development or iOS App Development with Swift

1??3?? Digital Marketing: Google Digital Marketing

1??4?? UX/UI Design: Google UX Design Certificate

1??5?? Social Media Management: Professional Diploma in Social Media Marketing & Management

1??6?? Financial Analysis and Modelling: Business and Financial Modeling Specialization

1??7?? Translation and Localization: Website Localization For Translators

1??8?? Email, Phone & Chat support: HDI Customer Service Representative Certification

Which skill would you add to the list???

??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](https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/209819033-Apply-for-Financial-Aid).

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