
Do you want to learn a high income skill that can help you to make more money? If yes, then you’re at the right post. At the moment, most high paying jobs are in the tech field.
With the rise of AI, thousands of people are said to lose their job. So, if you don’t want to be one of them, learning a new skill, specially tech skill that is highly in demand can help you a lot. In this post, I’ll share 11 websites where you can learn high paying skills for completely free.
Btw, these websites have courses of every kind. Not just tech, they also have non-tech related courses too. So, feel free to explore them to find a topic you’re interested in learning.
Remember, learning a new skill or topic never goes to waste. So, keep learning new things to increase your knowledge as well as to increase your chances of earning more. Now, without any further delay, let’s get into our topic.
1. Coursera
Coursera is one of the biggest teaching learning platform on earth which was founded back in 2012. It has more than 10,000 courses on hundreds of different topics. Some courses are paid while others are completely free. It partners with world’s top universities to provide detailed courses on various topics. On Coursera, you can find courses related to digital marketing, programming, AI, finance, medicine, business, arts, and so much more. You can sign up for free and start learning whatever you want, immediately. Most courses on Coursera are 4 to 6 weeks long.
2. YouTube
Yes, YouTube! YouTube is the biggest video streaming platform on earth. It is also a vast library of millions of courses in thousands of different topics. On YouTube, what type of courses you can find and what you can’t is out of your imagination. There are courses ranging from how to use a computer to how to build a computer. Anything and everything you can think of can be found on YouTube.
To learn any topic from YouTube effectively, you need a course outline or a curriculum. Once you have it, you can search each of those topics individually and learn about it. The only difference between YouTube and an actual course is this same thing. An actual course is organized based on curriculum while on YouTube, everything is random.
Here’s a simple hack to find the course outline of any topic. Go to any online learning platform like, Coursera or Udemy. There, find a paid course on the topic you want to learn about. You can’t access the course without paying money but you can definitely access the topic it covers. So, note the topics in your notepad and start searching them on YouTube one-by-one to start learning. That’s exactly what I do when I want to learn something for free!
3. edX
edX is another free platform to learn a new skill. It was founded as a joint venture between Harvard University and MIT back in 2012 to provide high quality education throughout the world. Just like Coursera, edX partners with top universities around the world to provide detailed courses on various topics. You can find courses related to science, computer science, engineering, AI, business, law, history and more on edX. Most courses on edX are between 8-12 weeks long.
4. Grow with Google
Grow with Google is the educational platform of the tech giant Google itself. It was launched back in 2017 with the purpose to teach digital skills to normal people like you and me. In Grow with Google, you can find courses on various topics like, digital marketing, data analysis, cybersecurity, communication, business, project management and more. The best part is, all the courses are completely free and you even get a certificate after completing each course. Some courses on it are just few hours long whereas some courses take upto 6 weeks to complete.
5. Skillshare
Founded in November, 2010, Skillshare is a great platform to learn new skills. It’s free but not completely as it offers 7 days free trial to it’s new users. So, it’s free only for 7 days. You can utilize that 7 day free trial to learn as much as you want. Then, you can choose not to purchase their membership.
Many content creators and internet figures use Skillshare as a platform to share their knowledge and skills with others. Top creators like, Marques Brownlee and Ali Abdaal also use Skillshare to teach their skills to others.
Skillshare has over 25,000 courses from over 8000 educators on their platform. You can find courses mainly related to content creation and marketing on Skillshare. Topics like, graphic design, photography, animation, UI/UX design, freelancing are the platform’s best selling course topics. The course length varies depending on the topic. Some courses can be just minutes long while others can be days long.
6. Udemy
Finally, the platform I’m actually excited to tell you about. Out of all these sites, I’ve used Udemy the most to learn new skills. All the courses on Udemy are pre-recorded. You can find courses that teaches you different soft skills to courses that teaches you about digital marketing, sales, business, AI, web development, programming, handwriting, data science and more. Most of the courses on Udemy are about digital skills and things in the digital world.
There are more than 250,000 courses on Udemy. Free courses on the platform are normally an hour or two long whereas the paid courses can even be over 50 hours long.
If you plan to buy a paid course from Udemy, then make sure to find and use a discount code to get upto 90% off. Even I do this, whenever I plan to get a paid course from Udemy.
7. Domestika
Domestika is quite less-known but a great platform to learn creative skills for free. Founded in 2002, it started as an online community but later on transformed into a teaching learning platform. Domestika has vast range of courses, specially focusing on digital skills. You can find in-depth courses on different topics like, design, animation, photography, marketing, business, content creation, social media, etc. on Domestika.
There are thousands of free courses on the platform. All the courses are pre-recorded and can be several hours long depending on the topic. It even offers paid courses which you can purchase for as less as $0.99 per course.
8. HubSpot Academy
HubSpot Academy is the educational platform of the marketing related software and tools developer, HubSpot. It was launched back in 2012 and so far over 600,000 people have learned something new from it.
You won’t find any courses that teaches physical skills on HubSpot Academy. All the courses on this platform are about marketing and sales like, social media marketing, email marketing, blogging, sales, SEO, digital marketing and courses where they teach you to use their own tools.
They have over 100’s of courses on different topics that are all completely free of cost. You also get the certificate of completion after completing any course on HubSpot Academy without paying a single penny.
9. Udacity
Udacity is another great online learning platform that was founded in February, 2012. Till now, over 21 million people from 195 different countries have used Udacity to learn something new. Udacity has over 3000 courses on their platform. They mainly offer courses for topics like, data science, programming, AI, business, autonomous systems, product management and cloud computing. These are the most popular topics on the platform. You can find courses related to various other topics too.
Normally, introductory courses on Udacity are just a few weeks long whereas intermediatory and higher level courses are months or even years long.
10. Alison
Alison is another great online learning platform that was founded back in April, 2007. Over 10 millions users have completed atleast one course on this platform. They have over 5500 courses and over 45 million learners worldwide.
The best part about Alison is, their courses are available in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, French, Chinese and Urdu.
On Alison, you can find courses related to IT, health, language, business, management, personal development, sales, marketing, engineering, and more. They have every kind of courses you can think of. Unlike most other platforms, they even have courses that teaches real life skills. The courses on Alison are anywhere between 90 minutes to 30 hours long. After completing each course, you get a certificate of completion.
11. Future Learn
Founded in December, 2012, Future Learn is an amazing platform to learn high-paying digital skills. Just like Coursera and edX, it partners with world’s top universities to provide in-depth courses on various topics. Till now, they have partnered with over 200+ top universities around the world to create thousands of courses. To start learning, all you need to do is, create an account for free. Then, you can learn whatever you want.
According to the latest report, they have over 20 million active learners learning various topics like, business, IT, healthcare, personal development, psychology, language and more. Some courses are just a few hours long whereas some are over 3 months long.
Conclusion
So, these were 11 best sites to learn a high income skill for free. Free doesn’t mean every courses on these platforms are free. On all these 11 sites, except Grow with Google and HubSpot Academy, some courses are free while some are paid. So, make sure to check the price of the course whenever you decide to enroll in a new course.
In my personal opinion, taking a course on a topic like, AI, programming or digital marketing can be insanely valuable and can help you to make more money. By learning any one of these 3 skills, you can start your own business or start working online to make side income which can even turn into a full time job. These 3 skills are highly in demand in today’s world.
What topic are you interested in learning the most? Tell me in the comments below.