Much has changed within the past three years and now more than ever we have access to many online courses to upgrade our skills and knowledge. In my opinion, nothing says self-care like investing in your personal growth; learning a new skill, developing your talents and furthering your education.

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Benefits Of Doing Online Courses

There are so many benefits to improving yourself with online learning. It opens you up to new opportunities, helps with thinking outside the box, provides greater perspective, and boosts self-confidence. Upgrading your knowledge through online courses may also help you:

  • Earn a certificate or degree
  • Become more proficient in an existing skill
  • Be able to teach others
  • Increase your income
  • Pursue a career in a new industry
  • Start your own business
  • Boost sales in your business
  • Have more control over your life

In addition, studies have shown that continuous learning can keep your brain healthy and reduce stress.

As a busy stay-at-home mom, it may be difficult to find time to start new endeavours, but with online courses, there is the added benefit of flexibility and convenience. You can do your online learning in the pockets of time that are available. For example, when the children are asleep in the early morning or at nighttime or you can do a module while you wait in the car to pick them up from school.

As there is no need to commute to a class, learning can be done from anywhere.

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Take your time to browse through a variety of courses and find one that suits your goals and wallet.

Certifications that you earn online can be used to enhance your resume for potential employers, should you decide to enter or re-enter the workforce.

You don’t have to limit your learning only to educational platforms either. There are many individuals who are successful professionals in their niche offering training in their field of expertise as well.

For example, Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing has created a course called KonMari Method™ Fundamentals of Tidying.

The type of course that you decide to embark upon would depend on your personal and professional goals.

Tips For Finding the Best Online Courses for Your Needs

Here are a few tips to help you get started when looking for a course.

  1. What do you want to achieve by taking the course? What skills do you want to learn? Do you just want to increase your knowledge in a particular area? Do you need a certificate at the end of the course to move on to a higher level of training? Professional certification would require the platform to have the proper accreditation to be recognized by institutions and potential employers. So take some time to sit down with pen and paper and define your goals.
  2. Determine how much time you will be able to commit to learning. Would you need a course that is self-paced or would you prefer a virtual classroom setting on particular days with a tutor or instructor?
  3. Financially, how much funds do you have available to invest in your course?
  4. When researching a course, ensure that both the course and the instructor are reputable and have good reviews from other students.
  5. Read through the course description and review the modules listed. This is to ensure that you will be prepared for what you will be signing up for and to determine if you would be comfortable with proceeding.
  6. Check the price and payment options. Some platforms may allow you to pay a one-time fee for a course, while others may be based on subscriptions. Also, there are offers of free online courses with certification, free training with paid certification and some are entirely paid courses.

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

~ Jim Rohn

Also, don’t feel bad if you don’t have additional funds to pay for a course right now. Fortunately, there are reputable institutions that offer free education online. I have listed them towards the end of this blog post.

Not sure what online course you should pursue at this time? In addition to the tons of resources on the internet to gather information, I recommend finding a good book or audiobook on the topic. Read it through to see if that particular area of learning is for you before you commit.

Online Courses Stay-At-Home Moms Can Explore

So now we know the benefits of doing online courses and have a few tips on how to move forward. Here are some areas that you can explore as well as links to courses to get you started with your research.

Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing promotes businesses, products and services via websites, social media, mobile apps, videos, emails, display advertising, etc. through content creation. This skill is highly demanded as it helps businesses and individuals increase brand awareness, attract customers and increase sales.

Google Digital Garage has a free course on Digital Marketing, with certification, to get your feet wet in this particular field.

Copywriting

Copywriting is a valuable skill to learn in today’s digital world. It is the creation of written content for the purpose of marketing and advertising with the goal towards a particular engagement and action by the reader, such as a sale.

Blogging

A blog is a platform where you can publish your own created content on a particular topic that is of value to an audience. Blogging is the art of creating and collating information for a blog.

It helps to build authority in your field, improves writing skills and can help to build your business or personal brand.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is where you sign up with a company to become an affiliate or partner for the purpose of promoting their products. You receive a custom link that you market to your audience and when a sale is made you make a commission.

Some affiliate networks offer their own training for their affiliates such as Amazon Creator University or Clickbank.

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E-Commerce

E-commerce is the buying and selling of physical or digital products and services online. It entails creating an online store through platforms such as Shopify or selling on a marketplace such as Amazon or Etsy. Also, managing inventory and sales, collecting payments, shipping products to customers etc.

Proofreading

If you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for spotting grammar errors, then you need to explore the world of proofreading.  Proofreading courses provide you with skills to catch typos, punctuation slip-ups, and grammar glitches. Beyond fixing errors, you’ll learn the art of maintaining consistent styles and formats, turning any piece of content into a polished masterpiece. Imagine being the go-to professional for writers, businesses, publications and more!

Web design and development

Web design and development is the construction of websites and apps. It entails user experience, visual content, aesthetics, layout and usability.

Social Media Management

Social media plays a key role in the digital marketing strategy of many businesses and the management of these social media accounts is important. There is a high demand for this service which entails creating and publishing engaging and informative content, analyzing audience data, communicating with users and creating a strategy and posting schedule.

Photography and Video Production

Photographer taking a picture

Video production and photography go hand-in-hand and more educational platforms are incorporating them both into a single course.

Video and photography services can be for personal or commercial purposes. These include advertising, social media, course creation, content for websites, events such as weddings and baby showers or even selling on stock photography sites such as Shutterstock. It involves learning lighting and staging, filming and shooting as well as editing and post-production.

Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant or VA offers administrative or technical support remotely to a small business owner, entrepreneur or other clients. Tasks may involve, data entry, social media management, bookkeeping, scheduling appointments, sending emails, communicating with customers and more.

Online Transcription

Transcription is the conversion of audio or video files into text. From the media and medical fields to legal and academic industries, there is a need for transcriptionists to transcribe podcasts, lectures, interviews, meetings, etc.

Business Management

Business Management includes skills involved in the effective planning, running and administration of a business. Some of these skills are leadership, problem-solving, communication and financial literacy.

Investing

Knowledge about investing is a must-have in this day and age. It can help you secure a future for yourself and your children by building various income streams. This can ensure funds are available for your family’s future needs – children’s education, retirement and create a greater sense of financial security.

Image Consultant

If you have a passion for fashion, Image Consulting may be a good online course for you to pursue. This growing field is valuable as it helps people enhance their visual aesthetics, personal branding, and confidence through developing an image strategy. Required knowledge in this area may entail wardrobe styling, etiquette, makeup application, colour analysis and communication.

Podcasting

Podcasting is a great way to build personal or professional brand awareness and a connection with an audience. It is the creation and publication of audio content which is meant to educate or entertain listeners. Knowledge in podcasting includes familiarity with recording equipment, interviewing, storytelling, audio editing and marketing.

Hydroponics

Hydroponics Online Courses

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants that uses water instead of soil where nutrients necessary for growth are dissolved in the water. This is a great method to learn if you have a passion for growing your own fruits and vegetables at home. It is a good option for those with limited space. It uses up to 90% less water than traditional gardening, is sustainable and can be a lucrative business.

Nutrition

There are so many benefits to pursuing a course in nutrition – not only can you have a career as a nutritionist, meal planner or health coach, but it can help you and your family improve your health through better food choices. This is a rewarding career path in that you can help others achieve their health and wellness goals!

Some of the areas in which you can increase your knowledge are; Human digestion, macronutrients and micronutrients, metabolism, weight management, diets and food preparation.

Event Planning and Management

Event Planning is the preparation, implementation and management of events such as corporate gatherings, weddings, parties etc. It can entail venue selection, entertainment, catering of food, hospitality, decor, delegation and human resource management.

Fitness

There is a growing population of people battling obesity and health issues as a result of being overweight or their lack of exercise. Due to this, there is a need for fitness professionals. Learning about fitness would not only make you more informed about physical health for yourself and your family, but you can provide a service that is valuable to others.

You can help others by giving guidance and coaching on exercise, health and nutrition and overall wellness. In addition, one can specialize in a particular niche such as pregnant women or elderly persons etc.

Crafting

Crafting can be so much more than a hobby. There are many opportunities on and offline to turn crafting hobbies into a business by selling handmade products. Some of these crafts are crocheting, jewelry making, pottery, quilting, candle making and of course, my favourite, soapmaking.  Products can be sold at physical venues such as farmers’ markets or via e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces such as Etsy, Amazon and Shopify.

Knitting Online Courses

You can teach your craft online and make money doing it via YouTube, through creating online courses, ebooks or blogging.

 

Of course, there is an abundance of courses you can take in a variety of fields. I encourage you to research and find one that suits your needs and your budget.

Here are learning platforms (some are mentioned in the post above) that you can browse through to see which online courses are available in which you may be interested.

Wherever you are in the world, check within your region to see which courses are available to you locally as well.

Feel free to share your favourite learning resource/s with us. Let’s help each other learn and grow!

Never stop learning!

Online Courses for Stay-at-Home Moms

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