Start your freelance journey today
Learn a skill, set up your business, and find your first clients. One step at a time, with no experience needed and no age limit.
Free, takes about three minutes, no account needed.
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Which best describes you?
Most of our students came to freelancing as a second career. If one of these sounds like you, you’re in the right place.
Nearing or past retirement
You’d like to keep earning, but from home, on your own terms.
See what would suit youA 9-to-5 office job isn’t an option
Health, family or distance means you need work you can do from where you are.
See what would suit youYou’ve tried freelancing, with little to show
A few low-paid jobs, no steady clients, and no clear idea what to change.
See what would suit youYou want extra income without the commute
Something real to add to the family budget, without leaving home to earn it.
See what would suit you
How it works
Four steps, in order. You start at the first and we tell you what comes next.
Find out what you’re good at
A short quiz matches what you enjoy to the freelance work that suits it.
Take the quizLearn the skill, step by step
Pick a career track and work through it at your own pace, in short video lessons.
See the seven tracksSet up your business and get clients
Name it, price it, write the proposal, land the first client.
See the templatesKeep up as things change
Each month we walk through one new tool, slowly, and record it for you.
See this month’s training
Seven careers. We’ll help you pick the one that fits you.
Organised at home? That’s a virtual assistant. Good with words? Writing and editing. The one everyone asks to coordinate things? Project management.
Digital Marketing
Run the marketing small businesses can’t do themselves: social, email, funnels, ads.
- Digital Marketing Specialist Program
- Pinterest Marketing Specialist
Online Tutor & Trainer
Teach what you know, online, to students and teams who need it.
- Online Tutor & Trainer
- Online Course Creation & Management
- Teachable
Virtual Events & Media
Produce the courses, events, podcasts and video clients want made.
- Online Course Creation & Management
- Virtual Event Manager
- Multimedia Editing & Production
Virtual Administration
Be the executive assistant a business hires remotely, from inbox to books.
- Virtual Assistant Foundations
- Virtual Bookkeeping
- Become an Executive VA
Writing & Editing
Write and edit for clients who need words that work: copy, blogs, emails, proofreading.
- Copywriting
- Proofreading
- Website Writing
Project Management
Keep client projects on time and on budget, and build the systems that run them.
- Virtual Project Manager
- Business Processes & Systems
- Team Building & Management
Virtual Consultant
Turn what you already know into advice people pay for.
- Virtual Consultant
- Building a Consulting Service
- The Winning Discovery Call
You won’t be left behind by AI or new tools
Each month we walk through one tool, slowly, and record it so you can watch when it suits you.
- AI Powered Content Creation SystemA repeatable way to create content you can offer as a service
- Custom GPTs for FreelancersSet up an AI assistant to handle your repetitive tasks
- Pabbly Connect - A Cost Effective Zapier AlternativeConnect your tools so the busywork happens on its own
- Make Websites in Seconds Using Durable AIBuild a simple client website in an afternoon
- Design Beautiful Presentations Fast Using Beautiful AIPolished client presentations without a designer
- Circle.soRun a client's online community, and charge for it
Hundreds of templates, so you never start from a blank page
Contracts, checklists, proposals and welcome emails, ready to fill in and send.
- Sample Client Proposal
- Services Proposal Example
- Sample Proposal Follow-up Emails
Over 25,000 freelancers trained, in more than 75 countries
Freelance University is one of the very few experiences I have found that offers a 360 degree support network to ensure your freelance success. Within the first three weeks of joining the University and applying what I learned, I had landed my first client… it just works!
John EastonFreelance University studentCommon questions
Something else on your mind? Email support@freelanceu.com and a real person will reply.
Do I need any experience?
No. The courses start from the beginning. If you can follow step-by-step instructions, you can do this.
I’m not very good with computers. Will this work for me?
Yes. You need a computer and an internet connection. Whatever else your chosen career needs, the course teaches it, one step at a time.
Am I too old for this?
No! Many of our students are starting a second career.
How much time does it take?
As much or as little as you like. Most courses are two to four hours of video, in short lessons you can fit around everything else.
Do I need to buy any software?
No. Any tools you eventually need depend on the service you choose to offer, and that course will tell you what they are.
Can I cancel?
Yes, at any time. And the first 14 days are covered by a money-back guarantee, so trying it costs you nothing.
One membership, the whole library
Try it for 14 days. If it’s not for you, email us and we’ll refund you. After that, cancel whenever you like.
One membership covers all 211 courses, 466 hours of lessons, 499 templates, and new training every month.
- Everything in monthly
- Twelve months for the price of nine
- 14-day money-back guarantee