Hosted by / Sponsored by: Jennifer Mattern

Course of Study: Writing / Literature

Course Link: Take this course.

Description: This free online course is one I developed myself. It originated as a 14 day e-book writing challenge on my freelance writing blog, and was later turned into a downloadable lesson in e-book format. You can download the .pdf file at the link above.

The program offers a great deal of advice on writing, publishing, and marketing your own e-books before taking the reader through a 14-day program to writing their own e-book.

Learn how to write an e-book today either as a new income stream or a marketing tool for your own business.

Hosted by / Sponsored by: U.S. Small Business Administration

Course of Study: Marketing

Course Link: Take this course.

Description: The SBA offers a wide variety of free online courses for small business owners. To take this free introductory marketing course on the Web, students are asked to fill out a brief free registration form (you can choose to skip the form by simply clicking the submit button without filling in details).

The course itself is conducted in a presentation / slideshow format combining both audio and video elements.

A course outline is available, allowing students to choose specific subject areas, depending on their existing knowledge of marketing (or to resume the course where left off previously).

As with all SBA-sponsored free online courses, Marketing 101 is primarily designed with the entrepreneur in mind.

Course Outline:

• What is Marketing
• Market Research is Key
• The Marketing Plan
• Measure Performance
• High Impact Strategies
• Next Steps
• Additional Assistance