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Get started at FreeU by completing our short orientation that will you everything you need to make the most of the University. Start your freelance journey now!

Course curriculum

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    Freelance University Orientation and Start Up Kit
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  • Craig  Cannings

    Craig Cannings

    Chief Learning Officer, Freelance University

    In 2008, my wife Kelly and I co-founded Freelance University with the purpose of becoming the #1 go-to training center for Freelancers and VAs from around the globe! As of this year, we have successfully trained over 25,000 Virtual Assistants and Freelancers in more than 75 countries. Kelly and I have had the great privilege of building our Online University while raising our 5 daughters who are the greatest blessings of our lives. I look forward to meeting you and seeing you either in this program or at our University very soon. I leave you with my favorite quote from marketing guru, Seth Godin: "The only worse thing than starting something and failing... is not starting something."

Course Reviews

  • Found this very helpful

    Cindy Frisendahl

  • University Orientation

    Sarah Poikonen

  • Orientation

    Michael J

  • Excellent University Orientation

    Salome Muthiora

  • Simple and Straightforward

    Amy Small

    This orientation was very helpful. I now know how to get started and like the resources and instructions.

    This orientation was very helpful. I now know how to get started and like the resources and instructions.

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  • Great foundation!

    Stephanie Gray MPH

  • Amazing Class and Instructor

    Kelley Wolfe

  • Well thought of presentation.

    Mathilda Mascarenhas

  • University Orientation

    Esther White

  • Beginning

    Brad Fahring

  • Great Orientation

    Sheila Edens-Brown

    Love the Orientation track. Information was very informative.

    Love the Orientation track. Information was very informative.

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  • Informative

    Anthony J

    Interesting and value

    Interesting and value

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  • University Orientation

    Barbara Pierce

  • great!

    Melanie Faye

  • Great Information for a Newbee

    EMMANUEL GOODGLORY

    I am grateful to be part of this community.

    I am grateful to be part of this community.

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  • Very Thorough ! Excellent Orientation!

    Natalie Ford

  • Freelance Orientation

    Sandy Tremblay

  • FreeU Orientation

    Craig Baker

  • Great content!

    Kaylene Spooner

  • Excellent orientation!

    Thomas Laverty

  • It is all there in this package

    Sandy Filewich

    Very informative

    Very informative

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  • My thoughts

    Audrey Paulduro

    This is what I have been waiting for. Bite size pieces to work on and something affordable. I am so thankful.

    This is what I have been waiting for. Bite size pieces to work on and something affordable. I am so thankful.

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  • Very informative!

    Denise Meridieth

  • Orientation

    RAQUEL BLACKWOOD

  • Great Start Information!

    MARY WILLIAMS

    This information was so detailed and easy to digest.

    This information was so detailed and easy to digest.

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  • University Orientation

    Linda Nelson, CMP

    Very thorough and easy to follow outline and instructions

    Very thorough and easy to follow outline and instructions

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  • Exited

    Carla Lambert

    Im so excited to get started with Freelance University. The orientation module will help you plan out a clear path.

    Im so excited to get started with Freelance University. The orientation module will help you plan out a clear path.

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  • University Orientation

    Linda Palmisano

    Very informative.

    Very informative.

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  • Great orientation! Well thought out and put together. ...

    Wendy Gowans

  • Thank you

    Jessy Newcomb

    Well understood, love how everything is broken down

    Well understood, love how everything is broken down

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  • Awesome First Glimpse

    Jacqueline Salesman

  • Title was easy to understand

    Olumide Ajike

    Easy to read and understand.

    Easy to read and understand.

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  • very apt title

    Andrea Havelin

    The text is clear and thorough, very reassuring. You complete the course feeling duly oriented, which is what it means to do.

    The text is clear and thorough, very reassuring. You complete the course feeling duly oriented, which is what it means to do.

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  • great start

    Martina Samardzic

  • Great information to get started.

    Kathy Goldman

  • Great step by step orientation. Printed them all!

    Craig Sobolik

  • Fabulous orientation

    Cheryl Bozek

    Thank you so much for the great orientation Craig. I'm really excited to get started in taking courses!

    Thank you so much for the great orientation Craig. I'm really excited to get started in taking courses!

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  • University Orientation ... EXCELLENT!

    Sheila LyonHall

  • FreeU Orientation

    Rachel Norwood

    Very thorough. Probably as thorough (if not more so) as my own college orientation that took me a whole day to go through.

    Very thorough. Probably as thorough (if not more so) as my own college orientation that took me a whole day to go through.

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  • Orientation

    Cindy Spohr

  • Excellent orientation

    Riki Hoople

    I enjoyed the overview of Free U. I thought it was well thought out and detailed.

    I enjoyed the overview of Free U. I thought it was well thought out and detailed.

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  • If The Orientation Was This Good....

    Heidi Dunn

    ....Then I can't wait to see what the Freelance University classes are like! The orientation was well thought out and informative. It was also unexpected. ...

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    ....Then I can't wait to see what the Freelance University classes are like! The orientation was well thought out and informative. It was also unexpected. I thought it would be like logging in and choosing training modules randomly, but this program is so much more than that! Can't wait to get started. Thank you!

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  • University Orientation

    María de las Mercedes Guerrero Pérez

    ¡Fine!

    ¡Fine!

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  • Title is great.

    Janice Wlodarski

    Text is also great. I don't see anything I don't like yet! :)

    Text is also great. I don't see anything I don't like yet! :)

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  • Freelance University Is An Incredible Value!

    Michelle Grant

    I am blown away by the amount of value that is offered by Free U! I have spent thousands of dollars on other courses that just didn't seem to be a good fit....

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    I am blown away by the amount of value that is offered by Free U! I have spent thousands of dollars on other courses that just didn't seem to be a good fit. I am so excited to finally have the resources and a community of supportive people to help me pursue my dream of being a successful business owner.

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  • University Orientation

    Raquel Hawkins

    Great overview of the Freelance U program

    Great overview of the Freelance U program

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  • Orientation

    Pauline Rockwood

    Great overview of the FreelanceU!

    Great overview of the FreelanceU!

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  • Very helpful

    Esther Abba M

  • It was good and very thorough

    Ellen Johnson

  • Very Good Course

    Anna Antonatos

  • Excellent intro to FreeU

    Aimee Lo

  • Great start!

    Cairenn Rhys

    Motivational and inspiring!

    Motivational and inspiring!

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  • Free U Orientation

    Lakesha Smith

    The orientation was very informative and easy to follow

    The orientation was very informative and easy to follow

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  • The orientation was a useful overview of the site as a ne...

    Shaun Williams

  • Apt

    Jacqueline Henderson

    Thoruo

  • Claudia White

    Claudia White

    Well laid out and easy to follow. I like the fact that once you complete courses you can actually advertise through the school's directory.

    Well laid out and easy to follow. I like the fact that once you complete courses you can actually advertise through the school's directory.

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  • Orientation and Start up

    Lupe Valencia

  • Helpful

    Mely Sutrisno

  • Perfect title.

    Janette Foster

    Text is great.

    Text is great.

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  • Jenelle Cross

  • Orientation

    Shelley Bowry

  • A great start to a great program

    Kenneth Byrd

    I thought the orientation was a great start to the courses. I am now looking forward to learning the skills necessary to get my business going in the right d...

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    I thought the orientation was a great start to the courses. I am now looking forward to learning the skills necessary to get my business going in the right direction and build off of a solid foundation. Thank you.

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  • Excellent Intro - or Refresher

    Yvonne Kochanowski

    As a previous FreeU member, I needed to find out what's new in courses, how the platform now works, and how I can best optimize my FreeU experience. This co...

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    As a previous FreeU member, I needed to find out what's new in courses, how the platform now works, and how I can best optimize my FreeU experience. This course covers all that and more!

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  • A great introduction!

    Kirsten Smith

    This was such a good snapshot of what FreeU offers, and has given me a clear starting point for my learning.

    This was such a good snapshot of what FreeU offers, and has given me a clear starting point for my learning.

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  • WOW!...Excited to be Onboard.

    Kathy Wakefield

    Wow...how online learning has come a long way from a few years ago when I was trying to market online CE courses in the dental world! Excited to learn new sk...

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    Wow...how online learning has come a long way from a few years ago when I was trying to market online CE courses in the dental world! Excited to learn new skills, bring up to date my existing skills and expand my consulting / freelance business.

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  • Always New Info

    Sharon Gilbert

    Always something new in this, I do them every semester and I am starting my second year. Great info on FreeU's setup!

    Always something new in this, I do them every semester and I am starting my second year. Great info on FreeU's setup!

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  • Nice and simple

    Rebecca Clarke

    A great quick introduction to the Freelance U site.

    A great quick introduction to the Freelance U site.

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  • I think the title is appropriate

    Diane Miles

    This orientation was helpful and thorough - screen shots help you so you really can't get "lost" and the directions are clear. Thank you!

    This orientation was helpful and thorough - screen shots help you so you really can't get "lost" and the directions are clear. Thank you!

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  • All Aboard!

    Trish Kimble

    This is a great overview of the whole FREE U world with lots of resources and easy to understand information and suggestions.

    This is a great overview of the whole FREE U world with lots of resources and easy to understand information and suggestions.

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  • Very thorough and thought provoking.

    Sandra Bild-Kacena

    Helped me focus on what I have and what I need to work on.

    Helped me focus on what I have and what I need to work on.

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  • Great overview!

    Kishore Krishna

    I found it helpful to listen and explore at the same time. Craig calls out specific features that (discounts, past events etc) I would have missed otherwise....

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    I found it helpful to listen and explore at the same time. Craig calls out specific features that (discounts, past events etc) I would have missed otherwise. The orientation shows the content is organized well and gives confidence about the quality of the overall offering. Looking forward to learning more!!

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  • Clear structure

    Tina PALMER

    excellent layout with user experience at every step

    excellent layout with user experience at every step

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  • ??

    Jeffry Humes

    Amazingly comprehensive. Apparently difficult (for me) to narrow the scope. I'll need to go back through it several times.

    Amazingly comprehensive. Apparently difficult (for me) to narrow the scope. I'll need to go back through it several times.

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  • The title is pretty straight forward. It is comforting to...

    Theresa Knott

    Very well thought out. There was a smooth feel about it, a natural progression.

    Very well thought out. There was a smooth feel about it, a natural progression.

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  • Covering the basics

    Nicole K

  • University Orientation

    Sarah Poikonen

  • Seems like the info will be useful throughout the courses

    Catharine Capener

    Seems like the info will be useful throughout the courses

    Seems like the info will be useful throughout the courses

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  • Informative!

    Hayley Moritz

    A great intro into Freelance University!

    A great intro into Freelance University!

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  • Univ Orientation

    Betty Johnson

    Excellent program. I glided seamlessly through it.

    Excellent program. I glided seamlessly through it.

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  • It point you in the right direction.

    Leonard Pueblo

    It gives you a great overview of the university and what it offers

    It gives you a great overview of the university and what it offers

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  • UNIVERSITY ORIENTATON

    Ursula Hasenkopf

    I thought that this was brilliant. It is a step-by-step guided process. Easy to follow, logical and with great pdf documents to download and use so that you ...

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    I thought that this was brilliant. It is a step-by-step guided process. Easy to follow, logical and with great pdf documents to download and use so that you are never lost.

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  • Orientation

    Antoinette (Toni) Charity-Lewis

    The information was very clear and easy to understand and I'm looking forward to going through the courses

    The information was very clear and easy to understand and I'm looking forward to going through the courses

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  • orientation

    Jacqueline Williams

  • Camellia Scott

  • All the information needed

    Marilyn Narotso

    I went through the orientation again and found it useful to go through the entire presentation. Everything is explained so well. thanks!

    I went through the orientation again and found it useful to go through the entire presentation. Everything is explained so well. thanks!

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  • Comprehensive and interesting!

    Louise Russell

    Hi, just finished the University Orientation - it gave me a great sense of what to expect being a student of FreeU. I loved the personal experiences that...

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    Hi, just finished the University Orientation - it gave me a great sense of what to expect being a student of FreeU. I loved the personal experiences that were generously shared, and feel motivated to jump in! Louise (from Australia)

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  • Excellent Orientation

    Alana Sayler

    Thank you for the warm welcome! Loved the checklist and semester planner. Nailing down a pathway is going to be difficult especially when you offer everythin...

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    Thank you for the warm welcome! Loved the checklist and semester planner. Nailing down a pathway is going to be difficult especially when you offer everything I want to learn. Can’t wait to get started.

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  • University Orientation

    Linda Claycomb

    There is a lot of great information in the orientation that has made me even more excited to get started on this learning journey. I'm ready to get my mind a...

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    There is a lot of great information in the orientation that has made me even more excited to get started on this learning journey. I'm ready to get my mind around some of this material and make myself more marketable in the VA business.

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  • University Orientation

    Gina Koran

    Very thorough information on how to navigate through the system and the courses!

    Very thorough information on how to navigate through the system and the courses!

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  • Thorough!

    Michelle Beish

    Helpful introduction to site navigation as well as the plethora of available resources. Excited to start!

    Helpful introduction to site navigation as well as the plethora of available resources. Excited to start!

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  • Great Start

    Gert van Heerden

    The Orientation gave a good intro to FreeU and the Semester planner is valuable to a newcomer like me.

    The Orientation gave a good intro to FreeU and the Semester planner is valuable to a newcomer like me.

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  • Excellent

    Heather Sano

    If printing in color, I would prefer a darker font. Not all of us have young eyes :-)

    If printing in color, I would prefer a darker font. Not all of us have young eyes :-)

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  • Excellent and comprehensive orientation.

    Lynne Carey

  • I am so ready to dive in!

    Tariro Makina

    Thank you for such a comprehensive orientation that left me more than eager to start!

    Thank you for such a comprehensive orientation that left me more than eager to start!

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  • University Orientation

    Lois LaFerney

  • University Orientation Review

    D M

    I found the orientation to be be useful. I like the way that the steps are provided along with explanations and visuals to get off to a good start right from...

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    I found the orientation to be be useful. I like the way that the steps are provided along with explanations and visuals to get off to a good start right from the beginning.

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  • Great way to start the program

    Amy Nelson

    I found this a very easy way to learn the ropes. The University will be easier for me since I have gone over each of the items. I have this downloaded on m...

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    I found this a very easy way to learn the ropes. The University will be easier for me since I have gone over each of the items. I have this downloaded on my phone so while I'm working o a class i will have it at my fingertips if i need a quick reference.

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  • Freelance U Orientation

    Scott Perry

    There is a lot to learn for this course especially for those people whose computer and technical skills are limited but at the same time, it is a challenge a...

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    There is a lot to learn for this course especially for those people whose computer and technical skills are limited but at the same time, it is a challenge and efforts should be made to improve one's skills.

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  • A Clear and Concise Title

    Kathleen Ladelpha

    Beautifully written in an easy-to-understand and natural way.

    Beautifully written in an easy-to-understand and natural way.

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  • simply superlative flow & content

    Rosemary Papetti

    Flow of info is intuitive and complete.

    Flow of info is intuitive and complete.

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