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    Google

    Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores

    Skills you'll gain: Order Fulfillment, E-Commerce, Google Ads, Digital Advertising, Customer experience improvement, Market Research, Marketing, Retail Management, Sales, Shipping and Receiving, Marketing Strategies, Market Trend, Process Optimization, Target Audience

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    1.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad Austral

    Excel aplicado a los negocios (Nivel Avanzado)

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Analysis, Data Validation, Business Analytics, Data Import/Export, Process Optimization, Business Modeling, Data Integration

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Increase SEO Traffic with WordPress

    Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Search Engine Optimization, Blogs, Web Analytics, Web Content, Keyword Research, Information Architecture, Content Management, Marketing, Analytics, Web Design, Web Development

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    792 reviews

    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Digital Marketing Implementation: Executing Strategies in a Connected, Data-Driven World

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Content Strategy, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Social Media Marketing, Driving engagement, Social Media Strategy, Cross-Channel Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Automation, Campaign Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), User Experience, Brand Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, AI Personalization

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    3.2K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Operations Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Demand Planning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Operational Analysis, Business Operations, Risk Analysis, Forecasting, Operations Management, Simulation and Simulation Software, Process Optimization, Decision Making, Decision Tree Learning, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Probability Distribution

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    5.1K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Concepts, Strategies, and Analytics in Performance Marketing and Digital Advertising

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Digital Advertising, Online Advertising, Advertising, Contextual Advertising, Pay Per Click Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Paid media, Social Media, Search Engine Marketing, Marketing, Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Data Ethics, Web Analytics and SEO, Media Planning, Web Analytics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    815 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Next.js Ecommerce - Build a Shopping Platform From Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Responsive Web Design, Email Automation, Order Management, UI Components, Data Validation, Search Engine Optimization, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Back-End Web Development, Authentications, User Interface (UI), React.js, E-Commerce, PostgreSQL, Web Development Tools, Dashboard, TypeScript, Marketing Automation, Product Improvement

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    The Path to Insights: Data Models and Pipelines

    Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Database Design, Extract, Transform, Load, Databases, Data Warehousing, Database Systems, Data Pipelines, Business Intelligence, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, Data Mart, Data Management, Process Optimization, Data Quality, Data Transformation, SQL, Performance Testing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    684 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    McMaster University

    Experimentation for Improvement

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Pareto Chart, Process Improvement and Optimization, Process Optimization, Statistical Methods, Performance Tuning, Mathematical Modeling, R Programming, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Case Studies

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    924 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Austral

    Fundamentos de Excel para Negocios

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Entry, Productivity Software, Presentations, Data Management, Financial Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    5.4K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Google Sheets, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Data Modeling, Forecasting, Risk Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Business Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software, Process Improvement and Optimization

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    3.9K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Calculus for Machine Learning and Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Mathematics, Calculus, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Derivatives

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    908 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular optimization courses

  • Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores: Google
  • Excel aplicado a los negocios (Nivel Avanzado): Universidad Austral
  • Increase SEO Traffic with WordPress: Coursera Project Network
  • Digital Marketing Implementation: Executing Strategies in a Connected, Data-Driven World: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Operations Analytics: University of Pennsylvania
  • Concepts, Strategies, and Analytics in Performance Marketing and Digital Advertising: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Next.js Ecommerce - Build a Shopping Platform From Scratch: Packt
  • The Path to Insights: Data Models and Pipelines: Google
  • Experimentation for Improvement: McMaster University
  • Fundamentos de Excel para Negocios: Universidad Austral

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