Some people call the internet the world’s largest library, and they’re right. In fact, there aren’t many libraries that offer more than you can find by doing a quick search. Whether you want to see how to apply nail polish, fix a carburetor, publish your own novel, finance an education, operate a high-end camera or anything else, chances are there is a video tutorial out there that suits your needs.
Even the field of formal education has tapped into this vast resource as more and more instructors are putting all their classes online or making video tutoring sessions available to students who request them. But if you want to educate yourself at home, in your spare time, the internet is the place to be. The kicker is that nearly all the resources are free. Here are some of the most popular skills people acquire from video tutorials.
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Blogging
If you want to learn the rudiments of blogging, spend an afternoon reading articles and watching instructional videos on the subject. By nightfall you’ll be an expert and ready to start your own blog on the topic of your choice. For more advanced skills, take an entire course and learn the finer points of building an audience, measuring traffic, selling ads and earning an income from blogging full time. Most help in this area is free but you’ll have to view a lot of ads, on blogs that are owned by people who are trying to earn money.
Financing an Education
No matter how much you learn, it’s still not possible to earn a college degree, master’s degree or PhD online, in your spare time, for free. However, the vast majority of college bound students who need financial help with tuition turn to the internet for financing. Anyone who seeks an academic credential usually opts to take out a student loan. That’s because interest rates are favorable, applications are rather simple, and terms are favorable. Every semester, millions of adults go online and search for competitive rates on student loans so they can advance their careers and enhance their lives.
Photography
Whether your goal is to learn how to use Photoshop, operate a television camera, attach a camera to an electron microscope or develop film, you can find an endless amount of help from professionals who post how-to videos on various websites. The field of photography has changed a lot in the past decade with the addition of new types of lenses, enhanced video techniques and more. Students those seeking a new hobby can begin slowly and learn advanced skills via thousands of video tutoring sessions online, most of which are free to view.
Research
Colleges now teach courses in Internet research techniques. Even doctoral studies departments are taking a new look at how to conduct high-level research completely online. For writers and biographers, for example, primary study of a given subject typically begins by searching out bibliographic materials via the Internet. Most universities offer paid access to their academic archives where researchers can view specialized materials and niche journals of all varieties.
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