Excel & VBA Skills for Freelance Projects

An introduction to Excel VBA along with the Excel skills you need to succeed with online freelance projects.

What you'll learn
- As a student, you will learn how to use Excel VBA (how to create macro-enabled workbooks).
- As a student, you will be able to create macro-enabled workbooks to meet the needs of a large number of freelance projects.
- As a student, you will be able to create macro-enabled workbooks that can be used to collect data in a business setting.
- As a student, you will gain the tools to handle a wide variety of tasks with Excel VBA and apply them.
- As a student, you will learn how to maintain large and/or complex Excel VBA files.

Requirements
- Will need some previous experience using Excel and formulas.
- No previous experience needed in Excel VBA programming.
- Will need access to the Excel App or the desktop version of Excel. Excel Online will not work.
- For high data workloads, you may need the 64-bit version of Excel (but not a requirement for this course).
- Excel has some limitations on Mac OS
- Power Query (available in Excel 2016 or later, or as an add-on for 2010 or 2013)
- Ability and permissions to save macro-enabled Excel files (.xlsm)

Description
Excel & VBA Skills for Freelance Projects

Instructor: Mo Mehta, Data with Mo Mehta LLC

Ready to turn your Excel skills into freelance income?

This course teaches you practical Excel & VBA techniques that directly apply to real-world freelance projects.

I’ve analyzed a sample of freelance listings and designed this course to focus on the most in-demand Excel automation and data tools — the exact skills clients are paying for.

What You’ll Learn

• Build self-service data tools, data entry systems, and dashboards using Excel VBA

• Automate repetitive tasks and clean messy datasets

• Combine multiple Excel files into a single, reliable “database” using Power Query

• Create powerful forms and tools that impress clients and simplify data collection

• Gain the confidence to bid on freelance projects knowing exactly how to deliver results

Course Approach

We’ll start simple — designing your own interactive Excel form to collect data.

Then, step by step, you’ll expand it into a fully functional data management tool.

You’ll build practical solutions that can be used for analytics, reporting, and business intelligence — just like real freelance gigs demand.

Why This Course Is Different

• Hands-on Projects from Day 1 — you’ll create and automate tools you can reuse for clients.

• Freelancer-Focused — every concept connects directly to projects you can get paid for.

• Teaches Adaptability — learn the basics and how to grow your knowledge base

Requirements

• Desktop version of Microsoft Excel

• Ability to save macro-enabled xlsm files

• Power Query (available in Excel 2016 or later, or as an add-on for 2010 or 2013)

About the Instructor

I’m Mo Mehta, founder of Data with Mo Mehta LLC, and I’ve been using Excel VBA for over a decade to build analytics, automation, and data integration tools in healthcare and beyond. My goal is simple — to give you the most valuable, real-world Excel VBA skills for freelancing in one course.

Who this course is for:
- Beginner and Experienced Excel VBA Developers
- Anyone who wants to sell their services as a freelancer for Excel VBA.
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