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Free course · Beginner · Updated 2026

Social media fundamentals.

If you're new to social media, start here. We walk through every building block of a working presence — from setting goals and a strategy, to creating posts and company pages, to reading the analytics that tell you what's working.

10 modules 38 lessons 2 hr 54 min
EV
Esther Van den Eynde
Social media coach
VD
Virginie Dardenne
Social media coach
AR
Amber Roosen
Content & marketing
MH
Mirelle Hassler
Content & marketing
Social media fundamentalsFor social media newcomers
Start from
the basics.
Strategy · Content · Pages · Growth · Analytics · Ads10 modules

About this course

Most people don't struggle with social media because they lack creativity — they struggle because no one ever showed them the basics in order. This course does exactly that.

Over ten modules we move from the ground up: deciding who you're talking to and what you want from social, turning that into a content calendar you can actually keep, and writing posts and captions that earn attention. From there we cover the fundamentals of each major platform — LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X — how to grow an audience on each, and how to read the analytics so you stop guessing and start improving. By the end you'll have a strategy, a system for posting, and a way to measure whether any of it is working.

It's written for solopreneurs, business owners and marketing newcomers who'd rather spend ten focused minutes learning something useful than an afternoon lost in a feed. No jargon, no growth hacks — just the durable basics, with examples and templates throughout.

Modules 10 strategy to analytics
Lessons 38 short, focused reads
Time to complete 2h 54 go at your own pace

What you'll learn

Work through it in order for a complete grounding, or jump to the module you need most. Every lesson stands on its own.

  • Define a target audience and set goals worth measuring.
  • Build a content calendar — and keep it filled.
  • Write posts and captions people actually read.
  • Set up company pages on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X.
  • Grow an audience on each platform, organically.
  • Read your analytics and turn the numbers into action.

Course content

10 modules · 38 lessons · 2 hr 54 min

Know the basics. Now make them stick.

Willow turns this strategy into a weekly habit — post ideas, a calendar, a coach and analytics in one place, so the fundamentals you just learned actually happen every week.

“My Willow is all done for the coming weeks, so I’m switching it off for now — everything’s scheduled and things can calm down a bit.”
IN Inge NeelsFounder · Pono