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21 Jul 2025
Agnieszka Kozubek-Krycuń

5 Fun SQL Projects You Can Do in a Weekend (For Free!)

Want to turn your weekend into a fun learning sprint and make your resume shine? With just a few hours (and zero cost), you can build impressive SQL projects that show off your skills to future employers. Here are five ideas to get you started — no database design or fancy tools required! Fun SQL projects? Yes, really! SQL isn’t just about dry reports or endless tables — it can actually be a fun, creative way to explore your favorite topics, analyze real-world data, and even learn more about yourself.
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17 Jul 2025
Agnieszka Kozubek-Krycuń

SQL Practice That Feels Like the Real Thing: Meet dbt

Want to take your SQL practice beyond just querying data? dbt (data build tool) is an open-source framework that lets you transform raw data into clean, reliable models — all using SQL. It’s the perfect way to practice real-world data transformations and start thinking like a data professional. Practicing SQL by writing the SELECT queries over and over can get boring fast. And let’s be honest — it’s easy to run out of ideas for what to query next.
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15 Jul 2025
LearnSQL.com Team

Learn SQL the Fun Way: Gamified Platforms and Mini-Challenges

What if learning SQL felt like an adventure, not a chore? With quests and mini-challenges, you can master SQL step by step — and have fun doing it. What if learning SQL felt more like playing an adventure game than reading a dry textbook? For many people, SQL is something they “need” to learn, but it often feels intimidating and boring. Long lists of commands and endless documentation can quickly kill your motivation.
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10 Jul 2025
Scott Davis

Sales Growth Analysis with the Data Analyst Cheatsheet: Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our sales data analysis journey. Using the SQL for Data Analysis Cheat Sheet, we’ll dive deeper into key metrics and apply SQL queries to uncover insights about consumers and products. Let’s sharpen those SQL skills! Building on my previous article, Sales Growth Dataset Exploration - Using the Data Analyst Cheat Sheet on Real Sales Data, this piece explores additional sales metrics using the same dataset.
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8 Jul 2025
LearnSQL.com Team

Bring SQL to the Beach: Your Summer 2025 Resource Guide

Traveling, relaxing, or just enjoying longer days? This resource guide will help you sneak SQL into your summer — with lightweight courses, mobile tools, and fun side projects. Summer isn’t just for sunbathing — it’s also the perfect time to sharpen your skills. Whether you're on a beach towel, a train to the mountains, or relaxing at home with the fan on full blast, there’s room for SQL in your day.
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3 Jul 2025
Agnieszka Kozubek-Krycuń

Beach Reads for Data Nerds: Top SQL Resources for Summer 2025

Sunscreen? Check. Sunglasses? Check. A data book that’s actually fun to read? Absolutely. This summer, we’re rounding up the most interesting SQL and data-themed books to keep your brain challenged – even while you’re off the clock. Sure, you could pack a murder mystery or a romance novel for your summer break – but if you’d rather kick back with something that sharpens your data brain, this guide is just what you need.
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1 Jul 2025
LearnSQL.com Team

New Monthly SQL Practice for July 2025!

Ready for our new SQL challenge? This time, we have prepared slightly more difficult SQL tasks. Here’s July’s SQL Practice course! This time, you will help Ruby. She is the creator of a language tandem app, that is, a chat application in which learners can find native speakers for practicing languages. Ruby would like to gather data to help expand her business, and she has hired you as an SQL specialist to help her out.
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1 Jul 2025
Jakub Romanowski

Course of the Month: JOINs in PostgreSQL

Updated on: July 1, 2025 Our PostgreSQL JOINs course will help you consolidate your knowledge of working with data from two or more tables in a PostgreSQL database. Throughout the month of July 2025, this awesome SQL course is absolutely FREE! Wondering why we want to give you this SQL course for free? We've been doing this for a long time. Every month, we choose one of our interactive online SQL courses and give users free access to it.
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26 Jun 2025
Agnieszka Kozubek-Krycuń

SQL Crash Course: Learn SQL in One Sitting

Ready to dive into SQL? In just one sitting, you’ll learn the essential SQL queries to start working with databases, from selecting and filtering data to sorting results. Got an hour? That’s all you need to start writing real SQL queries. In this crash course, we’ll cover the essential basics: selecting data, filtering results, and sorting. These are the building blocks for working with databases, and by the end, you'll be able to run your first queries with confidence.
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24 Jun 2025
Jakub Romanowski

How to Get an SQL Job With No Experience

So you want an SQL job—but you’ve got zero experience? You’re not alone. We’ve all been there. The good news? You don’t need a computer science degree or years in tech to break into data work. With the right steps, a little persistence, and a smart plan, you can land your first role. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the entire process of getting your first SQL job—no prior experience required.
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