A couple of days ago, a neighbor of mine got a big android phone which was worth a lot of money. He brought it to me, asking me to help him fix some things in it.
“Mum, he doesn’t know the worth of what he carries,” I told my mum
“What’s he carrying? ” Mum asked with a sarcastic look.
“Ma, this smartphone you’re seeing could be fetching millions of naira if you know your way around it,” I said
“Yea, I know that” Mum replied and I trust she knows that. She’s a 21st-century babe. She knows almost everything I know about digital skills.
But unfortunately, Baba Ope – the owner of the phone – doesn’t have a clue. All the functions he knows about that smartphone are to make calls, connect with friends, listen to music, and download Nollywood movies.
What a pity
Most of us are like Baba Ope. You barely know what your smartphone is capable of doing. The functionality of your smartphones is numerous but I’ll be limiting it to just FIVE THINGS that can bring you the income you never believed it can generate.
Your phone can buy you a bigger phone, house, and lots more you can never think of.
This is for YOU!
If you have a smartphone, then this article is for you.
In this write-up, I’ll be talking about five digital skills that are enough to provide a source of income that could make you stop your job even if you are without a laptop.
Seriously, the pandemic era has really opened our eyes to opportunities that we were too blind to see.
Are you broke? Do you have a smartphone?
If yes is the answer to the question above. Then learn any of these digital skills outlined below to start your journey towards a steady inflow of income.
The internet is designed to get you ALL you need to learn any of the skills you decide to choose below. So, you don’t have an excuse. If you see any of the skills below you are really interested in, all you need to do is to start learning about it with that same phone. Start with Google and you will be directed to everywhere you need to be to become a professional in that skill. If you can be devoted, I am very sure that in a couple of months, you will see your dream come true.
Lucrative 5 digital skills
- Content creation
- Vlogging and Blogging
- Social media management.
- E-book publishing
- Digital Marketing
With the above-mentioned skills, you no longer have to be at the mercy of your boss to earn a living. Trust me. Let us treat them one after the other
Content creation
Content creation is simply a skill that involves an individual creating unique and original content. With your smartphone, you can write valuable and original content and be paid for it. All you need is your data and your smartphone.
Content cut across a lot of things. It can be articles, write-up, videos, scripts, and so on.
All these contents are then published on platforms that the consumers use. There are a lot of content creators out there making cool cash. Some of them work as a freelancer – what this means is that people come to them to create contents for them for a certain amount. I have seen people on Fiverr, Upwork, People per hour(PPH), and other platforms make thousands of dollars through this.
You too can! If you know you have an interest in the skill, you can learn it
Vlogging and blogging
With your smartphone, the creation of a website is now as easy as ABC. Platforms like WordPress and Blogger make it easy for you to create a free website by yourself from the comfort of your mobile phone, even if you don’t have any coding skills. You can now create, manage, and track analytics just right at your fingertips.
Without a laptop!
You can use these platforms to publish your content either as a blogger or a vlogger. The difference is that the former is for text and image content creation while the latter is for videos. For videos, you can as well have a YouTube page for free.
Social media management
This is about the process of scheduling, analyzing, and engaging with social media users on a certain social media platform. It could be yours or a clients’
Social media plays an integral part in accelerating business growth – everyone is moving towards the social media world. Hence, social media managers are highly sought after by individuals and organizations who need to gain online prominence.
With the right knowledge and tools, you can help an organization reach a huge audience, make every of their campaign visible online, and also get paid for it.
E-book publishing
According to an article published in Huffingpost, it has been proven that about a quarter of all dollar sales are in form of eBooks.
Does that ring a bell?
The rate at which this is growing can no longer be overlooked. I have taken advantage of this skill. Apparently, I don’t want to be left behind in the wealth creation exercise.
So whether you want to be heard, reach a million people, probably become the next big thing, E-book publishing is what you should consider delving into.
The E-book is simply having contents compiled in soft copy. For example, you probably will get a textbook in school from a bookshop for a certain amount. Right? If the bookshop doesn’t have it, you have to go about looking for it. The E-book is simply an electronic book format of this. It is a bookshop right there online and all the buyer needs to do is to click buttons. When the buyer finally gets it, he reads on his mobile phone and you make your cool cash from it.
What an easy life a mobile phone has made for us.
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Digital Marketing
What more can I say about this asset called a smartphone?
Digital marketing simply requires more of the basic marketing strategies you know. As a digital marketer, you are required to use various digital channels like email marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) to generate leads and create brand awareness. Just like a marketer does, a digital marketer is just one of them but who operates in the digital space – the internet.
So let us say you just started a brand, a digital marketer helps you to get the online attention that you need and also brings consumers for you so that your brand can grow and not die.
They are also highly sought-after individuals. Learn digital marketing and start earning the big doe right on your smartphone.
So what else are you waiting for?
Take advantage of the information on your smartphone. Learn any of these digital skills and start earning big.
Please, be aware there are other things available to do with your smartphone. These five explained above are just out of it. In case you are interested in knowing more, you can use Google to begin. You can as well stay close to us as we bring more across your path. Subscribe to our mail list now.
Bonus point
In case you don’t want to leave your job just yet, do you know you can still achieve this? It is possible to have your job and have a side hustle. It is important to have multiple streams of income.
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