7 Digital Skills That Are Important To Learn Before You Japa

It’s A Digital World

Na digital skills dey reign oh.

Have you ever heard of the saying that “money is on the internet“? Find your corner of the internet and make your money. The world we live in today is a technological world, everything goes on on the internet, internet banking, web3, crypto, content creation, course creation, jobs, everything happens on the internet and thanks but no thanks to covid-19 that happened a couple of years back a lot of companies have had to make changes and this has a lot of workers either working from home or hybrid where they only go into the office a couple of days a week. A lot of people really enjoy and do prefer the work-from-home situation.

The fact that we live in a technological world means that you can make money and earn an income from anywhere in the world. You could be leaving in Namibia and have clients in Asia, have clients in Europe, have clients in Ireland, have clients in Zimbabwe, Egypt anywhere!

As a freelancer, you can have clients wanting your services from anywhere in the world, as a course creator, you can have people buying your course from anywhere in the world, as a content creator, you have people watching your content with your content getting across to people from all over the world. You’d be surprised at how far your content can go and all of this is thanks to the internet.

For a lot of people who are moving out of the country and relocating to another country entirely, it is a smart choice to have digital skills that will help make your life better no matter where it is you’re moving to in the world. The secret is to not be stranded wherever it is you go because you have these digital skills that you can monetize with distance as no barrier. Whether you’re moving to another country, whether you’re a nomad and you’re travelling and experiencing the world, you can still make money and not be broke.

What are these digital skills you ask and how can you learn them? It is really easy but it can be a lot of work too.

 Digital Skills That Will Make You Money From Anywhere In The World.

•  Video editing

Having this digital skill opens the door of opportunity to you as long as you have your laptop and your mouse you can edit from anywhere in the world. All your clients have to do is send you the raw unedited file, you edit, you get paid and you send them the finished work and voila! that’s money in your pocket.

I was watching a YouTube video the other day where the YouTuber has video editors from different countries in the world, one of the editors is from Asia the other editor is from Egypt. Distance is not a barrier to you being a video editor you can edit for anyone in the world. You can learn how to edit videos from Udemy, Coursera and youtube for free.

• Audio Editing 

As it goes for video editing same goes for audio editing and in this day where a lot of people are really getting into podcasting, you will not run out of clients. A lot of audio editor freelancers are on Upwork, Fiverr and other sites that provide the platform that connects freelancers and clients who need their services. I personally learnt how to edit audio via youtube. You can also learn from sites like Udemy and Coursera. Using audio editing programs like Adobe Audition, Audacity, Garage Band and so on.  

• Web Design

Companies, small and medium enterprises are always looking for a good website designer and if this is you, you can bet that you will always have a steady flow of clients. And these clients refer other people if they get good services. Another good thing is that this is a skill that you can carry anywhere in the world with you as long as you have a laptop.

• Blogging

Another digital skill that you can monetize from anywhere in the world is your blogging skills. Once your blog site is up to par and you can run google Adsense on it, you’re able to earn money. You can also earn money on the blog through affiliate links and sponsorships.

• Copywriting

Copywriters are important to businesses. Copywriting allows companies to reach out to consumers with their products and services in the right tone. A lot of companies today value copywriters for the growth of the company. As a copywriter, you are an asset to any company. You can learn copyrighting for free on platforms like Coursera, Alison, Skillshare, YouTube, and Udemy.

• Motion Graphics and Animation

Animators create content using 2D or 3D images and a lot of businesses use motion graphics and animation as helpful tools for advertising their products and services. We live in a world where the attention span is really low. Animation helps grabs people’s attention. You can be an animator from anywhere in the world and you will make a lot of money doing animation for different companies’ advertisements.

• Social Media Management and Content Marketing

Customers and consumers like and want the personal touch when it comes to businesses and this is one of the reasons why companies hire social media managers to manage their social media pages and respond to queries, questions, comments and reviews by customers on social media thereby also helping them grow the company pages and also create engaging content. You can learn how to be a good social media manager through courses on YouTube, Coursera, Udemy, Allison and so on.

Other digital skills that you can learn and monetize include Microsoft Azure administrator, Amazon Web services (AWS), front-end and back-end developer, becoming an influencer, affiliate marketing, UI/UX designing, drop shipping, starting a YouTube channel, cinematography, ethical hacking, cryptocurrency, and so on. The list is endless as to all of the ways that you can make money digitally, all you need to do is find your niche and work with it.