Combining Education and Skills can be very demanding. The Nigerian School system is quite stressful and although students wish to learn skills, this vital question comes to mind, “what skill can I easily combine with school?”
This post compiles all the online skills you can do with ease even as a student.
1. Blogging
This skill is very easy and is the master of them all. A blog is an online website where you share posts that relate to a niche (example: health). A major way Bloggers earn is through advertising:
From Advertising: A good blog is eligible for monetization from Google Ads. This means Google pays you to display their adverts on your website. Bloggers earn as much as 100 – 10,000 dollars depending on the amount of visitors to the website.
Why is this skill easy for students?
First of all, you don’t need to know how to code to have a Blog. Websites like Google Blogspot, WordPress and Wix make it very easy to design and customize your Blog. A platform like Google Blogspot even offers free hosting for you- all you need is a domain name.
Secondly, you can choose a niche that you love and this makes the Blogging journey very easy. Less research is required as you already know a lot about that niche.
Lastly, uploading posts on your Blog is occasional and with the right amount of website visitors, you still earn while asleep. This means you don’t need to constantly upload new posts.
2. Mini Importation
Imagine getting a product worth 25k in Nigeria at just 4k from China. All this is possible with mini importation. Students buy clothes, shoes and Digital gadgets a lot. If you can identify a Product and import from China you may be making 3X the amount you bought. This business is profitable for everyone and many Nigerians have earned thousands with ease.
3. Freelancing
You probably have heard of Upwork or Fiverr. These are the most popular freelancing platforms in Nigeria.
On these platforms, you work for people all over the world and get paid. There is practically every job offer available there. Ranging from transcription, Graphics design, Web Design and more.
To earn as a freelancer, you simply need to submit proposals, get contracts and then you’re paid based on your agreement with the client. The freelancing platform offers escrow services so you don’t have to bother about being scammed.
4. Facebook Ads
Do you know how to write Ebooks or do you have a Digital products you wish to sell? If yes, then Facebook ads could be your sure bet. You can also learn Facebook ads in order to help others run ads. You then get paid as these ads deliver results. The good thing about Facebook advertising is that it is a relatively new niche. This makes it easy for newbies to thrive.
5. Google Ads
Learning how to manage and run Google ads is very good as companies are constantly in search of Good advertisers. This is a high demand skill and just like Facebook Ads, Google advertising has very low competition.
6. Graphics Design
This skill definitely doesn’t need introduction. To thrive however, you need to be exceptional here. This is because the Graphics Design niche is crowded and tools like Canva make the skill look relatively easy
7. Copywriting
Copywriting is the ability to write compelling articles for products. In summary, you try to convince people to buy a product through writing. Many organizations are willing to pay as much as possible for good copywriters. If you can learn copywriting you could earn as much as $1000 from platforms like Upwork and Fiverr.
8. No-coding Website Design
Ever heard of WordPress? This is a website that allows you build beautiful websites without Knowing how to code. Lots of organizations pay hundreds of dollars to people to build websites for them. It’s almost impossible to tell the difference between a WordPress built website and a built-from-scratch website. If you learn wordpress, you can earn as much as possible from web design.
9. Airtime and Data Sales
VTU platforms like “Cheapdatasales” allow you buy data and airtime at a very cheap rate. You can then sell and make good profit. Data and airtime are used a lot by student. Selling this at good rates is a lucrative business.
10. Online Surveys
What are online surveys? The answer is simple. You get paid for expressing your opinion online. A few questions are asked and at the end a certain amount is credited to your account. Once you reach the payment threshold, your money is sent to you.
Most of the skills mentioned above can be done with convenience that’s why we recommend them for students.
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