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5 Low-Cost Skills You Can Learn Right Now & Start Making Money

What I mean by low-cost skills are skills that will cost a very small amount of money to learn but can make you thousands of naira every week once you become an expert at it.

1. WORDPRESS design and DEVELOPMENT

WordPress is a Content Management System(CMS) that carries over 30 percent of websites all over the world which means WordPress is very popular CMS learning WordPress development is one of the low-cost skills you can acquire within a short period of time which depends on how fast you learn. you can earn up to 200 - 350k from developing a WordPress website for a client.

the most amazing part of this is that WordPress development is a very easy-to-learn skill. with Youtube videos, a few blog posts, and in a few months of practice, you will be good at it and start charging any amount from clients.

2. CANVA DESIGN

Canva https://www.canva.com/ is drag and drops graphics design website that allows you to design any kind of graphics, from fliers to posters, Instagram creatives, YouTube thumbnails, websites, etc.

All you need to do is to visit the website, navigate to the 'learn' part, watch videos, read and digest their blog posts. YouTube videos can also help you do well too. And with a few months of serious practice, you're ready to start making some money as a graphics designer.

3. INSHOT VIDEO EDITING

Inshot https://inshot.com/) is a video editing mobile app that can be used to edit YouTube videos, Reels, TikTok, etc. It can cut and edit, add music, add B-roll, add text, and so on to your videos.

All you need to get started is to just download the app on your phone and play around with it. Try to edit a few videos for yourself and once you're an expert at it, you can then start editing other people's videos and earn from them.

4. CONTENT WRITING

This part is where critical thinking sets in because writers are born and writers are made. Most of us writers and bloggers were made through constant practicing and learning, it's not compulsory to be a Pro writer before you get your first gig as a content writer.

In other to learn how to write, start visiting websites like medium, read blog posts on writing from Pinterest also read a lot of tips from writers then start practicing every day. Once you've mastered the type and kind of writing you want, you can start receiving gigs as a content writer for blogs, freelance like Upwork, etc

5. PODCASTING

A podcast is an episodic series of spoken-word digital audio files that a user can download to a personal device for easy listening.

Starting a podcast, you don't need to be an expert before getting started, visit YouTube for podcast videos and read blog posts about podcasting then you start your first podcast using your smartphone, install and sound editing app from your app store getting a PC will be an added advantage, you don't really need expensive tools before you can start your podcast. you can click here to read more about podcasting

Conclusion

All these costs little to nothing, you just need to give it your time and commitment. always remember, nothing good comes easy. it's not compulsory to own a PC before you can these things, it's just that PC will be an added advantage for easy navigation. So dedicate 3-4 months to becoming great at these skills and you'll reap the works of your labor

Good luck!

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Check Out These 5 Low-Cost Skills You Can Learn Right Now & Start Making Money