Can I have a few minutes of your time? Don’t worry, this is not another story to bore you, but to educate
you and give you value.
Have you heard the saying that “80% of today job will be replaced by ai”? As much as that is true to an
extent, I can tell you categorically, that is only applicable to those that doesn’t have any tech skill.
Because having one, position you in way that you will understand the command and usage of ai to earn
more.
Our world is evolving, and the best you can do for yourself is to move fast in this evolving world.
Technology has made human life easier, comfortable, faster and more predictable. Technology has been
implemented in all sector of human life; education, baking, finance, sport, business, health etc. This
widespread engagement necessitates the need to acquiring a tech skill in this era.
There are several reasons for acquiring a tech skill in this era. Imagine having a skill that allows you to work
from the comfort of your home without the hassle of daily transportation or traffic congestion.
It allows you to communicate and collaborate with people around the world, this builds your profile as
an international professional. Start a business with little or no capital or financial resources and create
opportunities for yourself.
There are several tech skills that are future-proof that you should consider acquiring, these include;
Graphic design, Digital marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Data Analysis, Product design,
Programming, Front-end development, Backend development, cybersecurity, Cloud computing,
Computer networking etc.
Among the aforementioned skills, let’s look at these top 5 skills that every Nigerian should have to make
them employable or self-employed;
- Graphics Design: every brand needs an identity, such as logo, flyer, banner design and lot more.
Only a graphics designer can help them achieve this effectively and having this skill position you
for a job faster than others or better still you can provide this at the comfort of your home
without necessarily reporting to any office before you can earn, just your internet and gadgets
needed.
Social Media Management: Everyone might have a social media account, but not everyone have
the skillset for algorithm; how the platform works for results and if you understand this so well,
it means you can consult for organizations as well and earn without reporting to any office. You
can manage more than one handle with the use of meta-business suite or hootsuite.
Digital Marketing: in a global world, a lot of people are struggling to be seen, your next client
might be having this same experience, hence you have the leverage to position their business in
the mind of their target audience and drive sales and conversion for them without leaving the
comfort of your home.
SEO: many might have done all online marketing and get no result, that is when you are needed
to bring in your expertise so they can be discovered by the product or services and not only through paid ads, but organic traffic via search. This position every business both local and international to be seen with ease via just typing what they offer and come up on the top list of search result. This skill is most sought after by foreign client, if you are to earn massively in foreign currency, you should consider this skill.
Programming: a lot of successful business needs programmers to help place their products and services online in a way that they can earn seamlessly by building and online system and a funnel that communicate between them and their client even while they are sleeping. Only those that have this skill can provide this service. The earning of any programmer even for entry level is from #1M and above, if you are thinking of a skill to learn today, consider learning programming language.
Let me ask, which of these above skills would you love to consider? Before you give me your answer,
having these skills position you ahead of others. There are jobs ai cannot and will never be able to do. Ai
will not edit a full blown movie production, it’s a video editor that will do it. So if you are of the school of
thought that ai will replace you, it’s because you’ve not acquired the right skill.
I ask again, which would you love to learn? Drop your thought in the comment section and I will be glad
to guide you through your decision or use this link.
