Top relevant essential skills that should co-exist with your skillset in 2020 and beyond
By: Kenny Hendricks
Tags: Startup, Innovation, Online Marketing, Online Business, Strategy

Have you ever ask the question, what are some of the world's highest paying careers. Some would say, software engineers, lawyers, doctors, business analysts, construction, engineers, and architects. Of course many will argue that these are the crème de la crème of careers that no doubt has its benefits, where most large organisations pay their employee more or less than 6 figures a year at the top-end of their employee wage budget. For most of us, these figures are considered the ‘pinnacle’ of success, but what if we get fired or laid off? then it's back to square one, that's if we don't already have a plan B, which in most cases, most of us do not have one, because we have been so conditioned to believe that our success is grad school then the long haul to become old and grey, with some pension stuffed in a pot to last us throughout our retirement days.

Well then… Have you ever ask this question, What should be one of our paramount consideration?, especially now that we have felt the impact of COVID from an economic and financial perspective. Whereby, many companies are being liquidated as a result, some are being forced to let their best employee go, could be you huh?!.

Very unfortunate for some, especially those who have a single household income and rely heavily on that one source of income to supplement their families.

Others have to adopt new ways to earn a living giving them the luxury of earning enough passive income to replace the day to hassle of a 9–5.

Let's start with our list of skills to have:

Affiliate Marketing — affiliate marketing is one of the fastest ways to make money online, with some affiliates offering as much as 75% commission on sales, which makes it extremely lucrative and rewarding, therefore giving others the freedom to live their dreams.

Copywriting — copywriting is a very valuable skill to have and many online companies are always looking for copywriters or individuals who are skilled in copywriting, there is also a shortage of copywriters, could you upskill and earn a decent living.

Cryptocurrency — when you hear the word online trading, most would think of Bitcoin, Ethercoin just to name a few. These are the most popular cryptocurrencies of the lot, with bitcoin stocks rising each and every day. There is no other time than now to invest in bitcoin.

Blogging — blogging is always and will always be a worthy skill to have, there are some technicalities especially when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO).

Advertising, during the pandemic many individuals have built their own advertising company, some are doing 6–7 figures in only just a few months of starting and that's predominantly running Facebook ads.

Virtual Assistance — virtual assistance is in hot demand right as the level of online business and online transactions triple since the pandemic, and it's said to increase in 2021 as there will be more lockdowns forcing people to become more accustomed to shopping more often online.

I am sure we could all agree that being a programmer is a skill worth having in 2021, of course, it is! But bear in mind it takes a lot of commitment and it can be very time-consuming and many may not have the time and the longevity to digest such large chunks of information.