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All right, so have you ever thought about making money with Excel?

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Like actually turning those spreadsheet skills into cash?

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Yeah, not something you think about every day, is it?

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No, not really.

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But that's why we decided to do a deep dive into this YouTube video.

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It's called How to Make Money with Excel Right Now, Work from Home, Ingle.

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Free training.

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Catchy title.

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Oh yeah, definitely attention grabbing.

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It's from a channel called Superhuman's Life.

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And let me tell you, it is packed with ideas.

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Like seriously, who knew you could do so much with Excel?

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I mean, it's one of those programs that everyone kind of knows,

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but I think a lot of people don't realize it's full potential.

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Exactly.

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So basically they break it down into three main paths.

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Freelancing, making and selling templates,

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and even landing a traditional nine to five job, all using your Excel skills.

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I have to admit, I'm intrigued, especially about that freelancing part.

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Like how much can you really make just from knowing Excel?

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Right, well, we'll get to that.

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But first, they actually start by talking about free resources

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for people who want to, you know, level up their Excel game.

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Makes sense.

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Gotta have the skills before you can make the money, right?

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For sure.

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They recommend the Microsoft Support website, which I mean, that's pretty standard.

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But then they mentioned this other site, GCFLalernfree.org.

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Have you heard of it?

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Can't say I have, but I'm all for free learning resources.

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What do they have?

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Well, apparently tons of courses on data analysis, all completely free.

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Now that's interesting.

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Data analysis is one of those skills that you can apply almost anywhere.

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Yeah, like it's not just about number crunching, right?

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It's about understanding trends, making predictions.

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Exactly, telling a story with those numbers.

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And those are valuable skills no matter what industry you're in.

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Absolutely.

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So even if you're not trying to become like an Excel master,

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learning data analysis can still be a huge boost for your career.

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Totally.

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Oh, and get this, they even mentioned this free Udemy course on Excel for beginners.

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It's something like almost 50,000 reviews.

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Wow, OK, that's a lot of people learning Excel.

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It must be good.

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Right.

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So OK, let's say you've got the skills you're working on getting them.

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Now, how do you actually make money with this stuff?

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That's where freelancing platforms like Upwork and Fiverr come in.

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OK, yeah, I've heard of those, but I always imagine people,

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you know, like graphic designers or writers using them, not really Excel experts.

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Right.

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But apparently there's a huge demand.

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They said that on Upwork, some Excel experts are making over $200,000.

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Wait, seriously, $200,000 just from Excel.

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I know, right?

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It's mind blowing.

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And it's not just like super complex financial modeling or anything.

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People are hiring freelancers for everything, like cleaning up messy

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spreadsheets, building dashboards, you name it.

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I'm starting to see the possibilities here, but I have to admit,

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I'm not super familiar with the more advanced stuff in Excel.

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Like what's VBA?

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Oh, yeah, good point.

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VBA stands for Visual Basic for Applications.

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And it's basically a programming language built into Excel

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that lets you automate all sorts of tasks.

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OK, so like instead of doing things manually,

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you can write a little program to do it for you.

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Exactly.

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It's super powerful.

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You can generate reports, send emails based on certain conditions,

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even build interactive forms within your spreadsheets.

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Wow.

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OK, suddenly those high paying gigs are making a lot more sense.

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Right.

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Now, on the other hand, you've got Fiverr,

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which seems to be more for quick, affordable Excel help.

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The video mentioned people offering everything from simple formula help

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to like full blown automation, all for just a few bucks.

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So it's kind of like, you know, task rabbit, but for Excel.

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Yeah, exactly.

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It's really interesting because it shows that you don't necessarily need

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to be this Excel wizard to find work.

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There's a market for all levels of expertise.

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Definitely.

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And for people just starting out, it sounds like a great way to get

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some experience and build up a portfolio.

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Totally.

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OK, so freelancing sounds pretty promising, right?

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But what if you wanted to make money with Excel,

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even when you're not working?

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Like while you sleep, enter the world of passive income.

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Passive income.

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OK, now you've really got my attention.

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I know, right?

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Apparently, it's all about creating and selling Excel templates.

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You know, like those pre-made spreadsheets for things like invoices,

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budgets, trackers, that kind of stuff.

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Yeah, yeah, I've definitely downloaded my fair share of those.

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I never thought about the people who actually make them, though.

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Well, according to the video, there's a whole market for it.

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People are busy.

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They don't always have time to build these things from scratch.

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So they're willing to pay for the convenience of a well-designed template.

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Makes sense.

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Time is money, right?

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So where do you sell these templates?

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Well, the video highlighted two main platforms, Etsy and Envato Elements.

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Etsy.

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Wait, isn't that for like handmade crafts and vintage stuff?

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I know, right?

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That's what I thought too.

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But apparently, they had a whole section for digital downloads,

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and that includes Excel templates.

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Huh, learned something new every day.

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What kind of templates did they show?

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All sorts.

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Budgeting tools, bookkeeping dashboards, even stuff for freelancers.

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And the prices seem pretty reasonable, like between 10 and 25 bucks.

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OK, that's not bad, especially if you can sell a lot of copies.

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Exactly.

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The dream is to create it once and then just have it generate income over and over again.

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Now that is the dream.

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But what about this other platform they mentioned?

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Envato Elements.

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Yeah, that one seems a little more, I guess, professional and maybe more competitive too.

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Hmm, yeah, I can see that.

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Like, I think the templates on there tend to be a bit more complex, more sophisticated.

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So if you're really looking to make those high quality, professional grade templates,

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that's where you'd go.

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Exactly.

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OK, so we've covered freelancing, we've talked about passive income.

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Both pretty cool ways to make money with Excel.

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But I'd love to see some actual examples of people who are out there

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like doing this, actually making this work.

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Well, the YouTube video, the one we're doing the deep dive on,

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they actually had some pretty inspiring success stories, especially on Upwork.

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For example, they featured this Excel expert from the UK.

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And they charge $27.50 an hour.

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And they've already made over $200,000 on the platform.

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No way.

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$200,000 just from Excel.

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I mean, that's incredible.

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That's pretty impressive, right?

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It definitely shows the potential.

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If you've got the skills and you know how to market yourself.

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I'm sure.

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And then they also featured a freelancer from the US who specializes in VBA.

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They're charging $60 an hour and have made over $100,000.

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Yeah, that makes sense.

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VBA is seriously powerful.

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Like, I remember when I first learned how to use it,

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it was like this whole new world opened up.

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Right.

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It's like suddenly I could automate all these tasks that used to take me hours.

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It's interesting though, because the video really emphasized

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that a lot of those higher paying gigs on Upwork, they involve VBA.

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You know, creating those complex spreadsheets,

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providing beta analysis and visualization services.

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It's like these are all skills that a lot of businesses need,

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but they don't necessarily have that expertise in-house.

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So it makes sense.

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There's a big opportunity for freelancers to step in and fill that gap.

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And it sounds like specialization is key, right?

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Like you don't have to be a jack of all trades.

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If you can really become a master of like a specific skill set within Excel,

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that can make you super valuable.

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For sure.

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And then shifting gears a bit to Fiverr,

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they actually showcase some examples where people are offering like very specific Excel services

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for fixed prices.

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Oh, interesting.

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And one that stood out to me, someone was offering to do anything with Excel and Macros VBA

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as fast as possible for just $10.

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Whoa, $10.

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Really?

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I wonder what kind of volume they must be doing to make that worthwhile.

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I mean, it does highlight that Fiverr can be a great way to just, you know,

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get started with freelancing, start building a client base.

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And even if you're not charging like premium rates,

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you're gaining that experience, getting testimonials,

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which could lead to those higher paying gigs later on.

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Yeah, that makes sense.

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And it's not just like individuals using Fiverr.

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They mentioned that some all businesses are increasingly turning to the platform

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to outsource those Excel tasks.

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Yeah, I could see that.

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It's got to be more cost effective than hiring a full time employee, right?

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And that's what I find fascinating is like this kind of democratization of skills.

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You know?

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Platforms like Fiverr, they're leveling the playing field, giving small businesses

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and even individuals access to expertise that they might not have been able to afford otherwise.

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It's true.

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OK, so speaking of small businesses, the video actually made this really interesting point

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about, you know, a lot of small businesses, they're still using paper based systems.

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Oh, yeah.

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And there's this huge opportunity for someone with Excel skills to help them transition

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to, you know, like a more digital organized system.

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I mean, I think there's still so many businesses out there that are just, you know,

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they're kind of stuck in those old ways of doing things and they could really benefit

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from the efficiency and the organization that Excel can bring.

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Totally.

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And that's where our like template creators come in, right?

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Like if you can create a template that solves a specific problem for a particular type of business,

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let's say like a restaurant that needs to manage their inventory or a contractor who

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needs to keep track of their expenses, that's a really valuable service.

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You know, businesses are willing to pay for that.

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For sure.

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And the video actually, they went into some examples from Etsy, which, you know,

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as we talked about earlier, has become this kind of surprising hub for Excel templates.

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And they had templates for everything like budgeting, bookkeeping, project management,

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habit tracking.

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Wow.

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What about the pricing on Etsy?

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Like what kind of range were you seeing?

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So most of them were priced between, you know, 10 and $25, which seems like kind of that sweet

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It's affordable enough for most people, but it also allows the creators to, you know,

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generate some decent income if they can sell a decent volume.

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That makes sense.

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But what makes a template stand out in such a crowded marketplace?

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Well, from what I saw, I think the most successful templates, they were well designed, easy to

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use, but most importantly, they solved a very specific problem.

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For like a particular niche.

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Like, you know, instead of creating a generic budget template, you might create one that's

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specifically for freelancers or, you know, specifically for people who are, you know,

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trying to track their, you know, side hustle income or something.

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That makes sense.

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It's all about finding a niche and providing a tailored solution.

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So you could like really build a whole business around selling Excel templates if you had like

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the creativity and the marketing savvy, right?

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And if you were looking to create those even more, you know, sophisticated professional

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grade templates, they also mentioned that, you know, Envato Elements is a good option.

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Right.

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It's just a more competitive platform, but you know, the potential for higher earnings

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is definitely there.

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It's really interesting.

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So whether you're, you know, a freelancer, a template creator, or even someone who just

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wants to, you know, boost their career prospects, Excel skills are clearly like in high demand.

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And the best part is you don't have to be the spreadsheet wizard to get started.

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Nope.

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There are so many free resources out there.

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And you can always just, you know, start small and build your skills over time.

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I think the key takeaway here is that Excel, it's not just this boring spreadsheet program

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anymore, you know, right?

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It's a really powerful tool that can be used to make money, solve problems.

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And yeah, I mean, even build a successful business.

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Totally.

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But before we wrap up our deep dive into the world of Excel, there's one more avenue we

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need to explore.

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And it's a little bit unexpected.

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I'll say that.

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Okay.

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So we've talked about freelancing, right?

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Making templates, even that traditional nine to five route.

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But this video, it threw in this last suggestion that I was like, wait, what?

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They said you could use Excel to make money on, get this, YouTube.

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YouTube, really?

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It sounds a little out there, I have to admit, but I mean, I guess anything's possible on

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YouTube these days.

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Right.

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And at first I was like, how does that even work?

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But then I started thinking about like all those free training resources we were talking

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about, there are clearly a ton of people out there who want to learn to Excel.

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So maybe YouTube is the perfect place to, you know, teach them.

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Actually, that makes a lot of sense.

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You could create tutorial videos, walk people through different functions, maybe even offer

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like entire courses on YouTube.

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And you don't even need to be like the world's greatest Excel expert.

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I think people appreciate, you know, authenticity.

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You could even just like document your own learning journey, sharing tips and tricks

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as you go.

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Oh yeah.

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Like, hey everyone, I'm learning this new function today.

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Come along with me.

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That way people feel like they're learning with you.

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And it taps into, I think, a different kind of demand.

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It's not businesses needing spreadsheets built.

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It's individuals who want to improve their skills, maybe for their careers, or even

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just for personal projects.

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And here's where it gets even more interesting.

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You could use Excel to create content beyond just tutorials.

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Remember we were talking about how data analysis is like a really valuable skill across so

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many industries.

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Well, that applies to YouTube too.

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Wait, are you saying I could become like a data visualization YouTuber?

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It's a little niche, but I kind of like it.

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Think about it.

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You could use Excel to create these really cool charts and graphs that tell a story.

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Like you could analyze data from trending topics or popular games or even break down

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complex research papers in a way that's visually engaging.

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OK, yeah.

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So it's not just teaching Excel.

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It's using Excel to create actual content that people want to watch and share.

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Exactly.

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Wow.

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It's like combining two skill sets, the data analysis and the content creation.

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That's how you really carve out your own space on YouTube.

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And I mean, honestly, it makes sense because people are just overwhelmed with information

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these days.

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So if you can make data digestible, entertaining, that's a valuable skill.

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Absolutely.

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And that's what I'm taking away from this whole deep dive.

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It's not just about the spreadsheets themselves.

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It's about the thinking behind them.

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It's the problem solving, the logic, the organization.

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Yeah.

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And those skills are useful way beyond just finance or accounting.

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We've gone from freelancing to passive income to YouTube stardom, all thanks to Excel.

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And it's been quite a journey.

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I bet our listeners feeling pretty inspired right now.

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I hope so.

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This is just the beginning, right?

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The cool thing about a tool like Excel is that it's really only limited by your own creativity.

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So what unique problem can you solve with a spreadsheet?

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What story can you tell with data?

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Such a good question.

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It's been great exploring the world of Excel with you.

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And we hope this deep drive has given our listener a lot to think about.

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Go forth and spreadsheet, everyone.