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Michael Belfry
Microsoft 365 Training for Government and Private Sector Organizations
Published Jan 12, 2023
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If you’re an experienced Excel user, there are several ways you can leverage your skills to make money.
A lot of the people I meet in Excel training only do data entry. Others might know basic formulas and run reports but when it comes to utilizing the more advanced features in Excel, it seems like those skills are in short supply. That’s good news for you… you can turn your Excel skills into a lucrative side hustle!
Here are 3 ways you can earn money using Excel.
1) Teach Others How to Use Excel
If you’re an experienced Excel user and you enjoy sharing your knowledge with others, you could become an instructor.
There are many opportunities for an experienced Excel user with solid presentation skills:
2) Offer Your Services as a Freelancer
You could design spreadsheets, build templates, or otherwise customize and automate Excel spreadsheets for business clients directly or offer your services through freelance marketplaces like Fiverr or Upwork.
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3) Build and Sell Excel Templates Online
If you’d prefer not to speak in front of groups or develop customized solutions for clients, you could build and sell Excel templates online in a marketplace like Etsy or Gumroad.
Advice on How to Get Started Making Money with Excel
Although you have several choices when it come to making money with Excel, each option comes with a learning curve.
Here’s my advice, if you want to get started making money with Excel.
Look for successful people doing whatyouwant to do. Analyze the services they offer. Find out how they market themselves and where they find clients.
If you meet a busy freelancer, offer to take on some of the work they don’t have time to do - and quote them a competitive rate to do it. Subcontracting is a great way to learn!
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Jayce Jansen van Vuuren
Support Technician at WESP Radiology
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Build an Text base Excel sheet.Manipulate time and location data.Export to CSV and the import to a different program for automation.Decreased work time for one person from 2h to 10 min.
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Jayce Jansen van Vuuren
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Build an KPI Excel sheet for a company and it is working.Automatically provides answers after submitting all the users inputs.Took to many hours but finally working.Busy testing it outOne or two issuesAfter changes running a lot smoother & adjusting values.:-)
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S. Javed
Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets Wizard | Freelancer | Spreadsheet Automation, VBA, Google Apps Script | WordPress, wooCommerce
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Thank you for sharing valuable information and ideas.
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CA Ria Sachan
Income Tax, GST, DTAA & NRI Tax | Chartered Accountant | Taxation & motivational content writer - Bekifaayati |
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Hello everyone, I've automated employee attendance template. Also, i provide customised Excel template for small and medium businesses. For more details you can dm me or email at- sachanriya25@gmail.com.
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Francis Labang
Accountant/Bookkeeper: Organize and bring your financial affairs up to date, Leveraging automated bank reconciliation for efficiency, overseeing transactions, and Assisting businesses of small to medium size.
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hello guys, I have my automated Bank Reconciliation template, you can check my video on this link:
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