449: How to Turn Your Skills Into a Side Hustle

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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media

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4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Always wanted to start a side hustle but didn’t know what industry to try? This week I’m breaking down the exact process of identifying the skills you do effortlessly and turning them into a profitable side hustle.

In this episode I share:

How to pinpoint the skills hiding in your “blind spot”
The importance of surveying your network to confirm your strengths
Different service-based ideas you can launch today
How to validate your offers quickly and start getting paid sooner

Highlights include:

00:00 Intro

02:00 Three key steps

05:30 Monetizable skills

09:30 How to get paid sooner, not later

15:00 Actionable homework

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0:00.0	Hear that happy business owner.
0:03.3	They're whistling because they found a great deal for unlimited calls, texts and data with three business.
0:09.1	Plans start from just £8 a month per sim, increasing to £8.50 in April 2025 and £9 in April 26.
0:17.4	Switch to free business for savings that'll give you something to whistle about.
0:22.1	Unlimited UK only. Fair use in go-room destinations.
0:25.3	£8 per sim when you buy 10 to 15 sims on a 24-month plan.
0:28.3	X 20% fat.
0:29.3	Terms apply.
0:32.5	You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your side hustle from
0:38.8	passion project to profitable business. And I'm your host, Nikaela Matthews Okome. So let's get
0:44.8	started. Hey, friends, hey, it's Nikaela here. And let me ask you something. What's the one thing
0:52.3	that you do effortlessly that people always ask for your input on, advice on, or for you to make, do, or teach them how to do?
1:01.7	That is the key to your next side hustle. So today I'm going to be breaking down the exact process to, one, identify the skills hiding in your blind spot. Two, see where your skills
1:14.0	fit across different industries. Three, start making money with them sooner than later. So let's talk
1:20.8	about the skills in your blind spot. There are a lot of skills that you probably take for granted.
1:26.7	So most people assume that, okay, it's easy for me.
1:29.7	That means it's easy for everybody else.
1:31.5	That's not something that I could sell or package or consult on.
1:35.5	But reality check, what's effortless for you might be overwhelming for somebody else.
1:42.6	And here are some common blind spot examples.
1:46.2	So let's say you organize everything with color-coded spreadsheets and filters in your
1:52.1	inboxes, automations, plugins, all of that good stuff.
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