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Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by ManLikeL(op): 1:03pm On May 20

Good morning everyone.

I have no idea where to post this but I need massive recommendations and guidance.

Consider this question the yearning of a technical layman so your suggestions pieced into bits could be earnestly appreciated and understood.

I want to go into tech and specifically I want to be a remote worker.
Nothing outside of my home interests me and the idea of earning in naira seems a bit un-enough at the moment.
What kind of skills should I acquire in the tech world?

Trust me, I can be patient enough to wait it out till it starts yielding so believe me, I'm not expecting a quick money making scheme kind of impactation. I'm ok with slow and steady, but I want it to be dependable enough that when it picks, then it peaks and will be sustainable.
At the moment, my estate has 20-hour power supply at the minimum. I have; 1) HP ZBook Fury16 G9-Intel Core I7, 16GB Ram and 1T SSD.
2) HP EliteBook 840 G9 16GB Intel Core i7 SSD 512GB.
3) I have a well upgraded HP mini Prodesk cpu (16/512GB).
And a mini power station to keep these running for a few hours if there is ever an outage.

I want to believe these systems should be able to handle any kind of tech duties.

I'm without a job currently and I don't want to even start searching for jobs although I have a few savings to sustain me for a few years since I'm single.
I want to make money legally from the shores of my abode.

Please assist a brother

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by ManLikeL(op): 1:04pm On May 20

Nlfpmod
Mynd44

Please help move this to the right section sirs.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Stephen0mozzy: 1:15pm On May 20

Man... You have a beast of a laptop.

Now when it comes to skills, there are three types of people.

1. The creative
2. The analytical
3. The Seller

If you are on the creative spectrum, I'll recommend you go for motion graphics and a pinch of 3d - specifically for building product demos using After Effects and maybe Cinema4D.

If you're more on the analytical and number crunching side... I'm probably going to err on the side of caution and suggest Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning or start from Data Analysis for Financial/Business Analytics.

If you're the seller personality, I'd suggest you master how to use and help people manage CRM Software - Case in point GoHighLevel - you can actually charge people good money in dollars to help them set up their CRM, Automation Workflow, Funnels and Landing page, there's a ton of them - especially now that everybody is a founder or coach selling one thing or the other.

Personally, when I took this kind of decision about 4 years ago, I went into Programming (Became a MERN Developer); but the programming world is very volatile now and not very promising, especially for entry level.

Wishing you the best.... And while you're flexible in how long you want to spend in learning and waiting till it pays, it helps to tie the goal to a timeline too.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by OloriDesire: 1:51pm On May 20

You have no jobs and you have these powerful laptops? undecided

Who you dey lie give?

Oya continue with whatever fetched you the money to acquire those engines.

Nairaland and fake lives.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by ManLikeL(op): 3:25pm On May 20

ManLikeL:
Nlfpmod
Mynd44

Please help move this to the right section sirs.

FP please sirs

Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by adamkkk: 3:52pm On May 20

You're good to go. Very ready.

I can coach you on app creation and even web development

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by DMCA: 3:53pm On May 20

OloriDesire:
You have no jobs and you have these powerful laptops?

Who you dey lie give?

Oya continue with whatever fetched you the money to acquire those engines.

Nairaland and fake lives.

fahshshsvshsvshevshsheb

Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by kimjessey2019: 3:54pm On May 20

What did you buy those high level machine for in the first place?

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by jubrilELsudan: 3:55pm On May 20

HOW YOU TAKE GET THOSE LAPTOPS ABI YOU BE REPENTANT YAHOO BOY?

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by MarianaTrench: 3:59pm On May 20

I'm also interested in this topic

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Kingpele(m): 3:59pm On May 20

Well I wanted to tell u to start bombing but since u want to go legal graphic design or programming will be OK especially as u said u are willing to wait it out

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Pocohantas1: 3:59pm On May 20

OloriDesire:
You have no jobs and you have these powerful laptops?

Who you dey lie give?

Oya continue with whatever fetched you the money to acquire those engines.

Nairaland and fake lives.

No be everybody come from your kind of background na!

Those things he mentioned can be gifted by one relation or his parent

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by DeltaBachelor(m): 3:59pm On May 20

Hmmmmm. Well, let’s leave it for the experienced remote workers to advise you

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by JOACHINpedro: 4:00pm On May 20

Mad spec. You wanna sell any?

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Nwaikpe: 4:00pm On May 20

"Any kind of tech duties."

I mean, where do Nigerians get some concepts from?
Dude just wants "any kind of remote work," and then purchased some equipment for it.
No direct statement on what he wants, only that he wants to earn in USD.

Something is wrong with us Nigerians.
Las las, after 3 years, you go break out from your chairman, go start your own HK.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by LaIabobo: 4:00pm On May 20

That's a heavyweight laptop you have. Wishing you all the best.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by 1Alex: 4:09pm On May 20

Stephen0mozzy:
Man... You have a beast of a laptop

It's just a normal high end laptop but not a beast.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by ManLikeL(op): 4:09pm On May 20

OloriDesire:
You have no jobs and you have these powerful laptops?

Who you dey lie give?

Oya continue with whatever fetched you the money to acquire those engines.

Nairaland and fake lives.

What's your doubt by calling me fake life?? Is it that you don't believe I have the listed systems or that I can't have them and need helps on way to go?
I never said I've been jobless all my life... I said I'm currently without job... It could mean I've just lost a job and not ready to start all over again. No part of that lines means I've been jobless all my life. If I want to be fake, I'll list things that aren't tech related but I have as properties ranging from the kind of car I drive and phones I use but nah, I just need guidance. And those systems are in all honesty, the least of what life has blessed me with. Consider it a very humble brag.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by PrinceJoeWan(m): 4:09pm On May 20

We are many on the same page so please we need more helpful insights!

Thanks in anticipation!

Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by TossTos(m): 4:10pm On May 20

You may visit Coursera , YouTube where you can learn some freely.. like
1) Building the visual parts of websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
2) Data Analysis, Cyber security etc..as you say staying within your abode ..

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Ahayalift: 4:11pm On May 20*

Stephen0mozzy:
Man... You have a beast of a laptop.

Now when it comes to skills, there are three types of people.

1. The creative
2. The analytical
3. The Seller

If you are on the creative spectrum, I'll recommend you go for motion graphics and a pinch of 3d - specifically for building product demos using After Effects and maybe Cinema4D.

If you're more on the analytical and number crunching side... I'm probably going to err on the side of caution and suggest Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning or start from Data Analysis for Financial/Business Analytics.

If you're the seller personality, I'd suggest you master how to use and help people manage CRM Software - Case in point GoHighLevel - you can actually charge people good money in dollars to help them set up their CRM, Automation Workflow, Funnels and Landing page, there's a ton of them - especially now that everybody is a founder or coach selling one thing or the other.

Personally, when I took this kind of decision about 4 years ago, I went into Programming (Became a MERN Developer); but the programming world is very volatile now and not very promising, especially for entry level.

Wishing you the best.... And while you're flexible in how long you want to spend in learning and waiting till it pays, it helps to tie the goal to a timeline too.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by teepain: 4:11pm On May 20

Stephen0mozzy:
Man... You have a beast of a laptop.

Now when it comes to skills, there are three types of people.

1. The creative
2. The analytical
3. The Seller

If you are on the creative spectrum, I'll recommend you go for motion graphics and a pinch of 3d - specifically for building product demos using After Effects and maybe Cinema4D.

If you're more on the analytical and number crunching side... I'm probably going to err on the side of caution and suggest Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning or start from Data Analysis for Financial/Business Analytics.

If you're the seller personality, I'd suggest you master how to use and help people manage CRM Software - Case in point GoHighLevel - you can actually charge people good money in dollars to help them set up their CRM, Automation Workflow, Funnels and Landing page, there's a ton of them - especially now that everybody is a founder or coach selling one thing or the other.

Personally, when I took this kind of decision about 4 years ago, I went into Programming (Became a MERN Developer); but the programming world is very volatile now and not very promising, especially for entry level.

Wishing you the best.... And while you're flexible in how long you want to spend in learning and waiting till it pays, it helps to tie the goal to a timeline too.

I like your insights but pray tell, why do you think volatility is a barrier to your skill set as a full stack developer. Perhaps, I may have one or two pieces of advice that might be helpful.

Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by KingRabota: 4:12pm On May 20

I believe he's talking based on the premise that the lambaKing and sultanLie are lifelong NL residents

Pocohantas1:
No be everybody come from your kind of background na!

Those things he mentioned can be gifted by one relation or his parent

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by EmmaLege: 4:16pm On May 20

You no get any issues my guy 💯

Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Stephen0mozzy: 4:16pm On May 20

1Alex:
It's just a normal high end laptop but not a beast.

Hehe... you are right.
He has a beast of a laptop!

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Hezmatosky210: 4:19pm On May 20

Already you have failed the next interview. You're too anxious, nervous and tooooo desperate undecided

Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Hemanwel(m): 4:19pm On May 20

Pocohantas1:
No be everybody come from your kind of background na!

Those things he mentioned can be gifted by one relation or his parent

The guy you quoted isn't wise. He read the OP mentioned how regular they do have power supply in his estate, he read about the tech tools he has. He should have deduced that he (the OP) is likely to be from a well-to-do family. An estate that has such frequency of power supply can't be just anyhow estate.

He sha want make the OP open all his mouth to say it. Na wa oh!

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by Stephen0mozzy: 4:20pm On May 20

teepain:
I like your insights but pray tell, why do you think volatility is a barrier to your skill set as a full stack developer. Perhaps, I may have one or two pieces of advice that might be helpful.

Thank you my good Sir, that would be greatly appreciated.

I think, evidenced by the current shake up in the TECH industry - layoffs and stuff, with some new startups that would often spring up to absorb skilled developers backpedalling due to the uncertainty about AI's disruption - the demand has dropped big time, and the competition is even worse than it has ever been.

Not to even talk about the phantom jobs, 7 rounds of interviews that ends with automated rejection mails.

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Re: Can These Be Enough For Me To Survive As A Remote Worker? by ToyeBanji(m): 4:21pm On May 20

Stephen0mozzy:
If you're the seller personality, I'd suggest you master how to use and help people manage CRM Software - Case in point GoHighLevel - you can actually charge people good money in dollars to help them set up their CRM, Automation Workflow, Funnels and Landing page, there's a ton of them - especially now that everybody is a founder or coach selling one thing or the other.

Great take! To effectively do this, he needs to be business oriented. Pick an industry of choice, make research about it. Set up a small online store for lead generation. He will be learning by experimenting with the leads to build useful CRM.

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