The world is gradually becoming a digital village. The demand for individuals with one or two digital skills is increasingly rising. Hence one of the best investments you can make on yourself today is to learn a digital skill. While it is vital to learn a digital skill, it is equally important to acquire the right digital skill that is most appropriate to you. This will ensure that you don’t end up wasting your time and effort without tangible result. We have prepared this article to help you understand where to start. The following are a few things you should consider before learning a skill.
1. Start with a skill at a time
Unless you want to become a jack of all trade, master of none, then I suggest you start with a skill at a time. Learning a digital skill takes time, diligence and commitment. Choosing to learn more than one at a particular time can get overwhelming. You can easily become frustrated and abandon your quest to become digitally inclined. Hence, it is best to start with a skill at a time.
In addition, most digital skills are intertwined, a web designer, for example, will mostly have an idea of graphics design, which means, if you start with a skill, by the time you are done learning that skill, you would have gained some ideas about other digital skills, which can be helpful moving forward.
2. Go for the skill you can afford
Value always comes at a price. For every digital skill you wish to learn, there is a price attached to it. Be sure to go for the one you can afford. Affordability does not only applies to money but also extends to the requirement such as the type of computer or software packages that are needed to thrive in the digital industry. For instance, graphics design software easily work on virtually any type of computer. However, animation software often requires computers with a large processor and high-quality graphics cards to function effectively. So, if you’re unable to get such computers, you might want to stick with graphics design for now.
3. Go for the one you are passionate about
The digital industry basically revolves around creativity. If you want to succeed in the industry, go for the one you love, as this will easily put the creativity in you to limelight. In addition, learning a digital skill is a lifelong process. You will always have to improve on yourself and get better with design software that is consistently being updated. Hence, you do not want to dedicate a lifetime to something that is not your passion.
4. Go for the one you are willing to invest your money and time into
As mentioned earlier, value comes at a price, when deciding which digital skills to learn, choose the one you’re willing to invest both your money and your time into. Learning a skill takes time and effort. If you’re not committed to it, you can easily get discouraged. By investing your money and time you equip yourselves with the skills and knowledge that will position you for success in your chosen digital path.
5. Go for the one that helps you create value
If your reason for learning a digital skill is to make money, then you are on the wrong path. Don’t seek money, seek value and money will come. The digital industry revolves around value. Your goal for learning a skill should be to create value. People will always be willing to patronize you when you are creating value. Thus, money will definitely come.
CONCLUSION
After considering all of the tips mentioned above, you can then proceed to the next stage, which is the learning stage. This is a very crucial stage, which will also be easy if you have the right tutor to guide you. Lucky for you at Empricon Value Cloud we have an intensive training programme that covers a wide range of digital skills. Click here to know more.
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