What’s a small, underrated skill you learned that ended up making you actual money?

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Tool

Canva, Notion, Gumroad, Reddit

Issue

Entrepreneurs struggle to identify and monetize underrated skills (Notion templates, product descriptions, information organization) using free tools and minimal infrastructure.

Cost

unstated

Recommendation

none

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anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 · 2026-05-08

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Hey everyone.... I’ve been spending the last few months learning how to monetize simple skills using just my phone and WiFi. It started with curiosity, a few sleepless nights, and a lot of trial and error but now I’ve made a bit of money using free tools like Canva, Notion, Gumroad, and Reddit itself. Recently I realized that we often overlook the smallest skills that could make us money if we leaned into them more: things like creating Notion templates, writing product descriptions, organizing info, or just knowing what to Google. So here’s what I’m curious about....What’s one “small” skill you learned or practiced that ended up helping you make actual money even if it wasn’t sexy or glamorous? Whether it’s flipping items, setting up automation, editing something for someone, or something niche... I’d love to hear. Let’s build a thread that helps people see what skills are really working out here 🙏

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[score=314] rdem341

Being likeable and charismatic

[score=100] bavindicator

Public speaking

[score=77] SCORE-advice-Dallas

I spend way too much time on social media. Would you believe that some people don't like doing that? So now I run social media for clients. And get paid!

[score=63] real_serviceloom

How to think through problems. I am shocked at the amount of people who do not know how to think. I made a comment the other day and people thought I was ragebaiting them. Thinking is not the same as worrying and over analyzing things. It is different in spirit. It's almost about letting gaps in the fabric be filled magically by your mind when you are in the problem space. If you haven't experienced that, try it, it takes some practice but once you get used to it, you will know what you can almost always think your way out of any problem.

[score=41] DataBeeGood

Being an awesome notetaker in business meetings. Some people worry that makes them look like an admin. Nope. Because at the end of each meeting I provide the invaluable step of "OK, just to recap...decision X, task Y,..due date Z." And I always train my junior employees the same. Even now with AI note takers, they make mistakes, over-generalize, or miss the meaning of a complex conversation--a human is still needed to create final meeting notes that are shared and trusted.

[score=20] TXfire4305

Being a lifelong learner. I have a BA in History and am working in finance. I work for a "small" business of about 110 employees. My skill set allowed me to diversify into operations and HR functions when we got hit by DOGE. Those with narrow skillsets were not so lucky.