What skill has the highest chance of enabling you to be self-employed?

2 points by jamiegreen 8y ago ↗ HN

If you are starting from zero, what skill (technical or non-technical) would give someone the highest chance of becoming self-employed in the shortest time period (e.g. doesn't require 10 years of training to even get started)?

Looking for skills obviously that maximise income, flexibility and location independence.

Of course programming is an obvious answer - but can we be more specific? :)

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JuliaChernykh 8y ago ↗

In my opinion, the main your skill is a belief in your business. Because this skill is the best to push you to go every time you encounter troubles. I don't talk about technical skills because today they are not important to start a profitable business. I mean such type of business as a marketplace. Have you ever thought about starting with this business model? Roobykon blog contains useful news and tips for an e-commerce business. I recommend that you read this: https://roobykon.com/blog/categories/marketplaces