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37 Best hand works to learn in Nigeria in 2020

 

 

 

Lucrative handwork may be the best option for some people, especially those who appreciate the fact the having a skill is of one the greatest assets one can have.
Jobs can fail easily, a business may collapse easily but great skills hardly die. If the skills are lucrative ones you sure you have something that will be fetching your money steadily.

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  • Why learn handwork?
  • The best hand works in Nigeria
  • How to pick the right handwork

Why learn handwork?

One of the needs for having a skill is great, be it handwork or other types of skills, is that whereas many jobs will fail, skills hardly fail you.

Also, when you have a skill it becomes easier for you to venture into a business because you have something of value to offer. If you have nothing to offer, don’t expect money or any form of payment in return.

The best hand works to do in Nigeria


  1. Mobile phone Repair
  2. Shoemaking and repairs
  3. Makeup business
  4. Web development
  5. Mobile apps development
  6. Graphic Design
  7. Laptop Repair
  8. Professional Photographer
  9. Baking (snacks, making cakes)
  10. Web Design
  11. Painting
  12. Digital Marketing
  13. Hair barber
  14. Floor Tiling
  15. Hair Dressing
  16. Interior Decoration
  17. Wrist Watches Repair
  18. Beads Making
  19. Fancy Brick Making
  20. Flower Gardening
  21. Tailoring
  22. Carpentry
  23. Software development
  24. Body massage (this is on the rise)
  25. Manicure
  26. Car mechanic
  27. Generator mechanic
  28. Video editing
  29. Welding
  30. Solar power installation, Street light, and CCTV installation
  31. Plumbing
  32. Cooking
  33. Writing professionally
  34. Painting
  35. Electronic repairs (Television, radio, etc)
  36. Hairstyling
  37. Iron bending and Panel beating
  38. Aluminium and Glass Works

Phone Repair

Learning to repair phones can take between a couple of months to learn, but in the end, it will be worth it. Phone repair as handwork is still on high demand in Nigeria and will continue to be even in the next couple of years because of the widespread of mobile phones in every nuke and cranny of Nigeria.

Shoemaking business

Do you know why so people go into shoemaking and still become successful? It is because shoemaking is evergreen. Year after year, people need a different design, something custom or general.
The big part is being able to carve out a niche for you. Do great works that will make people recommend you to their friends and other customers.
If you want to get started with shoemaking handwork,

Makeup business

The reality is that there are many people, especially the female folks that already into makeup artistry as a business.
But the interesting fact is that this business is not saturated yet. The demand for it is high and hence the money-making potential.
Remember that where there is competition, there is money, otherwise, what would people be competing for?
Competition in the makeup business is good. It is an indicator that there is money in the business.

Web development

A web developer is someone who builds websites and web applications. This is lucrative skills and the demand is good compared with most other careers in Nigeria.
Another interesting thing about this skill is that you can still make money even without a job as a web developer. You can become a freelancer with web development skills, making job optional.
If you want to know more, here is my post on how to get started with web development: 

Mobile apps development

Similar to web design and development, mobile apps development is also a very good skill to learn. As there are billions of mobile devices, there is also much demand for people that have the skills to build apps that run on those devices.

Graphic Design

Graphic design is a hot digital skill that is needed almost everywhere, including businesses, companies, organizations, etc.
Think about wedding cards, banners, business cards, events, and programs, etc, they usually need the services of graphic designers.
We also have them in web design, mobile apps design, etc.
Graphic design is very wide and learning it in Nigeria will be I great idea because the high demand it enjoys now will still be there in years to come.

Laptop Repair

Similar to phone repair, learning to repair laptops and other types of computers is another lucrative handwork to learn in Nigeria.
And the interesting thing is that laptops are becoming very common these days, especially among the youths and the working class in Nigeria. Also, some higher institutions in Nigeria now recommend that their new students buy laptops. A laptop is a common gadget and there are lots of them that need repairs.

Professional photography

Photography is among the most popular handwork today. If you are talented with aesthetics and can present things more beautiful than they actually look, then this can be even easier for you. Apart from attending to your customers, you can also sell your stock photos online!

Cake Baking

The thing about anything food is like it is indispensable. We cannot do without food. The important thing about starting this kind of business if building your customer base. You can do this through friends, social media, etc. You can even set up an online store where people can come and order cakes and have them delivered to their doorsteps. It’s all about coming up with ideas that can boost your business.

Website Design

This one is my personal favorite because I am a web developer. The web is too large, so it also is a web design and the technologies behind it. But you don’t need to become a guru in web design before you start making money from it. You can pick some specific areas and master it instead of trying to be a jack of all trade master of none. Just start with HTML and CSS, move up to JavaScript and you can chart your dream career from there.

Digital Marketing

Digital marketing is the buzz currently. It is needed by every modern business and business person. You can learn to help businesses market their products and services on the Internet, using tools and strategies like Social Media, SEO, SEM, Content marketing, etc. This niche is very large and the demand quite high.

Other lucrative hand works in Nigeria

Other lucrative handwork business ideas I mentioned above include, 

  • Hair barber,
  • House Painting, 
  • Floor Tiling, 
  • Hair Dressing, 
  • Makeup, 
  • Interior Decoration
  • Wrist Watches Repair

How to pick the right handwork

When picking handwork to learn, always remember that the best handwork is one that you can use to solve problems for people.



 

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