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In my recent video, I sat down with digital nomad entrepreneur Jordan Goldmeier to answer the question: how can you make money with your Excel skills?
We decided there are 6 main paths:
Watch the whole video for more details, and to see how we rank each strategy by:
PS: Just for you… here’s my blooper reel from that video. Who said being a creator was easy! 😅
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📊 Excel - Easy Checkboxes
We haven’t seen an official announcement from Microsoft yet, but some of us already have the new checkboxes in Excel! I don’t have it yet on any of my devices, but my team member Anna shared this GIF:
Check out the XelPlus LinkedIn to get a free Checkbox Cheat Sheet, which shows a cool way of using the FILTER function together with the checkbox functionality.
📝 Microsoft Forms - Improved Real-Time Feedback
MS Forms’ live feedback feature bridges the gap between presenters and their audience, letting audience members respond in real-time.
And it has new features, including:
For a refresher on Forms, check out my video on how to use Forms in your business.
🧬 Loop - Embed Planner Boards
You can now embed Planner boards inside the new Loop app, simply by pasting planner links. If you’re wondering what Loop is, check out this article. It’s essentially Microsoft’s answer to Notion.
I’ve held off making a video on Loop until it gains enough functionality (in my opinion) to become a super productivity app. We’ve been using it internally for some time now - and with the addition of planner blocks and the recent code boxes, it’s slowly gaining ground.
I started re-reading Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. The first time I read it was 2 years ago. My negotiation skills at the bazar go like this:
Unfortunately I didn’t take notes when I first read the book but I remember as I was reading it there were so many insights and reasons why you should never split the difference. It’s a great negotiation book for any situation whether you’re negotiating with your managers, clients, children, husband or wife.
I started reading it again, this time adding my notes to my OneNote as I complete each chapter. Highly recommended.
Well done Savio on completing our Master Excel - Power Pivot & DAX course. Great achievement! 👏👏👏
Got a success story about using your XelPlus skills? I’d love to hear it! Hit reply to share the details, and inspire other students 😇
See you next week,
Leila
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XelPlus is a leading online education company, providing training courses for Excel, Power BI, Finance, and Google Sheets. XelPlus’ bestselling courses are popular among financial analysts, CFO’s, and business owners. Technology is changing fast. We help our members turn confusion into confidence with every skill learnt.
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