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Way back in 2010 when I first ventured out on my own as a freelancer, I figured I should try and learn tricks, being an old dog of 36 and all. One of those tricks was self-teaching PowerPoint, which has turned into a handy tool along the way.

While I probably didn’t actually use PowerPoint professionally for the first year or two after I learned it, it paid off with me getting brownie points at one job for being able to teach others about via slide show, and now I’ve added it to my list of freelance abilities, and have been rewarded with a very nice contract creating a sales presentation for a medical billing company. It’s fun to create things combining text, graphics, photos and the occasional animation, and it looks great in my portfolio for potential future customers.

Long story short, no matter how good you are at the areas you freelance in, keep learning and finding applicable complimentary skills. You never know when you might need them.