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6 Skills You Need to Make Money Online in 2026
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00:00A lot of people think the key to making money online in 2026 is finding the right method.
00:06But the truth is, if you don't build a few simple skills first, even the best opportunities won't
00:10work for you long term. And today I'll go over six practical skills anyone can start building,
00:16even if you are brand new. These are the skills that are helping me every day running my online
00:21business. And it's also what I'm focused on trying to keep improving. In case you don't know,
00:28my name is Mikael and I made money online for more than eight to nine years. And if you are looking
00:34for a way to earn online in 2026, whether it's a small side income or a full time income, the skills
00:41that I will talk about today will make a huge difference in how fast you progress, how consistent
00:46you stay and how much you can actually end up earning. They are simple and they are realistic
00:51and they are things anyone can start practicing today. So let's jump into the first one.
00:56So first, be clear about your goals. And here I'm talking about full time versus side hustle,
01:03because what your goals are when it comes to income, that also determines your path. So you
01:10need to first of all, decide your real goals, be honest with yourself to then build a full time
01:16income. Or is it just to make some money on the side as fast as possible to help you with bills
01:21to get a bit of extra freedom. But again, I want to emphasize, it's very important to be realistic,
01:27because if your goal is, for example, to build a full time income, then you need to be aware that's
01:34of course not something that will happen overnight. If that's what you're hoping for, you will just end
01:38up falling for scams. So if a full time income is your goal, then be aware that it will take time
01:44and it will take effort. Your online goals can likely be achieved no matter who you are, what
01:49your background is, or what your location is, if you are realistic, and if you do what needs to be
01:56done to actually achieve them. So first of all, be clear about your goals and be realistic. We'll talk
02:01more about all this a little bit later. But the first step to just kind of try to clarify your goals
02:06is extremely important. The second skill we'll talk about is to learn at least basic AI because AI gives
02:13a lot of opportunities. It of course can also give some challenges, because there's also a lot of
02:19competition, a lot of people that just now came online because AI is not possible. And there are certain
02:25things or certain jobs maybe that were available before that are not anymore. But it also gives huge
02:30opportunities. But no matter what, whether you actually want to earn online or offline, knowing at least a
02:36little bit of AI, that has just become more and more important. And I also believe it will become
02:41even more important as we move forward. Just this past year, I have learned so much about AI, but it has
02:48also developed so much. So there's still a lot to learn. And we can probably not even imagine where we
02:55will be in just a year from now. So I'm not saying that you need to go all in and become an AI expert.
03:01But I believe that to succeed online, you need to know at least a little bit about AI.
03:06Whether you want to work for someone else, for yourself, online, offline, because it just becomes
03:11more and more important. So to have a chance of online success, you need to at least keep up a
03:17little bit with AI. And also be aware that AI does not mean that you do not have to think and that you
03:23do not have to do anything. At least that's not how AI works yet. And videos that claim that you can
03:29just get AI to do all the work for you and just click a few buttons. That's just simply not how it works
03:34to build an online income. So be careful of anyone that claims that it will still require you to have
03:39skills, it will still require you to think and put in effort. But AI can definitely help with a lot of
03:44things. So make sure you learn at least basic AI. The third thing I wanted to talk about is to
03:50remember your why. And what do I mean about this? Well, that means that the motivation, because if you
03:56want to work online, there's no one necessarily that will tell you what to apply for. If you build your own
04:02online business, what to do, when to do it, you are responsible for taking action. And sometimes the
04:08motivation might not be there. Because sometimes what you do now will not get instant results. You
04:12have to keep doing things over a longer period of time to find out if the results will come or if you
04:17need to adjust it a little bit. And we all have other things going on in our lives. So sometimes there
04:23can maybe be a lack of motivation. And personally, what I then do, I remember my why. And this is,
04:30well, the reason I do this, it is to work on my own terms. It is to not have to go to an office and work
04:37for someone else. It is so I can be with my family when I want to plan my own time and get a lot of
04:43freedom that way. And when I remember that, I actually get the motivation even on days where I might not
04:50feel it. So personally, remembering all this is what helps me move forward at those moments. And that's why I also
04:56recommend that you try to clarify this when you also set your goals. Why are you doing this? Remember
05:01that at the tough times, because it can be a great motivation to keep moving forward in my opinion and
05:06experience. Fourth aspect I want to talk about is to keep taking action. Because learning and having the
05:14right goals is important. But without the right actions, you will not get results. And be aware that
05:20imperfect actions is often better than no actions, as long as you actually keep learning from it.
05:25Because especially if you're new and starting, you will never get everything right all the time.
05:30That's the same for me. I keep also doing things that end up being a waste of time or making mistakes.
05:35But I learn from it, or I try to learn from it at least every time. So taking action, learning from it,
05:41that's a way to make sure you keep moving forward. And because sometimes people then just get stuck in
05:46learning mode, meaning that they feel productive, because they keep watching videos on YouTube or
05:51reading or things like that, but they never actually take action. And without actually doing the things
05:56and moving forward like that, you will not get results. So make sure you don't only get stuck in
06:01the research mode or the learning mode, but also take action, learn from it and keep moving forward.
06:08So the fifth skill is time management. And this is very important when it comes to making sure you
06:14actually keep moving forward towards your goals. Because sometimes it can be hard to find time
06:20working on your online business or online side hustle, depending on your goals. But we all have
06:27other things going on. And depending on your life circumstances, sometimes it might just be hard
06:32to find the time, or you might just get carried away with things that are going on, or life and all
06:37that, especially if you have another full-time job, for example. But from my experience, most of us,
06:43we just end up scrolling a lot on the phone anyways, at least half an hour, many people,
06:48actually a couple of hours, you can actually try to set your phone so you can measure it and check
06:52after a few days, how much time do you actually spend on just scrolling, for example, or watching TV,
06:59or streaming services, or playing games, or watching useless videos on TikTok, or something like that.
07:06So the reality is that even though we all have a lot going on, most of us can find at least an hour,
07:12half an hour, two hours, here and there. So what I recommend is that you become very good at managing
07:18your time like that, depending on your life circumstances. If you know you only have a few
07:22hours here and there, then say like, these hours, they're sacred for me, I need to work on my online
07:27business or my online side hustle here. And then you make sure to do that. Because if you don't set
07:32aside time to actually learn and take action, move forward and all that, then of course, you will not
07:38see results. And I see very often people that just get carried away. And then you talk to them,
07:42and they have a plan, they start learning and all that. And then you ask them six months later,
07:46and it's like, yeah, but like, I actually spent like half an hour here and there. And then of course,
07:52there will be no result. So make sure to take care of this aspect as well. Last skill I wanted to talk
07:59about is to take care of your health also, or finding the balance between working and taking care of
08:05yourself. Because I know there's a lot of these hardcore entrepreneurs and videos that go viral
08:11about you just get up at 5am or 4am. And then you have this hardcore, whatever routine, and then you
08:17just work nonstop till like 12 o'clock at night, the next night and things like that. And I know that
08:23some people can do that. And some people get results from it. But for many of us, especially when first
08:28starting out, or if you have families, or if you have a full time commitment, something like that, this is just
08:33not realistic. And it can be very demotivating to think that you do have to do that to succeed.
08:39Personally, I work a lot because it does take time and effort. I have the privilege to now be able to
08:45work for myself online. So I do put a lot of time and effort into this. But I also have become better
08:51at also trying to make sure that I do take time to, for example, exercise or do yoga, go for a walk,
08:59all this, because if you don't take care of your health, then you won't also be able to focus as
09:05much, you won't be as creative, you will likely also have more pain and all these different things.
09:11So this is definitely something that I think is often overlooked when you're talking about starting
09:15an online business, something that has also been hard for me to learn, but something I'm working on
09:20and really trying to prioritize because we of course still need to take care of our health.
09:25So these are the six most important skills, in my opinion and experience, if you want to make
09:33money online in 2026, whether you are looking for a side income or potentially build a great full-time
09:40income where it can work completely on your own terms. And if you want to learn more about my top
09:46recommended way to actually learn to build a full-time income, if that's your goal online,
09:51then I'll leave a link below. So you can go and check out more information about the method that
09:56I recommend for that. If you are looking for an online side hustle, I also have an article or a
10:01list on my website with more than 20 side hustles you can get started with for free and where you
10:05can start earning quite quickly. That will not go into a full-time income, but it's something you
10:08can start faster. So if that's what you're going for, I'll also leave a link to that below.
10:12And finally, if you just want some daily extra tips and tricks that I don't share anywhere else,
10:17then you can also join my Telegram channel. It's also completely free to join. So I'll leave a link
10:21below so you can go and check that out. But I hope this video helped you. And I would love to hear
10:26also which of these skills will you focus on the first or are there other skills that you think
10:32are more important for you? I would love to hear that. So please share that in the comment below.
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