J-Walk & Associates, Inc.

Making A Living From Excel

Every once in a while, I get an email from someone who want to know how they can earn a living by using Excel. An excerpt from his email:

I find I'm happiest when working in Excel and creating custom solutions. I even use it at home for my budget and finances and assorted other personal needs. Heck, I even made a Sudoku puzzle solver/creator a few years back "for fun". But, in the work environment, I've seen WAY too many spreadsheets created that barely scratch the surface of Excel's capabilities. Most people have no clue as to fully use this tool Microsoft created. You seem to have made a successful living at teaching others how to use Excel. I'd be interested in knowing how to do that.

Unfortunately, I'm probably the worst person to ask. I've manage to earn a living from Excel for quite a white, but my career was an accident and completely unplanned. I've become pretty much detached from the corporate world, and know next to nothing about job markets.

Lots of people do earn a living from Excel, so feel free to post your suggestions on how to do it.