How To Earn $10,000+ Monthly From Just One Skill In 2025

Forbes

2 days ago

You don't need to ask for a raise or work multiple jobs to increase your income
It's no secret that the United States has one of the highest costs of living globally. Numbeo, one of the largest online databases for comparing the cost of living across cities, states, and countries, ranks the U.S. 13th in the list of countries with the highest overall cost of living, while in the region of the Americas, it's the fourth most expensive.
Inflation, student debt, and stagnant salaries are fueling the cost of living crisis, and these factors, combined with job insecurity, have led to a rise in the trend of many U.S.-based professionals turning to part-time jobs, side hustles, and gig work to make ends meet. If this is you and you're feeling drained and overwhelmed trying to juggle everything at once, the good news is you can actually make money with just one skill.
You don't need multiple jobs. All you need is strategy so you can be efficient and profit from just one skill--which you actually already have.
When I was laid off in March 2023, I was very strong in multiple skills like contract and project management, stakeholder relations, and presentation skills, and could proudly reel them off from my resume. Yet when I applied for jobs, I found it extremely challenging to get past the third stage interview. When it ultimately came time for the hiring manager to choose between me and another candidate who also made it as a finalist, they picked the other candidate.
That's when I realized I was left with one choice: start out on my own and hire myself. I had skills that no employer was hiring me for, yet I knew they were needed: leadership and coaching skills. I could've bemoaned my situation and complained about my unemployment while leaving my skills to rust because no one would hire me.
But instead, I took my coaching and leadership skills and turned them into several streams of independent income, essentially building an ecosystem surrounding just one skill. This decision led me to where I am now, two years later, making six figures from my one business which encompasses multiple income streams.
And guess what…my product stack is still expanding even to this day.
Here's how this practically works:
Think about all the skills you've acquired in the workplace, have perfected, or regularly exercise at your current job. With research, pick one that is in high demand and has high-income potential. It needs to be something that you are extremely familiar and comfortable with, because you will be repurposing it in multiple formats. It also needs to solve a real problem and teach something.
Now that you've identified this skill, brainstorm and explore all the ways you can leverage it to produce multiple income streams that all connect or complement each other in some way. Most of these should be passive income streams. This frees up your time, especially if you're already working full-time.
As an example of some avenues you can pursue, here are the ones I used to create my income ecosystem:
You can even write a book (this can be in hard copy or simply an e-book) to help further establish your credibility, authority, and influence in your field.
Amplify the reach of your skill and expertise by using the right platforms. There's no shortage of online platforms in 2025 for creators and thought leaders to grow their reach and revenue. And with the AI revolution and more than half of the world's population actively using social media every day, now is the perfect time to put your skill out there and leverage technology to work for you.
Some of my favorite tools and platforms include:
Following these steps led me to grow my income rapidly, to the point where I was making way over $10,000 each month.
Is it possible for you to experience the same success? While there's never a hard-and-fast guarantee that you will gain the exact same results within the same length of time because there are so many variables involved (your industry, marketing efforts, business season, experience, etc.), one thing is certain: follow these three steps and you will observe an increase in your income. Over time and with consistency, you'll be in a position to make five figures each month.
No need for juggling multiple jobs and burning yourself out. The one skill that makes you exceptional at work is your ticket to regaining control of your career and finances.
All you need is one skill to create an ecosystem of wealth
You don't need an employer to validate your expertise. Hire yourself.