Jobs For WAHM

Work-At-Home-Moms Have Earning Power!

So many moms have the dream of staying home with their kids and so many moms don’t because they don’t think they can afford it. Then there are the moms who do stay home, but it is often a struggle financially, especially during the current recession. Fortunately, there is a solution to these problems. There are plenty of ways that a mom can work from home, be with her children, and still earn enough money to take the pressure off.

Create Your Own Website

You really can create your own website, even if you don’t have any programming skills. Creating a blog with free website builders, including Wordpress, is so easy you can have it up and running within minutes. Then you use that blog to provide solid content to interest the reader and generate traffic. The key to earning money is to have ads and affiliate links on your site. You earn money every time a person clicks on an ad or makes a purchase through your affiliate link. It’s a set-it-and-forget-it kind of thing.

Use Your Skills

Everyone has skills that are marketable. What did you do before you had children? Did you go to school? Did you work? What are you trained to do and what are your hobbies? These are all important questions because each and every one of the answers can lead you to potential income.

If you craft and make handmade goods, you can sell your creations on websites like Etsy and Silkfair. Etsy charges a small setup fee and 3.5% of your sales. It is free to list on Silkfair and they charge 3% of your sales. If you wish you can set up a store on Silkfair for $24.99.

You can also use your skills to write articles. There are companies and individuals abound that need articles for their websites and to promote their niche. As long as you can put your ideas into words, you can earn money and you can find people looking for articles through sites such as Elance, GetaFreelancer, and ODesk.

Helping Others

You can also use your skills to help other people. For instance, you can teach people how to do things and you can give people tips and answer their questions. Aside from advertising and doing this in your own neighborhood, you can sign up with websites such as JustAnswer or LivePerson and they will pay you per minute to answer people’s questions.

You can use your skills to help others and earn money at the same time. One great way to do this is to be a virtual tutor. One of the best companies to sign up with is Transwebtutors, who not only allow you to mentor students and review their work, but also to give live homework help.

Another way to help others is to offer your services as a virtual assistant. These days it is crucial for companies to find affordable help with administration. Many of them have had to downsize, but the work still needs to be done. Hiring a freelancer is less expensive than hiring an in-house staff member.

One of the most enjoyable ways to earn extra money is to become a Mystery Shopper. Companies need to know how their staff is doing in each and every one of their stores so they hire people like you to be Mystery Shoppers. They will pay you to go in and shop at their store (or eat at their restaurant) and then fill out a report to let them know how the customer service was. Some of the best Mystery Shopper companies are Shoppers View, Service Excellence Group, and Service Intelligence.

Sell, Sell, Sell

Sales have always been a great way to make money and believe it or not, you can make money this way too. When considering what to sell, why not start with what is all around you. By this I mean the items in your home that you no longer use. In a recent survey, eBay/Nielsen found out that the average American home contains 52 things that could be sold to generate a total of more than $3000. I bet you didn’t think your old junk was worth that much and you can sell it eBay, Craigslist, efleaa, or Hoobly.

Another thing you can sell is your photos. Companies are looking to buy images all the time for their marketing material and their websites. They want this material at the lowest possible price and you can contribute your photos to websites such as BigStockPhoto, Fotolia, and ShutterStock, where they will pay you each time one of your photos are downloaded.

The final way to earn money from the comfort of home and one way that takes very little time is by selling eBooks. If you feel confident in your writing skills or are willing to hire someone to help you, then you can create your own eBook. However, an easier way is to buy the master re-sell rights to eBooks that are already written. This way you can sell them and keep all the profit yourself. All you need in order to do this is a website that you can create with a quick and easy free business website builder and then you need to employ some simple marketing skills.

As you can see, there are a myriad of ways to earn money from home. In these tough economic times it can give people a feeling of hope and control over their lives to know that earning money is really this easy and moms can still stay home with their children.

About the author: Melanie Citron is a freelance author who wants the web to be open to everyone. She regularly researches and writes about great free or low cost resources to help all have a great presence on the web. See more of her writing at BuildMySiteforFree.