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Thanks to the rising costs of daycare and transportation and the desire to have a parent home with the children, today many moms choose to work from home. This arrangement is sometimes called “telecommuting”, and it allows parents the opportunity to set up a workspace in their homes to earn a living instead of having to leave the home daily.
They might also choose to start their own businesses, instead of working for another company. Working from home is rising popularity and the Internet is offering many different types of careers and business opportunities to moms. And for proof that the work at home dream is possible, be sure to check out the success tips from moms just like you in the Full Time WAHM eBook.
So how can you start a work at home career? This is a frequently asked question that can lead to a lot of confusion about on where to start. Here are just some of the work from home careers currently available to moms:
· Party Consultant (beauty, health, jewelry, home decor, adult, etc.) We all know about companies like Avon and Tupperware, but there are so many more opportunities for moms and they are still a popular way to earn an income. From home and garden products, to jewelry and makeup and even adult novelties, home party plans are great ways for moms to work from home. Earnings vary by company and commission schedule.
· Virtual Office Service. Are you a people person who likes to do customer service and to provide other office services? Then a client service job might be perfect for you. Many large firms are hiring Mom’s to work from home answering customer calls and providing other office support virtually. These jobs can pay between $8-12+ an hour. You can also start you own business providing customer service directly to clients and increase the amount you charge per hour.
· Selling on Auction Sites or Craft Boards. Many Moms sell their unwanted items on auction sites like eBay.com or sell their crafts on boards like Etsy.com for a source of income. If you are a creative person who enjoys making beautiful things or you want to earn a little extra money for the clothes your kids outgrow, why not sell them!
· Starting on Online Business. The Internet offers the chance for you to create just about any type of business they desire. Whether it’s creating an information-packed website that helps others (and earns money through advertising and selling products for commissions), creating your own products or selling products at wholesale, the choice is yours.
There are any number of opportunities just waiting to be tried by enterprising Moms looking for fulfillment and extra money.
Recommended Additional Resource:
Working from home doesn’t come without it’s challenges. Learn from 21 moms just like you have been there, done that. Full Time WAHM provides practical mom-to-mom advice on who to balance work & home and how to turn into a work at home success.
I LOVE working from home. I have no difficulty with motivation (or traffic, or parking, or expensive lunches, etc).
Somebody needs to do some research into personality types and wahms.
I recently saw a lovely young woman refer to herself as a WAHB – a work at home bum. I think many people look at us wahms and think we are bums – I should have a real skinny one because I sure work it off at home!
That is a great idea Megan Ill look more in to researching personality types and Working from home.
(I will probably be posting a few questionnaires soon.
Thats nuts. I think that ALL moms are working moms some make money out of the home some in the home, and others taking care of the home and family. It really irritates me what people do think of those of us who stay home wither we are working at home or raising our family. Being a Mother is a full time job.
[...] am posting to ask for a little help I am running a survey at Tamara-Wilson.com about people who work from home and for how long they have been doing it so if you don’t mind [...]
Tamara,
My wife, Anna, has been a SAHM forever and now she is a WAHM thanks to our new Business. However, she is shy and we are off to a slow start in an exceptional business. The Women who have looked at this business are the ones going the most crazy for it, but even as a guy, it’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!
I found your site(s) in an attempt to find people like us who are believers, and people that could help my wife succeed, even though shy, at home. She does have friends online, but they’ve mostly networked about pregnancy, kids , etc. She hasn’t really connected with very many actual successful ($) mothers or women.
Any help or advise on where she could connect with successful, positive people would be great!
Thanks!
Keep up the good work!
Chris