There are definitely upsides and
downsides to technology, but one definite plus is it makes it easier to work
from home, especially if you are a stay-at-home-mom. Over the years the
Internet and social media have presented whole new career opportunities.
I’m not a mother myself, but back when I
was a child there seemed to be the divide between the working mom and the
non-working mom. In today’s world the internet and other new opportunities have
opened up a whole new window for the stay-at-home-mom. For the most part my
friends that are moms have turned to photography, teaching a morning workout
class, have a part-time job, work from home, and do a few other things, and
it’s honestly kind of neat to see what career they choose that still allows
them the time to stay at home with their young children.
Today Peter Minkoff, who let me just
say, always seems to come up with some of the best post ideas, is guest posting
on the blog today and sharing a few career ideas for the stay-at-home mom.
Even though there are moms who almost
never get to see their child due to hours and hours spent at work, there are
those who simply cannot spend one more minute at home doing nothing, longing
for a job to make their days more interesting. Luckily, there is a plethora of
job opportunities online that one could do from home, in their pyjamas, without
makeup or actually getting ready to go to work. If you are a stay-at-home mom,
and want to earn some money while in the house, here are some of the best
ideas.
Sell your stuff online
One of the things you could do is sell
stuff on websites such as eBay, Amazon and Etsy. There are two ways in which
you could play this. The first one is finding everything in your house that you
don’t need anymore – starting from clothes, books, things intended for
decoration, and placing them online so that somebody else could buy them if
they need them. Another option, if you have more free time, is to go on
websites such as AliExpress, buy certain things in bulk and resell them on one
of the previously mentioned websites. If you have an eye for arts and crafts,
you could start a DIY
project and make necklaces, bracelets or even pieces of clothing,
and try to sell those online. The list of choices you have is limitless, and
the only important thing is that you find what you want to sell and start doing
it.
Start blogging/vlogging
Another extremely popular choice
nowadays is blogging, or
vlogging (vlog is a video blog). If you have free time, you’re good
at writing or you’re not scared to be in front of the camera, this might be a
job for you. A positive side of this is that it can be quite financially
rewarding if you manage to gather your own fandom. Make sure to choose a theme
for your blog which would be interesting to the people your own age – making
videos for teenagers might not be a good step. The choices vary – you can
either choose to run a DIY blog, a makeup one, culinary, comedy… the choices
are numerous. Try to search online for certain vloggers in order to find
inspiration, set up your camera or your laptop, and you’re ready to start.
Tutoring
If you happen to excel at a certain
skill or a subject, why not tutor someone? Think about, for example, high
school neighbours that you have and see if they need help with any particular
skill that you’re good at. If you happen to be good at maths, start preparing
students for tests; if you’re musical and play the piano, giving elementary
piano lessons might be a good thing. The advantage of tutoring is that you can
organize your classes in the way it suits you and your children. You can always
find an hour a day for tutoring, and, who knows, maybe you’ll realize you can
pursue a teaching career!
Taking surveys online
It does sound very unusual, but this is
a real thing, and a great one. The most important thing (and also the best one)
is that you don’t need experience at all. Secondly, if you want to get paid to take surveys online,
you can get paid in cash. You also get to work from home, and you can allocate
yourself as many working hours a day as you want. It is an easy job, and you
can start working immediately.
Freelance writing
This is a great way to earn money if you
enjoy writing and you’re good at it. Writing is a skill, and by practising, you
get to improve your style and vocabulary, which is always a good thing when
you’re pursuing a career. If you start this job as a freelancer, it doesn’t
mean that it will be so for a long time – it could easily happen that you get
employed by a certain company as a full-time writer, which you would also be
doing from home. So, if you’re good with words, definitely get onto this one.
Even though you’re a stay-at-home mom,
it doesn’t mean that you can’t have a career. This new technological day and
age gave us the ability to have a plethora of working-from-home possibilities,
so if you long for a bit of work during the day (that’s not a household chore),
and want some extra money on the side, try any of these five options and
express yourself.
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If you do it, you will make my day!
Cheers!
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