September 2015 Moms
rachellegiacco
member
Extra money
rachellegiacco
member
My husbands business is really slow and we need some extra money. Trick is we can't afford daycare for me to go back to work. So I was researching different ways to make money from home (many seem like scams) has anyone tried blogging for money? Is it worth it? I am just desperate.what worked for your family?
Re: Extra money
You could try Suite 101.com. I did that for a couple of years for experience. I had to write 10 articles every 3 months and they take care of marketing for you. You get paid by your ads which is how blogging works unless you can land a sponsor who pays to advertise on your site. I didn't make very much money, but I was able to write off my vacations in my taxes by writing travel articles about my trips
Another (slower) way to make money, is to save it! As I'm home anyway, I'm making all our bread and baked goods, getting better at couponing and planning meals around flyers, repairing hand me downs, gardening to grow veggies, and helping a neighbour with farm chores (in exchange for raising a pig and chickens in his pasture for meat).
I worked the night shift for a couple of years and I couldn't imagine doing it with kids. It's hard enough when you can go home and go to bed for 8 hrs during the day. And people really have no respect for the fact that you work nights and sleep during the day.
Eta: I know you asked for work from home, but with the flexibility of shifts maybe you could work it out around DH schedule. A weekday night or 2, plus a weekend morning would bring in a fair amount of cash each week
I work from home as a freelance writer and social media consultant and make a smallish full-time salary. I work 15 to 25 hours a week at nights and weekends. This took a little time to scale up, and takes focus. I would try to identify one or two things you can do that could earn money immediately (data entry, writing, tutoring, babysitting, errand running) and then set a financial goal next to it.
So if you want to earn $1,000 a month and your skills are:
1) Cooking and Dropping off Meals to Families on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays
2) Freelance Writing
3) Errand Running
Your action plan could look something like this:
1) Let your social media network know you're available for work
2) Check sites like TaskRabbit and see if your services are in demand in your area
3) Pitch small blogs or businesses in your area with your writing services. Look-up how people do this online. For example, "how do I pitch a real estate firm copywriting services?" just to get the ball rolling.
For the most part, being a WAHM is about creating your own opportunities. There are of course exceptions to this, but if you want flexibility and income, then this is probably the route to go. It would also help to get really creative about your budget. We only do Internet and stream it to our TV with Amazon's chromecast stick and I do odd jobs like focus groups and online opportunities I've found.
It's not easy persay, but it's totally doable. I really think the main reason people don't succeed is narrowing your focus and taking consistent action.
Good luck!