Stay at Home Mom Work Ideas

I have an etsy store and it's a great idea if you have good ideas, but you have to work extremely hard to make it successful. I have over 1000 sales and it's totally slow right now, for example, the last few Decembers, I would get about 20+ sales a week... now I'm lucky if I get 4! I used to do craft fairs, but haven't lately.

One thing I do is balloons and face painting on the weekends. It's easy to learn, but you do have to leave at night or on weekends.

Anyways, here is where I started with the balloons:
http://www.balloondistractions.com
and my websites:
http://www.everafterentertainment.com
http://www.jeweledambrosia.etsy.com

Oh yeah, I blog as well with over 1000 subscribers and 600 followers and I've only made about $100 a year. Some people do make a lot of money, but they usually have to blog for a good year or two and create a following before they can start to charge higher advertising rates. It's also something that you have to dedicate a lot of time too.

my blog:
http://www.littlelovables.blogspot.com

This site is awesome with Stay at Home Jobs that are ALL Legitimate and checked by the site owners.

www.ratracerebellion.com

I love that site and have for years. I also sell Scentsy which I LOVE!

Assisting an elderly person pays $8-23, depending on the person's long-term care insurance and where you live. Some pay out of pocket.

I am talking about running errands, doing laundry, cleaning the house, helping a person dress, transporting the person, paying bills, and such. Depending on the person, you might get to go right after dropping your kids off at school or at night when your spouse is home. Some are very particular. Be here at 7, come back at 12, and return at 7. Others are so glad to have company and the help, they are flexible.

You have to be able to pass a background check and be bondable. They may check your credit. You could get hired by one of those companies that advertises companion care, but they pay the least and keep the difference. You could advertise at your local church, MOPS, etc... Also, some call it personal assistant or personal companion.

Personally, I have a difficult relative who acts like sunshine for certain other people. It is easier to pay someone he is nice to and visit him afterwards than to do it all myself. I have sat with elderly people when the employee could not come and it is BORING, but I can take my laptop to pass the time when they are sleeping or on the potty.

Consider what you did when you were full time - can any of those skills transfer? I was a classroom teacher. Because I have a masters degree (many teachers do), I'm now able to teach online undergraduate classes. It pays well and is very flexible. Obviously, you need to have the right degrees to do this but I think keeping in mind your previous experiences and education makes sense for anyone.

If you are crafty, you might consider opening an etsy store. Some women (and I'm sure men even) have great success on etsy. You can browse around and see if you get any inspiration there.
I guess I'd need to know what particular things you like to do in order to offer much advice. I found something that I love doing, and have turned it into a profitable business, but it has taken a few years to really get it going. Do you like to write? Some women have great success at blogging (advertisers pay sometimes over $100/month to advertise on popular blogs. If you get 10 or so advertisers, that's an easy $1000 per month. Do you like to shop? Some people use personal shoppers. However, with the market as it is, that might not be as lucrative. You might research it. Are you creative in gift shopping/baskets? You could do something like that.
I love owning my own business as I have great flexibility. It is such a blessing to our family, also. And, I have great fun with it. I get to use my creativity with it, and work it around our family schedule. Perfect! I hope you find just the right thing for you!
Blessings!

Hi Destiny!

I actually started as a consultant for Homemade Gourmet last January to supplement our income. I do work fulltime and have an almost 2 year old daughter. I LOVE what I do, I sell pre-packaged mixes that help "Bring Families Back to the Dinner Table". I love HG's mission and I love their products. I set my own schedule and work on my business when I want to. It's great because EVERYONE eats! :) And with a extremely low start up fee you will be making profit your very first order. Message me if you would like to know more! You can also check out my website as well:

www.homemadegourmet.com/rikkiramirez

Good luck in finding one that fits you!! :)
R.

If you are crafty, make your crafts and sell at craft shows, etsy, etc.

Be creative and think outside the box.

Personally, I'd steer from MLM's, investing, recruiting and selling. You are just making whomever recruited you richer with those gigs. I've never been involved in a MLM but I've seen plenty of people lose money thinking they will get rich quick and in turn, they run people off.

I would be happy to share my work at home opportunity. You set your own schedule and you are helping yourself and others.

If you would like more information, go to:
www.WorkAtHomeUnited.com/madden

I second etsy.

To me, creative and crafty and time to make stuff = etsy big time. You can also scope out local craft fairs & farmer's markets if you want to be more social. I am also creative, but sadly don't have enough time right now...I am feeling the esty envy. I wish you good luck with it!

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I am a working Mom and also an Avon rep - if you want to know about that, shoot me a message. You don't have to go door to door anymore.

Oh, and if you can write, you can often pick up tech writing jobs. You'd be amazed at how difficult it can be to find decent writers who can think critically.

p.s. Avon and Watkins aren't MLMs - there is ONE person "between" you and the company who benefits but it does not change your profit at all.