subject: How to Earn Cash as a Stay-at-Home Mom [print this page] With redundancy and unemployment rife, pensions slashed and hard times all round, it really is time to consider what else one might be doing to make a living.
Nowadays with a half-decent computer and internet connection, you don't need special knowledge or skills - other than those you can easily pick up from the internet itself - to set yourself up in an online There are none of the costs associated with setting up an offline business: you won't need premises, products, stationery and so on.
You have no office cost; you simply work off the kitchen table, if that's all you have. You don't need investment in machinery, other than your computer. In fact what you need for most online business is perseverance and a clear method.
The problem arises when you're not sure what to do or where to start. Everywhere you look there are 'opportunities' offering you a fortune, but every time you read the slick sales blurb it sounds just like all the others you've ever read. You're realist enough to know that they may not be quite what they're cracked up to be.
What could you do? Well, if you have a hobby you might like to write a short ebook about some aspect of it: eg, 'Granny's Favorite Cookies' - 30 pages long, selling on Amazon Kindle for $9.95, that'll earn you about $7 a copy - and that's all profit!
Or there's affiliate marketing - earning commissions for selling products and services. Making crafts and selling them. Trading goods - eg on ebay. The newly opened world of the day trader beckons, in forex or stocks. You might be someone who knows about making money from betting. In fact, you might be a person who knows about something other people want to know about, and are very willing to pay for.
Is the effort worth it? Definitely. It may take time for the rewards to come through, but taking control of your life so that YOU decide your hours, YOU choose when and how long to work, YOU decide - that's a prize worth winning. Then you can really make the most of those fleeting years as your children grow.
