Time and time again I am asked by moms if I know of any legit, online, work from home business opportunities. There are actually quite a few options for mothers who want to run their own business from home. Before you get started though it is important to think about an effective business plan right from the start. Taking your business to the next level and becoming a work from home mom require planning.
Take time to think about the start up cost, where you are going to sell your services or product. Do market research and see if people will actually pay for your product? Your niece might rave about your peanut butter cookies, but will people actually pay you for them?
Test your business out first by trying to sell your product on Facebook yard sale groups or on their marketplace. Testing your business idea first will allow you to work through issues and determine if itβs something you want to pursue as a full-time work from home job.
How to make a living from selling your crafts
If you are crafty at all, why not start a craft business. There are many options when it comes to selling your items. Many women I knowsell their crafts on Facebook marketplace, Kijiji, Folksy, Etsy and Ebay. For quite some time my cousin was making DIY tie blankets and selling them through Facebook.
Another optionis to sell your creations online through websitessuch asshopify.ca. I often see people ask where they should sell their products and my answer is as many places as you can. Why wouldn’t you
Once you have set up an online store, work at getting your shop seen and achieving sales.Β Link to your shops from your Facebook page, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram accounts to increase viewing and future sales.
Giveaways
Use online giveaways to attract new potential customers. A giveaway or competition will bring in a lot of new followers. Facebook is usually my first option when I want to advertise a giveaway I am hosting.
Sell your bake goods
If you’re a mom with a culinary flair, why not get paid for it? Start selling your bake goods online. Don’t want to bake? Consider starting a food blog where you can share your recipes and optimize it to make money from advertising revenue.
When youβre choosing a home-based business of any kind, make sure you do your homework to see all the regulations that may apply.
The secret to any home based business success, besides offering a great product or service, is marketing. People canβt buy from you if they donβt know about you. Creating an online presence is very important.
Freelance Writing
Although income from writing has decreased there are still many opportunities where you can still make money from article writing, resume writing, essay writing, or keyword ad writing. Both problogger job board and freelancewriting.com list freelance writing jobs.
How To Start A Review Blog
Obviously, Iβm a huge advocate for starting your own review blog. Product reviews are the number one way to increase revenue from your blog. First, you will need to start a blog on either Blogger or WordPress. Using a free platform limits your earning potential, but it gives you a starting point for building an audience.
I started on Blogger many years ago before moving to my own domain. Once you have an audience, you can easily transfer your blog over to a web-host. Once your blog is at its own domain you can set up to host ads, and make sure that you have a page on your blog discussing your advertising options.
Delivering your pitch
Before pitching companies to review their products it helps if you start reviewing products you already own. That tip comes from Darren Rowse who is a blogger, speaker, consultant and founder of several blogs and blog networks. He gave me the tip via Twitter back in 2014 when I started my review blog.
Before you start delivering your pitch create a media kit which goes into detail about your demographics, social media reach, web traffic, and what differentiates you from other bloggers in your niche. This is also essential for advertising and you’ll want to add a page to your website that outlines your advertising guidelines.
Follow businesses that youβre interested in working with on Social media and share their content on a regular base with your audience. Iβve had numerous companies contact me, because of a Facebook post.
Email the companies you’re interested in working with a short proposal of what you can do for their business. The PR department contact information can normally be found via the website. If youβre having trouble finding a contact for the marketing or PR Department, try searching online press releases.
Turning your hobby into a businessis a great way to make money doing something youlove. Even if youare a review blogger, youneedto treat your venture as a professionalbusiness.
I still see myself very much as a beginner in this whole online business world, but what a great few years it has been. If you have an idea, my suggestion, for you, is to just go for it. Don’t let anything holdyou back from fulfilling your dreams. I hope my suggestions in some way have helped youbecome a work from homemom.
Do youhave any suggestions for starting an online business?
Rose DesRochers is a Blogger, Writer, product reviewer and Founder of Today's Woman. Please feel free to contact me if you are a company with a product for me to review.
i love working from home. I have had my own home business now for 20 years and have no intentions of giving it up. You make new friends, make money and have fun doing it. I am also a blogger for the past 10 years now and am thinking seriously of getting my own domain. Soon. Great tips.
these are amazing options!! I have actually been wondering what i could do from home. I have been a stay at home mom for a few years and was just thinking about ways to help out the family
I had no idea that I could see my baked goods or crafts. It would be nice to get some money while working at home.
I would have loved to be a work from home mom when my boys were younger!
about 20 years ago I did really well by selling crafts from home, great pastime too
Thanks for sharing so much information,so many options!
i love working from home. I have had my own home business now for 20 years and have no intentions of giving it up. You make new friends, make money and have fun doing it. I am also a blogger for the past 10 years now and am thinking seriously of getting my own domain. Soon. Great tips.
It’s great to be a work from home mom, you get to spend more time with family and you don’t have to deal with others and you’re your own boss
these are amazing options!! I have actually been wondering what i could do from home. I have been a stay at home mom for a few years and was just thinking about ways to help out the family