Tag: work from home opportunities

January 11, 2016

Teach Online While Working From Home

Learning how to teach online can be a game changer. Are you looking for a work at home job that won’t keep you tied to a desk all day? Teach online. Do you genuinely want to help others learn a new skill? Teach online. Are you looking for ways to supplement your existing income, but don’t know where to begin? Teach online!

Thank goodness we live in an age where online learning is possible. Such creates an opportunity for teachers and regular people, like you and me, to share what they know in a relaxed environment that allows students to work at their own pace. While many hard academic courses can be taught online, you can just as easily teach courses like how to write children’s books, how to train your cat or even how to start a blog or a website.

Some work from home teaching jobs do require a bachelors degree or higher, but you can just as easily teach online with no experience at all! It’s an open landscape for anyone looking to share information and knowledge on a part-time or full-time basis. In many instances, courses are prerecorded, which means you can create a course one time and continue to earn an income from it for years on end!

Learn How to Teach Online

Here are a few places where you can learn more about teaching online and how to get started:

Finding Online K-12 Jobs

Where to Find Online Tutoring Jobs

Teach a New Skill Online at Udemy

For more info on how to start teaching at Udemy, check out this video by Dream Home Based Work:

Now, Over to You

Do you currently teach students online or is this a work at home job you’ve held in the past? We sure would appreciate your input on this opportunity. What did you like most about online teaching and what did you dislike about it? What can you share with our readers about getting started and sustaining a long-term online-based teaching or tutoring business?

If you’re completely new to the idea of learning to teach online, what questions do you have? What would you like us to post on in the future? Any and all of your comments are welcome as we turn it over to you to finish this post!

March 10, 2015

3 Sites Where You Can Find Work at Home Jobs Right Now

Do you want to work at home, but are having a difficult time getting started? Not sure where to look for jobs that match your skill set? Well, if you’re a writer, a blogger, a social media enthusiast or all of the above, bookmark these sites and check them daily:

Problogger Job Board
Freelance Writing Jobs
Write Jobs

Bonus: Looking for something other than writing, blogging or social media gigs? Try Dream Home Based Work.

Of course, these aren’t the only places featuring work at home jobs, but they are the ones I most often recommend to budding freelancers. The usual job search engines and classified sites can be good, too. Just filter your search parameters by those that include a telecommute option, broaden your location choices and you’ll find plenty. Be forewarned, however, that there are a ton of work at home scams floating around the web, so be certain to research an employer before giving up too much personal information and before committing yourself to a job. Oh, and never EVER pay to work!

The Work at Home Mom Center is always here to help assist with your progress, so if you ever have a question about your path or even about a specific job offer, just reach out and ask for help.

Never Held a Work at Home Job Before?

Don’t fret, everyone had to start somewhere. Speaking as one who’s done everything from direct sales to mystery shopping before finally discovering a freelance career path, I’ve learned a few things about landing work at home gigs or even starting a business from scratch. Ditto for our faithful readers, so stay tuned to this blog as we continue to grow and share. I also highly recommend that you do a little prep work starting with our Ground Zero Tips so you’ll be ready for the opportunities heading your way.

It All Starts With You

It’s also necessary to put on a fresh coat of confidence each and every day. Working from home presents you with a brand new learning curve, which can feel overwhelming. More than one work at home mom has felt the sting of rejection, self-doubt and fear that sometimes accompanies working with new tools, demanding clients and even acquiring new skills. Then there’s the funny looks, off-handed remarks and questions that will sometimes be presented by friends and family members who don’t quite understand the concept of working from home and who may even try to convince you to get a “real job”, instead. You can do this, though. Working from home is a legitimate way to earn money. You are also just as smart and capable as the next wahm and, with time, you will become the seasoned professional you strive to be.

Where Do You Find Work at Home Jobs?

Work at Home Mom Center is all about networking, sharing and learning. Before you go, if you’re already working from home, please share your best advice for finding new clients and gigs. If you’re brand new and have any question whatsoever, we welcome any and all in the comments section below.

April 4, 2013

Ever Considered Sponsored Blog Posts?

Sponsor is looking for work at home bloggers to publish posts for cash. By sharing personal experience stories, opinions and advice about home security, and including a link to the sponsor's site and products, bloggers can earn money online. Freelance writing and blogging are excellent work at home careers and crafting sponsored blog posts can lead to very good income streams.

March 21, 2011

Self-Publishing For Profit

You may have only come here to view our expanding directory of work at home jobs for moms, but if you’ve got writing talent you’re on the brink of discovering an entirely new career: self-publishing. As the popularity of ebook readers like Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes & Noble’s Nook continues to rise, so does the popularity of ebooks. With growing consumer demand for content, writers with an interest in self-publishing are finding this to be a lucrative avenue, indeed.

Did you know that in less than a week’s time you can publish your own ebook and begin earning a profit from online sales? With quality writing and strong marketing, some authors are making thousands of extra dollars each month from ebook sales. Of course, not everyone is finding the same success, as results on these things always vary. But then, on the other hand, some authors aren’t just making thousands per month, they’re actually making several thousand dollars per day!

While you may think that self-publishing is a difficult task too far beyond your reach, our research tells us just the opposite. According to those who have been there and done that, the actual process of self-publishing on Kindle or other ebook outlets isn’t too difficult at all. Furthermore, a lot of authors who’ve had previous book deals with established publishing houses are finding that, in a lot of ways, they actually prefer self-publishing.

And, no, you do not have to be a well-known author in order to find success on one of these venues. And, no, you don’t have to set your books at a high price in order to earn a profit. In fact, some of the authors that are finding the most success with online publishing were previously unknown and– get this, they are making a killing selling .99 cent books!

If you don’t believe me, take a look at some of the authors who’ve found notable success via online publishing:

Amanda Hocking

J.A. Konrath

Zoe Winters

H.P. Mallory

And, folks, this is just a tiny sampling of the authors who’ve carved lucrative careers for themselves in online publishing.

If you’ve ever thought about writing a book (fiction or non-fiction), you owe it to yourself to look closely into the possibilities of self-publishing. While at one time doing so held a certain stigma, those who understand how digital technology is rapidly changing the publishing landscape also understand that, while print will (hopefully) never be obsolete, consumers have spoken and guess what they said? Ebooks rock!

One final thought before we send you away with a few links for further exploration; you do not have to own a Kindle, a Nook, an iPad or any other type of reading device to begin a self-publishing career. You don’t even necessarily have to read other people’s books on these devices if you’re curious to check a few out before you take the plunge (you can actually download a Kindle app right to your computer and read from there, and there are lots of other places that sell ebooks that can be read on your computer). So, if you’ve ever toyed with the idea of self-publishing before, we want you to know that this is an excellent work at home career choice.

To learn more, thumb through a few of these links:

Who Said It’s Hard To Sell Fiction On Kindle?

A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing

Kindle Primer (A virtual how-to post to help you get started right away)

The Rise of the .99 Cent Kindle e-book

How to Publish on Smashwords

CreateSpace

Aaron Shepard’s Publishing Page

So what else do you need? Absolutely nothing! The world of self-publishing awaits…so get to writing, ladies!

March 10, 2011

Guest Post: Try Etsy For Work At Home Jobs For Moms by Lisa Shoreland

Why search for work at home jobs for moms when you can create your own? Today’s guest post, brought to us by Lisa Shoreland, is one that you don’t want to miss if you’re into crafting or if you know someone who is.

Work at Home with Etsy

When it comes to working, the enlightened advice always seems to be, “Do what you love.” Unfortunately, people believe that they don’t have the luxury to do so (many of them are right), and opportunities for moms to work at home seem lacking. If you love to craft, however, Etsy may be able to help turn you from a crafty mom to a work-at-home mom.

For those of you who have yet to discover Etsy, my advice is to go there now and see the wonder for yourself. It’s a charming website that gives anyone who tries an equal opportunity to work from home and sell their wares to people across the world. Your wares—be they clothing, candles, accessories, or even baked goods—sell based on who wants them. This means you’ll have to do your part in advertising to improve your chances of sales, too.

Do you knit or crochet? Do you make jewelry? Do you sew? Can you make soap or lotion? Are you well-versed in web or graphic design? Are you a photographer? Do you want to work from home? Consider selling your products or services on Etsy.

If you’re met with a positive response, you might even go through your neighborhood and inquire local boutiques if they’d like to sell your wares. Having a successful Etsy store may give you increased credibility.

Preparing For Business

Becoming a work-at-home mom via Etsy isn’t just about crafting, though. You’ll need the following materials to successfully advertise, present, and send off your wares to buyers.

A computer to access Etsy and communicate with buyers
A camera to take well-lit, clear, and high-quality photographs of your wares, which you will upload via computer onto your Etsy store
An inventory of products already made to present to potential buyers
A business plan to keep you on track with your goals. How much money do you hope to make? What is your spending budget? Who are you selling to? How will you advertise your business?
Enough funds for the monthly membership fee for owning a store on Etsy (generally under $20 a month). The site has a built-in shopping cart system and payment/fulfillment structure.
Access to transportation to the post office, as you will be shipping your products out to people across the country yourself.

Marketing Your Business

Evaluate other Etsy stores. Which ones are popular and what do they sell? What are other stores selling similar items to yours? What’s working and what’s not?
Choose a niche. As with blogs, it’s easier to market your business if you do or sell something specific, like painting or photography (but likely not both).
Make a memorable logo and store name. If you’re having trouble with these, you can browse Etsy for people who will do this for you. Some will even design and print your business cards. Luckily, most reputable Etsy storeowners are prompt on shipping (something for you to heavily consider when opening your business).
Advertise on other forms of social media, like your Facebook page or Twitter feed. If you have a blog, be sure to add a link to your Etsy store. Hand out your business card to friends and family like candy on Halloween.
Don’t expect to make it big at once. As with any work-at-home opportunity, success will likely be slow and gradual. The harder you work and the more avenues you push, however, the sooner and bigger success will arrive.

Bio: Lisa Shoreland is currently a resident blogger at Go College, where recently she’s been researching physicians assistant scholarships as well as occupational therapy scholarships. In her spare time, she enjoys creative writing, practicing martial arts, and taking weekend trips.

Be sure to also check out our growing directory of companies that offer work at home jobs for moms. ~Work at Home Mom Center

March 2, 2011

Announcing Our Directory of Work at Home Jobs For Moms

We’re in the process of building a directory of companies, leads and websites offering work at home jobs for moms. Please visit the directory here and feel free to contact us if you know of other places where telecommuting jobs are offered. Our work at home jobs for moms directory is a work in progress, so remember to bookmark and check it frequently.

So far, we’re offering places to find call center and customer service jobs from home. As well, we offer leads on where you can make a few dollars as an online juror and find other assorted work at home jobs for moms. Moving forward, we hope to also share where you can find work at home attorney jobs, at home pharmacy jobs and more. Telecommuting jobs are gaining in popularity and, as we learn of new opportunities, we have every intention of sharing them with you.

If you’re new to the site or if you’re looking for specific information on work at home jobs for moms, be sure to visit our article archives for a vast selection of topics covering the world of telecommuting. We know that it’s easy to get discouraged when looking for work from home opportunities, but we want to encourage you that real work at home jobs for moms do exist and we’re here to help you find the one that’s perfect for you. If you ever have questions or comments, please contact us on our contact form.

So, what are you waiting for? There are legitimate work at home jobs for moms out there and the perfect position is waiting for you. Take a deep breath, focus and visit our growing list of possible work at home employers, now!

November 29, 2010

The 411 on the InfoBarrel Income Opportunity ~ A Guest Post by Chris Hinton

The Problem

Over the decade I’ve worked with dozens of friends and family in an attempt to help them build a passive income stream using the Internet. Throughout these attempts I’ve noticed two common problems.

Problem #1

People are very optimistic with the idea of making money online, however when they don’t see instant gratification and coupled with the monetary and time investments required in maintaining and promoting a web site, most people tend to quit before they ever start seeing any income.

Problem #2

Because it is human nature to get instant gratification, people tend to spend less time on the things they don’t know much about and wind up producing something that provides no end value to their users. The web site winds up being covered in ads essentially dragging down the overall quality of the Internet instead of making it better.

By not creating value for end users, regardless of how much time you spend marketing, it will be nearly impossible to create return visitors and even harder to get people talking about your web site or business.

The Solution

Create a space where users would not have to be burdened with the financial costs of owning, maintaining and marketing a website and could simply focus on producing quality content to share with the world while still earning a substantial passive income. By removing these problems we hope to increase the quality of content found on the internet and making it once again a safe place to find information.

In July 2008, with these ideals in mind InfoBarrel was born.

How it Works

InfoBarrel is a shared revenue crowd sourced community. Essentially what that means, is the content of the site is entirely created by the users who frequent the site. To compensate writers, we provide them with a minimum of 75% of the advertising impressions from Google Adsense, Chitika and Amazon. We also have an escalating revenue share percentage that allows writers to earn up to 90% revenue share if they hit certain criteria.

There is no cost to the writer, and the site has had extensive marketing time invested into it resulting in great organic search engine results. To date we have many writers making over $100 a month and a few making over $1000. InfoBarrel has become one of the top destinations to earn money writing on the Internet. Because of our passionate users and extensive marketing plan InfoBarrel has grown from a small site consisting of a few users to a thriving community with 31,000+ members that is growing on a daily basis. We are also very dedicated to supporting our writer community by allowing them to personally email us with any issues that they may have encountered while at the site. With one of our goals being to improve the quality of material found on the internet InfoBarrel also manually approves all new article submissions checking them for article quality and duplicate content among many other factors. The site been touted as the next best revenue sharing site by popular web entrepreneur Pat Flynn.

Why it’s Great for Work at Home Moms

Because of the opportunity to generate money while working from home, we have had an enormous surge of WAHMs publishing on InfoBarrel. Since InfoBarrel requires much less of a commitment than running your own website, mothers are able to sit down and write an article when they have a free moment before returning to their busy lives. We have a number of successful WAHMs most notably MommyMommyMommy.

Community

One of the things that I am most proud of in terms on InfoBarrel is how supportive our community has become. The InfoBarrel Writers’ Community is one of the most tight knit, friendly groups of people online. If you need advice on how to do something, even extremely simple, the community is there to help and there is never a stupid question.

Success Stories

InfoBarrel has been around for just over two years now and has already garnered several success stories, with at least two members making over $1000 a month, and a number of users making over $100.

The following are just a few success stories of members:

JCMayer ($1000+ /moth now)

Travis_Aitch ($1000+ /month now)

ChezFat ($500+ /month now)

A forum post talking about earnings

November 1, 2010

11-1-2010 Work at Home Jobs For Moms Announcement

Thank you for tuning in to our weekday list of work at home jobs for moms. After serious thought and consideration, we have decided to discontinue our daily list and replace it with a jumbo list of work at home employers (coming soon). In the meantime, we’d also like to help empower you with your own job search tools in order to maximize your results and, hopefully, bring your job search to an end soon. While supplying you with daily job leads has been a rewarding experience, we feel it’s in everyone’s best interest to pass our techniques along and help you broaden your search process.

You’ll notice that a good deal of our leads come from CraigsList. If you haven’t already read our post explaining why this is, please take a moment to do so now. In order to perform your own nationwide search for work at home jobs for moms on CraigsList, simply make your way over to the Search Tempest. In the “Where” field, enter your own zip code and, just beneath the zip code field, select “any” from the pull down menu (for distance) and check the other three boxes to search within Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Remember that work at home jobs for moms are everywhere and this broad search will allow you to view jobs from all CraigsList sites including your local site.

In the “What” field, enter the following:

work from home -sales -commission

This will search all of CraigsList for work at home jobs for moms featuring the phrase “work from home” while eliminating the millions of sales jobs advertised on CL or the work at home jobs for moms that pay commission only. Of course, some of these are legitimate work from home opportunities, but we’ve tried to only post work from home job leads that pay a guaranteed wage. If you’re looking for a sales or a commission-based opportunity, by all means change the search term to include these options. In fact, you can play around with the search terms and tailor the system to find precisely what you’re looking for. We usually perform several searches for work at home jobs for moms per day, starting with work from home -sales -commission and including:

writers -auto -automotive -intern

virtual assistant -sales -commission

customer service -sales -commission

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remote

blogger

…and so on. Next, select the box just under the keyword field labeled “all/advanced”.

After inputting your search term, select “jobs” under the “Category” heading on the page and then select “all jobs” under the “Sub-Category” heading and, finally, check the “telecommute” box under “Craigs Options”. No matter the keywords you command the system to search for work at home jobs for moms, selecting the right categories and options makes all the difference in the world. So be sure everything is appropriately marked before pressing “search” and voila you now can search CL nationwide for the type of work at home jobs for moms you’re interested in!

Although we only generally do several searches at a time, we only sit down to do so once per day. However, you should use the system more than once daily if your schedule will permit. Doing so enables you to find fresh work from home job leads as they’re posted.

Also, the steps described above sound more detailed than they really are. Once you’re on the site, you’ll find that it only takes a few clicks to complete. If you have any problems or questions concerning the search process, feel free to contact us and we’ll try to help.

While Search Tempest and CraigsList are the easiest ways to search for work at home jobs for moms, especially when you’re short on time, they are not the only methods we’ve used and shouldn’t be the only ones you employ either. Here are a few more job boards where you can find work at home jobs for moms:

Indeed.com

Mashable.com

FreelanceWritingGigs.com

LinkedIn.com (Create an account for free and then make your way over to their job board)

SimplyHired.com

Be sure to also read Part 1 and Part 2 of a detailed article we featured a while back on finding work at home jobs for moms.

And, don’t worry, although we’re not listing daily job leads anymore, we are still in your corner and ready to help you find work at home jobs for moms. While you search for your own daily leads, we’ll work on building a master list of sites that routinely offer work at home jobs for moms and link you to the job boards of several companies noted for offering telecommuting positions.

We’ll unveil a separate area for these companies soon, but here’s a short list that you may want to check out right away:

K12 (for teaching and online tutoring work at home jobs for moms)

Apple (for tech work at home jobs for moms)

GlobalWired (for call center work at home jobs for moms)

American Airlines (for call center work at home jobs for moms)

Capital One (for call center work at home jobs for moms)

Again, this is a VERY short list of employers offering work from home job leads. In the weeks ahead, we’ll build upon this list as we intend to offer you a one-stop portal to work at home employers. Look for official news of this new work from home company page in our newsletter.

Thanks, again, for tuning in and here’s to taking your search for work at home jobs for moms to the next level!