Many women choose to dedicate their life to the family after they have children. This option should be defended by everyone, because it is everyone’s right to choose the priorities in their lives. However, given the current market and business trends, there are many options for stay-at-home moms to make a side income working from home. Once your children have grown enough not to need constant care and you have a few free hours per day, you should consider becoming productive and keeping yourself busy with a small home-based business.
On many occasions, stay-at-home moms have discovered that their hobbies, such as baking or sewing, can bring them a nice income by turning them into a small business. With the right promotion on the social media and by asking your family and friends to spread the word about your little business venture, you can build a sufficient client base to make it worthwhile investing dedication and time in it.
If we have managed to make you curious, here are the simplest and most convenient home-based business ideas for stay-at-home moms:
1. Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants are a great help for small businesses which do not need and cannot afford to hire a full-time assistant. In this capacity, you will be spending a few hours per day answering emails, proofreading and formatting business proposals and other documents, and performing other similar tasks.
Virtual assistants usually have a flexible schedule and can change their working hours from day to day. Also, they may not be requested to provide work every day. The payment is per hour so depending on the time you have available for work you can earn quite a significant side income.
2. Blogging
Although there are so many mommy bloggers around, the niche is generous enough to offer many other women the opportunity to earn money from their blog. What can you blog about? It can be anything from inspirational ideas for baby clothes, to how you started the diversification of your child’s diet, or your best recipes for healthy and tasty food.
You can make money from your blog either by signing up for an affiliate program, or by starting to endorse different brands and products. Once you have built a significant readership, you can make a nice income from the clicks on the affiliate links and banners on your blog.
3. Copywriter/Content Editor
If you are a skilled writer but you do not want to start your own blog, you can offer your skills to various companies who need a constant stream of high quality content for their own blogs and websites. As a copywriter or content editor, you can spend a few hours per day writing various articles, blog posts or other types of content requested by companies hiring you, and make sufficient money to supplement your family’s income.
4. Home Baking Business
Home-baked cookies, crackers, pretzels or any other types of baked products are very in demand by people who want to rediscover the taste of products made with love, care and without chemicals and preservatives. If your family and friends praise you for your home-made desserts, you should consider turning your baking hobby into a business idea.
Start with small batches, ask your friends and family to help you spread the word, build a small website, set up a Facebook page and take good photos of your products, and you will certainly attract the interest of potential clients.
5. Medical or Legal Transcription
If you have a good ear and a fast typing speed, you can make some money transcribing prescriptions, patient records or legal documents issued by law offices. In general, you do not need special training for this type of home-based business, with the exception of learning the specific terminology and possibly learning to work with specific computer software required by the clinics or law firms which hire you.
Besides these five home business ideas, you probably have other skills and hobbies which could be turned into a small home-based business. Thus, you can enjoy being a devoted stay-at-home mom and make some money to help supplement your family’s income.