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7 Flexible Work from Home Jobs for Stay at Home Moms

Make Money from Home as a Stay at Home Mom

By Jacqueline VeraPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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Being a mom is a rewarding experience. You get to watch your little ones group up and be an important part of their life. When you're a stay at home mom, it is good to make extra money for yourself or contribute to your household. 

A good remote job for a stay at home mom is flexible and fits around your child's schedule. With so many work from home jobs to choose from, it can be hard to choose the right one or come up with some ideas. Listed below are 7 flexible work at home jobs for stay at home moms:

1. Become a Freelancer

Freelancing is one of the easiest and most flexible jobs to do from home as a stay at home, mom. As a freelancer, you can create your own schedule and work on your own terms. You also do not need any type of degree for most freelance jobs. There are many types of freelancers, such as virtual assistants, social media managers, copywriters, and graphic designers.

You can find freelance jobs on websites like Upwork, Guru, Job boards, Facebook groups, and locally. 

2. Pinterest

Pinterest is a great way to make money, especially for stay-at-home moms. When people think of Pinterest, they probably only think about pinning their interest. You can make money as a Pinterest virtual assistant or do Pinterest Affiliate Marketing.

 Pinterest is a flexible work from home jobs for stay at home moms because you can make passive income by pinning affiliate links. You can sign up for affiliate networks like Share a Sale and CJ Affiliates.

3. Start a Blog

Blogging is a good way to make long-term money. You can make money in various ways, such as affiliate marketing, Ads, and selling your own products on your blog. Blogging is a flexible job, and best of all, you get to be your own boss and blog about your passion. Starting a blog for other moms is the best niche to go into since you have some experience.

All you need is an affordable web hosting service, domain, and monetization technique. I recommended reading Start a Mom blog for tips on how to make money blogging.

4. Teach English Online

If you have an English accent and a college degree, preferably a bachelor's, you can teach English to kids in China. The pay is excellent, and it is a rewarding experience. One of the best sites to teach English to children in China is Vipkid. You can earn $14-$22/hr. Earn extra money by promoting and earning from referrals.

If you don't have a college degree, you can become an English tutor with Cambly. It is a flexible position, and you can do it while your baby naps or at night. 

5. Transcriptionist

If you want to make some extra cash from home, you can become a transcriptionist. As a transcriptionist, you will transcribe audio into text. It is a flexible job that can be done at any time of the day, depending on the company. Some companies that have flexible transcription jobs are Gotranscript and Transcribe Me

6. Start an Etsy Printable Shop

One of the easiest and flexible work from home jobs for stay at home moms is starting an Etsy printable shop. It is an affordable business to start without having any inventory. There are many types of printables, such as planners, wall art, greeting cards, and invitations. 

You don't need expensive software or be a graphic designer to make printables. Websites like Canva and Picmonkey can be used to make planners, greeting cards, and wall art. If you're not a graphic designer, you can use sites like Creative Fabrica to download commercial-free graphics. If you're good at making handmade items, you can also sell those products on Etsy. You can sign up for Etsy and begin your shop today.

7. Reselling Clothes and Merchandise

If you want to make good money as a stay-at-home mom, selling your old clothes, kid's toys, or anything for that matter can make you some extra income. 

You can also buy clothes and Merchandise from the Goodwill, Gabes, or any discounted store. A laptop is not required for certain reselling platforms. You can sell products right on your cell-phone, with apps like Poshmark and Mercari. eBay is also good to make money selling products.

Making money online as a stay-at-home mom is not difficult. These flexible work from home jobs will give you income all while spending time with your family.

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Jacqueline Vera

My name is Jacqueline, and I am a freelance writer. I write articles about making money online, self-improvement and more.

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