Hey mom, I am sure you are not the only one asking yourself, how can I earn extra income at home. In recent years, the number of people engaged in making extra income is about 43% of households earning R10 000 of more and 30% of these come from side hustles, this is according to Brand Mapp. And this number will not be slowing down soon.

Practical Ways to Earn Extra Money at home

In this post we will look at practical ways you can start making money online from the comfort of your home. The guide will offer a range of simple to start businesses that offer moms financial flexibility. At home businesses that enable you to balance your professional aspirations and home responsibilities.

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Why Are Moms Turning to At-Home Businesses?

The Shift to Home Based Work

The biggest reason moms are turning to at home businesses to make extra income, is the flexibility it affords them. Working from home enables a customizable work schedule, that does not exist with the regular 9-5, and this is especially welcomed by mothers who need to do school pick up and any child related activities.

Financial and Personal Benefits

Working from home provides significant financial benefits. You save on commuting and childcare costs. The personal benefits are pretty priceless when you factor in the extra time you get to spend with your children. You can also explore other ways to earn extra income from home, which feeds into an increase in financial stability. All of this without the constraints of a 9-5 job.

Easy and Practical Ways to Earn Extra Money at Home

Freelancing Opportunities

• Freelance blog writer.
• Virtual Assistant

How to start earning extra money at home as a freelance blog writer?

The quickest way to get traction with this freelance opportunity is to start writing blog posts for companies you would love to work with.

• Step 1: Research the companies you would love to work for. Read their current blog posts and get a feel of their audience, the tone of their blog posts and overall company culture.
• Step 2: Create two or three blog posts. Make sure you proofread and that the posts are SEO friendly and fun to read.
• Step 3: Reach out to the companies express your desire to work as a freelancer and share with them the sample blog posts you have created.

By sharing the work, you have created it will show that you are a self-starter, and you understand their voice and audience. And this will have you well on your way to earning extra income from home.

Freelancing to earn extra income at home as a virtual assistant

• Step 1: Get yourself a LinkedIn account and Upwork. (You can enrol in this course by Kay Radebe to help you elevate your skills on Upwork.)
• Step 2: Pick a niche within the virtual assistant world. You can specialise in Google Ads, Email Management, Social Media Management, Travel Arrangements etc
• Step 3: Post often about the benefits of what you offer especially for busy CEOs and Start Ups.
• Step 4: Reach out to people/ businesses you would love to work with. It is vital that you observe the beforehand so you know what you can offer.

The quickest way to earn extra money is to learn how to anticipate what people need and this is especially true as a virtual assistant.

E-commerce to make extra money at home opportunities

• Sell homemade crafts
• Start an online marketplace

Selling Crafts from home

You can sign up on platforms like Etsy and Yaga to sell your homemade crafts.

• Step 1: Sign up on Etsy and/or Yaga
• Step 2: Create your crafts
• Step 3: Take beautiful well-lit images of your homemade goods
• Step 4: Write captivating and search engine optimized product descriptions
• Step 5: Market your goods on social media platforms

Start An Online Marketplace

Instead of selling on the above platforms, you can create a platform for others to sell. Creating your own platform will ensure that you make extra income passively, and isn’t that the dream?

• Step 1: Sign up for a GoDaddy managed WordPress hosting the current cost for this is R1400 for the year, which is a pretty awesome deal.
• Step 2: Install this free multi-vendor plugin Dokan
• Step 3: Pick a niche for your ecommerce platform
• Step 4: Advertise your online store and bring vendors onboard. Make it free to sign up or charge a small fee.
• Step 5: Encourage all vendors to market their products on social media platforms to help increase traffic to their mini stores and to your website.

Creating a platform for others to make money is a win-win way to make extra income at home and it frees you up to enjoy other parts of your life. A platform such is this will eventually run itself and give you the freedom of making money while you sleep.

You Can Earn Extra Money At Home

The bottom-line, mom, is you can earn extra money at home. You need to be dedicated to your goal, work the above steps. Above all, you need to get clear about what you love and be sure that your skills help solve a problem. To figure out if your business idea or skills are needed in the market you can check out this series How to Monetize Your Skills.

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Until next time, I wish you the courage to live the life of your dreams!

Bye, Mama Xxx