Do you want to earn a full time income as a stay at home mom and look after your kids?

Are you looking for flexible work from home jobs for stay at home mom to make a good full time income?

 Being a stay at home mom itself is a full-time job and it is not possible to have a 9 – 5 job when you are already a handful.

But what if I told you that you can earn a sustainable income or a full time income without leaving your home, on your own time, and being able to take care of your kids?

Being a mom myself I have searched for flexible work from home jobs for stay at home moms in which I can work on my own time

That is why I have gathered these 7 work from home jobs for stay at home mom which I believe can help you contribute a second income for your family.

The internet is filled with opportunities and you can easily get lost in doing everything you see online but the main goal is to focus on one that you are good at and to turn it into a full time income.

Here are the 7 best work from home jobs that are beginner friendly and suitable for stay at home mom to make money online. These can also be a great business ideas to start as a stay at home mom.

1. Start a Blog as a stay at home mom

I always wanted to start a blog and always wondered how other bloggers were making $1000/ month some were even making six figures a month and thought it would cost a lot of money to start a blog but to my surprise, it only cost $2.95/month.

As a stay at home mom myself with a 1-year-old kid, I chose blogging as a way to make money.

I always wanted to be financially independent and wanted to start a blog for very long time and that is how Her Blog Journal was born.

It would be nice if you can join me in my blogging journey and I would love to share my ups and downs in Blogging with you so that you can learn from my experience.

Just because of being a mom doesn’t mean that you cannot earn a full time income staying at home and raising your kids.

I chose blogging as it gives me total flexibility to work whenever I want and however I want. There is no deadline, no time limit, and more importantly no stress.

You just have to save 1 or 2 lattes to start a blog. Blogging is one of the businesses that you can start with a very little investment but you can easily make a full time income with it.

Starting a blog is one of the things that I will always be grateful for. But the only thing that I regret about blogging is that I should have started it sooner.

You can earn money from blogging in different ways :

                    Ads

                    Affiliate marketing

                    Sponsored posts

                    Selling digital products 

                    Offering services like virtual assistant, freelancing and so on

The only thing that you will be paying for starting a blog is for the hosting.

I personally use Bluehost and I strongly recommend it for new bloggers as it only costs $2.95/month. You also get a free domain and a free SSL certificate.

Don’t miss this opportunity and get your own blog for just $2.95/month.

There are a lot of tools, courses, and platforms to help you get successful with blogging.

If blogging is done right it can be an incredible way to make money online as a stay at home mom without a lot of investment and without leaving your home.

You have to create your own content in blogging and you will be the content writer, reviewer, social media manager, and marketer. 

But you will be your own boss here. You can work whenever you want, however, you want.

You can take a long vacation with your family and kids and still earn money without having to worry about anything. This is the beauty of blogging.

2. Freelance writing for stay at home mom

Freelance writing has a high demand and it also provides great flexibility which makes it a good choice for stay-at-home moms.

With little to no experience, you can easily make up to $1000 a month and there are people who make a full-time income as a freelance writer.

Any kind of prior experience is not required in freelance writing, Good writing skills are all you need to become an established freelance writer.

If you already have a blog and want to add an extra income source to your blog income you can offer freelance writing services directly to your audience.

This is a great idea if you are just starting out as a new blogger and to easily make money in the first few months of blogging.

Upwork

Upwork can be a great way to kickstart your freelance journey. It is completely free to join Upwork.

 They also provide a variety of freelance services which includes writing, proofreading, bookkeeping, and just everything.

On an average, a freelance writer on Upwork earns around $30 – 40/hr. The best thing is you can easily scale up your income and make a full time income as you gain experience.

Start a Blog

As I have already mentioned you can start your own blog/website and provide freelance writing services to add a nice side income or a full time income. 

Almost every freelance writer has a blog and offers freelance writing. It’s a great way to utilize your existing audience by providing not just freelance services but anything that you are good at, which will benefit your audience.

 You can blog about the topic that you are passionate about and also offer freelance writing services on the side 

You don’t need to have special skills or experience to offer freelance writing services. You just need to have good writing skills and with experience, you can price higher for your work.

Fiverr

Fiverr is another freelancing platform that offers a wide range of freelance services. An average freelance writer on Fiverr earns from $30 – 40 per hour 

Fiverr offers digital services in more than 500 categories like transcription services, proofreading, video editing, social media management, translation, graphic design, and much more.

Getting started on Fiverr is easy. It is completely free. Once you sign up and you can create your seller profile. Fiverr pays you per project and not pay per hour.

You can fix your price for your project and Fiverr takes a 5% commission on every sale that you make.

3. Teach English online as a stay at home mom

If you love kids then this job is for you. Teaching English online is a very popular work-from-home job. They provide great flexibility and convenience which is great for stay at home moms.

It is one of the most lucrative jobs out there. The average pay for online teachers may range from $12 – 22/ hr depending upon the company you work for. Its one of the best mom jobs you can take.

VIP kid

VIP kid is definitely on top of the list as they pay up to $22/hr. Your job will be to teach English online to children in China from ages five to twelve.

You can set your own schedule and work on your own time. No minimum hours are required.

The best part is you don’t have to plan your lesson, they provide you with all the lesson plans you just have to focus on teaching.

Your earnings are based on the number of classes you teach. The more classes you teach the more you earn. Each class will be 25 minutes of active teaching time.

You can set your availability in advance and teach on your own time. You can work as many hours as you want. 

Requirements for VIP kid to become an online English teacher:

      Teaching experience in any form of teaching, tutoring, coaching or mentoring.

      A bachelor’s degree in any field or major

      Eligibility to work in U.S. or Canada.

Magic Ears

Magic ears is an innovative online English learning platform for children from ages four to twelve. They provide one on four classrooms that create a fun and effective learning environment.

If you are someone who loves kids and is more into fun and creative learning, Magic ears can be the best choice for you.

The benefits of working at magic ears are, you can earn up to $26/hr, work from home job, and have flexible hours which makes it a great choice for stay at home moms. They also provide you with free training resources.

They offer flexible schedules and you can work on your own time and teach from anywhere in the world.

If you are a teacher or if you are homeschooling your children then magic ears can be a great place for you to share your creative teaching with your students and you can easily make a full time income on Magic ears by working only a few hours a day.

Qkids

In Qkids you don’t have to plan any lessons, all the lessons are present in their app. Qkids Is a really fun platform to teach children as they provide animations and engaging stories to teach.

They also provide highly interactive games that are designed to make learning and teaching enjoyable.

Qkids connects over 1 million international students from ages 6 to 12. The pay ranges from $12 – 16/hr and each class is about 30 minutes. You can work from anywhere in the U.S. or Canada.

You can also work part-time and set your own teaching schedule in the comfort of your home.

4. Sell Digital Products on Etsy

Etsy is a global marketplace, where people come to buy, make or sell unique items. Digital downloads are very popular on Etsy.

Digital products can be created once and can be sold multiple times without having to create them again and again. 

Once you create a digital product and list it on Etsy for sale you don’t have to worry about the shipping process or package, you can go ahead promoting your product and creating your next digital product.

Selling digital products on Etsy is a best small business ideas for stay at home moms to earn extra money.

 As it’s a digital product, customers can download the file and print it off as many times as they want and your products can be downloaded multiple times which is a great way to earn passive income.

You will be spending only a few hours creating a digital product but it will bring you money (passive income) as long as the product is listed on Etsy.

Creating your Etsy seller account is completely free and the only thing that you will be paying for is to list the products on Etsy which is only 20 cents for a product.

What if I told you that you can make money while sleeping? Yes, it’s true, digital products are the best examples of passive income that can be created once and can make you money even when you sleep.

I have listed a few digit products that are easy to make and are very profitable.

Crochet and sewing patterns

If you are a stay at home mom and loves crocheting or sewing you can sell them on Etsy as handmade products but you can also sell different and unique crochet or sewing patterns as digital downloads for customers.

If crochet and sewing is your hobby why not make a nice income? Not just crochet and sewing patterns but you can also create embroidery design files and sell them on Etsy. As embroidery design files are also very popular on Etsy.

Printables

Printables are easy to make and they are digital downloads that your customers can download the file and print at their home and can use it. Printables can be a checklist, invitations, wall art, clipart, planner stickers, and more.

Printables are very profitable and fun to make. There are millions of printables sold on Etsy which is why you will have a lot of opportunities to make money selling printables on Etsy.

You can use online software like canva to create any kind of printables easily.

Here are a few printable ideas to sell on Etsy.

           Wedding Invitation

           Printables for kids

           Wall arts

           Checklist

           Planner stickers

          Birthday cards

           Coloring pages

           Habit trackers

           Digital planners

           Templates 

           Flashcards

These are just a few products that you can sell on Etsy. You can choose a niche and build your products related to your niche.

Templates

Templates can be downloaded and edited by the customers for their personal use or for growing their business.

You can create editable templates on online software like canva or pic monkey and sell them on your Etsy shop. 

Templates ideas for your Etsy store:

•            social media templates

•            planner templates 

•            resume templates

•            Instagram story templates

•            templates for real estate 

•        Instagram templates for business

These are some of the ideas that you can make and sell for profit. You can sell these templates as an individual or as a bundle to make more profit.

SVG files

SVG files are sold like hotcakes on Etsy and can be created easily with online software like Photoshop or illustrator.

SVG files also known as cut files are very useful for crafters and small business owners for creating school projects and handcrafted items.

These cut files can be used in cutting machines like Cricut and silhouette which are used for creating mugs, t-shirts, paper crafts, signs, and more.

SVG files can also be sold as an individual or as a bundle of designs.

5. Become a Transcriber

You can become a Transcriber even if you don’t have any previous experience in transcription. Freelance transcribers can work on their own time and there is no time limit on how many hours you can work.

The more you work the more you earn and there is a lot of flexibility in transcription jobs.

The role of a Transcriber is that they will be given audio or video files that have to be transcribed into written forms. An average transcriptionist earns $39,000 /year.

You will be paid depending on the number of projects and the quality of the projects you complete.

Basic requirements to become a Transcriber:

•        Excellent grammar skills

•        Good typing speed

•        Good listening skills

REV Transcription

Rev transcription provides great flexibility in work, hundreds of jobs, and weekly pay. Customers use rev from industries like legal, media, education, and more which means there is a lot of availability to work in rev.

To become a freelance transcriber in rev you have to complete a grammar quiz to demonstrate your knowledge in the English language.

Then you will be given a sample audio file to transcribe. For you to get accepted your sample transcription should meet their customer standards.

Requirements:

•        Strong English language skills

•        Ability to accurately transcribe audio files

•        Excellent grammar skills

GMR Transcription

In GMR Transcription you have the freedom to work from home at your own time pace, with the flexibility to pick and choose which assessment you take. You can work as many hours as you want.

As you become more experienced, you can start earning more income for the same amount of time you put in.

The pay rates depend on turnaround time, number of speakers, and the quality of the audio. To get selected for GMR Transcription you have to pass their preliminary test with a good score.

Go Transcript

Go transcript is a web-based transcription and translation company. They provide weekly payouts and you can freely choose which project to work on and you can work at your own schedule whenever you want to work.

They have a steady stream of projects so you can work consistently and get paid more. You can choose any language that you are comfortable with. You can also work with multiple languages.

You will have to pass their preliminary test with at least 95% accuracy to become a Transcriber in Go Transcription. If you do not pass the test you can take the test again. They also hire worldwide.+

6. Start a YouTube channel

Starting a YouTube channel can be a fun way to earn money and it is also very profitable. Anyone can start a YouTube channel as it does not cost you anything. Its a great way to make money as a stay at home mom.

Just like starting a Blog, YouTube is also a great way to earn passive income as you will be creating a video once and it will bring you passive income as long as it stays on the internet.

You don’t have to be a tech person or have some special talent to start a YouTube channel. You can start a YouTube channel on literally any topic.

You can vlog about literally anything on YouTube and some popular ideas for YouTube channels are: 

                Cooking and baking channel

                DIYs and crafts

               Unboxing videos 

                Fitness channel

                Gardening

                Kids channel

                Small business journey

                Self-development

                Style and fashion tips

                Beauty and makeup

                Drawing and sketching

These are just a few random ideas, you can vlog about any that you are interested in.

 As a stay-at-home mom, you can start a family channel where you can upload your daily life with your kids, mommy hacks, ways to save money, fun activities with your kids, cooking and baking, vacations with your family, birthday parties, and your day-to-day life.

Starting a YouTube channel gives you all the benefits of a work from home job but more freedom and more income than a work from home job.

You can have a good time with your family and record your day-to-day life or something you love to do every day and you are getting paid for that, how amazing it is!

If you want to start a YouTube channel but are an introvert like me who doesn’t want to show your face. Don’t worry, you can still make a good income without having to show your face.

Here are a few ideas for YouTube channels without showing your face.

                 Nail art tutorial

                 Crafting and DIYs

                 Gaming channel

                 Podcast channel

                 Product reviewing

                 Cooking channel

                 Tutorial channel

Just like blogging, YouTubers earn money from displaying ads in their videos, creating sponsorship videos, and affiliate products.

Let’s say you have a YouTube channel on cooking and baking. In addition to your YouTube channel, you can start a blog about cooking and baking and you can upload your recipe and dishes on your blog.

This will allow you to have multiple streams of passive income with little work.

With just $2.95/month you can start your blog. It is just a little investment to earn more money. 

7. Virtual assistant as a stay at home mom

The role of a virtual assistant is to provide administrative assistants to industries and businesses. You can work online as a virtual assistant full time or part time, anywhere in the world with your own schedule.

Virtual assistants provide professional support to business owners by helping them with appointments, managing their social media, inbound and outbound calling, bookkeeping, scheduling, and managing email accounts.

To become a remote virtual assistant, you have to communicate well with the clients. There are lots of courses available on how to become a virtual assistant.

There are so many options when it comes to a virtual assistant like social media management, Pinterest management, email marketing, and so on.

As a virtual assistant, you can work on an hourly basis or a monthly package, you can set your schedule accordingly, it is completely up to you on how you want to provide your services.

There are many niches in a virtual assistant that you can choose from, let’s say that if you enjoy managing social media accounts like Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook you can become a social media manager.

As a social media manager, you will be helping your clients with managing their social media accounts like creating content, researching content ideas, and responding to emails and messages.

Pinterest virtual assistant

Pinterest is not a social media but it is a search engine that is a very powerful platform to grow your business and gain more traffic to your blog.

Business owners and bloggers are very active on Pinterest to take their blogs and business to the next level.

The Pinterest virtual assistant has high demand among bloggers and business owners in order to help them with managing their Pinterest account like researching topics, marketing, creating click-worthy pins on online software, and growing their Pinterest account.

Podcast virtual assistant

Podcasts are a fast-growing industry in which people need help with transcribing, editing, uploading, marketing, and so on. There are so many services you can offer your customers as a podcast virtual assistant.

If you are interested in audio editing, promoting, and marketing podcasts then podcast virtual assistant is the right choice for you.

Podcast management has a high demand because there are over two million podcasts out there which means you have a higher chance of becoming a podcast virtual assistant. 

With the right skills and knowledge, you can become a podcast virtual assistant in no time and earn a full time income as a stay at home mom.

Skills to help you become a podcast virtual assistant are knowledge about any audio editing software, marketing, and promoting podcasts.

How to find virtual assistant jobs

There are a few companies that offer online virtual assistant jobs like fancy hands, assistant match, and 99 dollar social.

But I strongly recommend you start your own website/blog and offer virtual assistant services or freelance services to your audience.

You will have to pay some commissions to get projects while working for other companies and your earnings will be less when compared to offering your services to your audience through your own blog.

There are great advantages to offering your services through your own blog. You get to work with clients personally without having any intermediate, you get to fix your price for your services, and you can gain the trust of your clients and audience.

All this will help you earn a good income working from home as a stay at home mom.

You can even share your virtual assistant journey or experience in your blog or you can teach people how to become a virtual assistant or a freelancer in your blog and make a side income out of it 

Conclusion

 Choose one idea from the list and work towards it because going after everything is of no use and will drain your energy and passion.

Research the ideas that you have chosen and build your knowledge and skills before diving into them as that can help you be more successful than the competitors.

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