Let's take a look into making a living or part time living from the comfort of your home. You owe it to yourself to gain the freedom a home business can offer.
In the past, there have been multi-level marketing plans to sell everything from vitamins to soap. There have been mail order catalog opportunities. Many tried buying and selling real estate. Each of these opportunities made many people a lot of money, but each of them also cost many people a lot of money.
More people have spent money than have made money in every business venture. The problem is many inexperienced people get into moneymaking schemes after attending a meeting somewhere. The offer may be legitimate, but most people fail in business.
According to the US Small Business Administration, over 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail with the first five years. That is a scary statistic.
This means that the average business is doomed to fail from the beginning. It also means that you will lose a lot of money if you start a business. WOW! No wonder you are leery about putting up your hard-earned cash for what is statically a crapshoot, a roll of the dice.
So, what is the answer for the average person who does not want to lose their savings and even their home investing in a business? Start building a "digital business" online. Create a website that generates its income without you needing to invest in inventory or even lease a building to house your business. Then create two or ten more websites generating income for you.
You may not know how to create a website today. It is an easily learned skill. There is software you can buy or download free that will help you. There are tutorials on making a website profitable. You can do this.
Once you have a website online you can put other people's advertising on your site and be paid when someone buys one of their products. If this was my baby toys webpage and I mentioned a great baby toy with a link to my advertiser's toy page you might go there and buy the toy. If you did, I would get a commission.
You could also put ads on your pages that only require someone to click on the ad for you to be paid. Again, if you were on my baby toy page and an ad talks about a toy. You click on the ad to go see it and I am paid for you clicking on the ad. The advertiser feels their sales page is compelling enough for them to sell enough of that toy to cover their cost of the clicks that got you there.
Some advertisers do not require you to buy the product when you click on an ad, but I will not be paid unless you fill out their application. This is usually seen on sites like insurance sites or loan application sites. You do not have to get a policy or take out a loan for me to be paid. When you fill out the form, I qualify for my commission for sending you to the advertiser.
These are typically the ways a beginning website entrepreneur starts generating income on the Internet. Once you understand that part of internet marketing, you may move on to selling your own digital products.
A digital product is one that can be downloaded from your website. You can sell your own ebook you wrote yourself or an ebook you purchased and have the rights to sell online.
If you are a programmer, you can sell you own computer program from your site. You could also sell someone else's program that you purchased the rights to sell.
Notice that not all of the above ideas require you to invest in a lot of inventory. Even the products are free if you create them yourself. Not everything you are doing so far requires a large investment of your hard earned money. It does require a large investment of your time.
All of the material you need to create a website can be found free online if you do not want to purchase some popular program. Your only expense SHOULD be a domain of your own, such as yourdomain.com. You can get free hosting from various places but for moneymaking venture, this is not advised.
For a small investment, you too can be PRESIDENT OF YOUR OWN COMPANY. Maybe the statistics are the same for success online as they are in other businesses, but this is a chance to find out without losing the farm doing it.
1. Stay focused on the bigger picture. If you're like me, you've read all kinds of parenting books about how to handle different scenarios that will come up in the lives of your children. In reality, my experiences with each of my three children have been completely unique. It's important to go easy on your own expectations of yourself and to know that sometimes there is not a black-and-white, right-or-wrong answer.
Strive each day to come from a place of peace and love and joy; get an inner vision of what kind of a mom you want to be and allow yourself to play out that vision. If you can manage to do that (most of the time), many of the details will fall into place naturally with your kids, and you won't be so worried about whether you are saying the right thing all the time. Stay balanced, stay calm, stay loving. Those are the most important things for sane stay-at-home moms.
2. Surround yourself with positive things. Read positive, uplifting books on parenting. Get to know other positive parents. As a stay at home mom, we are often the only adult in the house, so it falls on us to set the proper tone for our day with the kids. Make sure you are in the proper frame of mind, and if you're not, do what needs to be done so that you are in a positive mental state. You might need a brisk bit of exercise before your spouse leaves for work in the morning. You might need to invite a friend over for coffee or you may simply need a few minutes of quiet time with your favorite uplifting book. Your frame of mind is one of the most important aspects of a good day, and it's up to you to cultivate it. Your children will mirror your mood, so it's in your best interest to make it a good one.
3. Don't do this alone. It's vital to keep yourself connected, even if you stay in your own four walls most of the time. Here are a few ideas: Join a book club, keep engaged in professional clubs and associations, start a blog and reach out to other stay at home mothers. Whatever you do, it can be really helpful to connect with a group of other SAHMs. The moms I met in my first daughter's infant playgroup remain my friends to this day. Find a playgroup where you can get out of the house and talk to other stay at home moms about the unique challenges you are facing. Share your ideas and frustrations and even swap childcare so you can get out and do a few errands by yourself. A little bit of adult interaction goes a long way in helping you maintain your sanity.
4. Don't try to do too much. It has really helped me to guard closely my time alone with my spouse and kids. There are so many causes to get involved with and volunteer opportunities to be a part of. Keep in mind that, even though you aren't going to work full time, you still have a very important job and, especially while the kids are small, this is a job that is difficult to do successfully while juggling too many tasks. Think of this time in your life as a respite from the corporate world with its politics and demands. Think of this as a time to slow down and enjoy and nurture your children. They need you. There will be plenty of time for all the world's demands when your children are in school full time. It might not seem like it at the moment, but this truly is a short season of your life. Decide what are the most important things to get involved with right now, and leave the rest for later. By doing so, you are modeling a healthy lifestyle to your children, as well.
5. Work on something you truly love. Sometimes the best thing for our peace of mind is a small business or hobby that we can work at on the side. This is a great time of your life to start doing something (on a regular basis) that you've always loved to do. Over the next five years or so, this pursuit may even grow to something that you can do full time. Start a novel or a memoir, learn how to bead artistic jewelry, paint or scrapbook or start an online business. Having a hobby or a small business that you do on a very part-time basis while you are spending time at home with the kids is a great way to keep yourself active in the world of grownups, and it's a great way to keep yourself from being swallowed up the tedious chores of the day. Work can be so fulfilling. Let this time in your life help you to build something for yourself, as well.
6. Take good care of yourself. In order to stay in proper balance as a stay at home mom, you'll need to make a little bit of time each day to nurture yourself. When your children are napping or playing quietly by themselves, resist the urge to cram in one more chore. Instead, sit down, put your feet up and get lost in a book every now and then, if only for a few minutes.
Your time as a stay at home mom will likely be one of the most rewarding and one of the most challenging times in your life as a woman. Remind yourself each day that, though your job is difficult, it is also very important. And it's important that you stay balanced and happy as a mother, as well.
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