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Best Online English Teaching Jobs for 2019

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The internet is an amazing place that connects us with people all around the world. Being able to connect to people any time in any place has created new online teaching jobs to make money from home! The newest work from home jobs that are popping up everywhere are online English teaching jobs. You can get paid to teach English online!

These jobs are flexible, high paying, and FUN ways to work from home which makes them a great stay at home mom jobs. Today I’m sharing best online teaching jobs from home and the companies who are hiring!

Online Teaching Jobs

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What exactly does a virtual online English teacher do? 

Online English teachers work with students in a 1 to 1 setting or small group setting teach basic/conversational English to students ages 5 – 12.

Teachers work in an online classroom (each company has their own Skype-like platform) with planned curriculum for each student.

Classes typically last 25 – 30 minutes.

How is a virtual classroom different from a regular classroom?

The virtual classroom is pretty cool! You can talk and see your student/s. You both can interact with the screen by drawing on the screen using a mouse or finger (if your own an iPad, etc).

Since you are teaching English as a brand new language there is obviously a language barrier so it’s important to use Total Physical Response. That just means that you use your voice, hands, and facial expressions as you talk. This helps students understand what you are trying to say!

You will also use basic props…mostly things you have around your house.

Is teaching the same lesson over and over boring?

NO! Every kid is different so the flow of each class is very different. You can make the lesson your own, too.

It’s your job to keep the kids interested in the lesson…so that may mean wearing a silly hat, talking with a puppet, or using a reward system to help keep them engaged.

Top 3 Best Online Teaching Jobs

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#1 – Teach Online from Home with VIP Kid 

VIP Kid was ranked #1 on Forbes 2017 Top 100 Work from Home Companies!

VIP Kid is based out of Beijing, China offering 1 to 1 English language classes to kids ages 5 – 12. Students are tested through VIP Kid and placed in the program. The lessons are fully prepared and online in a Skype-like platform. The teacher and student can see each other and talk to each other.

Lessons last for 25 minutes and teachers are expected to write a  review of the class. Parents and students can leave a review about their class, which can really help you get more students and fill your time slots.

VIP Kid pays $18 – $22 per hour based on teacher experience and bonuses that can be earned throughout the month.

VIP Kid is hiring native English speakers in the US and Canada.

The interview process can be intense, but you can get the best tips for acing the VIP Kid interview here and check out the best YouTube videos to help you get started working with VIP Kid!

Apply for VIP Kid

#2 – HAWO 

HAWO American Academy is the newest online teaching jobs platform from 51Talk, a leader in the online teaching English education industry. Teachers will teach group classes that are 45-minutes long to students in China.

Who Qualifies?
– BA Degree
– At least 1 year of teaching experience
– Experience in the U.S. or Canadian education systems
– Teaching license and certificates preferred (CELTA, CertTESOL, DELTA, DipTESOL, state – ESL endorsement, MA TESOL)
– 51Talk has further defined 6 key characteristics that make HAWO teachers truly exceptional: Personal credibility, Customer orientation, Flexibility, Effective communication, Technical expertise, Patience)

Apply for HAWO

#3 – Education First EF

Education First/EF Teach English online to kids in China ages 6 to 10 with EF Education First, the world’s largest private education organization.

PRO TIP: During the registration process, candidates are asked for their teaching preference (adults or kids.) Users MUST clarify they are interested in teaching KIDS.

Class blocks are  25-minutes on early weekday mornings and late weekend nights. This rewarding role can be the perfect fit for an already busy life. Teachers can connect from home — or anywhere in the U.S. – and teach the same students week after week.

Who Qualifies?

  • Native English speaker with a Bachelor’s degree in any field
  • 40 Hour TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification (or willingness to obtain one)
  • Experience in early childhood development, teaching, coaching or mentoring is preferred, but not required. Life experiences count
  • Excellent cultural awareness, communication and motivational skills
  • Access to a headset, personal computer, and wired Ethernet connection
  • Willing to submit an online background check, at no cost to candidate
Apply for Education First

#4 – Qkids

Qkids connects 100,000+ Chinese learners between 5 – 12 years old with you and thousands of other online teachers, tutors, educators, stay at home parents, college students, and all those who have a passion for teaching. If you like starting your day with smiling faces of curious kids, join the Qkids family today!

Who Qualifies?

  • Any “formal” or “informal” teaching experience such as mentoring, tutoring, coaching, or alternative education.
  • Eligibility to work in the US or Canada with native accent.
  • Bachelor’s degree in any field.
Apply for Qkids

Important Online Teaching English Hiring Tip

Remember to immediately schedule your video interview after completing your application. This is the single most important component of the application process. You will be asked to confirm a time for a live video interview with a VIPKID teaching team member. Live interviews must be scheduled and typically will happen within a couple days (sometimes up to a week) from the time a candidate applied.
 
A majority of the teacher hiring & support teams are based in China. Sometimes during the interview process candidates may receive emails early in the morning or late at night due to the time difference. These teams are amazing/overly-friendly people who put a tremendous value treating prospective teachers with respect. Some will communicate with nonstandard English (ie: no American or Canadian slang) but are able to answer all questions during the process.

Do you think working from home as an online English teacher is something you could do?

 

Learn How to Become a Virtual Assistant TODAY!

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How to Become a Virtual Assistant

Looking for a job that is flexible and allows you to work from anywhere, seems too good to be true.

Working as a virtual assistant is a great way to earn extra income or even start a full-time business while living the *location independent lifestyle.*

Virtual Assistant Description

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A virtual assistant (VA) may bring to mind someone who works as a secretary or administrative assistant…

…which isn’t too far off. A virtual assistant is someone who provides a wide variety of services to individuals, companies, or organizations. The best part…a VA doesn’t go into the office!

What can a virtual assistant do for me?

A VA can provide support for any business, person, or organization.

Running a business is overwhelming, especially if you are a small business owner doing everything on your own.

Business owners need to focus on what they are really good at. It will help them grow their business or organization if they aren’t spending all their energy working on tasks that take up time, creative energy, and skills that they may not possess.

As a VA think about the skills and experience you have gained through your career:

Consider how you could use those skills to support a business, person, or organization.

What can services can you offer to free up the owner to use their talent and energy effectively?

So who would actually hire a virtual assistant?

There are over 10 million small businesses in the US today! Not to mention bloggers who are making a profitable income online. Small business owners, bloggers, non-profit organizations, start-ups, etc could all use some support to manage their businesses and organizations.

 

How to become a virtual assistant with no experience?

Get a website

You need an online presence. If you don’t know anything about the technical side of websites, that’s ok! You can follow my step-by-step guide to set up your website. I am NOT a technical computer nerd and I set up my website. You can totally do it!

Helpful Professional Development Resources

  • The Bootstrap VA is an amazing book that gives you actionable steps on how to get started being a VA. The author has worked as a VA for many years and she delivers a comprehensive course that feels like a college class!
  •  How to Become a VA in 30 Days or Less is a FREE ecourse that teaches you all about how to start a VA business with Gina Horkey of the Horkey Handbook. She has made a full time income as a freelance writer and virtual assistant. Now she is teaching others how she has been so successful as a VA. This is an excellent FREE resource!
  • Pinterest VA Course is another course created by Gina Horkey and Kristen Larsen of Believe in a Budget. Bloggers and business owners are loving Pinterest because it is driving TONS of traffic! Everybody wants in on Pinterest, but not everybody knows how to setup Pinterest and make it successful for their business. This course will teach you how to get started as a Pinterest Virtual Assistant.

What do I need to become a Virtual Assistant?

*RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SKILLS*

Finding clients and building a solid reputation will be a big challenge to starting your VA business. But you can totally win your clients over by focusing on building relationships.

You need to create relationships in order to become a successful VA:  relationships with businesses, bloggers, owners, and other VAs.

Relationship building 101:

  • be helpful by giving useful information online or in person
  • get involved with social media: Pinterest, Google+, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
  • *hang out* virtually where your future clients are so you can find out their needs/pain points
  •  hustle businesses need to know that you are offering your VA services. Start writing emails to let them know you are available to assist them with their business.

Business Strategy

One thing I’ve learned since starting a work from home business, is that you need a strategy to succeed. Neil Patel is a guru in online marketing. He has developed several multi-million dollar businesses. The way he got started was by emailing companies he want to work with. In his email, he told them what they were doing wrong with their marketing AND he told them exactly what to do to fix it.

The best strategy to build your business, no matter the service you offer, is to provide VALUE! Show your potential clients what you can do for them and how you can benefit their business.

Check out this interview with Neil Patel from Side Hustle Nation: Interview with Neil Patel

Best virtual assistant services to offer… 

  • Social Media Assistant
  • Website Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Editor
  • Market Research
  • Writer
  • Personal Assistant
  • Data Entry
  • Project Management
  • Find more of the Best Virtual Assistant Services

Virtual Assistant with No Experience: Work for a VA Company

If you’re worried about the time you would have to put into building a business as a virtual assistant, then you may want to consider working as a VA for companies that hire virtual assistants with no experience. Typically these companies do not pay as well as running your own business, but there can be less stress. These companies connect business owners and virtual assistants so you don’t have to search for your next client.

In the long run, this could be valuable experience if you decide to start your own virtual assistant business.

Fancy Hands

Priority VA

Are you ready to start a Virtual Assistant business?

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Simple Small Business Ideas for Women: Start for Cheap or Free

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Small Business Ideas for Women

Starting your own online business from home is a flexible way to make money as a stay at home mom (or dad!).

You can choose how often you work, when you work, and base your growth on the amount of time you can reasonably spend on your business.

Starting a small business can fit easily into your life as long as you have realistic expectations. While you have small kids you may only be able to invest 10 hours per week, but in the future (when kids are older and more independent) you’ll be able to work full time on your business.

How do I go about starting a small business?

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Starting a small business can be as easy as starting a business Facebook page to share your business and start promoting your services or goods.

You may also want to invest in training and resources that will help you to grow your business.

As you grow your small business, you will definitely want to increase your online presence by starting a blog (website).

I’ve put together a list of the best small business ideas for women to help you find a business idea that will work for you!

Small Online Business Ideas

Sell items on Ebay

Simple Small Business: Pinterest Virtual Assistant

Help other small businesses as a Virtual Assistant

Start an Online Business Proofreading

Start a Profitable Business as a Scopist

Small Business Idea: Bookkeeper Services

Start a Small Business with Laundry Care

Creative Business Ideas

Start a small business selling wood craft projects

Start an Etsy Shop & sell t-shirts, printables, party favors, cookies, or vintage items

Start a Vinyl Creative Craft Business

Design Tshirts on Merch by Amazon as a Small Business

More Small Business Ideas for Women

  • Give Spray Tans
  • Celebration Signs in Yards
  • Personal Trainer
  • Meal Prepping Chef
  • Personal Chef
  • Design Wedding Cakes
  • Dog Walker
  • Pet Sitter
  • Wedding Coordinator
  • Party/Event Planner
  • Cake Decorator
  • Cookie Designer
  • Gardner/Landscaping
  • Genealogy Researcher
  • Organize photos/videos (scan photos)
  • Pop-Up Consignment Shop
  • Writer
  • Graphic Designer
  • House Cleaning
  • Teach Classes/Courses Online
  • Childcare
  • Fulfillment by Amazon – Sell on Amazon
  • Doula
  • Blogger
  • Online Boutique
  • Painting/Murals
  • Pressure Washing

I’m constantly looking for ways to start a business from home. I see creative and innovative women all around me starting amazing businesses! I try to keep you posted with new ideas often, so make sure to check back for more small business ideas you can start from home.

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Best Online Jobs from Home that Really Pay

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Who doesn’t want flexibility, freedom, and money?! Work from home jobs are the best way to create a life outside of the cubicle. There’s no commute, you can work in jammies, and more time freedom! Online jobs from home can give you a fulfilling career and the freedom that you want from your office.

I’m pretty sure most people want flexibility and freedom in their lives, but not everybody want to take the risk of starting their own business as a freelancer. It can be stressful, but their are many legitimate work from home jobs available through 100 real businesses!

How to find legitimate work from home jobs?

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FlexJobs is a great place to start looking for legitimate work from home jobs. FlexJobs is a platform that curates the best online jobs, and works with many companies to help find valuable talent to fill the online positions.

FlexJobs has an amazing search engine that you can tailor to your specific needs in a job (flexible, online, part-time, freelance, etc). They also offer webinars and other training to help you in your job search for an online work from home job.

FlexJobs costs $15 per month and you can easily cancel at any time. If you are serious about finding a real online work from home job, then I highly recommend you join for at least 1 month and take advantage of all the services they provide.

PRO TIP: Usually they do special discounts around holidays, so make sure to check for any deals before you join!

Top 10 Online Jobs from Home

FlexJobs has a list of the Top 100 Online Jobs from Home. This list is very useful because FlexJobs has vetted these companies, so that you know they are legit!

You will notice a variety of different industries from healthcare, education, software companies, marketing, writing, and more! We are listing the top 10 online jobs from home here to give you an idea of what you can find on the list. To read the full list you can click: Top 100 Online Jobs from Home.

#1 – VIPKID

VIP Kid is an online English teaching job.

VIP Kid is rocking the work from home job world! They offer great pay and flexibility that is hard to find in an online teaching position.

Students are from Beijing, China ages 5 -12. Teachers typically work early morning hours (depending on your time zone) and teach 25 minute lessons. You do need a college degree to apply for VIP Kid.

If you don’t have a college degree, then check out these other online English teaching jobs!

#2 – Appen

Appen recently took over one of my favorite work from home companies…Leapforce. Appen hires for a variety of different positions. Their most popular position currently is social media evaluator.

You can expect to work between 5 – 40 hours per week on the project you’ve been assigned. Appen hires globally!

#3 – Conduent

Conduent is a large corporation that works with over 18 different industries to provide a variety of services.

Conduent hires remote work from home positions typically in Customer Service (sales and tech support).

#4 – Rev

Rev provides a platform for transcriptionists and translators to work from home.

Freelancers convert audio to text, translate business documents, and provide certified translations of immigration documents.

 

#5 – Liveops

Liveops provides cloud contact and customer service to a wide variety of industries.

They typically hire remote customer service positions.

#6 – TTEC

TTEC is a business process outsourcing company that has a global workforce. They work with businesses around the world and many diverse industries.

TTEC also hires for a many different remote work from home positions. You can find jobs in customer service to full-time positions in very technical areas.

#7 – Amazon

Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer.

They hire remote workers in customer service type roles especially during the holiday season.

#8 – Sykes

Sykes is a business process outsourcing company that hires globally. They work with a diverse group of businesses from all over the world.

Sykes hires remote work from home positions in customer service. They also provide paid training and health benefits (vision, dental, and health).

#9 – Dell

Dell is a computer technology company. They offer many different full-time telecommute job opportunities. They also offer customer service opportunities if you don’t have a computer technology background.

#10 – Working Solutions

Working Solutions provides home-based customer service and sales agents.

Working Solutions offers freelance and remote work from home job opportunities.

How do you land a work from home job?

Getting a work from home job is pretty much like any other job out there. But there are a few things you should know when applying online for a work from home job.

Since everything you do initially will be online. Make sure that you read through the job description and look for keywords.

If you are applying for a job as a “customer service agent” then you will want to look for any words that are used to describe “customer service agent.” Like this example below…

Then use those words in your descriptions of your past experience. This will help the computer systems to find your information and see you as relevant to the job position!

Make sure you connect with other people who work from home. Connect with people on your social media accounts and network your way to an online work from home job!

Ready to learn more about the Top 100 Work from Home Companies? Check out the FULL list at FlexJobs!

 

US Census Bureau Job: Work from Home & Make Extra Money

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US Census Bureau Job: Work from Home

US Census Bureau Jobs are now available for work from home during the 2020 US Census! These unique work from home jobs are only available every 10 years.  The US conducts a census of the population to count how many people live here and where they live. It’s a big job and requires additional field agents to get all the work done.

Apply to be a field agent during the 2020 Census, and you could have a temporary way to earn extra money from home.

Census Taker Job Description

The census is confidential, and the information gathered is used to help the US government create policy  and funding based on  American demographics. The census determines the amount of federal aid given to communities and determines each state’s congressional representation.

So, what does a census taker do? You basically go door to door in residential areas to verify addresses in the community before the Census. During the census, you will be required to return to the residential areas to interview anyone who has not completed the census mailing.

As a field representative you will be required to ask questions that some see as intrusive and may cause some people to feel uncomfortable. The questions are basic demographic questions related to ethnicity, income, marriage status, place of birth, etc.

Who can apply for Census Jobs?

  • Must be a US Citizen or a legal permanent resident or noncitizen with a work visa and a bilingual skill that no available citizen possesses
  • All U.S. Citizens who have a physical residence within the area of consideration when applying
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Valid Social Security card
  • Pass a written test
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Pass background check
  • Complete 4 days of training

Census Taker Salary

Census field representatives generally work between 20 – 40 hours per week and can earn between $12 – $21 per hour depending on pay grade level.

GS-03: 6 months of general experience or 1 year above high school.

GS-04: 1 year of general experience or 2 years above high school.

You must be able to work days, evenings, and weekends. You will be paid for training and travel. There may be some travel involved that you will be required to attend.

Hiring Process for US Census Jobs

Written Basic Skills Test

Part of the hiring process is taking the Field Employee Selection Aid test. This is a test of 28 multiple choice questions that assess basic arithmetic, map skills, and other abilities needed to complete the job as a census bureau taker.

You can take census bureau jobs practice tests here.

Mock Interview

The mock interview is a phone interview. When I did some research, it appears that this interview is very brief. On the Field Representative Recruitment bulletin it says they will keep your score on file for the mock interview and as long as you have an active application file.

Structured Interview

There wasn’t much to description of the structure interview, but based off of some research it appears that this is an interview completed in the office. The questions are basic and mostly cover your resume. Again, the Field Representative Recruitment bulletin says they will keep your score on file as long as you have an active file.

The US Census Bureau needs so many people to complete the US census process that it seems like a fairly easy job to land!

How to Apply

Call the US Census Bureau job line at 1-866-861-2010 to set up your written skills test. Then print the Census Employment Application and Form I-9.

You can find your US Census Bureau Job Bulletin here. Just choose your state from the drop down menu!

Make sure to follow these tips for Completing the 2020 Census Job Application.

Apply now, the earlier you apply, the more likely you are to have a job working with the US Census Bureau! Hiring starts February 2019 and positions will be filled by May 2019.

Work from Home Ideas to Start Now

If you want to start earning money now, then check out these other ways to make extra money from home now!

 

Stay at Home Mom Jobs Online

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Best Stay at Home Mom Jobs Online

Have you been looking for legitimate stay at home mom jobs online, but are feeling kind of lost? I totally get where you’re coming from…when I was pregnant with my first son I knew for sure that I wanted to stay home with him for the first year. As a teacher, I was able to take 1 year unpaid maternity leave.

When my Principal started calling to see if I was ready to come back the next year, I became SO stressed out that I literally developed sores in my mouth at the thought of going back to a job I didn’t love and leaving my little boy. I was miserable, and that’s when I started seriously looking for online stay at home mom jobs that I could easily do while he was napping.

You probably need to make more than a few bucks per month with easy online job opportunities like making money with surveys.

That’s why today I’m sharing the best stay at home mom jobs that I WISH I had known about before taking the leap to stay home. These real stay at home jobs for moms (that I have done as a mom) make $1000 dollars or more per month. You can easily start one of these flexible jobs for moms that pay well and earn even more than I made if you have the time to invest in an online job.

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Best Jobs for Stay at Home Moms with No Experience

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Search Engine Evaluator

If you’ve been around Smart Cents Mom at all, then you know that working for Leapforce is one of my favorite stay at home jobs. This job is so flexible, and project based which is perfect for any mom (or dad!) who wants to work from home. It is a great job if you are like me and have no experience working at home. When I was working at a mother’s day out program, I would work on my Leapforce project during the kids’ nap time. I made between $12 – $14 per hour, and I usually only worked 1-2 hours per day!

PROS

  • Flexible job that you can pick up and put down as you have time
  • Easy work
  • Pays well and on time each month

CONS

  • Work can be monotonous after awhile
  • You have to keep with your time down to the minute (not difficult to do, but sometimes I would forget to start the timer)
  • If your project ends, you may not qualify for another project

My project ended after I worked about 18 months, and my contract wasn’t renewed. Leapforce was bought out by Appen so you may want to go ahead and apply to the other companies. I think this is why they didn’t renew my contract.

You can also apply to Lionbridge or Appen!

Proofreading

Proofreading earns between $3 – $4 per page depending on experience and if you are working as a freelancer or for a company. (Freelancers can typically charge more.) If you have an eagle eye for catching grammar mistakes, then this could be a great way to make a side income online.

Find 20+ Beginner Proofreading Jobs here and learn how you can start a general freelance proofreading business here!

PROS

  • Flexible
  • Project based work
  • Work from anywhere (traveling, at home, etc)
  • Doesn’t require internet connection

CONS

  • Takes time to build up clients if you start your own business
  • Takes time to earn more money (as you gain experience)
  • May need to take a course to improve your skills

Stay at Home Teacher Jobs

 VIP Kid

Working with VIP Kid has been a great experience for me and my family. My teaching schedule was early mornings from 5 am  – 7 am EST/5 pm – 7 pm Beijing time. I was able to teach 3 mornings per week and included a couple of weekends each month. I was making $20 per hour (I have a Masters Degree in elementary education).

PROS

  • Flexibility
  • Company provides great support to teachers
  • Fun
  • Pre-planned lessons so there is no extra work
  • Great pay
  • Pay on time and offer bonuses each month for meeting different goals

CONS

  • Early mornings (but I actually got used to it!)
  • Difficult to cancel classes (makes it difficult if your spouse is traveling)
  • My kids never “sleep” when they are supposed to so I can teach

I haven’t taught classes in a few months because I was having to cancel constantly due to my husband traveling for his job. I didn’t want to risk being fired for cancellations, so I put the job on hold until our timing is better.

You can check VIP Kid out here!

Freelance Writing Jobs for Moms

Freelance Writing

I am a really shy and introverted person, so it was pretty hard to build up the courage to go to a networking event in my town for women who wanted to get back to the workforce. At this meet and greet, I introduced myself to the head of the organization and she later hired me to be a freelance writer for her business blog. I made $30 per blog post (which is actually very low pay) and usually had 10 posts per month. Since I had no other experience freelance writing, other than my own blog, I felt like this was a great way to make money while gaining experience.

PROS

  • Project based work so you don’t have to be at your computer specific times
  • Getting paid to write (which I enjoy)
  • Interesting topics

CONS

  • It can be difficult to get better pay with little to no experience as a writer
  • It took away from writing on my blog (which is now my major source of side income!)

Freelance writing is a great side hustle, if you have the time to focus on it. As you gain experience you can raise your rates per article. Some freelance writers like Gina Horkey or the Horkey Handbook earn $500 or more per blog post!

Learn more about Gina Horkey and how you can make money as a freelance writer.

Blogging

I don’t talk about blogging much, but it has become my number one favorite stay at home job online. My time is limited as a stay at home mom, so I have to really focus on what I can do in the few hours per day that I can work. Once I stopped pursuing other side hustles, and started focusing on my blog I started consistently making $1000 or more per month!

PROS

  • Flexibility
  • Setting my own deadlines
  • Earning potential is unlimited
  • Get to help people from all over the world with the articles I write

CONS

  • Learning curve is REAL (I have spent more time learning how to blog for money than I have spent writing!)
  • Takes anywhere from 9 month to 1 year to consistently earn income
  • Can be discouraging if I don’t meet my goals

Blogging as a side hustle is so worth the hard work that you put in. Some people talk about blogging as a way to make money fast, but most people who start a blog don’t earn money the first 6 months they start a blog. (Like not even a penny!) Others who have had a blog in the past are able to start earning money faster on a new blog.

The recipe for making money with blogging is life-long learning, hard work, and TIME.

You can take my FREE Start a Blog Email Course, that will walk you through the steps of starting a new blog!

Typing Jobs for Stay at Home Moms

Transcription Jobs

Transcription jobs are easy typing jobs from home, if you are a fast and accurate typist. You will need to take a typing test to qualify and apply for most transcription jobs. However, there are many companies that hire transcriptionists with no experience!

Companies that are often hiring…

  • Rev.com
  • TranscribeMe
  • Lionbridge

PROS

  • Flexible
  • Project based
  • No experience required

Cons

  • Pay isn’t great if you are a slow typer
  • Have to pass the typing test to be hired

Craft Jobs for Stay at Home Moms

Stay at home jobs online include using your crafty side to make money. You can sell your crafts through Etsy, Handmade by Amazon, Facebook Marketplace, just to name a few online resources!

Sell T-Shirts and Hoodies on Merch by Amazon

Make money designing t-shirts and hoodies to sell on Amazon. Merch by Amazon is a totally free program that allows you to upload shirt designs and earn a royalty fee off the sale of the shirts. Read more about how to start a Merch by Amazon business and make passive income!

Design and Sell Pallet Wood Art

If you are handy with pallet wood and wood making projects, then you could make money selling your pieces online. Inspirational quotes, bible verses, and other typography art are very popular pieces to hang in houses. Not to mention the whole Fixer Upper trend is still in full swing, which makes the farmhouse look of pallet wood art a money maker!

Check out these pallet wood art projects that sell!

Vinyl Craft Jobs to Do at Home

#MonogramEverything is the anthem of every new mom I know! I’m not sure why we love to sport our initials on cups, frames, cuttingboards, shirts, hats…you get the idea. But this is a hot money maker for crafting moms. You can put vinyl on almost anything you can imagine, and make money doing it.

Here are some of the best items to sell with vinyl lettering and these are the best blanks you can buy on Amazon!

Hobbies that Make Money

Crafts and hobbies that make money are a fun way to stay at home and earn. Turn your passion for photography, cookie decorating, interior decorating, clothes…yes even social media into side hustle! There are over 50 ways to turn your hobbies into money get the details here!

More Resources: Legitimate Stay at Home Jobs

 Legit Work from Home Jobs with Benefits

Work for companies like Aetna, ADP, American Express, Apple, and more! Customer service and work from home jobs with these companies offer benefits, 401k, insurance, and competitive pay. Read more about Work from Home Jobs with Benefits here!

More Real Stay at Home Jobs for Moms

There are many different companies available to work from home online and make $10 or more per hour. You can find work as a virtual assistant, proofreader, transcriptionist, tutoring, and scoring tests! There are a variety or online job opportunities that pay well.

This resource: Legit Work from Anywhere Jobs that Pay $10 per hour or more can help you find the perfect online job for you!

If you’ve made it this far down the list, then I KNOW you are dedicated to finding really good paying stay at home jobs for moms. Search around the interwebs long enough and you will see some sketchy “online jobs.” People trying to get you to PAY them for work…ugh!

Those scams are SO frustrating! If you are really serious about finding a high paying job that is flexible, fits into your life, and allows you to create a better work-life balance, then I have to introduce you to FlexJobs.

Flexjobs is a subscription job lead company that provides scam free work from home job leads. Not only do they offer legit side jobs for moms (and dads!), but they also offer incredible training, resources to improve your resume, coaching, and more.

Wouldn’t you love someone to help you navigate the work from home world so you can focus on finding a real job that works for you? I wish I had known about the power of FlexJobs when I first started looking to change careers and work from home.

You can browse their site here and start looking for your dream job!

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