Thursday, January 22, 2009

Need Some Extra Cash? (or maybe just a brake?)

This is for those moms who love being a mom, but also enjoy working and earning a little dough! But, also want to be home with their kids. I have a few things that I do on the side, not nessesarily for the money but just to help me to escape from the everyday grind. So I was thinking and searching for more ideas and I found these, so I wanted to share with you all......

Turn Crafts Into Cash-
If you are crafty check out Etsy.com For all of those who don't know. It is an online marketplace that connects people who want to sell their handmade stuff like, candles, bags, toys, clothing, food, jewelry, and much more. It is free to get started; the site takes 3.5 percent of your sales, plus a 20 cent listing fee per item. People from all over the world look at this site!

Answer customer service calls-
When you call the customer service department of your bank or a retail outlet, for example, the voice you hear on the other end may well belong to someone working out of her living room. This may be a little hard with crazy kids running around, but for those of you who have small babies or kids at school it may work out better. To get started, connect with some of these companies, including Arise.com, AlpineAccess.com,, Liveops.com, and Workingsolutions.com So visit each site and find out what one would work best for you.

Freelance projects on the web-
Many businesses would love your help with tasks ranging from coding edbsites to writing press materials. Sites like Elance.com and oDesk.com post thousands of these kind of opportunities and then facilitate the hiring and payment processes. Both sites allow you to create a free profile to tout your skills and experience and take assessments to certify your skill level. So for those of you who are good at this graphic are stuff well why not try it?

Shop undercover-
This one is good, because you get to get out of the house and you can shop and get paid. But be carful some of them can be scams. I also know people who have done it and it turns out good. So here is a site to try mysteryshop.org

Good luck all you moms out there just trying their best to be a MOM!

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