Hey y’all heyyy! I hope all has been well with you all! As you all know that I have been a stay at home mom for 6 years now! Staying at home this long was not by choice but I believe that it was God’s plan for my life all along. I remember getting questions from moms (or people in general) about work from home jobs that I know about so we’re going to talk about that today!
It’s a new year and I’m sure there are tons of people looking for ways to increase their streams of income especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. Or maybe you’re a stay at home mom looking for a way to bring in extra income for your family! Maybe it’s been hard to find a job and you are in need of funds. Well, I want to share a few work from home jobs that I know of and have tried while being at home. Some have been a blessing for me and I still doing and loving it to this day. Others I did try and didn’t work for me or didn’t spark my interest. But that doesn’t mean it won’t work for you so that’s why I want to share it with y’all today! So let’s begin, shall we?!
If you don’t know by now, there are sooo many ways to make money online y’all! What’s crazy about this is the amount of money you can make online. Heck, you can make money in your sleep for Pete’s sake! I mean the opportunities are unlimited out here in these internet streets. You just have to find what you love and are passionate about, commit and work SUPER hard for it, and boom it’ll work all out in your favor! I’m telling you creating work from home jobs is pretty amazing and will work in your favor if you believe in yourself!
A few Work from home jobs that you should look into are:
Starting a blog or YouTube channel! This is my first and favorite because this is what I do and it has been a blessing in my life! I’ve been blogging for almost 10 years now! To see where it is now to where it was before is just mind-blowing! I was just casually sharing my love for life, style, hair, and motherhood. Then when I discovered YouTube, it became a visual extension of my blog and now I make money from doing something I love and enjoy doing, despite all of the algorithm changes. And I make money from both in my sleep. I did a video on how you can start your blog in 2020 so feel free to check it out HERE! So if you’re looking to start a blog or YouTube channel, here’s some honest advice on how to start.
It is going to be hard at first. There are A LOT of changes and requirements that have taken place and has made it hard for people to be seen or heard. For instance on YouTube, in order to become a partner, you have to have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours. Getting 1,000 subscribers is a great milestone and it is achievable. But you have to stay consistent (put out 2-3 high-quality videos weekly), have eye-catching thumbnails, titles, and tags but most importantly, STAY CONSISTENT!
YouTube is owned by Google. Google is the top search engine in the world. So they are only going to favor and push people’s videos that are CONSTANTLY posting on their platform. They have to make money so they are going to favor those who contribute to that. So if you’re going to use their platform and create content on it, they’re going to favor you by 1) paying you your 55% every 21st of the month and pushing your content out.
Also, you have to create content around what people are searching for!! If people aren’t searching for things that you want to create, then your videos are not going to get seen. They will get seen by those subscribed but they won’t go viral or be seen by those who are searching for it! That is my struggle, to be honest. I have videos that I am passionate about and want to create. BUT some are just not what people are interested in so that’s why a few videos don’t get seen. It sucks but that’s why I have to be considerate of what my audience wants to see and also what people are looking for. So y’all pray for me as I revamp and grow from this! I can do a whole video and blog post going in-depth so let me know if you’d like that!
Creating a digital course/e-commerce store online: Now this here is where I see a lot of people are making bank from, you heard me?! LOL but I love to see it. I’m happy for those who are willing to educate the masses and make money from their expertise. The same can and will happen for you too! If you are an expert in something, whether you’re an expert in sewing, opening an e-commerce store, growing online, whatever you’re skilled at, you can monetize it by educating others!
There are so many platforms where you can host your courses. It is totally up to you and your budget. Personally, I love Teachable. It is easy to use and you can create your course in a matter of days. Another one that a lot of people use is Kajabi. It’s pretty similar to Teachable but the features are different. Whichever one you choose, I’m sure it will work out in your favor.
Selling your craft online. If you’re super creative and artsy, you can make a ton of money by selling it online. I know a lot of people have successful businesses from their crafts. Whether it be Mickey Mouse shirts, Body Butters, Gift Boxes and more, they did it. Your creativity can make you money. That’s one of the reasons why I love Etsy, Creative Market, Shopify, and other online stores. I truly love supporting people’s hard work because I know when I support businesses, I’m supporting a dream! So if you have something that you’ll like to make and sell for the betterment of the world, this one is for you!
Becoming a Virtual Assistant or Virtual Educator. This one is becoming very popular from what I’m seeing. You can literally help someone virtually manage their online business, administrative duties and more online. The assistant can work in the comfort of their own home and provide services for companies virtually. Also, you can educate people virtually from the comfort of your own home as well.
If you want to start up a tutoring business and provide services via Skype, Zoom or etc. then you can. A popular one that people utilize and you can make great money from is VIPKID. I actually applied and wanted to do it, but the way my schedule is set up, I knew I couldn’t commit. You have to teach on their time zone and I knew I wouldn’t be able to since my evenings are my family time. Any way that you can educate others virtually, that is the way to go!
Start a photography business. Personally, if I had the time and the proper equipment, this is something I would definitely be interested in. I love photography and capturing precious moments. So many successful photographers started out shooting things that captured their eyes, posted it online and boom started a business. Of course, there’s more to just capturing beautiful moments. You have to invest in equipment and everything that You really have to have an eye for the beauty in the world to have a successful photography business.
Whew, the list will go on and on and on, but I know your eyes are tired of reading this lol! But those are few to look into if you have a passion for it. While the vast majority of the world are teleworking and/or working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of starting up those dreams and side businesses online. What are you waiting for? Don’t let this COVID-19 discourage you from accomplishing something. This may be a blessing in disguise to start work from home jobs. The time is now! What are you currently working on or looking to start?