How to Make Money as a Stay-at-Home-Mom

Among the most rewarding jobs is being a stay-at-home mom. In a recent study, it was observed that   70% of moms who have children below 18 years work. Of these, 75% are in full-time jobs. And do you know the U.S. households, 74% of these moms are the sole earners? 

And, they can’t just sit at some and wait for the sweet hugs in the evening- those hugs will not pay their bills or help them have a weekend getaway with their girlfriends.

Let’s see some of the best ways stay-at-home moms can make money based on the above assumptions.

1. Becoming a Telemarketer

The job of a telemarketer is to make calls – mostly cold calling to sell products such as bundled internet, electricity, gas, or even a cable package. At one time or another, you may have received such a call and hung up the caller. 

This is a lucrative business that stay-at-home moms can do, close on long-term deals, and make money while at home.

Besides, it does not require a high education degree or in-depth training. All that one needs is to make calls consistently, friendly and conduct surveys to target customers who need such services. Generally, telemarketers make an average of $10.50 per hour.

2. Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who supports clients in performing administrative duties remotely. The responsibilities vary depending on the industry, such as booking travel, maintaining social media pages, and arranging for meetings are some of the duties involved. This job is quickly done remotely, with an average pay of $15.65 per hour.

But to perfect their work, virtual assistants need tools of trade such as a laptop, internet connection, email, or any other mode of communication.

3. Becoming a Virtual Tutor

The recent happenings have taken education to another level, where children can be taught from home and graduate through virtual tutoring. The virtual tutor arranges schedules on how they will offer their lessons or prepare students for a forthcoming exam. They use communication channels such as Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, Zoom, and many others.

Though this job does not require high education levels, many employers may ask the mom to be a graduate with some level of experience in the field she is tutoring.

 An excellent virtual tutor will make an average of $23.50 per hour, though this depends on the residence area.

4. Transcription Services

Transcription involves changing audio into text. Though this job may seem easy, it is not as you think. One needs to be a fast typist and possess accurate listening skills.

You will also need a laptop, reliable internet, and word-processing software. Having good headphones is also an added advantage.

Some transcribers will also have a foot pedal which is used to control the video recording and be able to translate within a short time.

This job does not require a lot of training- only be sure that your listening and typing skills are top-notch.

These jobs are available on freelancing sites such as Upwork, Fiverr, Transcribeme, and others. The average pay for a transcriber is about $15.50 per hour.

5. Online Expert

What the freelancer marketplace and the gig economy have done is open up avenues where stay-at-home-moms can show their expertise so that people in such fields can offer them jobs. These include medical, accounting, auditing, consulting, and many more. Clients will select you to apply for their work, and once agreed, they will offer the applicant the contract.

An example of such is Clarity.fm; pays experts through talking, and payment is paid per minute talked. Other marketplaces include Fiverr, Upwork, Amazon Mechanical Turk, Amazon Home services, and many more.

Apart from this method, an online expert can also create a class based on their areas of experience, such as public speaking or medical analysis, and register with online learning platforms. Based on your contract agreement, you will get a percentage of income from these platforms.

6. Baby Sitting

Becoming a babysitter can be the most rewarding job for a stay-at-home, especially if you love children. Some duties include parents dropping their young ones in your designated office for babysitting services, picking kids from school and helping them with their homework as they wait for their parents, or even helping them to bathe.

This job requires a license to run the daycare from home. You can get information relating to the licenses from the National Database of Child Care Licensing Regulations.

But if you want to make the business casual, you could only offer babysitting services, not a daycare business.

Moms still register with job marketplaces such as Urbansitter or  Care.com, which help get professionals who need to provide such jobs.

7. Market Researching and Testing

Many companies are out there looking for people who could help in research and give feedback on their services to improve how they offer them. You only need a computer and a reliable network to perform these functions. And the average pay is around $10 for every 15 minutes taken on researching or testing.

Below are some of the ways that one can participate in researching

1. Web testing is about testing websites or apps and giving feedback on their functionality.
2. Being part of a research study group- Mostly to help in answering customer questions and giving feedback
3. Becoming a mystery shopper involves visiting shops and collecting feedback on the usage of a specific product.
4. Customer Service Representative

The major responsibilities of a customer service representative are to pick up and make calls on behalf of the client and help customers with the issues raised.

This job does not require much expertise but guidance per the client’s requirements.

This job requires at least a year of experience, with an average pay of $13.60 per hour in the United States.

The titles with this job are customer care, Customer Success Specialist, and the like.

9. A Social Media Assessor

The work of a social media assessor is to collect information regarding the online presence of the company and the extent to which the services are bought through its online channels.

Stay-at-home moms can do this as an entry-level job as long as they have internet and a computer for communication.

The good thing about this job is that they offer lucrative pay for a straightforward job- Generally, the pay ranges between $10 and $15 per hour, depending on where you live.

10. Proofreader- Editor

This job entails reviewing written material and confirming that it is accurate for final submission. It is a requirement that the person doing this work pays attention to details and has a high level of English.

It also depends on how the recruiter wants the style to look, for instance, The Chicago Manual of Style or  AP Stylebook.

If you are outstanding in this, it’s easy to make an average of $28- $37 per hour in the U.S.

11. A Virtual Recruiter

A virtual recruiter duty involves hiring staff on behalf of the recruiting company. This job is done virtually so long as you have a computer, internet, and template to meet the employer’s standards. The hirer meets the interested candidates online and discusses and screens the best individuals for the job. 

This job is paid on a per-piece percentage. For instance, if the job pays $100,000 per annum, then the hirer could get 20% of this which is $20,000.

 Agencies often offer these jobs, and a stay-at-home mom can do them perfectly.

12. Data Entry Clerk

By becoming a data entry clerk, the person will be involved in entering the required information using a computer and forwarding the data to the employer. It does not require high training or a bachelor’s degree and can be quickly done at home.

The average pay for this job is around $14 to $17   though this depends on the company.

13. Programmer or Coder

Programming involves creating websites, apps, or software. Coder consists in creating programming languages such as JavaScript and HTML. Though this job requires a deep understanding of computer programs, it can cost up to $39 per hour.

14. Become an Online Craft Seller

An Online Craft Seller’s work is to design unique designs- Let’s say during celebrations such as the Christmas season, they design unique Christmas cards with a theme for that year, sell them online and make money. Stay-at-home moms can join marketplaces such as Etsy or Amazon Homemade and sell their stuff there.

Some sites, such as Etsy marketplaces, have high competition, and as such, you may not get high profits, though still a worthy deal to use such marketplaces.

15. Landlord

If you have a spare room that you are not using, why not change it to an Airbnb and rent it out to travelers who require to board for several days? Doing this will automatically add to your pocket with some bucks.

Besides, you can advertise your space with sites such as HomeAway to advertise your services,

Conclusion

We hope that we have offered an overview of what a stay-at-home mom can do and pay their bills comfortably and participate in the growth of the country’s economy; if you are out there doing nothing, jump into any of these and make money.