5 ‘LIT’ WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE AS A FULL TIME PARENT FROM HOME

Being a parent is a full time job and sometimes most parents can decide to split responsibilities
whereby, one of the parents will choose to stay home and take care of the kids while the other
works for the family. Oftentimes, it always works out that way if the parent working earns enough
money to take care of the family otherwise, it doesn’t work out.
Now I want to let us know that you can stay home and still be earning money too. You don’t
have to give up on all your dreams. I know staying home and taking care of the kids is a huge
sacrifice, but I’m telling you that you can earn a lot of money while staying home. I’ve said this
before, taking care of the kids is a full time job —bathing, feeding, cooking, playing with the kids
etc is not an easy task and it can leave you with little or no time. Luckily today’s technology has
made things easier for people to work from home. All that is needed is a browsing mobile phone
or laptop with a strong internet connection.
Have you ever thought of working from home? Yet you don’t know what to start or do you feel
you are not doing enough by staying home and you need to start earning some cash for yourself
and still have the time for your kids. Well, I got you covered! Without wasting much time let’s
dive into things you can do online while you’re home.

1. Social media specialist:

Here all you have to do is help other people or even a company to
manage their social media accounts. The sweet thing is you can manage more than one person
or company’s account. In this present day, the role of social media specialist is getting
recognition because social media has become one of the largest platforms to advertise product
and even talents.
Many companies and even individuals— celebrities, upcoming business, upcoming artists etc
are looking for ways to get to the next level through social media, so most of them hire a social
media specialist to help them manage and develop their social media accounts.
For someone to be a professional social media specialist there are few things you need to learn.
Things like ;
– Staying updated with every social media trends—you need to know what is new in terms of
style, contents, reaction of the audience etc. Since your main aim is to turn these audiences to
customers or fans it is necessary to know the latest gist online or should I say viral
contents—like latest memes, videos, etc. Especially the ones that are related to the brands you
are promoting.
– Time management— this skill is very essential, because you need to plan things like a pro.
Time everything you will be doing, either you want to create contents for the next advert, or you
want to reply to a customer’s question. Regularized your posting too. Fortunately, there are lots
of scheduling apps that can be of help
– Have good customer’s service— you need to learn how to build a strong relationship with your
audience. Try to answer their questions and even queries, engage with them, talk about
interesting topics related to the brand etc
– An eye for design— here you need to know the right color background to use while editing
some photos or videos, these colors have to be eye-catching too.
– Understand analytics and statistics.
– Knowing how all social media platforms work.
– Learning how to use a new ads tool.

2. You can be a proofreader:

It is important to re-read any written documents so as to detect
any errors, this is where a proofreader comes in. Proofreading is an important step in the writing
process as it helps the writer know the errors made in order to avoid miscommunication.
A proofreader ensures that write ups are error free —errors like grammatical mistakes, wrong
spellings, typographical errors etc. You might be wondering if proofreaders are in demand, well
proofreader demand increases yearly. Companies, bloggers, written content creators, authors,
etc all employ proofreaders to ensure there are no errors in their write ups.
To be a proofreader you need to be good at spotting mistakes in write ups, you need to be fast,
as proofreaders get paid based on how fast they work per hour and you need to be able to
concentrate while working.

3. Writing:

yeah right you read it well, I mean writing. Writing is one of the best ideal jobs for
stay at home parents. If you are very good at writing contents, I mean great write ups. Then this
one is right for you especially when you enjoy writing too.
With your written skill, you can get freelance jobs in different companies, you can also decide to
write your own ebooks or physical books depending on the one you want to do, you can even
choose to do both. There are other things you can venture into, things like copy editor, resume
writing, copywriter, recipe writer—here you can even create your own blog and start writing
different kinds of food recipes, how they are prepared and served. Also you can be an author, a
content creator etc.

4. Art & design :

if you are the type that loves merging colors, painting, drawing or even
graphic designing then you can start doing these things at home and earn from it. If drawing is
what you do best then start drawing, people are very fond of artwork these days so selling it
won’t be so difficult, you can sell online too.
Graphic designers make cool cash online too, you can design logos, business cards, banners,
fliers etc. A graphic designer can also work as a freelancer. You don’t need to go anywhere, all
you need to do is to turn your skill into a service and convince your targeted audience how your
services can help them. Also learn to build an impressive portfolio as this will help you in the
long run by convincing your audience that you are good at what they do. Along the line improve
your skills and get more creative.

5. Online coach:

you might be thinking about what to coach people about, I’m sure you’d be
good with good kids since you stay at home and you are with the kids most of the time. You
must have learned lots of things about kids, the gist is most parents seek advice and parental
skills and are even willing to pay for it.
This is one of the best ways to monetize your knowledge. You can start a YouTube channel or
even a blog based on parenting skills. Also if you’re great at giving advice to people— both
business and personal advice this is also another thing people pay to get. This is another cool
way to make money online and from home. You’d be surprised at how much you can get by
being an online coach.