Hey, Angie Nelson here from theworkathomewife.com.
Now, last week, we just finished up with the Work-at-Home Summit, which was a really cool
online event that gave you the opportunity to learn from over 45 people that are really
making their own success at home.
I was one of the people that was interviewed for that summit, and that's led to a lot of
emails from you guys asking me to share more about my story and about the ways that I have
made money from home.
I've been working from home for over 10 years now, so I've held a lot of different positions
during that time, I've tried out a lot of different opportunities.
That's what we're going to be talking about in today's video.
I'm going to be sharing with you 11 ways that I have made money from home over the past
10 years.
Make sure you stay until the end of the video to find out how you can get my free seven-day
series on finding work at home.
Now, my work-at-home story began before I even started working from home.
Back when I was still at my day job, I was trying to figure all this work-at-home stuff
out.
I was trying to find some opportunities to make some money on the side while transiting
into full-time home business, and one of the first opportunities that I took advantage
of was mystery shopping.
Now, if you are not familiar with this, what are you basically doing is going into a store,
posing as a regular old shopper.
Then when you get home, you're providing feedback about your store experience: How were you
treated?
Were you greeted when you walked into the store?
Was somebody there to help you, answer your questions?
Things like that.
Mystery shopping, it isn't the best paying opportunity in most cases, and for those of
you that are looking to work at home full time, you are going to have to leave the house,
so it isn't something that is going to be a long-term plan for most of you, but if you
are just trying to get familiar with what this whole online thing is and how you submit
work and how you pick up jobs online, mystery shopping can be a great way to do that.
Now, call centers was the opportunity that I took when I was ready to make my transition
into full-time work at home.
I knew that I wanted to start up my own business, but I needed to pay the bills while I was
getting things going.
Call center work, it's really plentiful online, and it's often an easy hire for those that
have some kind of customer service in their background.
For me, it was a no-brainer.
They pay an hourly wage in most cases, and they offer a weekly or a biweekly paycheck,
and that's what I needed while I was going to be setting up my own business.
I took two call center jobs with two different companies and just got rolling that way.
Within a couple of months, I had my home business set up, and I could leave those call center
jobs behind.
It's not going to be a dream job for most people, but it can be a means to an end if
you need to get something paying you right away.
Well, when I left my call center jobs, my next role was a virtual assistant, and I was
a virtual assistant for many, many years.
I started out doing just general VA work, anything from, for while I was acting as a
virtual receptionist for a chiropractor's office and answering their phones while they
were at lunch or on break.
I also worked for a landscaping company for a while doing data entry of their receipts
and their invoices.
Then for many, many years, I was a virtual assistant to other bloggers.
I helped them with their content production and social media marketing, with things like
that.
Virtual assistant, it can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and it's
really an opportunity that you can take and make your own.
You can use the skills that you have or you learn skills that you want to know and really
create a business that's your own.
Now, another thing that I did for quite a few years was freelance write.
As this person that was working, as I had a blog my own and as I was being a virtual
assistant to other bloggers, it was only natural for me to supplement my income by offering
freelance writing services to other people online.
I did that for quite a few years.
I always stayed within my chosen niche here of online businesses and online marketing,
but that really opened a lot of doors and provided me with another income stream while
other things fluctuated over time.
Now, while it's not something that ever really took off for me, I did have dabbled in eBay-selling
over the years from time to time just as opportunities came up on their own, the things that I had
that I wanted to get rid of, but that can't be a great opportunity for a lot of people
out there who really enjoy the thrill of the hunt and finding a good deal that they can
resell for a profit.
Both eBay and Amazon, FBA, are really popular at-home businesses right now.
Now, while I was a virtual assistant, there occasionally would be different services that
were really in demand, but were also really easy for me to offer as one-off services.
It wasn't something that maybe people needed ongoing or needed to be on a monthly retainer
from me for, but it was something that was really quick and easy that I could get done
and really profit from.
In those instances, I offer those services on Fiverr.
Fiverr is still a really popular site today.
It started out primarily as just a place that you could offer just small services and tasks
for $5 each.
Over time, it's really grown into something that you can offer.
A lot of upsell potential there, and different rates for different packages.
It can really be a great profit place for someone who has some different skills that
you can offer with a quick turnaround and without a lot of upfront work.
You don't have to learn quite so much about your client's business or what they need.
It's something that they could really say, "Here's what I need done," and you can take
it from there.
Now, when we get into things like passive income opportunities that I've taken advantage
of over the years, eBay, or, excuse me, ebooks is certainly one of them.
I started out selling ebooks long before Kindle was even around.
Back in those days, we were selling on E-Junkie or ClickBank, which are still around now,
but Kindle has certainly become a more popular option for creating your ebooks.
That's something that can be really easy to get going, get it written, get it for sale
online.
It can continue to earn you money for months or years down the road.
Now, something that we're probably all familiar with when we're talking about little moneymakers
are surveys.
That's something that I don't really participate in much these days, but back before I started
working from home full time, I was certainly involved with things like Pinecone Research,
some other survey panels that would pay you a few bucks for just answering a click-online
survey.
Along those same lines are cashback rebates.
That's something that I still do a lot to day.
It's often money that you can make without any extra work.
You might have your Discover card paying you cashback on your purchases.
Ebates is certainly one that I use a lot and absolutely love when it comes to online purchases.
There are a lot of different ones out there.
Make sure you're paying attention to what credit cards you're using when you go to make
an online purchase.
Make sure you are taking advantage of those things like Swagbucks or Ebates or even Ibotta
every time that you make an online purchase, or an offline purchase in the case of Ibotta.
Now, something that we're all familiar with is going to be direct sales, and that's something
that I was involved in before I made my transition into full-time work at home.
There's hundreds of legitimate companies out there that work in this, network marketing,
or social selling is what that's often referred to these days.
Whether it be Tupperware, Avon, Chloe + Isabel, Stella & Dot, these are all legitimate companies
that offer you the opportunity to earn commission on your personal sales.
Also, they'll need a downline.
Now, that brings us to 10 years later.
What I am doing today is primarily blogging.
My income today comes solely through the products and services that I promote and offer on my
blog.
The majority of my income comes from affiliate marketing.
I get paid a commission when people buy through the links to affiliate products that I promote
on my site.
I also have courses that are available for sale.
I get paid for display ads on my site.
There are a number of opportunities that you can implement when you are trying to make
an income from blogging.
The thing with blogging is it does take some time to build it up and there is a bit of
a learning curve there, but it is something that can be really fulfilling once you get
it going and getting it creating an income on its own.
The thing you need to really keep in mind is that you choose the right topic for your
blog.
You're going to want to, this is going to be something that you're going to need to
talk about frequently and for years to come.
You really want to choose a subject that is something that you're passionate about, that
you love to learn about, and that you love to share with others.
Those are 11 ways that I have made money over the last 10 years working from home.
In the description below, you're going to find a link to a post that's going to give
you more information on those and some other things.
I'll also leave you a link to get that free seven-day series on finding work at home in
the description below.
I'd love for you to leave me a comment and let me know some of the opportunities that
you've taken advantage of to make extra money on your own time and from your own office.
If you like this video today, make sure you give it a like and share it with your friends,
and I will see you in the next video.
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