Christian Work at Home Moms - another option

Are you looking for a work-at-home option?

Here's one you may not have considered before: publish a book series of your own.

For this post, I'm not talking about fiction (although that is something I'll discuss in another post). 

Today I want to talk about something most women never think about: sharing your life experiences to inspire, enlighten, and encourage others.

Someone, somewhere needs to hear your story.

"But I haven't done anything special!" you may say. 

Not true. To someone, you can be an inspiration.

• Have you raised children?
• Have you made the choice to stay home with the kids instead of work outside the home?
• Do you homeschool?
• Is your faith a source of strength?
• Did you find a way to send your kids to college with creative financing?
• Have you lost a loved one and survived?
• Have you made a career choice because of your faith?
• Did you go back to college later in life?
• Do/Did you raise a family on one income?
• Do you have an unusual life path?
• Did you overcome a difficult past or event?
• Do you have good insights on business or life?

There are many stories that may not be flashy or flamboyant, but they need to be told.

You can take one book and turn it into workbooks, day planners, journals, devotionals, and much more.

You can contact me through my site at Rockhold Publishing for more info! I'd love to hear your story!

www.RockholdPublishing.com

Now is the time for a home business

In these economic times, there are many women who are looking for a way to make extra money from home. Some women are facing the loss of their spouse's job. Even some women who are not sure whether or not their spouse is going to lose his job still feel like it is a possibility. For those women, they are looking for a way to "make hay while the sun shines" and start making some money from home in case their husband loses his job.

I know that my opinion may not be the popular one, but I truly feel that one spouse should be at home for the kids. If one parent is the breadwinner and works full time, then I truly believe the best situation for the kids would be that the other parent stays home with them. I don't think that anything is wrong with the second parent working part time outside of the home, but having to parents working full time outside of the home is very stressful and counterproductive.

I look at Proverbs 31 to be a good example of a mom that not only stays at home, but she also helps to provide an income for her family.

I have seen far too many moms who have worked full-time jobs and then had to come home and do all of the things that moms normally do in the house. It simply makes things very difficult. It is almost like having two full-time jobs.

Starting a business from home can be an excellent way for a parent to contribute to the family budget without having the stress of being away for 40 hours or more per week. Many party plan businesses average anywhere from $35-$100 per hour. There are other businesses that can be worked strictly from home and can bring in a substantial amount to the family budget.

Whenever you start a business or are thinking about starting a business, the first thing that you need to do is start with prayer. You need to pray for wisdom. You need to pray for direction. You need to pray that God will show you the type of business that you need to start. You also need to pray for the support of your spouse.

Once you've done that, then you need to start doing your research. Prayerfully consider different businesses and narrow it down to see which one you would like to do.

Party plan businesses can have an excellent hourly income, but they do normally require that you spend some time away from home. Most successful party plan business women work only two or three evenings per week outside of the home. For a mom with small children, this can actually be a welcome break. It allows for you to set your own schedule and only be outside of the house 10 or 15 hours a week, while still being at home with the kids most of the time.

A network marketing business can usually be worked entirely from home without needing to go outside of the house for appointments. Special care needs to be given to make sure that the network marketing business is legitimate and will also provide a reliable income.

Once you believe you have decided on a business that you want to do, then you need to still pray for guidance.

Working a business from home can help Christian moms work from home while they also help provide an income for their families.

Sharing your faith through your business

One thing that is so great about working from home is that having my own biz allows me to share my faith as I please.

Working in a corporate office can really hinder witnessing opportunities. People have lost jobs because of what they said or did in this regard. :(

With my business, I can choose to share my faith in the way I choose. Not only that, but my biz allows me to meet people - both in person and online - that I would never have met otherwise.

I can pass out Gospel of John books, tracts, etc. I can invite people to church and church events. I can share my personal testimony.

Every biz can be as Christian as you are. :)

"But I don't have the money to start a home business"

I have talked to many wonderful ladies over the years who have said that they want to start a business to work from home, but they simply do not have the funds to do so.

I can understand that totally. After all, if you had tons of money lying around, you would not be looking to start a business, right?

If you really want to work from home, there are many ways you can do it.

• Pray - this is the first thing to do. God will open up opportunities!
• Be honest - If you want to start a home biz - but you cannot due to the funds needed - be honest. I have done a lot for people over the years who needed to get started but couldn't buy a kit or purchase a guide. I have worked out payment plans and sent free copies of things. I have even paid for kits. I have loaned/given money to friends so they could start a biz.
• Be creative - if you need a few hundred dollars to start a business, look around your house and see if you can sell something. You would be surprised! I have had people hold a garage sale so they could raise a few hundred bucks! Use your head and pray - God will speak to you about it.
• Be persistent - if you need money and cannot get it any other way, put a little bit aside each week until you have enough. Be consistent and persistent - and you will be fine.
• Start small - I have known people who started a free biz so they could earn enough to invest in a more expensive biz. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen!

If you are considering working from home but do not think you can afford it, please contact me at shay (dot) rockhold (at) gmail (dot) com - I will help you all I can.

Starting a profitable info product business

If you are looking for a way to make money from home, I can highly recommend anything from Kevin Riley. Click here for his site.

I have purchased several of his e-books, and I have also participated in his workshop. His products are laid out in a clear, step-by-step fashion and his ideas are simple but effective.

Here are some reasons why you would like to start a business using Kevin's methods:

1. Info products sell for nearly 100% profit.
2. They ship immediately.
3. No storage or shipping.
4. You can help people while earning a living.
5. There is no limit to what you can do!
6. No layoffs or pay cuts.
7. You earn what you are worth!

Visit Kevin's site today and check out what he has to offer. I especially like the e-book How to Turn Lazy Summer Days into a Lifetime of Easy Cash - and it is on sale right now!

Working together with local WAHMs

Here is an easy way to network with other WAHMs in your area.

Go to www.meetup.com and start a local WAHM group. (This will cost around $12-19 a month, but the members can chip in and help cover the costs.)

Or you can start a blog. We use this one for our local group: www.lhbmamas.blogspot.com.

Go to www.vistaprint.com and get business cards made up for the group. Make them generic with just the group site on them and some generic group info.

Now, each group member promotes the group blog or website. They can write their own phone number on the back if they want to have someone call them.

Why would group members do this?

Instead of each member promoting their own site, there are 25 people promoting the group's site. Instead of 20 people seeing your website, you have 500 people seeing your link on the group website. See the difference?

Chances are, you know other local WAHMs. Start a small group with people you know.

Then you can advertise it and watch it grow!

Finding legitimate work at home opportunities

This country is having economic trouble, and many people are out of work or are having their hours or pay cut.Because of this, there are many people (moms included) who are looking for ways to make more money.

Many of them want to work from home because they simply do not want to take on a "regular" job.

A "regular" job has many drawbacks:

• Commute time
• Gas costs
• Child care costs
• Inflexible schedule
• Limited vacation or family time
• Limited hours during the day when you can work
• Not paid what you are worth
• Possible layoffs

There are numerous advantages to working with a home-based business or job:

• Little or no commute
• Flexible schedule
• Work the hours you want (morning, evening, night, etc.)
• Get paid what you are worth
• No one can fire you or give you a layoff
• No child care costs
  

Did you know that many home-based business people make hourly rates as high as $25 - 50 an hour (or more)? That is the industry norm for most party plan moms who sell via a party plan business model (like Tupperware, Pampered Chef, etc.)

Did you know that many freelance writers who make $50-100 an hour or more?

Did you know that you can set up a blogging business that bring in money while you sleep?

Did you know that there are hundreds of ways you can make money with a home-based business?

The problem is that there are also scammers out there.

You have to be careful!!