5 Ways to Earn Money Whilst Caring For Your Kids

When you have children, it can be hard to fit a full time job around childcare, and very often the cost of this childcare can make it financially unviable for you to return to work. An alternative to returning to full time work is to find a way to earn money from home and there are a number of options that may be available to you.
1.   Direct selling
Lots of direct selling companies will pay you commission for selling their products to family and friends. It may help if you sign up with a company that sells products which you have an interest in because if you are enthusiastic about the products then you will find it easier to sell them.
2.   Be a consultant
Setting up a consultancy business can be a rewarding career that you are still able to fit around caring for your children. This still allows you to be flexible with the hours that you work but you can earn a fairly good income from this type of career. Even if you have people that are working for you, payroll and HR can be managed from home using software that is available from sites such as www.ciphr.com.
3.   Selling unwanted items
If you have unwanted items that you no longer use then selling these can help you raise a bit of extra cash. This can be done via yard sales or online as there are a number of sites where you can list items for sale in your local area. The disadvantage of this method is that you may run out of things to sell, but if you have younger children then you will find that they grow out of clothes quite quickly so this should provide you with items that you can use to raise money for a while at least.
4.   Write a blog
You don't need to have a lot of technical knowledge to set up a blog and there are a number of blogging platforms that you can use for free. There are several ways that you can earn an income from blogging, but you will be able to earn more if your blog is popular and has a large number of readers. Therefore it is important to base your blog on something that you know a lot about, so you can keep on generating interesting content.
5.   Sign up for survey sites
There are many sites online that will reward you for taking surveys about the various products and services that you may use on a daily basis. Some of these sites pay cash, while others may offer vouchers or other incentives. Be wary of sites that require you to pay a fee in order to receive surveys, as there are a wide range of sites that you can sign up to for free.
You may be able to use more than one of these methods to earn some extra money while you are at home with your children. The amount of work that you choose to do will largely depend on how much money you are looking to earn. It is not always easy to set aside specific times of the day that you can spend working, but the more effort that you put into most of these methods, the more earning potential you will have. This post is brought to you in collaboration with CIPHR. 
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