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work from home.childminding or anything else

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ivet83 · 07/02/2006 14:11

hello everyone i want to ask you about childming and work from home in general.i have an eight months old daughter and i stay at home looking after her.we are getting a mortgage soon so i want to help my husband with the money.i want to register as a childminder or anything else i can do from home.i can see that many of you work with their computers from home but what do you actually do?i have come across many websites offering work from home but its all crap.pay us money and whatever they are just not real.i want to actually do smth at home and get paid for it.and i am not sure if childminding is a good idea.scared of designing my home as a nursery.help

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Kayleigh · 07/02/2006 16:25

ivet83, mini iq or usbourne books won't guarantee you an income. You will only earn if you sell. Having said that mini iq have a very generous associate package:-

  • You receive 25% retail profit
  • Up to a further 15% in commission on the wholesale value of the products you sell.
  • In building a team you will also recieve up to a further 12% commission on the wholesale value of both your own sales as well as your team's income

Please email me if you want more info on shelley at bennett-dodd dot wanadoo dot co dot uk. Will be happy to answer all your questions

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ivet83 · 07/02/2006 16:19

where should i search for usborne books and how do you start with them?ooo and to the other person with
the mini IQ how do you become one.and these things that you guys do do they gurantee you the income?

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LoveMyGirls · 07/02/2006 16:19

im going through the registration process and i felt like you when i first started thinking about it. i went to a registration meeting and got leaflets etc.
i am planning on using the living room for quiet time, floor play and the dining room for creative/ messy play and my dd's room fornap times if we are being too noisy downstairs though i will try to have quiet time when toddlers are having a nap. so far i have fitted cupboard locks and changed my furniture to make more space for the children to play i have also bought outdoor equiptment like a playhouse, swings slide etc but i probbaly would have bought them for dd's anyway tbh.
im expecting to be able to earn about £150/200 per week and for my house to take a bit of battering (like it does anyway with your own kids) hth

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ivet83 · 07/02/2006 16:08

to Isyhan

exactly i think they earn peanuts as well.well you hear all of them saying oh i wake up in the morning with a cup of coffee i sit on the computer and that's it.but that's what i am saying can earn like 300-400pounds a weeks this is what i call earning.anyway,so do you think it's worth it,i mean being a childminder?and when you say sorting out the house what exactly do you do?i mean is it only one play room that you have or can the kids go into every room and how exactly do you arrange it?i know about the whole registration process that doesnt scare me but the job itself.how do i know if it's for me?

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Kayleigh · 07/02/2006 16:01

sorry ..."I am working" !

Kayleigh · 07/02/2006 16:01

I am work part time in the city and have become a Mini IQ accociate so that I can give up my office job and have something to fit around my kids. Ds1 is 7 amd ds2 is 4.

Mini IQ sell a wide range of educational books toys and games for babies to key stage 2 (age 12). They offer a fantastic business opportunity (as it is a relatively new company) and it is perfect for stay at home mums or anyone looking to increase their income. It can be adapted to suit your individual circumstances. There are no sales targets, but the harder you work the more you earn.

Isyhan · 07/02/2006 15:36

Spikid- whats a very decent salary? It can mean different things to different people. Im interested because you hear people say they sell things on e bay and make a decent salary but how much is decent?

spykid · 07/02/2006 15:24

ivet I work for Usborne books, selling childrens books from home. I do it as a supplementary income as I also work part time, but I know of lots of people who make a very decent salary from it

Isyhan · 07/02/2006 15:22

I went through all this as I have a 5 mth old baby. I decided to register as CM but like anything its not quite as straightforward as you think. Ive been putting my OFSTED file together now along with all my policies, learning about tax etc,sorting the house out to make it extra child friendly for about two months now. It sounds like there is alot to do but there is! Then Ive got to go through all the checks, have a registration inspection and advertise etc. Having thought about other options this I think is the easiest unless you are employed and they let you work from home. I wouldnt bother with many of the other computer 'jobs' most of them are scams or you earn peanuts.

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