Do you work from home? What do you do?

[ebbieg]

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I need to find work I can do from home while my two year old has his daytime sleep and in the evening. I would really appreciate any ideas and advice about what you do and how you got there :) thanks!

Hi ebbieg,
I have started dropshipping on eBay, it's a very simple way to make money and totally flexible. It's also the first time that I have made money from home, and I've tried Health and Wellness MLM in the past and looked into various other ways to make money, but this has been by far the most profitable and flexible.
Feel free to PM me if you want more info
Good luck with you search
Sarah

Hiya, were you successful in your search for work from home? If not I gave recently signed up to a company as an independent distributor and it was the best thing I have done in years. If you are interested pls forward your email and I will forward you info pack.

I am a full time mum with a 2 year old . Im am feeling extremely down because i dont have much mummy and son time plus when he goes to school half day i dont kno how i will manage. I have searched all angels and decided tk b a distributor for jeunesse.. which are launching the instantly ageless product in April. ..fingers crossed it will take off and ill b working fron home soon

Just to say that if anyone is interested in working from home, there is a recruitment event being held in Ilford, Essex this Friday. Anyone interested? It's working with Avon. Its great as you get to choose the hours you want to work.

I started working for a company two weeks ago, I have a 4 and 7 year old, my 7 year old has disabilities so I get called into his school quite often and we have hospital appointments ALOT, so i needed something flexible but in 2 weeks I have earnt enough to give me a little bit extra to pay my bills without really doing anything the products sell themselves and its all done through social media

I've been a freelance admin for a few yrs now. Started as a favour for a friend but have various regular clients on and off, mostly by word of mouth, some by contacting through job ads and convincing them I was less hassle than employing someone! Takes a while, can be hard selling yourself, only recently had a client gone AWOL but at least I got paid. We have an SN child so are not ready for childcare so freelancing keeps me flexible.

I work as a Usborne organiser some from home and some out and about I love it and gives me an income. Happy to talk if you want to know more.

Hey I work for a company around my 8 month old son.
Part time hours could be only 5 hours a week if that's all you got spare.

I have him full time as I'm a stay at home mum

Sorry son helped press buttons lol.

He has to come everywhere with me and we attend 2 playgroups a week and still find time to now become a team leader and support people to do fantastically

Xx

I used to be an interior designer but now work from home. Have set up a small artisan soy wax candlemaking company, I used to spend lots of money buying expensive candles so decided to make my own.

I'm a freelance copywriter and I've been doing it part time for about a year now. I use sites like elance and peopleperhour to bid for jobs and list my skill profilebut I've not been too proactive of late in contacting prospective employers as I've been working on a novel I'm writing. And you really do have to be proactive to make any money from it.

Luckily I do have a couple of hourly gigs posted up that still sell quite well without me having to send out job bids so when people purchase those, I contact them to find out their requirements and then create their article or sales letter for them. So that gives me a bit of pocket money but this post has given me a reminder that I really do need to get my arse in gear if I want my current dismal financial situation to change.

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Looks like they’re still recruiting so you can apply via the link below if you are interested? I would definitely recommend!

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This is an old thread, I realise, but worth contributing to as others may find it. It's possible to work from home but I do think you need some proper time to do so and thus proper childcare. E.g. your partner taking your toddler for a few hours on a regular basis or doing some babysitting swaps with friends (you take their kid for a while / they take yours, that kind of thing). I would very much doubt, without wanting to be negative, that you can fit a freelance job with all the work it entails just around naptimes and evenings.

And of course it depends what skills you have. There are jobs that involve working from home on the high end e.g. accountants / psychotherapists / financial advisers / chefs who do catering / even lawyers. Then there are the cheaper options childminder / proofreaders / transcribers / translators / teacher that offers tutoring. There's all sorts of things. Depends what you want & can do.

hi

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