I often get asked two questions when I’m with my friends and family. I realized how true this was over the holiday season! Today, I decided to answer one of them in more detail. The first question is, “How do I work from home?”

The only reason I don’t work for a number of these companies myself is that most of them require wired Internet and/or landline phones. I can’t get either of those things where I live, so I have to get creative with how I make money from home.

“How to work from home?”

You can make money from home using many different methods! Truthfully, I could probably write a book on the wide range of techniques I’ve found since becoming highly active in the online world in 2012. I have invested in many courses and books and learned from many skilled people online, too. Now, I get the distinct pleasure of helping you to make money from home. The good news is there is no one-size-fits-all method for making money from home.

Being an Online Employee

One of the most popular ways to make money from home is to become an online employee for more prominent companies. Through the years, I’ve found some excellent websites that track what companies hire employees almost daily. Be sure to sign up for their newsletters if you want to stay in the know without visiting them daily. Often, their newsletters give you even more resources to make working from homework for you.

In some cases, you’ll become an independent contractor. That’s making THAT company YOUR client! Then, you are in charge of calling many of the shots. Plus, it puts you into the bracket of being a solo entrepreneur.

In both of these positions, you are usually required to provide all the equipment and supplies needed to do the job. The good news is that these expenses are tax-deductible, so be sure to keep track of them.

Websites to Find Legit Work-from-Home Jobs

While many websites claim to be your go-to resource for finding legit work-from-home positions, these three sites are the ones that I’ve found to be truly trustworthy. They have not failed to provide quality employment leads.

Rat Race Rebellion – This website is filled with loads of work from home opportunities. They have gathered up as many different kinds of jobs one can have into one place. It happens to be one of the first sites I found to offer up legit work from home positions.

Real Ways to Earn Money Online – This is a fellow blogger who shares work from home opportunities that are both ongoing as well as new openings. She does a fantastic job of describing positions, pay if she knows it, and giving you a bit of background review information. She also shares many different resources that are ideal for the work at home employee wannabe or current in-home workers.

The Work at Home Woman – She’s another awesome blogger who certainly does a lot of research for us on this topic and more! Her site is also easy to navigate.

Ways to Earn Money as a Solo Entrepreneur

Unfortunately, I have to fall into this category. It doesn’t provide guaranteed income until you’ve worked to consistently ensure these things generate the same amount of income your family needs for over six months. I’ve seen many people do it! At one point, I could boost having that kind of revenue from my first blog. However, this blog is not quite yet there.

Blogging

Blogging is a wonderful way to generate income. However, it’s NOT something you can generate life-supporting income on quickly! I highly recommend if you’re going to do it that you invest in the RIGHT training. YES, you can YouTube and learn a good chunk of things through reading how-tos, but there are several blogging courses to help you get started.

Blogging can open you up to earning income in various ways. However, if you start a blog to earn income, I can tell you now that you’re better off finding other avenues of making money that will get you there quicker!

Virtual Assistant

In case you don’t know, a virtual assistant is someone who works for someone or a company doing work for them virtually. There is a slew of ways that one can work for someone online. If it can be done remotely or away from someone else’s constant supervision, chances are high it can be done virtually.

Some of the most common forms of a virtual assistant are bookkeepers, social media managers, and freelancers. One of the things you need to figure out is how you can help someone grow their company from the comfort of your home or, at the very least, on your own terms.

There are many excellent courses on this process.

Become Your Boss

Yep, you read that correctly!! You can become your boss! There are SOOOO many ways you can do that in our society today! It’s almost impossible NOT to find a way of turning your passion into a profitable career.

If you need help thinking outside the box and coming up with ways to do that, for a fee of $20. I’ll give you 60 minutes to help you do just that. I have become reasonably known for my ability to do this! By the end of that time frame, you should have a solid idea of making money from home doing something you love!

Plenty of direct sales opportunities abound if you don’t want to start from scratch. You’ve heard of Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Premier Jewelry, and Le-Vel Thrive. There are many other opportunities like it. While these direct sales programs have guidelines and sometimes quotas you have to reach, all of them can let you be your boss. Plus, you have the company’s solid name and foundation to back you up.

Affiliate Marketing and MLMs

In my Simple Ways to Put Money in Your Pockets posts, I share a long list of apps that actually help you earn money back for things you already do. What you may not know or realize is that if you sign up for those apps using my links, I get paid a referral fee.

Almost every company has an affiliate/referral/pyramid system in place that allows people who share their products/services to get paid for doing so. It’s quite popular now, but I see it’s still not as popular as a concept as I had thought.

I work with two other companies online. One is a wellness company, and the other is a company that has me encourage you to sign up for trials. In both cases, I get paid based on how many people I get to do these things. Sometimes, people have classified BOTH opportunities as spam or not worth pursuing. Yet, both of them are legitimate ways to make money. It’s a matter of having the right person listening to you explain it so they can also benefit.

Conclusion

I hope I answered your question about working from home. The big question is, are you willing to give up some free time to get these balls rolling for you?

After returning to the workforce, I have been reminded why I like working from home. I’m a woman on a mission to garnish full-time income while being able to spend more time with my family and friends. Now I have a fire underneath me to reach my goals!!

Which of these ways to make money from home sounds the most appealing to you?

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