Home Business Ideas for Moms
A Home Business Article Contributed by Sharon Hill
Mothers and Others Who Seek a Home Business Idea
While of course there is no reason why a contract or other position cannot be accomplished by either gender, there are still certain problems and issues specific to caregivers of small children for which a certain home business idea may have a good solution. And the fact is that most of the time the primary caregiver is mom. So, the prevalence of information and sites offering a home business idea to mom.
Let's take a look at a few.
Home Business Ideas from Moneymakingmommy.Com
moneymakingmommy.com has been around a long time (1999) and gets kudos from several human resource and telework professionals. The site offers over two hundred pages of ideas about home business and telework.
Its job offers include freelance writers, online tutors, real estate agents, transcriptionists, photographers, writers, illustrators, customer service and sales representatives as well as at-home telephone operators.
I was dismayed, however, to find that the site promotes work-at-home product assembly positions. These are never legitimate and I can't give this site an unqualified recommendation because of this. So be wary of the positions offered - make sure you tread carefully and do not spend any money until you have checked them out thoroughly. You want to be sure before what you're committing to is going to be a legitimate home business idea and not a scam to rid you of your up-front fee.
Another cause for concern on the site is listed under "Becoming Your Own Boss - Many More Home Business Ideas." The heading of this supposedly great home business idea says "Make $6, 750 weekly - Great for Beginners." The ad continues by stating that you will only have to work one hour a day. You know that old saying, "if it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is? " Well, this is a great example. Steer clear of these folks.
There are some good informative resources on the moneymakingmommy site, however. Under the boxed heading Earn-Online I checked out typing/clerical and there are a number of sites and organizations that seem to have several legitimate offers.
Work at Home Mom Has Some Good Home Business Idea News
www.wahm.com (wahm means work at home moms)seems to be more concerned with the legitimacy of offerings, even offering information on work-at-home scams. While it names a few companies for whom people they know have held work-at-home positions the site still does not take a stand on their legitimacy but instead refers viewers to its bulletin boards where the viewer can ask questions of others - hopefully someone who has contracted with one or more of these firms.
WAHM/undercover tells informative, sometimes amusing tales of the scams these entrepreneur moms have been victims of. The most amusing was the phone acting tale. This mom didn't realize this was phone sex. Actually, if you have no objection, these positions pay very well - and allow you to dictate your own hours, few or many.
