Work From Home Side Hustles For Moms That Are Actually Profitable
In a world where the cost of living is constantly rising, finding ways to make ends meet while juggling family responsibilities is more important than ever for moms. The good news is that 2024 presents an array of profitable work-from-home side hustles that not only supplement your income but also flexibly fit around your hectic schedule as a mom.
If you’re new to my blog, hi, I’m Nakisha – welcome to the winning team! A few years back I walked away from corporate to be at home full-time with my children and so I had to figure out ways to make some money so that I could keep paying my bills and keep my household running.
That’s why in this post, I’m going to help you find some real game-changer side hustles for women that can significantly boost your household income and my journey on how I did that successfully.
7 Best Side Hustles for Women To Make Extra Money In 2024
Whether you are preparing to quit your job & replace that income, or just looking for side hustles to make some extra money, here are my side income ideas that I think you should jump on right now to get that extra money flowing.
1. Turn Parking Spaces Into Cash Flow with Turo
Imagine turning your idle car into a consistent source of income. That’s exactly what Turo offers – an Airbnb-like service, but for your car. With the assurance of company-provided insurance, you can rent out your vehicle with peace of mind.
It’s especially profitable if you reside in a bustling city where tourists and locals alike are on the lookout for convenient and budget-friendly car rentals. Some individuals have reported raking in up to $1,500 a month per vehicle!
If you’re dipping your toes into the waters of vehicle rental, this could be a lucrative, passive income stream for you as it allows you to make money without trading in any precious time. And if you’re anything like me and work from home and you have extended amounts of time that you’re really not using your vehicle, this is a great way to monetize that spare vehicle that’s just parked on your driveway all day.
2. Lease Your Space for Creatives with Peer Space
Your charming apartment or that spare bedroom could be the picturesque setting photographers and videographers dream of. Websites like Peer Space and Home Studio List empower you to list your space for short-term creative projects. Picture this – your living room turned into a photo shoot studio for a day, and you pocketing upwards of $200 an hour.
Unlike Airbnb, this doesn’t require overnight stays, making it an excellent option even for those renting their space subject to certain lease conditions. This opportunity is not just about earning; it’s about connecting with creative minds and witnessing your space transform into something magical, even if just for a few hours.
Here’s an interview with a few PeerSpace hosts who talk about their experience renting out their houses, extra rooms, roofs and even commercial proprieties for a profit. Such a great opportunity that’s becoming more popular each day.
3. Start Blogging: Your Gateway to Entrepreneurship
Starting a blog touched my life in ways I could never have imagined, paving my path to full-time entrepreneurship. With just a domain and hosting, your blog can serve as a platform to share your passions, insights, and services.
The beauty of a blog lies in its versatility and potential for monetization through direct service offerings, affiliate marketing, and sponsored content, even with a modest audience. Remember, it’s not about attracting millions of page views but connecting genuinely with a few hundred visitors who value what you bring to the table.
And if you manage to do that, you can start making money with your blog, while working remotely and making your own schedule. If that sounds like something you would want to accomplish in the next year, grab my FREE step-by-step guide to start, grow and monetize your blog.
Read next: Best Blogging Niches: How to Choose the Right Idea for Your Blog
Blogs can be very lucrative, even from the beginning. A lot of times people don’t understand how to get traffic to their site or how to make money with a blog, but the basics of it is that on your blog you can offer services and recommendations based on your expertise, and use your blog posts to market those services. You don’t need thousands and thousands of page views in order to make money – you literally could get 200 page views a month and book three clients and be good! This is one of my favorite side hustles for women.
4. Do Remote Customer Service Work
Remote customer service roles and freelance writing gigs are booming, offering flexible hours and the convenience of working from anywhere. Customer service requires patience and empathy but can be rewarding and a steady source of income.
It seems like, at the moment, a lot of companies need customer service reps, so if you are good at talking to people, then I think this it’s an amazing option. You can find full-time and fully remote roles, part-time roles or even make some money on the side by taking this on after your day job.
This is something I did in the evenings after my corporate job and it was my way of creating extra income and setting myself up. So if you’re transitioning between jobs, or trying to build a business, this can be a little cushion to help you pay the bills.
You can find positions and opportunities for remote customer service work on Indeed.com, Flex Jobs or LinkedIn.
5. Get Paid For Freelance Writing Work
On the other hand, if wielding words is your forte, freelance writing could unlock doors to numerous opportunities. From content creation for bloggers to crafting copy for websites, the demand for skilled writers is high. Freelancers are making between 5 and 25 cents per word, depending on the niche and experience.
If you are good at writing, the opportunities are booming out there, and you can find people and companies that are hiring writers for freelance projects on UpWork, Fiverr or Freelancer.
You can also cold pitch your services to other bloggers and online biz owners – I actually just hired someone who sent me a cold pitch, because she just did an amazing job at selling her services and on her portfolio, and she was perfect for what I needed.
If you’re a good writer and have the capability to understand the niche of the person you’re trying to pitch, and generate high-quality articles, there will always be a job for you somewhere out there!
6. Start A YouTube Channel
Starting a YouTube channel might seem daunting, but it’s another incredible side hustle for women that is extremely rewarding if approached with consistency and dedication. Share your side hustle journey, life transitions, or any topic that excites you, and watch your community grow.
Remember, monetization is possible once you reach 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours, which is very doable (I did it in 90 days)! After that, you start getting paid for your views.
Because this is how I started my own business, I have a soft spot for YouTube – but I mean it when I say that it’s a great way to share your story and expertise online and gain a follower base that you can monetize.
Full guide: How to Start a Successful Youtube Channel in 2024 (The Ultimate Guide)
You can start your channel with something simple, and film videos about your life, things you’re passionate or knowledgeable about, and you can even start a YouTube channel without showing your face at all. This is the perfect side hustle for stay at home moms because you can simply create videos about your daily life or anything you have a passion or knowledge about.
But you have to be willing to do what it takes in the beginning and focus on getting your 1k subscribers and 4k watch hours to start getting paid by Youtube, or post on Youtube for your business to grow your online presence and monetize in other ways (sponsorships, affiliate sales etc).
7. Start An Online Business
In one of my other posts, I talked about how Forbes reported that online creatives or people creating content in any capacity have increased by 800% in the last two years. This makes it the perfect time to jump in, and start an online business. It’s not only the perfect side hustle from home but can turn into something much more life changing. You can start the online business and then use content marketing to promote it.
Being in charge of your own business can really change your life for the better. If that’s something you are interested in, I share some profitable business ideas in the video above, where I go in-depth about the kind of businesses you can start that have worked for me and can work for you too!
8. Become A Virtual Assistant
The explosion of online businesses has created a significant demand for virtual assistants. If you’re organized, tech-savvy, and possess excellent administrative skills, this could be your perfect side hustle.
There will always be a need for people behind the scenes to assist with content creation, posting, editing, admin tasks and much more. If you want to become a virtual assistant, start posting on social media and pitching potential clients. Give out free advice and tips, put together a resume or portfolio, and craft a really good email to sell yourself.
Showing off your skills on social media and directly pitching to potential clients can lead to lucrative opportunities, even potentially allowing you to earn a full-time income on a part-time basis.
Just make sure you don’t make these mistakes when starting as a VA.
9. Sell Low Content Books on Amazon
Imagine earning a steady income by selling books that require minimal content. Yes, it’s possible! With platforms like Amazon KDP, you can sell notebooks, planners, and journals – all printed on demand and published for free.
These low-content books (which are standardized format books with lines like a notebook, or repetitive pages, like an annual planner) can become your silent sales force, bringing in steady earnings with just a pinch of creativity and research.
All you have to do is research popular niches and the type of books people buy in those niches, and create the PDF manuscripts that Amazon needs to print them out (+ the front and back cover as well) – I use Book Bolt to do both the research, and the creation of these books.
There are people making thousands of dollars each month on Amazon by simply selling books with blank pages & a cute front cover, or planners/trackers/journals/logbooks with minimum design work involved.
And this is the income generated from a single notebook – image if you create and publish 2-3 that do just as well, you can easily end up generating $4-6k a month (not accounting for printing costs, and Amazon’s share which would be around 40%).
>> Try Book Bolt for free & create your first KDP book today.
10. Flip Domains
Next up, you can flip domains on a site like Flippa. This is something you might not know about me, but I’m kind of a domain hoarder myself. I get all these name ideas for blogs, businesses or websites, and I have to buy them. I own hundreds of domains right now…
But what you need to know is that you can make really good money flipping (or reselling) domain names – which means reselling them to bidders who will pay more than you initially bought them for.
You can also flip a variety of online assets beyond domains – like online businesses you’ve started, websites and blogs, social media handles and more! And if you’re selling blogs that are turning a profit, the payout potential is bigger.
But domains are very cheap to get – starting from a couple of dollars, and you can flip them for thousands. That’s why snatching up compelling domain names and selling them for a profit is a side hustle with huge potential. Whether it’s tapping into trending topics or leveraging your intuition for catchy names, domain flipping can be surprisingly lucrative.
11. Sell Digital Products on Shopify
Online education and digital products are booming, with no signs of slowing down. Everyone and their mother are learning from online educators, influencers & online coaches.
If you have expertise or knowledge to share, why not package it into digital products? Starting a Shopify store is easier than you think, and the right product can resonate with a wide audience eager to learn.
People love digital products because they are quick and easy to costume, and they actually learn all the information they need to know from one single place, conveniently bundled up as an eBook, course or masterclass.
What you need to do is that knowledge, and put it into a digital product, and then upload it to a platform like Shopify. Starting a Shopify store is super easy – and I walk you through everything you need to do to start selling your first digital product in the video above.
12. Write & Sell An Ebook
Speaking of making really good money from home by simply packaging up your knowledge and your expertise into a downloadable PDF – nothing beats writing and selling an eBook!
Ebooks are some of the easiest digital products to put together – I actually teach content creators how to write & publish an eBook in a day in my signature course – but they offer so much value to your audience, and they are a great low-cost digital product to get started with if you haven’t sold to your audience before.
If you don’t know what topic to write an eBook about, grab my free list of profitable eBook ideas below:
And make sure you read my post on How to Write an Ebook that Makes Money on Autopilot for an in-depth tutorial that can turn you into an eBook author overnight.
13. Affiliate Marketing with Amazon Associates
Affiliate marketing allows you to earn commissions by recommending products you love. Amazon Associates is a fantastic starting point, enabling you to share your favorite finds with your network. Whether it’s that game-changing wide-tooth comb that you’ve been loving lately or a life-changing book, sharing your treasures can be gratifying and profitable.
And because Amazon is such a well-known and trusted platform, affiliate links directed here tend to convert a lot better than similar links to less-known e-commerce websites – meaning, more of the traffic you send over ends up buying something, resulting in more affiliate sales for you!
To be accepted into the program, you have to have at least one active social media platform or a blogging website and make three sales in the first few months after joining. That’s where this Amazon affiliate guide comes in!
Learn how to join & be approved into the Amazon Associates program, make your first three sales, and set your content up for recurring affiliate income!
As an Amazon affiliate, you also get paid bounties (a flat fee of $3 to $15) for things like free Amazon Prime trials, wedding & baby registries started through your link (which are free for your audience to create), Amazon Video or Audible subscriptions and more!
14. Become An Amazon Influencer
If you want to take it a step further, you can also get accepted into the Amazon Influencer Program. This is a program that allows you to make money on the items you promote to your audience via Amazon video content, as they allow their influencers to upload videos on their platform.
Those videos then get featured on the product pages you included, and if someone buys an item after watching your review, you get paid! These purchases are known as “On-Site Commissions” and it’s a very lucrative opportunity but not one that too many people know about.
15. Create Courses On Skillshare
Last but not least – you can also create and sell courses on Skillshare. Skillshare is a course creation platform that allows people to upload their courses to then market them to their huge database of existing students.
For example – let’s say you have knowledge in video editing, and you put together a course on how to edit videos with Final Cut Pro. Once you’ve created and listed your course, you can watch the passive income roll in.
The difference between posting on a learning platform like Skillshare, which has its own built-in audience, and posting courses on your own platforms, is that with Skillshare you don’t have to promote and market your courses, which is perfect if you’re just starting out and don’t have an audience to promote those to.
So, if you’re just starting out in the online space and don’t have a following yet – you have no excuse! You can start teaching courses on platforms like Skillshare or Udemy and get a name for yourself as an online educator.
Conclusion: 15 Side Hustles You Can Do From Home
These are the 15 side hustle ideas I have for you so that you can start to make money working from home. I know they work because I’ve either done them myself or seen others succeed.
My passion is to help everyone – but especially moms – make money from home so they can be more present with their families, so I know just how important these job opportunities are. I’ve left the corporate world and haven’t looked back due to a combination of these income streams, and I hope my sharing them will help you in some way!
Moms, it’s time to turn your passions and skills into profit, right from the comfort of your home. These side hustles are not only viable options but are also scalable ways to build a fulfilling career on your own terms.
I’m cheering for you all the way—because if I’ve learned anything on this incredible journey, it’s that we’re stronger together. Here’s to making dreams come true and proving that with a bit of grit and a lot of heart, anything is possible.
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