| If you're a stay at home mom on a budget, you've | | | | for more assignments. Try to apply with as many |
| probably explored a few avenues for working from | | | | agencies as possible to keep a decent work flow |
| home. Who wouldn't enjoy the freedom of making | | | | coming. |
| money online? Unfortunately, many websites out there | | | | Other Virtual Assistants |
| charge fees and deliver very little in return. As a mom | | | | Virtual assistants need assistance, too! Often they |
| on a budget, you can't always afford to sink money | | | | outsource their "overflow" work to a trusted |
| into business opportunities or affiliate marketing. | | | | administrative professional. Take some time to look |
| Sometimes, just a little work on the side will do you just | | | | into the services they offer and let them know what |
| fine. | | | | kinds of tasks you can help them out with. |
| That's where freelance work comes in for many stay | | | | As a stay at home mom looking for freelance |
| at home moms. Most people think of writers and | | | | administrative work, being flexible with working hours |
| technical skills when they think of freelancing. However, | | | | and enthusiastic with your potential employers is key. |
| there are many opportunities for moms that can do | | | | Don't be discouraged if work comes slowly at first - |
| small administrative tasks, such as proofreading or | | | | make a simple plan for marketing your skills, plan your |
| answering emails. You don't have to have a | | | | time wisely and focus on short-term objectives. |
| full-fledged administrative business to get in on the | | | | Check the WAHM websites and other resources, |
| action, either. | | | | such as email discussion lists, where other work from |
| So how can you get in on the action? Here's a few | | | | home moms hang out. Many moms there actually |
| great places to start out: | | | | outsource their "overflow" work, so make sure you |
| Webmaster Forums | | | | offer up assistance every once in a while and keep |
| There are many website forums that hire people for | | | | engaged in discussions. Offer to help catch up with |
| one time tasks - but they're actually not the freelance | | | | emails, do internet research, help with typing, formatting, |
| job boards you may be thinking of. Many internet | | | | and desktop publishing. If you're great with resume |
| marketing forums are very receptive to moms that | | | | layout and can polish up an out of date resume, don't |
| want to do a little work on the side. Check out the | | | | forget to offer that skill up, as well. It's easy to overlook |
| Warrior Forum or Digital Point Forums by Googling | | | | your own talents when you've been practicing them |
| them, register with your user name and password, and | | | | for years. |
| find their service posting section. | | | | When you first start freelancing, building your business |
| Translation Agencies | | | | is more important than earning a lot of money. As your |
| Many translation firms hire freelance staff to proofread | | | | business clients grow, you'll be able to gather referrals |
| documents translated from other languages into | | | | and make valuable connections in the virtual admin |
| English. Typically, you will need to provide a resume | | | | industry. You may even end up starting a virtual |
| and a proofreading test to be added to their freelance | | | | assistant business of your own! |
| pool. Once you've established yourself, you'll be in line | | | | |