Many of you have heard the saying that being a mom is a full time job.  Mom’s have so many roles to fill so let’s look at what they would get paid if they were being paid.  This post will break down the different roles of a mom and what they would get paid for what they do.

In 2014 it was found that mom juggle about 96.5 hours of work each week.  That is a whole lot of overtime.  So what are mom doing for all those hours.  Lets start with child care.  That is a mothers main role and is what most people would say takes up the most time.  Moms also teach basic skills like counting and saying the alphabet.  In a recent study it was found that moms spent 14.5 hours teaching these skills.  Most teachers would be paid a little over twelve dollars an hour.  I’ll leave the math to you.

Lets move on to the house hold chores.  Moms are the built in housekeepers moms and spend 14.6 hours cleaning their houses and doing laundry for their families.  If they hired a housekeeper they would be paying somewhere around ten dollars an hour.  Their is also cooking, moms are the chefs of the house. Moms will spend about 14.5 hours cooking.  A professional chef would get paid about fourteen dollars an hour.  Again the math is in your court.

There are also all the other things that moms do the driving and the janitor and the computer specialist.  And all of these would if hired out would be a good chunk of change.  If we add up all the jobs and the hours spent that would equal about forty hours.  Let’s not forget the additional 56.6 hours of overtime.  With all this added up that would put mom earning about $118,905.  So moms don’t forget how much you really are worth.  But because moms don’t get paid which is sad, there are many companies like Scentsy that can help.

Working from home is a great way for moms with small children or children in general to add an extra income.  But what are moms missing by not going into a place of business? What would they miss at home if they did leave home to find a job?  In this post we are going to break down that information for you.

Working from home has become a super convenient means for moms to add to the household income.  This allows them to still spend time with their children, while they are still able to work after bedtime or during nap-time. This alternative for moms is great but what are they missing by not entering into a place of business and staying home.  For one they miss the opportunity on health benefits.  Which can be monumental depending on the health care plan that is already set in the home.  They also miss out on the work place relationships.  Which as women can be very important, as we are very social beings.

What would moms being missing by leaving home to work?  They could very possibly be losing the chance to see some of life’s biggest moments for their kids.  Is that really worth the health care benefits?  I don’t think so.  They also miss out on the bonding time that comes from being home with your kids.  Is that worth the workplace relationships?  Is allowing a stranger or a family member to raise your children worth going into a place of business?  Would you want to miss out on those great moments?

Thanks to bushiness like Scentsy and other house hold companies moms can work from home.  By signing up to be a Scentsy consultant you too can work from home.  Take advantage of the resources available if not for yourself then for your children.

So you’re a mom, and you want to start a business. Especially one that you can stay at home with those cute kiddos of yours. But where do you start? There are a lot of work at home jobs that are still time demanding and make it so even though you are home you still have to work on someone else’s schedule. Starting a direct selling business like becoming a Scentsy Consultant or Avon Rep could be the way you want to go. When you have your own direct selling business you schedule when you want to work and when you are with your family. It’s a win win. So where do you start? Here are 7 tips that will help you get started during your first six months of business.

1. Get Organized. I recommend getting a notebook, maybe a couple, to keep all your information in. You are going to have prospective customers and prospective team members that you will want to keep track of. Get a planner so you can schedule your time with your family and when you are going to work.
2. See what other successful people are doing. Check out Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. and find other people in you profession that are doing well. Follow them and see what they are doing. They became successful for a reason. If you do what they do there is no doubt that you will be successful too.
3. Start talking about your business. If you don’t open your mouth and start talking about it no one will know that you are even doing a business. Put it out there on Social Media Platforms, tell your neighbors, family, friends, random people you see at the grocery store. The more you talk about it them more prospects you are going to have.
4. Open a separate bank account. For tax purposes it makes it so much easier to have a separate bank account that is just for your business. This will help you to know what expenses you have, how much you make, and makes things easy to track.
5. Find Support Groups online and in person. Many “teams” have team meetings that are great to go to. You learn so much from other people, find out what struggles they are having and what successes as well. If you can’t find a meeting place in your area, there are plenty of online groups. Facebook and Google plus have great groups for work at home moms as well as groups that are specific to your niche so if you are selling Avon there are tons of Avon groups. The same is said for Scentsy or any other direct selling company you may have joined.
6. Make sure you schedule time for yourself. Being a mom is hard enough let alone trying to juggle a work at home job as well. Make sure you are take time to relax, spend quality time with your kids or your husband. Take time to read a good book, take a bubble bath, or do whatever you enjoy. Sometimes when you are first getting started you focus so much on your business and don’t focus on what is the most important.

I hope these tips are helpful and good luck with your new business. By using these tips you will get a good foundation to have a booming business.

The role of mom is changing from what it was years ago. The role of a mother used to be staying at home, taking care of the kids, husband, house work, cleaning, mending, paying bills, etc. Now as a mom you still do all those things but there has been a shift in roles. Mom’s now want or need to work to help support their husband’s in this crazy expensive world yet still want to be home with their children so the work a home mommy was born. Moms now can have the best of both worlds. They can stay at home, take care of their children, take them to soccer practice, get dinner on the table and even fold a load of laundry while maintaining a successful business. There are many forms of the work at home mom. Some moms decide to work for call centers that let you work from home, some start their own blog network, and others start their own networking business through multi-level marketing like Scentsy, Mary Kay, or Avon.

There was a study done that asked work at home moms about what got them started and what was their motivation for making this transition from mom to work at home mom. The majority of moms – 64% in fact – said that they started their business to help other people. Whether it be a blog about losing weight, sharing products to help others lives better, or helping people learn skills, these work at home moms wanted to be the ones to share their great ideas and products with others. So when does this need to help others start? Of the work at home moms interviewed 38% of them came up with their idea to work at home after their child was a toddler. This makes sense because moms are usually in baby mode and are taking care of the needs of a new life. Only 11% came up with their idea when their baby was less than 6 months old.

It costs money to start up any new business. The good news for moms that want to become an entrepreneur is it doesn’t have to cost much. If you were to buy a franchise of a company it could cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars. Moms that start their own businesses spend just a fraction of that. Starting a blog or joining a multi-level marketing business can cost as little as $99. Most people make that back in their first month. When asked, 76% of these work at home moms used their personal savings to start up their business or market their big idea. Only 2% used credit cards or loans to get started.

How do these moms do it? Being a mom is a full time job in and of itself. Over two-thirds of these work at home moms say that they have a better work and family life balance than they did working for someone else. They have to plan and schedule their day, but that makes them more productive to get things done. An astounding 80% of these work at home moms say they do their “jobs” not only for the monetary benefit but because it is emotionally fulfilling as well. So if you are thinking about becoming a work at home mom, look at your options and try one out.