The other day a friend of mine told me she wanted to start a business selling crafts at the local downtown flea market on the weekends. She knows I have a thing for coming up with new business ideas, so she wanted me to help her brainstorm different mason jar projects for her business. We narrowed it down to her first few products and I kept track of those in Evernote - I figure since I have this research on my computer already, I might as well share it on the blog! 13 Mason Jar Crafts to Make & Sell for Extra Cash Use the arrows to scroll Keep Reading
How to Start a New Self-Hosted Blog on Bluehost {Updated for 2024}
Every day I get questions from readers asking about starting a blog of their own. I write a lot about making extra money on the side and publish the occasional income report for WhatMommyDoes.com, so it makes sense I would get a lot of questions. If you are interested in starting a blog so you can make income from home, you are in the right place! Let's dive in. I LOVE getting questions and spend quite a bit of time each week going through and answering each question individually. I realized one day that I should probably start putting answers to some of the most common Keep Reading
50+ Crafts You Can Make and Sell in 2024 {for extra cash this month}
I know many moms who making extra money every weekend selling handmade items at craft fairs, flea markets, and even on local Facebook buy/sell/trade pages. You can make DIY projects at home (at night, on the weekend, as you have time) and sell them for profit! The best part about doing crafts for profit is that the time from idea to production to sale is very fast - I'd say you can start earning extra cash from these simple projects within a month if you start today and get your supplies then choose a selling avenue. I thought Keep Reading
100+ Hottest Crafts to Make and Sell {running list!}
Updated in Fall 2024 Does the thought of earning extra money on the side selling handmade crafts at flea markets or even on Etsy or a Facebook page appeal to you? It's a great way for moms to make extra money from home. I've been collecting craft projects ideas to sell for years. Just this weekend, I visited a local flea market while on vacation and I was blown away by all the creativity at each booth. With some extra time on the weekends or in the evening, you can make DIY projects that sell for a huge Keep Reading
7 Ways I Make $5000 Extra Per Month Online
I get quite a few emails each month from people who want to make money from home asking just exactly how I make money from my blog. Today I thought I'd take a few minutes to explain some of the different ways you can make extra money online for our family from blogging. Whether you want to make $5k or your goal is just "I want to make thousands online every month," then I think this blog post will help you understand how it's done! How I Make $5000+ Extra per Month Online Every month since October 2015, WhatMommyDoes has earned over $5,000 per month (as high as Keep Reading
How Much Money Can You Make Cleaning Houses?
Learn the earning potential of making money cleaning houses! A few months ago, I needed a new house cleaner, and as I did my research online, I quickly realized that I could expect to pay as much as $85 per hour for a crew of two people to clean my house. I thought this was extremely ridiculous. I did some research and found job ads for local cleaning companies that paid mostly between $9-$12.75 per hour to their employees. So I figured if on average someone can expect to make about $11 per hour, why should I pay over four times their combined real hourly rate just Keep Reading
7 Ways to Make an Extra $500 – $1000 per Month {Updated for 2024!}
As someone who isn’t afraid to try new things, I’ve tried my hand quite a few side income ventures. Knowing this about me, friends often come to me for advice on what to do to make a little extra cash on the side. For some reason, I like to think of potential income ideas in terms of making $500 extra per month, or even $1,000 more. Something about those nice round large numbers seems appealing. :) How to Make an Extra $500, $700, or even $1000 a Month Setting out to make a $500-$1,000 monthly chunk of cash (or any amount in between like $600, $700, $800 or $900 Keep Reading
How This Family Makes $100,000+ per Year Selling On Amazon
If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit fascinated by this online business world, and I love to hear from people how they're making it work for their families. I've written before about how I make money with this blog and tips to make an extra $1000 a month, but when I heard about this family making six figures selling on Amazon, I had to share their incredible story with you! This family doesn't just make small change - they make over $100,000 per year doing something together that's exciting at the same time. If that's not a dream job, I don't know what Keep Reading
How to Start a Blog to Make Money – Very First Steps to Take!
I receive questions quite often about how you make money blogging. Specifically how to start a blog to make money. I usually point people to my Blog Startup Guide but I know it can be a lot to handle all at once (it's a comprehensive tutorial all about starting a blog the right way if making money with it is your goal). I just realized that I never separately listed out the steps you must take to begin a blog in a super simple format so that's what this post is all about. If you were to take a look at my blog startup guide and boil it down to Keep Reading
How to Start a Mom Blog in 3 Quick Steps
Note: Some links in this post are affiliate links, which means I receive a commission if you make a purchase. Affiliate relationships include, but are not limited to, Bluehost, Amazon Associates, and StudioPress. When you first start researching how to start a mom blog, it can get overwhelming. People are throwing terms you can't understand out there in these super-lengthy tutorials that are way over your head. But all you can articulate for the Google search box is "how do you make a website?" I've been writing online for nearly 8 years. Sometimes I forget where I was 8 Keep Reading
March 2016 Income Report – How I made $6,032 Blogging
Hey everybody! Welcome to my latest income report! This income report is for March 2016. It was a very interesting month, so let’s get started! Past Blog Income Reports This is the sixth income report I’ve posted to date. Here are links to the previous blog income reports: July 2015 – $3,391 October 2015 – $7,495 2015 Yearly Recap – $33,500 January 2016 – $9,997 February 2016 – $9,026 First Things First: How to Start a Blog If you landed on this post because you are interested in starting a blog, I wrote these posts to get you started: How to Start a Keep Reading
February 2016 Income Report – How I Made $9,026 Blogging
Hands down the most requested type of post on my blog are income reports. I write a lot about making money from home as a stay-at-home-mom and I also write to help bloggers grow their online presence….almost all of my readers are interested in these reports! Because of this, I’ve decided to be a bit better about publishing them on a regular basis. The last income report I published was for January 2016, so I have quite a bit of catching up to do. I’ll see if I can publish two a month until I get caught up for the year! Why I Publish Income Reports Some people question why I these income Keep Reading
How to Start a Cupcake Business – Books & Ideas to Get You Going
I love talking about unique business ideas you can run from home or just on your own terms. Perhaps one of my favorites is a CUPCAKE SHOP! I get so many people who ask me about cupcake businesses that I felt compelled to write a post highlighting some of the best CUPCAKE BUSINESS RESOURCES I can find. Before I would start any business, I would likely read about 5 books on the subject (not kidding!). There is absolutely no reason for anyone to have to go into business completely blind these days...there is so much information available to us now. I would want to know everything Keep Reading
10 Things I’ve Sold by Accident Online as a Blogger
One of my favorite things about being a blogger is the ability to recommend my favorite products and services to my readers and get paid for those recommendations. I write blogs posts about my favorite things, say, the best books I've found to encourage my kids to eat veggies. But then something weird happens. Sometimes, I sell other things on ACCIDENT. If you're already a blogger who's part of the Amazon Associates program, you probably know what I mean. What happen is that I will refer people to one item, but they will never actually buy that item - instead, they purchase other Keep Reading
January 2016 Income Report – $9,997
Hello friends! I’m so glad you’re here! Welcome to my January 2016 income report. Written in June. Hi, my name is Lena and I’m a professional procrastinator. :) I read an article recently that indicated people who procrastinate and are perpetually late are die-hard optimists. Apparently really optimistic people think they can do ALL THE THINGS in a limited amount of time. Good thing it’s true!..........I CAN do all the things!! Just not on time. lol I’ve had this income report on my to do list since February 1st! When I got to April and still hadn’t started it, I considered Keep Reading
