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Being a single parent requires many huge investments, namely your time, energy and care. It can be tough to find a viable source of income that works well with your commitment of raising a family. However, there are quite a few business-from-home ideas you can pursue as a single parent. Here are three of the best ones:
Marketing & Business Consulting
If you have a business background of any sort, then you may be able to create a work-from-home career as a consultant. In general, consulting and owning your own business is a favorable option for single parents because you are able to set your own hours and work on your own schedule. Of course, you are also dependent on clients to set these hours and dictate your workflow, but for the most part, you’ll find drastically more freedom with consulting from home than consulting at a standard 9-5 job.
Starting a Blog
“Mommy bloggers” may have started the trend, but starting a personal blog is a great way for fathers to pursue a passion, and also make some money by doing it. Plus, blogs today have enormous potential for scalability, as well as passive income.
If there’s a particular topic that you’re very interested in, then you can turn that passion into a business by starting a personal blog. Niching down around a particular topic will drastically help your chances of success and help you create a more specific, devoted following.
Once you start to gain a presence, and you’re starting to see some consistent traffic, then the real money-making opportunities begin. For example, you can set up ads that generate passive income for clicks and purchases. Another great way to make income once you have your blog up and running is by setting up affiliate link programs, where you set up links to other products and services. Then, if anyone purchases these products through your original link or referral source, then you make a portion of the money!
Probably the best affiliate link service to get started with is Amazon’s Affiliate Program. Since Amazon is the number one retailer in the world, there are countless products that you can find and promote on your blog.
Day Trading
If you have any sort of finance background or a knack for managing money, then you may want to consider day trading as a viable business-from-home option. If you’re interested in getting started with day trading, then there are a few things you should know.
First, you’ll want to pick a specific market that you can work with. If there’s a specific business that you already follow closely, then that’s an obvious choice for your market. For example, if you’re already a close follower of Amazon stock market updates, then why wouldn’t you want to make a career out of that? You have to really become an expert in your specific market to find success, so make sure you take the time to pick a market you understand and enjoy. For more tips on getting started with day trading, check out this article.
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