Being a Work at Home Mom is a great opportunity for women nowadays.
My children have both grown up now and I also have 3 gorgeous grandsons but when my son and daughter were small there were no online opportunities around like there are today.
I gave up going out to work when I was expecting my son and didn’t go back to work until both my son and daughter where primary school age. Even then I had to take a part time job..at night..after their father got home.
I’d have the kids fed, bathed and ready for bed by the time he came in from work, spend about an hour with him and then go out to work myself and leave him to put the kids to bed. Not an ideal situation.
Years later I discovered computers. When I first went on the Internet and started browsing around I remember thinking ‘hey there’s money to be made on here’.
Once I had that idea in my head I couldn’t shake it off and spent the next few years researching how exactly I could set up my own online business.
I have stayed determined to make it all that time, kept persevering, kept sight of the goals I set myself and I now have my own affiliate marketing business.
To all you moms out there who would like to earn a living working from home, I say go for it!
Decide what you want to do, set your goals, stay focused and determined and you will get there, and believe me it will be well worth it
Carol Aston runs her own Affiliate Marketing business.
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Hi Carol,
thank you for sharing your life with us, I know what you are talking about, working from home is addictive.
Tanny
Hello Carol,
Very encouraging post you have here. Work at home moms can become very successful with an internet business if they are focused,willing learn, and keep going consistently.
Alan
Ideas For A Home Based Business
Hi, Carol:
Inspirational personal account of your journey into Internet marketing. Thanks for sharing your experience.
GT Bulmer
StarrBizz.com – Internet Home Business Ideas and Opportunities
Hi Carol,
You sould be commended for the achievements that you have accomplished. GO CAROL!!!
Good Luck,
Jim
Need To Find The Best Income Opportunity?
Hi Carol,
The Internet gives us all a brilliant opportunity to work from home. Sure if you have kids you have to be disciplined about time and stuff. I have just one child, and that - er, SHE! - presents plenty of challenges and lots of joy together. I’d say, anybody who sets a clear goal and is willing to work determined to achieve it can succeed working from home on the Internet.
Best wishes,
David Hurley
http://grasp-the-nettle.com
Hi Carol,
Maybe if I had discovered the opportunities to work from home when my daughters were growing up I would of had more time to spend with them. However if things go well then I will have plenty of time to spend with my grandson.
The opportunities are there for those willing to put forth the effort to succeed working from home.
William Hutchinson
HutchesAffiliateMarketing.com
Hi Carol, you are absolutely right, many make a pretty good living with home based online business, especially work at home moms. Very minimal capital is required and it doesn’t take much skills either.
Jonathan
http://jonathan-haryanto.blogspot.com/
Hi Carol,
Excellent article and thanks for sharing your story.
With the soaring cost of childcare these days, working at home provides a great opportunity for Moms (or Mums) to be with their kids and get an income at the same time.
Cheers,
Suzanne
Carol,
Over the years we tried to keep Diane at home with the kids as much as possible and were very glad that we were able to do that.
Looks like you were fortunate to pull that off as well when your kids were younger. You are exactly right, now with the Internet any mother can stay at home and raise their kids and make money online and affiliate programs is certainly one way to do that.
-Jeff Schuman
Carol, it’s always nice to read the personal side of people’s journey to starting their work at home business. Thanks for sharing.
Tara
Work at Home Business Opportunities
Hi Jeff, this post is very motivational and inspiring. There are times it seems easier to just give up and continue our daily routines. But that is not the answer for Mom’s who want to work at home and spend more time with families. Your example shows it can be done if we just stick to it.
Thanks
Stephen Meyer
Carol,
This is a very inspiational article. It is very cool that we have the internet now - A phenomenal income option that our parents never had access to.
It sounds like you have “paid your dues” in the past, and I guess we all have in one form or another.
Hi Carol,
Very informative post! I fully agree that work at home moms can be really efficient with online businesses.
Yasir
Online Business Opportunity
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!