Here Are 8 Ways Moms Can Make Money From Home This Summer

Summer break is a time when mom’s can take a break from the morning school rush and getting the kiddos off to school. It’s also a time when mom’s can make money from home without worry about scurrying out of the house, deal with traffic and sit in a cubicle for 8 hours.

The summer downtime is a great opportunity for mamas to make money from home. The extra money can help out with bills or to shop for back-to-school items for the next school year.

Ideas For Making Money From Home This Summer

Here are some ways you can make fast money from home this summer.

Customer Service Jobs

Customer service jobs are the most common job-type that has work-from-home opportunities. Although most prefer their employees to work throughout the year there are some companies whose peak time is during the holidays and need extra help to cover demand.

Check out these sites for seasonal work-from-home jobs.

1-800 Flowers

ACD Direct

SYKES Home Powered by Alpine Access

Talk2Rep

Teleperformance

And if you’re looking for something permanent, read my post 124 Legit Companies That Offer Work From Home Positions for an updated list of the companies that hire work from home customer service reps.

Test Websites

As a website tester, you’ll be responsible for making sure a company’s website is functioning. You’ll check links, test shopping carts, and user friendliness. Most testing sites pays $10 per test and it might take up to 25 minutes to complete one.

Here are some sites to check out:

Validately

Data Entry

Now, data entry jobs won’t make you a lot of money but you can find steady work. The amount of work and how much you’re paid is different for every company but you can make a couple hundred dollars a month, more if you have serious typing skills.

Here are some places to find steady data entry work:

Amazon Mechanical Turk

Sell Your Own Products

There are a couple of ways you can sell your own products. You can look around the house for items you’re not using or you create your own products/designs.

Here is a list of sites to sell your creations on:

Sell Your Images

If you have a lot of photos on your camera from vacation spots or nature photos, you can sell your images to the sites below:

Share Your Knowledge

We all have skills and an expert in something. Share your knowledge and make money while doing so. Check out these sites:

Participate in Focus Groups

Many market researchers hold focus groups to get opinions from a certain demographic regarding a product, service or whatever data they’re collecting for their research.

Here is a list of paid focus groups you can check out:

Atkins Research