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3 Ideal Home Based Business Ideas for Single Moms

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By : Daegan Smith    9 or more times read
Submitted 2008-05-09 03:47:06
As single moms, you have greater responsibility towards your child because you have to act three roles: father, mother, and breadwinner. It's due to the greater demands of parenting that makes having a home-based business particularly appealing to single parents. If you are interested in starting out one, here are a few ideas to consider.

Housekeeping Services

This is especially helpful to mothers whose children are at the age where they still need constant supervision. Of course, you can't very well offer housekeeping services if you don't have the necessary skills. This basically include all tasks of house cleaning like sweeping floors, dusting off the furniture, changing the bed, and taking care of dirty dishes and laundry.

When accepting housekeeping jobs, do make it clear to your client that you may have to take your child with you. You will, of course, have to reassure them that having your child with you will not affect the quality of your work in any way.

You can base your rate on the types of tasks required of you, the size of the area requiring cleaning, and the amount of time required for job completion.

You should have a good-quality vacuum cleaner as well as basic cleaning tools and supplies. You should also work on distinguishing your company from others. You could, for instance, offer restocking your client's groceries, cooking their meals, or walking their dog. Anyone may be able to do housekeeping, but few can do it with their own style and flair.

Pet Services

Being an animal lover could be your basis for your next bread and butter. If you want to offer pet services straight from home, you'll probably need a medium-sized garden or lot for pets to run free in. Pet services include dog-sitting, giving them their daily walks, caring for aging and sickly pets, and training them.

It would help if you've got a training certificate but you can always give them a one-day free trial of your services, such as offering your clients to teach their dogs how to fetch the newspaper. You should always have a brochure or marketing material ready that will detail all the lessons their pets will learn once they're enrolled.

You can certainly offer pet grooming, too, but this would require you to invest a bit in equipment and services. You'll need a hair dryer, at the very least, including all the grooming materials and supplies specially designed for animals.

Network Marketing

Last but not the least, you should also consider trying your hand in network marketing. In this type of business, it's purely your marketing skills that will be your investment. You don't have to spend anything, but you have to know how to identify which people make the ideal prospect and how to look for their hot button the one that will make them respond immediately to your offer.

In network marketing, you can conduct your business either online or in person. You should also focus on recruiting more people to make up your downline because the more people there are in your team, the more time you'll have free to spend with your child.

These three home-based business ideas are commonly considered perfect for single moms because they offer you flexible working hours and allow you to bring your child to work if necessary. Good luck in carving a future for you and your child!
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