work at home moms and dads

There is a big difference between deciding to work at home for professional reasons and deciding to work at home as a mother (or father) in order to spend more time with your family.



The priorities of a work at home mother or father are different from the priorities of someone who has made the choice to work at home for other reasons. The flexibility to work from home and set your own hours may be a draw to both but it often appeals even more to parents with young children. Many childless professionals are chiefly concerned with being their own boss and doing things "their way". With these differences in mind it is great that there are so many resources out there which are specially designed for mothers and fathers working from home. To be clear - all resources on this site can be used to help mothers or fathers who want to work at home but this section contains services and resources tailored for this group.

1. www.freelancemom.com - a support network for women working from home. They can help you to locate freelance work from home jobs. Their warm and supportive community is rich with home business ideas and internet marketing strategies to support you and help you to make smart decisions from choosing your business to promoting it.

2. www.hiremymom.com - their goal is to connect Mom Professionals, with a variety of backgrounds, to small and large businesses looking to outsource projects and jobs of all types. (Examples include: administrative, writing, graphic design, accounting, bookkeeping, customer service, marketing, public relations, programming, web design, coaching, sales, desktop publishing, payroll, human resources, database development, medical billing, etc.)



3. www.hbwm.com - provides its members with support, networking, free advertising options, information, a monthly (print) newsletter, email discussion list, searchable member directory, member spotlights and corporate discounts on various products and services. (They do not provide jobs.)

4. The Mom Cafe - provides access to their article archive and their featured articles that discuss home based businesses, advertising, marketing, networking, and other resources. They have also included various career kits to help you get started on your home business.

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