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A Mom's Guide to Working From Home
Part Two
Is That Opportunity Knocking?
By Jacqueline Rupp
Description: Sell your own creations at neighborhood craft shows, fairs and online craft venues.
Pros: Allows you to express your creativity while making money.
Cons: Significant investment necessary in the beginning to buy materials and supplies. You'll need space to store inventory and equipment.
Experience: Little experience needed, although an artistic eye is essential and you need to perfect your craft before you can begin to sell.
Tips: Use wholesale suppliers for materials and work to develop a personal niche that can meet consumer demand. Make sure you are able to produce enough products. Many crafters fail because they were unable to meet demand.
Pros: Telecommute exclusively. Set your own schedule and work independently.
Cons: Rejections can become unnerving.
Experience: Helps to have some published pieces to show as samples. Writing for free for organizations and publications can give you experience working with editors and deadlines.
Salary: For magazines, expect to earn between $50 to $100 for each article for mid-sized publications. Commercial copy can be more lucrative.
Tips: Search magazine and publishing houses' Web sites for submission or writer's guidelines.
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