I have been asked a number of times over the past year about how to start an Etsy shop, what have I learned, what tips are helpful, etc. After being asked many times, I decided it was time to do a blog series about starting and running an Etsy shop. I am far from an expert and find that I am still learning all the time. These are just the things I have learned over the past year. Getting Started Before you can even open a shop on Etsy, you need to ask yourself some questions. What am I … [Read more...]
How to Use Bing Rewards to Earn More Swagbucks
I have found a new way to earn more Swagbucks in addition to the ways I already mentioned on this post last year. It's called Bing Rewards. Much like Swagbucks, your earn points by searching. But it is different. You earn points for clicking on certain things on your Dashboard. And you earn 1 point for every two searches, up to 15 points per day. You get to choose the reward you are working towards. You can choose a $5 Amazon gift card for 525 points. Or you can get 500 Swagbucks for 525 … [Read more...]
Balancing Working at Home and Being at Home
It can be difficult to balance being a work at home mom with being a stay at home mom. I am not what you typically think of when you hear the phrase "work at home mom." Most of the time you hear that and you picture a woman who works from home for a company, often one she worked for before having children. Instead, I work at home on my Etsy shop. On one hand, it is easier than working for a company as I control the hours, the product, etc. On the other hand, I have to work so much … [Read more...]
Earning Money at Home: BzzAgent
This program isn't so much a earning money as it is getting free product. Which can be like earning money too. :)BzzAgent sends you free products based on your lifestyle and family. In exchange you have to review it. This is called a campaign. There are many ways to review. You can do face to face, on your blog, on Facebook/Twitter, and reviewing right on their website. You are also given coupons to share with your friends when you talk to them about the product. They more ways you share, the … [Read more...]
How to Earn Money with Swagbucks
I spend a fair amount of time telling you about ways that I save money but don't often tell you about the ways I make money. I am starting a series this year on how to make money at home without selling anything. I'm kicking off this series with my favorite, and easiest way, to earn some extra money. Swagbucks. You use Swagbucks as a search engine instead of Google, Bing, or any other. Every so often, you will earn Swag Bucks. After so many Swag Bucks, you can redeem prizes. Some are … [Read more...]