Work at home jobs for moms with no fees – do they actually exist?
Is your Facebook feed cluttered with “opportunities to start your own business and make money online?” Mine is. But the reality is, most of these “business opportunities” are actually from network marketers (also known as multi-level-marketers) looking to grow their team.
These work-at-home jobs almost always require monthly fees and/or minimum monthly purchase requirements, meaning that you have to either sell or purchase a certain amount of product per month to “stay active” or “maintain rank.”
While a very small minority of people do find success in MLM, the reality is that the vast majority of people lose a lot of money and the people at the top keep getting richer.
If you’ve been burned by a MLM company or you’re just trying to find legitimate work at home jobs for moms with no fees, then keep reading.
There are plenty of work at home jobs for moms that are legitimate and don’t require monthly fees, like getting paid to read emails!
Work At Home Jobs for Moms With No Fees
Affiliate Marketer
Affiliate marketing is one of the ways that I make a full time income from home. If you’re unfamiliar with affiliate marketing, it’s basically getting paid to recommend products and/or services to people who you feel would benefit from them.
For example, you might enroll in a weight loss program that helped you lose 10lbs. If you become an affiliate for that program, every time someone enrolls using your affiliate link, you’ll get a commission.
Affiliate marketing can be very lucrative when done right. If you’d like to learn how to make money affiliate marketing, then I recommend Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. This was the first course I took and I still believe it is an excellent way for beginners to learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing.
Online English Teacher
Teaching English online to Chinese kids is a great work at home job for moms that requires no fees. The pay for an online English teacher varies, but is usually around the $16-$22/hr mark.
VIPKID is the #1 platform for online English teaching in China.
The company was recently awarded #1 position on Forbes magazines “Best work from home companies” list in 2018. Teachers can earn as much as $22/hour working on the VIPKID platform.
Plus, teaching is a somewhat recession proof job – people always need to learn!
Virtual Assistant
Virtual assisting is a rapidly growing field with endless opportunities. Both online and bricks and mortar businesses are frequently in need of skilled, professional virtual assistants for things like email management, social media posting, editing/uploading blog posts, managing affiliate programs, creating social media images and more.
As a virtual assistant, you’re usually self-employed which means that you can set your own hours and decide what rate you’ll charge. Gina Horkey, a highly skilled virtual assistant and the creator of the popular VA course, “30 Days or Less to Virtual Assistant Success” states that the average rate of pay for a virtual assistant is between $35-$50/hour.
To learn how to become a virtual assistant, check out 30 Days or Less to Virtual Assistant Success.
Amazon Virtual Employee
Amazon are regularly looking to hire virtual employees, with pay ranging from $22,156/year for a customer service rep to $133,524/year for a support specialist, according to Indeed.
To find Amazon virtual job listings, click here.
Freelance Writing
If you enjoy writing then freelance writing can be an excellent work from home job for moms. As a freelancer, you’re able to set your own hours which means if your kids are sick, have a dentist appointment (or any other multitude of things that come up!) then you don’t have to worry about asking for time off, because you’re the boss.
Freelance writing was one of the first ways I made money online, so I’m obviously partial to it. Not only can you make a great income, it’s also a buzz to see your words in print. There are a ton of freelance writing jobs for beginners.
If this sounds like something you’d like, I took and recommend the course 30 Days or Less to Freelance Writing Success. The creator of the course, Gina Horkey, was able to completely replace her full-time corporate income in less than a year.
Search Engine Evaluator
Appen is a data collection and evaluation company that offers a variety of remote jobs including internet analysts, social media evaluators, search engine evaluators and transcribers.
Appen was recently named as the #1 company to watch for remote jobs in 2019 by FlexJobs. If you’re hired by Appen, you’ll be an independent contractor which means you’re required to pay your own taxes, however there are no fees required. To view open positions at Appen, click here.
Proofreader
If you’re highly detail oriented and have a strong spelling and grammar, then proofreading is a great work at home job for moms.
According to FlexJobs, the median pay for a proofreader is around $43,000/year. However, most proofreaders are freelancers and Caitlin Pyle, the founder of Proofread Anywhere, states that general proofreaders can expect to earn anywhere from $100-$500 to proofread a non-fiction book of 15,000-30,000 words.
If you’d like to learn more about becoming a proofreader, Caitlin has put together a free proofreading workshop where you’ll find out how proofreading can provide financial and lifestyle freedom, and the surprisingly easy way to get proofreading clients.
Plus, if you prefer to work a night time job, proofreading might just be perfect for you!
Online Tutor
Tutors.com is a company that hires online tutors in the following fields: Business, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics, Sciences, Technology and Test Prep.
If you have a college education in any of the areas listed, then you can apply to work remotely as a tutor with Tutors.com
Travel Agent
If you love to travel, then working from home as a travel agent might be a great job. World Travel Holdings is an online company that hires remote travel agents.
World Travel Holdings requires no upfront fee provide a clear career path which varies depending on whether you’re interested in service-related roles or sales-related roles. You can learn more about World Travel Holdings here.
Data Entry Specialist
If you’re a fast, accurate typist then working from home as a data entry specialist can be a good, flexible job that allows you to work around your children.
Rev.com is a company that hires data entry specialists to work as a transcriptionist, captioner, subtitler or translator. You’re able to choose your own schedule, take on the projects that suit you, grow your career skills and receive weekly payouts via PayPal. Click here to learn more about working for Rev.com
Customer Service Representative
If you have little ones at home, this job probably won’t work for you, but if your kids are at school during the day, then there are dozens of companies who hire virtual customer service representatives.
Blooms Today hires independent contractors to take flower orders. Check out Blooms Today to see if they’re currently accepting applications.
Concentrix is another company that hires virtual customer service representatives. They usually require a short period of in-house training but once that’s been completed, you are able to work from home.
You can also do something like use these apps to sell photos or work one of these under the table jobs for just a little extra cash 🙂
