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Hi,

Does anyone know any sites where you can create a store, like cafepress and Amazon's astore?

Looking for more. If I don't start turning a profit soon my husband says I have to go back to work.

Should be interesting because he doesn't want the kids in daycare either.

School start 8:00, kindergarten p/u 10:30 and school out 2:30.

So I have yet to figure out how I can go to work outside the home and take care of the kids, all while he's living in Ponoka.

ebay !! (hang in there Carennedy!)

lulu

barnes and noble

usborne chidrens books- dont know how much might be online

Carennedy- sorry to hear that! I know how it is and earning at home takes time when you have an online business.

When my kids were small, I did home daycare, which pays a lot more now than it did then. Did you ever think of trying that? I took babies at first and they sort of grew up with me.

I know the hours for school aren't conducive for a job. I tried working outside the home a few times and it just didn't work.

If my husband didn't make good money, I couldn't afford my "jobs." I had a very lucrative job for about 3 years, editing and managing an online newspaper. When the owner gave up on it, there went my good income. I've never managed to replace that amount and writing doesn't pay all that well anymore either. Too much is outsourced overseas for $5 an article.

I wish you luck. If the online stores pan out, let us know.

I don't know how successful it is, but Etsy.com was just in the NY Times. It sounds (and looks) similar to Cafepress. Does anyone know anything about it?

I love Etsy! I rarely buy anything because I'm on a tight budget but they have some of the cutest things. It's like Ebay (without the bidding) but everything is handmade by the sellers. It's a great place for really unique pieces.

I ran a dayhome and burned out big time and when my husband figured how to work from home I went back to work outside the home. Now he's made a career change and lives 2.5 hrs away and I'm home again. Definetly not going to do the full on dayhome again. Mornings are so brutal for us that a before school kid would be in the way. I might see about advertising for an after school kid... maybe.

I also run a networking group which will generate fees in the future and from that organize cooperative marketing groups. I have so many facets, I sell Latasia Jewellery and other products through direct sales home parties and open houses. I help mothers make the decision regarding whether or not to stay home or go to work then find the resources they need to ensure it can be done. My business has so many facets but it is a start up and isn't making money yet so I have to get as much cash flow as possible to shut him up. The more sources I have the better because it will add up to enough.

I'll check it out.

I also was in a store today -- the General Store -- I'm going to get some inventory and put it in there.

carennedy i loved the shutting up bit - you made me laugh - i have been working hard all day on it today like you - i really do think theres some sense in joans idea - after all, all you want is some at-home cash to free you to stay home and build your business right? - does it matter where it comes from legally obviously, as long as it liberates you to stay home and build?

might even consider it myself if things dont look up soon - i might take in some ironing lol lol

I have a friend who has a shop on etsy.com. She just started a month ago and has sold a few things. It is very affordable I think she said .03 to list items and then if you sell something, I think they take a very small percentage, I think she said 3%. It's a nice, unlike ebay there aren't millions of items, and as it was already said, everything is hand made.

I'm on my way to etsy.

The only thing about the daycare thing is that I did it and the burn out was serious burn out to the point I couldn't even stand my own kids. In the end I had 11 kids in and out all week, some full time, some part time, some before and after school. I know I don't have to do it to that extent again and one kid may work out in the new year.

It is really good money. I made enough to support the family. I didn't make as much as I did in the Financial Planning industry, but I didn't spend as much either.