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I recently read the resource directory that was issued by Australia’s Home Education Association. It’s a great little directory, with links to resource vendors, curriculum and support groups. Certainly something worth hanging on to.

One advertisement caught my eye.

We use the maths curriculum Math-U-See and it works fine for our family. The distributors of Math-U-See in Australia were advertising for people to tutor other students using their curriculum . The idea is that you tutor school children to improve their maths, using this curriculum.

This is obviously a good way to get their product noticed by the general community, but is this possibly a good way of earning a few dollars doing what we do every day?

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I think just about everyone has heard the term “multi level marketing”, also known as MLM or network marketing. It tends to raise very strong feelings amongst people – some are convinced it is a scam, others believe it to be a legitimate business opportunity.

I’ve been thinking of this over the last couple of days, having been involved in one or two MLM companies. I was listening to an excellent CD by a very successful network marketer, who spoke glowingly about the opportunities that a MLM home business offers.

Not long after that, I read a post in the Warrior Forum, by a marketer I have quite a bit of regard for, who said essentially there’s no such thing as a good MLM home business.

Who is right?

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Lots of homeschooling mums have a craft they enjoy as a hobby. It’s often their “downtime”, or relaxation, after spending their day teaching their children.

Many people make money from crafts by taking their creations to a market or fete, and selling them from a stall. That works well, but it does take precious time away from your family. How do you fit a craft business around homeschooling your children?

It’s not too difficult to see that you can make money from crafts such as sewing, scrapbooking, and jewelry making. In fact, many crafts can be turned into a profitable sideline business, that not only can work well around your children, but can also allow them to participate and learn business skills in the process.There is a more convenient way of selling your crafts, and that is selling them online.

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Many people earn a few extra dollars by taking paid surveys online.

This would be very easy to work around your family, and with many surveys don’t take long to complete, it’s possible that this is a good income generating opportunity for homeschooling parents.

Can you earn decent money by taking paid surveys, or is it a bit of a scam?

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One feature of earning an income from most websites is that when your customer has come along, made their purchase and and received their product, they may not feel the need to return.

One way of making repeat sales to the same customer is by building a membership site.

Basically, this is a subscription based site where people sign up and are charged a fee on a regular basis, commonly monthly. In exchange, they get access to information or products.

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One popular business option for home schooling families, is selling home school teaching aids and curriculum material.

There are a couple of ways of doing this – each one with its own advantages and disadvantages.

You have the option of selling tangible resources, such as textbooks and reference books, both online and at home schooling conferences. Alternatively, you can sell downloadable products online.

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