Empty Nester Moms: Now Is The Best Time To Start An Online Business

If you’re an Empty Nester Mom trying to figure out what to do next for work, you may be wondering if you should start an Online Business or work The 9-5.

Whether you were a stay-at-home Mom, or one who worked outside the home while raising your kids, there are likely many thoughts and emotions regarding what you should do next.

Particularly, for stay-at-home Moms, after working from home all these years, the thought of having to interview for The 9-5 might be a little daunting!

This post explains why starting an Online Business is the best choice for all Empty Nester Moms.

Why Should Empty Nester Moms Start An Online Business?

Following are some reasons why Empty Nester Moms should start an Online Business:

Lack Of Work History/Skills
The 9-5 Burnout
You Can Be Your Own Boss
The Creator Economy Is Booming
Affordability

Lack Of Employment History/Skills

Starting an Online Business is a smart choice for Empty Nester Moms, especially stay-at-home Moms with little to no employment history or skills, and who:

have no desire to spend time and money to acquire (or update) their skills;
don’t want to go to college (or go back); or
don’t want a mediocre job with low pay, long hours, and possibly a long commute.

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The 9-5 Burnout

If you’re an Empty Nester Mom who worked outside the home while raising your kids, if you’re tired of working your current job, commuting, and answering to others, NOW is the perfect time to imagine your life as an Entrepreneur.

Maybe you’ve always wanted to start your own business, but thought it was just a pipe dream.

With today’s technology, it doesn’t have to be!

If you need to work The 9-5, but ultimately want to be an Entrepreneur, consider starting your business as a side hustle

For inspiration, check out the book, Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield.

For the reasons listed below, I’m rooting for you to be able to start an Online Business, and I’m here to help you jumpstart the process!

The Guide (below), which outlines how I started my Online Business.

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You Can Be Your Own Boss

Rather than working The 9-5, imagine a work life where you’ll be making your own business decisions—and not being told what to do, where or how to do it.

Plus, without the dreaded commute, you’ll have more time for your spouse, other family members, pets, friends, hobbies, and travel.

Those are some of the biggest reasons why I started this blog.

YOU can do it, too!

Do you want to take action and work hard to build the life you’ve always wanted to live, working toward your goals and dreams, versus working day after day for someone else’s dreams?

Are you ready to manifest your own destiny?

If so, Entrepreneurship is for YOU!

The Creator Economy Is Booming

“The Creator Economy,” a rapidly growing ecosystem of content creators who monetize their knowledge/passions through a variety of channels, including social media, streaming platforms, and subscription services, is projected to grow significantly over the next few years.

The Creator Economy is becoming the fastest growing type of small business!

Affordability

There’s no comparison between the startup costs for starting an Online Business vs. a brick-and-mortar business.

The latter comes with a hefty price tag just for leasing space and utilities, let alone having to potentially remodel it, furnish, stock, maintain, and insure it. In addition, you’ll likely need to hire, train, and manage employees, provide benefits…the list goes on.

Creating a blog is one of the most affordable ways to start a small business!

With the technology that’s available today, there are so many affordable courses and tools that, along with your hard work and perserverence, can help you get started and be successful.

As an added bonus, some of the perks that come along with creating an Online Business, include:

You can work from home…or anywhere!

You’ll have freedom and flexibility to set your own hours, daily schedule, and monthly calendar!

There are so many reasons why you should start an Online Business…

In fact, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t!

Now that you know WHY you should start an Online Business, here’s HOW to do it…

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How To Start Your Online Business

Some Entrepreneurs make the mistake of starting their Online Business just by using social media platforms, without creating a website.

The problem with that methodology is that you don’t own your social media accounts.

Your accounts can be suspended or deleted whenever the social media platforms choose to do so, and for whatever reason.

Worse yet, the platform could just suddenly fold, taking your business down with it!

Every business needs a website—build an Online Business that you will own.

Learn From Others

As I’m still learning about Online Business myself, it’s impossible for me to teach you everything you need to know to create your own. However…

I can give you a jumpstart:

by sharing the path I followed to start my Online Business; and
by providing information to help you continue forward.

This includes recommendations for equipment, products, and tools to purchase, as well as a list of mentors to follow for your continued education and website development.

Creating an Online Business has given me a new sense of purpose as an Empty Nester Mom, and learning all about it has kept my mind and skills sharp. I’m a firm believer that we should all be lifelong learners!

Hey Mama, we’re not done yet…we have more to learn and do!

Let’s get started!

There’s so much to learn about creating your Online Business, with important decisions to be made and steps to take, such as:

Purchasing Equipment, Tools (see below)
Choosing Your Niche
Defining Your Avatar
Naming Your Website
Signing Up With Web Hosting Service
Purchasing Legal Templates For Your Website
Hiring A Registered Agent (if forming an LLC)
Applying For A Business License (if needed in your state)
Opening Business Bank, PayPal Accounts
Taking A Blogging Course
Creating Content
Launching Your Blog
Signing Up With Email Service Provider (ESP)
Taking Marketing Courses: Pinterest, Email, Affiliate Marketing, Social Media

This FREE ONLINE BUSINESS Checklist can help you stay on track when starting your blog.

Equipment

The first step in starting your Online Business is to create a website for your blog.

To do so, you’ll need some essential equipment.

You might already have what you need. If not, the following list of items that I have researched/purchased to create my Online Business may be helpful.

Computer

You’ll need either a Laptop or Desktop to create your website. I have both, as my laptop allows me to work anywhere in my house, a coffee shop, or while on vacation.

I also have an Apple iPad Pro and Apple Pencil 2.0, which are a lot smaller to carry around, and great for reading/learning.

Smartphone

A good Smartphone is necessary for much more than just communicating.

You can also use it for research, creating/editing blog posts, taking original photos for your blog posts/social media, noting ideas that come up when you’re on the go, and for creating videos.

Tools And Services

The Guide

The Guide can help jumpstart your Online Business journey (see below).

Internet

You will need reliable Internet service (high speed is best).

Advice For Starting Your Online Business

Once you’ve purchased your equipment, you’re ready to start your Online Business!

Easy, right? Well…

Blogging Is A Long Game

Throughout my research, it’s been noted many times that blogging is not an easy, get-rich-quick scheme. This is something that you need to consider before starting your blog.

If blogging was easy, everyone would be doing it!

Even though blogging is a long game, it’s well worth the hard work and the wait, as proven by many successful Online Business owners.

With most things involving ever-changing technology, the blogging learning process can seem endless at times. Therefore, you need to be patient.

Once you get it set up, however, with continued education, hard work, and consistency, blogging can be very profitable.

So, in the end, it will be worth your time, effort, and money to put it all together—you just have to stick with it!

Invest In Yourself

Starting an Online Business is a lot of work, and I encourage you to invest in more education, tools, and/or seeking some help (free and paid), when you think you need it.

There are a couple ways to go about your Online Business journey. You can either:

spend hours, days—or even years—scouring the Internet trying to figure out how to do it; or

invest in yourself by learning from others who are a few steps ahead of you.

I chose the latter—a little late, however—after I’d spent hours and hours reading, learning, asking questions in Facebook Groups, and watching countless YouTube videos!

Teaching It Forward

All that consumption of info wasn’t a waste of time, because I figured out whose advice to follow, which courses to buy, and what tools and guides would be useful for starting my blog.

Then, one day it dawned on me…

Just as there are many Entrepreneurs who are ahead of me, with the progress I’ve made so far, there are many Empty Nester Moms, wanting to become Entrepreneurs, who are just a few steps behind me.

I learned that I only needed to be 10% ahead of others to be able to help them, so that’s what I’ve set out to do.

The Guide

When I started answering (vs. just asking) questions in Facebook Groups, I realized that I needed to share what I’ve learned about Online Business.

So, in an effort to help others, I created EMPTY NESTER MOM To .com (The Guide).

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The Guide has five sections that outline the path I followed to start my Online Business, and can help catapult you from stuck to start:

FOUNDATION
CONTENT
PROMOTION
MONETIZATION
MINDSET

Continue To Learn From Others

Along your Online Business journey, you should follow and continue to learn from the right people. Try to limit the number of people you follow, because if you start following everyone who claims they can help you, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and frustrated.

As a beginner blogger, however, it’s hard to know which mentors are the right ones to follow. The more you learn by joining Facebook Groups, asking questions, reading comments, and watching YouTube videos, you’ll begin to figure it out. The Guide introduces you to some of the mentors who I chose to follow.

After setting up your blog, I encourage you to:

(Sooner)

Take A Blogging Course Perfecting Blogging *
Learn SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Use Keyword Research Tools—Keysearch, Keywords Everywhere
Subscribe to Canva for DIY Graphics
Purchase Stock Photos For Your Website—Deposit Photos
Take A Pinterest Course Perfecting Pinterest *
Take An Email Course: Perfecting Email *
Take A Social Media Course Perfecting Social Media *
Learn About Affiliate Marketing

* Ultimate Perfecting Blogging Bundle (Best Deal: All Four Courses)

(Later)

Consider Outsourcing Blogging Tasks—Fiverr, UpWork
Learn About Sponsored Posts
Set Up An eCommerce Shop—Shopify and/or Stan Store
Create A Membership For Recurring Income—Teachable, Skool
Offer 1:1 Coaching Services
Start A YouTube Channel
Start A Podcast

In addition to time and effort, creating an Online Business will require some money to get started, and then develop it. But, remember that starting an Online Business is one of the least expensive ways to become an Entrepreneur.

In some of my other blog posts, RESOURCES, and inside The Guide, you’ll learn about my mentors’ courses and tools that you can purchase—from the continued setup of your blog to implementing money-making strategies—at your own pace, and as your time and budget allows.

Your continued learning can help you generate multiple streams of income!

To facilitate your learning, many of the mentors mentioned in The Guide have FREE Private Facebook Groups, where you can learn more and ask for help along the way.

If you get stuck, you can search the topic within the group, as many others have likely asked the same question. You’ll gain so much insight from these mentors and other group members, by asking your own questions and also by reading others’ questions and comments.

Excited to get started? If so, after you: