I am a work at home Granddad, am I still qualified for this topic. Maybe start a work at home wrinkles topic.
getagrip: am a work at home Granddad, am I still qualified for this topic. As Of Last Saturday I am also a New Granddad. Mathew Thomas Marsh entered the world on the first day of spring... At the risk of being off-topic... But I'm as puffed up as when I had my first kid.
dlozen: As Of Last Saturday I am also a New Granddad. Mathew Thomas Marsh entered the world on the first day of spring... At the risk of being off-topic... But I'm as puffed up as when I had my first kid. Congratulations on your new source of joy Although I'm still a father, I think grandparents have more fun with their grandchildren than parents have with their own children. It's fun without responsibilities.
Congrats on the new grandbaby, and welcome to the forum! I think you will find that this is the best one around!
wayne111: Hello, I am trying to be a work at home granddad, what are my choices Hi Wayne, There are a number of choices, but you'll have to do a bit of reading and research to determine which will be best for you. If you are wanting to work online you can start your own business or do freelance work for others. If you want to do freelance work, you can go to places like elance.com, getafreelancer.com, odesk.com, mturk.com, etc. This is what many people do in order to earn some money to get them started so that they can invest in starting their own online business. That's where the best long term money comes from. With freelance work you are always only going to be paid a set amount for set work. If you stop doing the work, you stop getting paid. With starting your own business, you put a lot of work upfront, usually with very little pay. But eventually, you get continual pay for very little work. When it comes to starting your own online business, again, there are options. You can sell a product or service of your own, or you can promote other people's products and/or services and make a commission on the sales or leads you generate. Some people love "network marketing" and they get involved in an MLM whose products they use and then build their business around that. (Then again, some people hate MLM ). Other people prefer "affiliate marketing" which is promoting other people's products and services as I mentioned earlier and earning a commission. This is one of the easiest ways of getting started and takes the least amount of investment (money-wise). Personally, I've done a bit of each of those. I started out knowing nothing and I've gradually learned a bit over the last couple of years. The best step I took was choosing to learn and build my online business through SiteBuildIt (SBI). I started out building my first site, chocolate-candy-mall.com, using the "affiliate marketing" model. That means I earn money from referring my visitors to various chocolate candy companies. I also earn income from the Google Adsense ads throughout the site. Since then, I've gone on to build a couple of other sites (one of them - my parasites site - does include referring a particular range of products from an MLM company among other things). So, as you can see, there are different monetization models you can choose from, but building your own business is going to be your best option for the long run. I highly recommend that you think about the things you really enjoy when making a decision about working online. Consider your hobbies, your previous work experience, special interests or knowledge you might have, etc. Believe it or not, you can usually build a decent online business around something you genuinely love and enjoy. It makes the whole process an awful lot easier when you truly enjoy what you are doing. Hope that helps you as you consider your options. Blessings, Angie
Yep, definitely a granddad here... I go by "Pap." Just came on the forum and caught this area so I thought I would chime in. Lee
Vishal P. Rao: I think grandparents have more fun with their grandchildren than parents have with their own children. It's fun without responsibilities. Amen! I wasn't even around much for my own children growing up. Now I can spend as much time as I want with my 6 grandkids, 4 boys 2 girls. Expecting one of them to show up here any minute now, I'll be busy a few days. My daughter got a gig shooting pics at the WM Phoenix Open next week. Boy are my boys jealous! Me, I get to watch a real live Shirley Temple doll. (while her daddy has to go to school and work all week like I used to) Put together a new bike for my 5 yr old grandson's birthday party tomorrow. Yep, being a grandpa beats being a father by a long shot. Time and money, something I didn't have for my own kids.
ha ha you rookies!! I am a great grandmother of a 3 year old boy and a one year old girl!! I have just as much fun as you do. hey it looks like I have the bragging rights in this thread!! Just kidding welcome to the forum and as you can tell you are not alone in the age group. Yes grandkids are more fun than kids only for the simple reason you arn't responsible for raising the kids so the pressure is off and you can spoil them and then give them back to the parents. besides the kids I hope you enjoy this forum as well. It is great and so are the people. There are alot of opportunities out there but be careful do your research and come back here and ask questions.
WOW...a work at home grandad is great! I am still a young dad and finding it difficult to juggle between my home job, my day job and the family!!
