Can I earn £40 a day?

nzmegs

I am determined to see if it is possible for me to leave my part time job and work for myself. I currently earn about £650 in the hand each month and all I want to do is at least match that. I am willing to work 6 or 7 hours a day or more to get things going. I don't have high hopes of massive incomes or huge profits just a nice steady £200 a week.
My question is what sort of thing or things could I do. This is a list of my skills:

I currently work in Admin/reception. I am a reasonable typist and pretty good at most computer based tasks.
I have a degree in American studies.
I have previously worked on a voluntary basis for an international magazine as a reviewer.
I am also pretty good at financial based jobs having worked in foriegn currency for a number of years.
I knit and make my own felted handbags, cushion covers, purses and other household type items. they are pretty funky and people love them as gifts.
I also sew (as above).

I feel I have a number of useful skills for home based work but is it enough to earn what I need to survive. As things stand I don't have the time to devote to my craft ideas to make them profitable but ideally I would love to spend all my time knitting and creating but I really don't think io could make this work financially.

I bet you all out there have loads more ideas for me. I am absolutely determined to do something for myself and to leave the rat race.. any help would be brilliant thankyou!

misspixierocktastic

NZMEGS

I've often wondered wether i could give up work and make my income through other means
Slice the pie makes me the most money but its not something that you could do as a full time job

Etsy has been ok for my jewelerry so far

agarr

You could try slice the pie. I do Ann Summers parties and will earn between £40 - £90 per night for around 3 hours work. It can be a good addition to your income and give you time during the day to persue other things. There are other party plan companies too you might like to look at.

summerday

Not sure how good your sewing skills are, but how about dressmaking? I know a lady who makes bridesmaids dresses and other special occasion outfits and is very much in demand. She always asks customers to supply their own fabric.On that same route, maybe curtain making? Buying ready made curtains is often expensive and I knew someone who used to make curtains as a side business- she said the demand was high and she could charge high rates. She also said it wasn't too hard as long as you are nifty with a sewing machine and follow a book, but I have never tried myself!

f1re_cr4cker

u say u r good at finance what about training to be a bookkeeper?

lil_miss_sunshine

Yeah you could try slice the pie or avon..thats what i do..

You could also make things and sell then on ebay..

If you sold 30 things a day and only made £1 on each item, that alone would make you £210 a week which i thik is pretty cool..

geordie_joe

If you want to earn a living on the web I would suggest you don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Have a mixture of things, some you control such as making/buying things to sell and relying on other web sites such as slice the pie for income. But make sure you have a lot of those sites to earn money from.

You never know, they could close over night, or they could close your account and give you no reason for it. They all have T&Cs that say they can close your account and keep any money you have earned if they think you have done something wrong.
You could find half your income gone in an instant, without ever knowing why.

It's better to have income coming from many things, even if you don't work on most of them as much as you could. At least they are there and you can focus more on them if one of your main earners goes down.

You also have sites that claim you can earn £10 per hour, but once you have done all the work available you find they don't provide enough new work to keep you occupied for one hour per day.

Personally I'm aiming for a part time "real job" that will be enough to pay the rent, gas etc. and the web to provide the extra. That way I know the main bills will be paid if it all goes wrong and I spend weeks trying to find new ways to earn money on the web.

nzmegs

Thankyou for all your advice. I agree that spreading myself around a few things is the best idea. I have decided to spend the next month trying to earn more while working and see how I do then see if i think it is possible to leave work.
I am also considering temping on occasions to cover any short fall. thankyou!