My “maternity leave” (and I use that term very loosely) is coming up. As I write this post I am about 11 days away from baby Abigail’s due date but if you are a mommy already you know how that date is really not as accurate as one would like and this unknowing about the due date can be stressful. As an entrepreneur I don’t get the traditional paid Maternity Leave, if I don’t work I don’t get any money. Which is a scary thought for me.
Since I have been working from home I have pretty much been in charge the money flow for my business depending upon how many clients I assist. I’ve made sure that I work enough hours to pay for food, a few basic necessities (like Diet Coke hee hee) and Lily’s preschool which these days can wipe out that paycheck pretty quickly. So what will I do now that I will be out of commission for a few days while in the hospital giving birth? Well, I plan on automating my business of course!
The Social Media world that I currently work in has opened my eyes to many passive income opportunities and team delegating. Now, I am not talking about any type of ‘get rich quick’ kind of deals but more along the idea of affiliate marketing, scheduled promotions, automated blog posts, article marketing and ebooks which can result in passive income. These activities take a little bit of time to set up but once they are done you can relax and enjoy the passive income. You can read more about how to set up passive income techniques on my company website at Sunrise Virtual Services and specifically this post about Affiliate Marketing
Another thing that I will be doing is delegating some tasks to another virtual assistant to help out with some of my clients activities. How will I make money this way if I give the work away? Simple, we will divide up the money. For example, if I charge the client $35.00 for Article Marketing I will pay my ‘helper’ $20.00 to post the articles and I will pocket the $15.00. While I am not making the full $35.00 I am still pulling in some money.
I will also be enlisting the help of my husband, he is a super savvy guy and really does understand my business. He will be doing some of the tasks that I do on a daily basis for my clients and thus we are still pulling in money for the company. Since my work can really be done 24/7 I plan on jumping on the computer and doing about an hour of work a day. I also receive my email on my Blackberry so I really don’t need to be in front of my computer to get some of my work done or to delegate it out to someone else.
So, while I have been busy getting ready for Baby Abigial I have also been getting my business ready to make some money while I take care of our newest Cullo.
