The Work-at-Home Mom Toolkit

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One of the most common questions, I get asked by other work-at-home mamas is about the tools I use to manage my home and business. So, here is my ‘toolkit’.

Resources and tools to help you kick your work-at-home life into high gear.

Psst.. A lot of them are FREE!

The Work-at-Home Mom Business Box

Dropbox {Free upto 2GB} – Your office in the “cloud”. Makes file sharing with clients and team members a dream.

Bluehost – For hosting a kickass website for your WAHM biz easily and affordably.

Shoeboxed – For organizing ALL your paperwork easily. From business documents to school papers, you can cut out ALL paper clutter from your home with this cool service. Sign up for a free trial and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

WordPress.org {Free} – For a work-at-home mom website that looks professional, runs like a dream and allows you to do just about anything under the sun…easily.

e-Junkie – For affiliate programs as well as selling your digital products from your website with just a few clicks of a button

Berries and Cream Blog Design - For blog designing that is everything you need at a cost that your startup would love! Yes, Revka is behind the design of The Mom Writes as well.

Gmail {Free} – The only email client you’ll ever need. Period.

List PlanIt! - This amazing, affordable site has lists for literally, everything you need under the sun. From lists for planning holidays to birthdays to a business planner, you will find printed as well as downloadable versions of all possible lists. Read my review here.

The Work-at-Home Mom Blogging Must-Haves

How to Create a Blog That Matters – A completely kickass course for anyone who wants to start a blog that, well, matters. It is the brainchild of Corbett Barr of Think Traffic fame and is probably, the only blogging course I would have taken if I were to start all over again.

Launch It Yourself Checklist – If you’re a blogger wanting to create and sell your own information products – eBooks, eCourses, you need a good launch strategy in place and this DIY course by Nathalie Lussier will give you everything you need to put together a streamlined and successful launch.

The Work-at-Home Mom eBook Shelf

How to be a Work-at-Home Mom: The Happily Ever After Guide to Leading the WAHM Life by Prerna Malik

Summer Sanity Savers for the Work-at-Home Mom by Prerna Malik

Organizing Life as Mom by Jessica Fisher

How to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too by Mandi Ehman – Read my review to learn more about how this eBook can help you finetune your life as a multi-tasking mom. 

Simple Blogging by Rachel Meeks of Small Notebook

Blogging Success by Holly Reisem Hanna – Read my review to see why I think this book is a great read for all newbie bloggers. 

30 Days to Make and Create a Fabulous eBook by Angela England 

31 Days to Build a Better Blog by Darren Rowse

 List Plan It! by Jennifer Tankersley – Read my review here. 

Get Famous by Heather Allard

Small Business Organiser by Katrina – Read my review of this awesome small business planner.

I’ll keep updating the toolkit as I come across and use more awesome resources to help you rock your work-at-home life. Know of a great tool that makes being a work-at-home mama easier and better? Let me know at prerna(at)themomwrites(dot)com and I’ll be happy to test it out and share it here!

 Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Nonetheless, these are ALL tools and resources that I’ve used, tried and can proudly recommend to other work-at-home mamas.