Are you a mother who stays at home to look after the kids but really wants to get some work because you're broke and can't make ends meet? Well here are some job ideas for stay at home moms that you can do from your own home.

There are thousands and thousands of direct sales companies which have wine, cosmetics and just about everything that you can imagine in between to market so why not try your hand at direct sales. There is money to be made here a good company will provide you with a website and marketing materials to get you going. Beware of companies which don't allow you to use a website to promote their products as this is by far the easiest way to do so.

One of the best job ideas for say at home moms is being a virtual assistant. In other words you do somebody's administrative tasks online. This could involve writing articles, placing advertisements, posting to blogs or just about any task that can be carried out over the internet.

Typing jobs. If you have keyboard skills, then you can easily type at home. Contact local offices and ask if they have any jobs you can do for them. You can pick up the work when you've dropped the kids at school and take it back when you go to collect them.

Another one of many great job ideas for stay at home moms is to create your own virtual shop. If you're artistic or make craft items such as jewellery, pottery, soap or candles, you can set up an online store. Use a website to market your products and the world's your oyster. The cost of setting up a website is very low and other than that you only need to cost for packaging materials and postage. You may also want to pay for traffic to your website to kick start things.

Affiliate marketing can be done at home and you don't need to worry about stock, packaging or postage. If you're an affiliate for a physical product, the company you market for will take care of all the logistics, but many products for sale on the internet are ebooks or software which can just be downloaded. If you're concerned that you don't know how to do internet marketing, then join an online university which will teach you all the techniques that you need and provide all the tools to ensure your success.

I hope you find these job ideas for stay at home moms useful and food for thought about your future.