If you're searching for some great home business ideas, you're sure to find one or two in the list below that will be well worth considering.

 These home-based businesses can be run as a full-time or part-time venture. They don't require clock punching, or answering to anyone but yourself.

There are plenty of great and legitimate work from home opportunities available over the internet. All you need to do is to hit the search button and choose the one which suits you best.

 Some might not have difficulties finding the appropriate kind of online job, but some might end up scratching their head as to which of these jobs suits them best. Well, if you are equipped with the appropriate kind of skill, everything will come easily to you.

It is important to note that you can get the appropriate kind of job without being scammed. These scams usually appear in your email an inbox, telling you about the various benefits and “testimonials” from various people who had tried them.

 How do you differentiate them? As an employee, look out for the company details like when was it established etc. It will definitely help you to figure out if the advertisements on the web page can be trusted. Or maybe, just follow your “gut feel”.

Now that you have found a list of trusted websites, what kind of jobs should you devote yourself to? As aforementioned, there are plenty of home-based jobs available. Choosing the appropriate one is necessary to ensure that you find working enjoyable.

Bookkeeping is a legitimate Work at home job that is gaining popularity recently. Small companies are finding it increasingly more economical to outsource their bookkeeping needs to contractors. To be a good bookkeeper, you will need to have strong organizational skills, pay attention to the detail, be a great problem solver and independent.

Billing is also one of the popular jobs available over the Web. It has quite a broad scope, comprising hospital collection clerks, medical billing clerks and so on.

The most common ones would be data entry jobs and typing jobs. These jobs would require you to process data into a program. You will be required to enter information into a database.

 It seems pretty easy to go about doing it, but this job would require some level of precision and speed. You will need to be able to enter data quickly and accurately. Typing and data entry jobs not only sharpen your capabilities. It will also be an enjoyable kind of job.

It seems almost impossible to get yourself hired to shopping. But nowadays, Mystery shopping is another popular option in the list of legitimate work from home. These mystery shoppers would visit businesses, acting as ordinary customers, and then provide detailed evaluations of their experience in report form. 

Mystery shoppers are usually used in industries like financial institutes, restaurants, convenience stores, department stores, and such.

They also offer Internet research as legitimate work. You just need to do simple research assignments. For instance, your task would require you to visit a particular website and collate info that is relevant to the given assignment. Data would include fees, business type, email address and such.

You can earn extra cash without leaving the comfort of your own home. Sounds incredible, doesn't it? But, of course, it is still work. You have to have the discipline and attempt to clock 3-10 hours per day actually working. Just remember to do your due diligence not to get scammed, or you will end up burning a bigger hole in your pocket.

In my research into the work from home arena, I have discovered some great work at home ideas that are not scams. Here is a few:

1: Incentive-based marketing/freebie trading

Incentive Freebie Websites (IFRS) are internet marketing websites that contain many advertisements (offers) for different products and services. The IF is paid a commission each time an individual signs up to receive these products and services through that site.

People make money with this because to entice people to sign up for the offers, the IF provides incentives for those who do so and then, send other people there (referrals) who also complete offers. These incentives can take the form of a cash prize or a tangible item, like a laptop or a big screen TV.

Because it doesn't cost much to start, incentive-based marketing is a great entry-level home business.  It is also effortless to learn and unlike other home businesses, you can begin earning money almost right away.

2: Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing involves companies farming out the advertising of their products to others, known as affiliates, in exchange for paying a commission for each sale the affiliate makes. The commission is typically a percentage of the sales price of the product.

It works because of a referral ID that is integrated into a special link that you can place on your website, your email signature, your blog, etc. Whenever someone clicks on your affiliate link and purchases the product, the sale is tracked to you, via your affiliate link, and you're paid for that sale.

Most affiliates find products to sell through the major affiliate clearing houses like Clickbank.com, Paydotcom.com, and Commission Junction. However, many companies run their affiliate programs, which you can sign up for through the companies directly.

3: Create An eBay Web store

eBay has come a long way from a place where you can sell your used baseball cards or that hideous gift your grandma gave you last Christmas. 

Today, eBay offers the ability for users to create their own virtual web store, from which just about anything can be sold. The most common way people start up a web store is to contract with a drop-shipping company that allows you to sell their merchandise and only charge you for the merchandise you sell. The drop shipper will also send out the merchandise for you to your buyer.

You don't have to use drop-shipping to start a web store, but it is an easy way to get merchandise to sell without a giant outlay of cash and without having to worry about keeping an inventory or postage expenses.

4: Paid Surveys

Paid surveys have taken a bad rap recently, but if done right and the earnings claimed are not over-hyped, they can produce a nice income stream. Not enough to make you rich, but enough to supplement anything else you're doing.

5: Using Google AdSense on a Website or Blog


Google's AdSense program allows you, upon the installation of a special script tied to your AdSense account, to run Google Ads on your website or blog. These ads will be related to whatever your website or blog is about. 

So, if you have a website or a blog about dogs, Google will run dog-related ads on your site. The idea here is that a person who is reading a site about dogs will be more likely to click on an ad about dogs or things for dogs.

Each time a person clicks on an AdSense ad on your site, you get paid a small fee. The fee can run from as little as 4 cents a click to 5 dollars or more per click, depending on how competitive the keywords for that ad are.

6. Stock Photographer.

Stock photography is used on websites, blogs, print advertisements, posters—in fact anywhere that needs a picture. Good quality and unique photographs are always in demand. If you like photography, it can be a great home business idea. 

Most stock photography libraries make it possible for independent photographers to upload and sell their photos on their websites. You can also create your own website to sell your photos.

7. Graphic Artist.

If you're good with using creative software to make website pages, advertisements, banners and more, you can work for many companies at the same time. Although it's generally deadline-based, you can work at any time of the day to get your jobs finished.

8. Independent Writer.

An independent writer can be a copywriter for websites, articles, and blogs. Or you can write for yourself and publish your books as PDFs or via Kindle Direct Publishing.

9. Arts and Craft Seller.

If you like creating art, you can sell your work on websites like Etsy.com, DeviantArt.com, and Art.co. The website you're were you show your work will take a percentage of each item you sell, but if they do give you a large audience exposure.

10. Amazon Seller.

Leaning how to sell on Amazon can take a little time,, but there are people who are making a lot of money from doing it, and you can too.

11. eBay Seller.

If you have access to the right products, you can make a good income selling on eBay. The only thing that takes a bit of time is the packing and shipping.

12. Life Coach.

If you've got life experience, you can help others. The most challenging part is setting up the process, marketing your business, and getting new clients.

13. Blogging

Bloggers write about all sorts of things and earn money through advertising, affiliate marketing, and product promotions. Online video blogs, or vlogging, is becoming more popular too.

14. Online Teacher

If you have specific knowledge or expertise, the internet enables you to easily pass on that knowledge to students from around the world. What's really great is usually you can sign on when you want to, as long as you have a computer and access to the internet.

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