Making A Living From Home With a Business


by Winston Goldstein - Date: 2007-02-05 - Word Count: 489 Share This!

Working for a big company for your life span is rarely possible anymore. Fortunately, you can start your own business and make money at home.

There has always been people who have worked from their home, but the wide spread use of personal computers and the growth of the internet has opened quite a few new opportunities. The computer can give a great deal of help in such things as bookkeeping and record keeping, but it is the ability to reach a world wide customer base that is the real key to understanding the computer's impact on home business.

The home based business can be started with very little capital, and can also start as a part time venture. The amount of time and effort that goes into it can be adjusted according to the success level. The internet can also provide ideas and support. Some home based businesses can be merely sales organizations that take orders and the orders are shipped from a central warehouse. It is not just retail type jobs that are available online. Web site design is an example of a home based service type job.

The biggest online boost to home based business is Ebay. Although many people use Ebay to sell unneeded or unwanted items that make it the world's biggest garage sale, others have begun serious home based businesses. There are many features on Ebay that support a business approach. The use of the "buy it now" feature and the use of the Ebay store are two examples of how it has moved past the simple auction format to allow the growth of serious retail type ventures that can be run completely out of the home.

It is important to be aware that all of the work at home ideas you see advertised online are not all they appear. One type of home based business is the selling of home based business ideas to unwary consumers. This usually involves the selling of a start up package for a substantial sum of money. The start up package will generally consist of some general ideas that could easily be found elsewhere. The idea of making money by working at home is an enticing concept and this has led to scam artists who take advantage of this to run their own business.

The internet has opened up many doors and there are some real advantages of the home based business. One is the tax considerations. When you work from home a certain percentage of your normal household expenses can be considered as a business expense. When you have your own business, you can set your own hours and work on your own schedule. This can be a disadvantage if you do not have the self discipline, but if you are willing to work hard enough, even at home, there is money out there just waiting for you to earn it.

Winston Goldstein is with MoneyMakerstop.com - your source for money articles.

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