Through out the world stay-at-home moms like Joanne Jordan are spending a lot of their day playing with her son, preparing his meals and giving him his afternoon sleep.

How ever Mrs. Jordan is among a new breed of moms and Dads who although have stayed home to have quality time with their children but also earn an income too. She is an independent home business owner and receives over 70 different affiliate and commission checks monthly from a variety of employers and companies.

She finds the time to do all while her child is sleeping or watching TV. She also gets to do more when her husband returns from work. As many of them residual in nature that is work that is done once yet she continues to keep on earning for her previous efforts her workload is actually decreasing well her income increases.

Technology also plays a part and there are many different automated software programs that once set up actually earns money with very little further input required what so ever.

Many moms are redefining the stay-at-home experience by using today's technology - and employers' growing reliance on free agents - to earn an income without ever setting foot in an office.

There are many upsides to being a work from home parent no longer does the career have to go on a back burner while child rearing takes over. The working day can be considerably shortened there isn't the need to be dressed appropriately or being stuck in commuter traffic. Hence there is an instant decrease in out going ward and fuel expenses.

Many Governments are also providing incentives to help parents set up their own home based businesses as they see this as one way of increasing the GDP and lowering pollution and traffic numbers on the road.

Of course with all the upsides there has to be some down too, there are many unscrupulous people that will take advantage of others to make quick money and provide business opportunities or employment offers that have no substance or income generating capacities at all.

Justin Boyce Managing Director of NZPCS one of the larger home business networks worldwide states that the fraudulent advertisements for workers commonly classed as scams can out number the genuine opportunities at a ratio of 15 to one and quite often the scams have the better sales pitch. One of the best criteria for avoiding scams online is research. Another is a genuine company has nothing to hide so if you cant contact or find the owners or hierarchy then there is probably a reason why.

There are so many lucrative opportunities where profitable home businesses can be set up in days and returning better than the average wage for very little investment. It's also very simple to find legitimate out sourcing companies who match workers up with employers for a referral fee or commission percentage. There are thousands of companies screaming for data processors, order processing staff, copywriting and proof reading just to name a few, not forgetting the adsense sites that are always looking for new content or photographs.