Home Based Business, Top 4 Startup Ideas

by David McGimpsey

There are home based business opportunities everywhere. Some of them are worthwhile, while others... well, not so.

Before you consider anything you need to ask yourself what you are looking for. If you want overnight riches, then you would be safer buying a lottery ticket. If you are in the market for something that can start small and grow, then the opportunities are there for the taking.

Consider the top four home businesses.

Why only "top four" and not "top five"? Because this is a list of the best available, not the most round number. Check them out:

Online Paid Surveys I know, I know-- you can't make millions with paid surveys (please refer to the second paragraph).

Online Paid Surveys are as likely to make you rich as Antarctica is of winning all the gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. However, paid surveys are a great way to supplement an existing income or generate a small home based income that can be expanded upon later.

Consider it a scam if you think you will earn millions, consider it an opportunity if you want to earn a small, regular income. You can then grow the income later with other opportunities.

eBay for affiliates eBay has to be the best affiliate program out there.

There are hundreds of ways of earning affiliate cash with eBay. One of those ways is simply to direct customers through to eBay to bid. Some of the eBay affiliates are earning in excess of $100,000 per month from eBay-- no joke. Go to eBay and read some affiliate case studies to find out how they are doing it.

If you are ready to move your home business to the next level, then this is definitely the way to do it.

eBay for e-tailers The great thing about eBay is that there are customers out there now, just looking for products to buy. To make a fortune with eBay you just need to find out what they want and give it to them. There are some excellent software products out there that will help you identify what those customers are looking for.

If you want to get started in e-tailing then you can't go past eBay for security and fast business setup-- if you have a picture of what you want to sell you can be marketing in minutes.

General Affiliate Programs Affiliate programs are another, great way to begin a home business. Why are they great? Because it's another business that requires no startup capital (and you can be up and running in minutes).

There are several excellent guides available that will lead you step-by-step through setting up affiliate campaigns. >All things considered, if you are just starting out, get your feet wet with online paid surveys. If you have already entered the world of home business and are looking to expand, you really need to look at how you can work with eBay.