| Here are some excellent businesses that you | | | | Advantages include no warehousing, shipping, |
| canstart, operate and grow from your home. | | | | orinventory costs. |
| All thesework at home businesses have the | | | | |
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| **Low Startup Costs | | | | |
| | | | 5. Affiliate Programs |
| **Ease of Entry | | | | |
| | | | An affiliate or associate program is a method |
| **High Income Potential | | | | of sellingproducts on the internet through |
| | | | commission sales. Whensomeone you refer to a |
| **Home Based and Operated | | | | website buys, the company you arean associate |
| | | | of (or affiliated with) pays you a |
| **Worldwide Sales Potential | | | | commission. |
| | | | |
| **Residual, Recurring and/or Passive Income | | | | In many cases, it is also possible to make |
| Potential | | | | money from theefforts of people that you |
| | | | introduce to the affiliateprogram. You can |
| 1. Consulting | | | | also expand your product line by joiningand |
| | | | promoting more than one affiliate program. |
| A consultant is someone expert in a field | | | | |
| who, for a fee,advises businesses or | | | | For further information and resources about |
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| Many times we tend to feel that our | | | | 6. Webmastering |
| knowledge, skillsor abilities are nothing | | | | |
| unique. However, many lackthose same assets | | | | A webmaster is a an internet specialist |
| and would gladly pay us for ourknowledge and | | | | reponsible for allaspects of web sites. |
| services. | | | | |
| | | | Areas where businesses need assistance |
| Although it is possible to make a living from | | | | include web sitedesign, logo, banner or |
| consultingwith individuals, the big money is | | | | graphic design, web hosting,e-commerce, |
| in performing servicesfor businesses. | | | | internet marketing, web programming, |
| | | | scripts,security, web site maintenance, copy |
| Do you have knowledge of bookkeeping, | | | | writing, mailing listmanagement, and many |
| accounting, tax orsimilar business matters? | | | | other areas. |
| Some have made excellent moneyspecializing in | | | | |
| small business consulting. | | | | For further information and resources about |
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| Are you a computer hobbyist with business or | | | | |
| internetexperience? You could make money in | | | | 7. Self-publishing |
| web design, internetmarketing, search engine | | | | |
| optimization, or some otherspecialty. | | | | A self-publisher creates, produces, and sells |
| | | | informationproducts. Information products may |
| Some lawyers have combined their legal | | | | be in the form of books,booklets, videos, |
| experience with theirlove of the Internet and | | | | audio cassettes, compact disks |
| specialized in intellectualproperty and | | | | (CDs),electronic books, files, databases, |
| computer law. | | | | private websites, andother media. |
| | | | |
| For further information and resources about | | | | The information products that you create are |
| consulting,visit: | | | | unique. Youhave exclusive control and |
| | | | ownership of your own products. |
| 2. Finding | | | | |
| | | | For further information and resources about |
| A finder is someone who, for a fee, finds | | | | self-publishing,visit |
| somethingneeded by a business or individual. | | | | |
| A finder's feeis the amount paid to the | | | | 8. Instant Publishing |
| finder for locating whatwas required. | | | | |
| | | | An instant publisher sells information |
| Finder's fees are paid for finding money | | | | products produced bysomeone else who grants |
| (loans,equipment leasing, et cetera), | | | | them reprint (or resale) rights. |
| equipment (mining,construction, et cetera), | | | | |
| personnel, companies forsale, locations (fast | | | | Often self-publishers will sell such products |
| food franchises, vendingmachines, et cetera) | | | | to complementtheir own information products. |
| and just about anything elsethat people are | | | | |
| willing to pay for. | | | | For further information and resources about |
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| Simply match sellers with buyers and you can | | | | |
| earnfinder's fees. | | | | 9. International Trade |
| | | | |
| For further information and resources about | | | | International trade involves importing and |
| finder's fees,visit: | | | | exporting. |
| | | | |
| 3. Auctions | | | | Importing involves buying goods and services |
| | | | from suppliersin another country. Exporting |
| An auction is an event where items are sold | | | | involves selling goods andservices to |
| to the highestbidders. An internet auction, | | | | customers in another country. |
| online auction or e-auctionis an auction | | | | |
| where you can buy and sell items on the | | | | For further information and resources about |
| | | | import-export,visit |
| Internet. | | | | |
| | | | 10. Mail Order |
| Many thousands now make their living or | | | | |
| fortune fromselling products and services on | | | | Mail order is a method of conducting business |
| eBay and similar auctionsites. So can you! | | | | through themail. Goods and services can be |
| | | | sold through direct mail |
| For further information and resources about | | | | |
| auctions,visit: | | | | (and also via catalogues, magazines, |
| | | | newspapers, radio,television, web sites, and |
| 4. Drop Shipping | | | | other media). Customers can orderby mail or |
| | | | by other means (fax, telephone, internet, |
| Drop shipping is a method of selling products | | | | etcetera). Delivery of orders can be made by |
| withoutstocking inventory yourself. When you | | | | mail or alternativemeans (such as by courier |
| make a sale youcontact the manufacturer or | | | | for physical goods or by fax, |
| authorized distributor whoships it to the | | | | e-mail,telephone, or electronic files for |
| customer with your invoice and shippinglabel. | | | | information). |