Choosing the right work at home business to start or join can be a daunting task. However, if you do your homework and thoroughly investigate it, the choice can be much easier.

Finding a good, legitimate work at home opportunity for a newcomer is really easy once you know where to find them. Look for them where all of the successful internet marketers are hanging out! Do a Google search for “internet marketing forum” or “affiliate marketing forum” or “work at home business” or “work at home opportunity”.

When you enter a forum, look for how fresh the content is. If most of the posts are from today or the day before, then you are probably in a good spot. Once you are in the forum, you can try to search the forum for the name of the work at home opportunity you are interested in and read what others are saying about it. If there is nothing about your particular prospect or you do not have one, do not worry. A good, active forum will present you with numerous opportunities.

Resist the urge to join the forum and ask a general question like “how do I make money online”? That question is probably asked daily and may get ignored or answered in general terms or worse. What you are looking for here are the answers to your questions and also the more experienced members that are generally helpful to the newbie. Start out by looking for threads that may have the answers you are looking for.

When reading the posts by more experienced members, look down at the bottom of their post for what is called a signature. This is usually a link to that members’ web site and often a work at home business that you can also join. While at a member’s site, most likely you can join their newsletter or some subscription they offer and, in addition, look for a way to contact them other than the forum.

If their e-mail is listed or even a phone number, then get in touch with them and ask any questions you may have about the program they promote. This should give you a feel for how helpful they will be if you join their program. You may have not only found a good work at home opportunity but also a great mentor.

I cannot stress enough the role a few good forums will play, not only in choosing the right work at home business, but also what they offer in helping you on your way to a good, solid income and reaching your goals.