Being your own boss is an attractive preposition if you have a good idea you want to put into practice or you can't bear the thought of working for anyone else.

You may have spent years working under pressure for a dreadful manager and now you see an opportunity to run your own scene.

Bear in mind that if you start out your own you have got to be your human resources manager, your own lawyer, your own health and safety manager - the whole shebang.

Just imagine! "I work from home". It sounds so wonderful, doesn't it?

I conjures up images of lie-in, breakfast when you want it, long lunches, wearing what you like, stretching the hours to fit, taking a day off when you want, finisher the day early or as late as you like, and best of all, no commuting.

As so many areas of life, scams abound. Some earning opportunities from home maybe plentiful, but ones that put money in your pocket them your absent boss may be less easy to find.

Beware anything that's described as Amazing!!! And Incredible!!! It's probably that you'll be paid less in pounds than the number of exclamation marks in the advertisement.

Setting up a business in your home is easy and starting it should not involve you in high outlay. There are number of jobs you can do, simple with a desk and a telephone - you'll find suggestion below. I apologise for not go into details about those ideas. Please do your research.

· Book- keeping

· Accommodation address

· Faxing

· Typing

· Stationary design

· Translating

· Telephone answering

· Computer service

· Party selling

· Market research

· Proofreading and indexing

· Laundry service

· Creative writing

· Astrology

· Tarot

· Garden services

· And the list goes on…

Launching a work from home business on the Internet

There are riches available on the Internet, but the reality is that is takes time and effort to build a business. You should start thinking in terms of what $100, $200 or $500 extra a month in your pocket could do for you. For some mean taking vacation, or the money needed to meet the monthly mortgage repayment or repair of the family car.

An extra $100, $200 or $500 a month is not only possible but also probable in a short period of time if you are willing to learn. It won't happen overnight, but six figure income are possible if you are willing to apply yourself for 3 -5 years.

Which type of Internet Business will you operate working from home?

Basically, there are only two options at your disposal

· Selling your services as an expert or consultant

· Representing a company as affiliate reseller of their products or services

I like to focus on the number two option because this is where most worldwide Home Based Business operate.

As an affiliate you will receive a personalised website to sell their products and services. Every time someone visits your site and makes a purchase, you are paid a commission. You can earn even more by actively recruiting other affiliate under you, receive additional commission for this and enjoy incremental income from their efforts.

When you are ready to start searching in earnest for opportunities, the Internet itself is the place to go first.

You may decide to buy a existing business. However if you do, make sure you find out why the owner is selling. Even if the seller is retiring, establish exactly why it wasn't worth while his or her to continue with the business. Look careful at their Business bank accounts, and be sure that you understand them. Business for sale are usually advertised in the local paper, and could be advertise in relevant Trade Magazine.

If you fail to do any market research , you'll have far less chance of success. Now over to you.