For some people, it is for health issues (for yourself or a loved one); for others it is a necessity to stay at home with kids or loved ones; others find the expense and travel time prohibitive (especially with the cost of gasoline these days this one is getting more and more common). What do these and millions of other people have in common? Each find themselves in situations, most beyond their control, which keep them from working a full time job outside the home. The other thing they have in common is that each and every one is potentially capable of turning this home-bound time into profits and a full time income. Finding a home business opportunity that fits you, your preferences, and your unique needs is within your grasp. The internet makes this possible, and from the comfort of your home or home office.

The number of new business ventures on the internet is at an all time high. However, as with traditional businesses, unfortunately, more fail than succeed. Nonetheless, clearly for many making money from a home based business online has been a dream come true. The range and spectrum of possibilities and topic areas is only limited by ones imagination. Products of every variety and sort from books, flowers, gifts, to internet marketing related services are all available and waiting for you to explore and develop.

A major concern of “newbies” into the arena of home business is resisting the urge to invest or pay money to every “get rich quick” program and opportunity that comes along. Do your research. Look for references and recommendations from others who have been through a startup – preferably in your chosen field of endeavor. Ideally, find and read every bit of free or low cost information and ebook you can find about the topic areas you are interested in. There is a ton of freebie information and forum exchanges available that will at least get you past the initial learning curve of getting your self set up for making money online. There are some websites, such as InternetMarketingUSA.com who even create a website for you, completely free, providing training and instruction – all as a part of a plug-in-profits business opportunity.

Like me, many web entrepreneurs prefer to focus of residual income products (that is products that generate income and revenues in smaller initial amounts, but continue to bring in revenues over time). Others prefer to focus of specific products developed by themselves or others for sales revenues and profits. As a personal preference, I prefer a healthy balance of both product and residual business opportunities for sustained revenue growth.

With the continuing phenomenon of Google, many people are making millions with pay-per-click (PPC) programs such as Google and Yahoo business advertising. It is quite common to find business ads on any given webpage. They resemble billboards on any given site. Not only are they gaining revenues in the form of advertising dollars, they bring in potential buyers for traffic hungry sales website. At the same time they also earn revenues for the website where the ads were located. This is a multi-level income situation that benefits everyone – especially Google who continues to achieve record profits.

Informational products converted into the form known as eBooks (electronic books) can also be very lucrative products to sell on the internet. If you have a particular gift, or special insight into most any topic or area of expertise, you can write an ebook. Many people searching the internet are more than willing to pay to gain the insight and inside information about every topic under the sun. You will be surprised at how easy it is to organize and publish eBooks. And of course, even if you do not have an area of expertise, there is a wealth of information available on the internet that a few hours spent on solid research and search investigation can make you an expert in no time.

So there you have it. These are but a small few of the hundreds of internet marketing ideas and solutions that are possible. With a little bit of hard work, you can be on the way to finding opportunities with your very own home based business, generating profits and being an “internet marketing guru” in no time.