When looking at work at home ideas on any directory, it is important from the beginning to know what you want.
Do you want a work at home business or a work at home job? Let's examine both.
A work at home business is just that: a business.
As with any business, a work at home business contains its ups and downs.
The best way, I have found, to go about having your own business on the Internet is to have your own website and domain name.
Both of which can be had for very little cost.
With the website you either design it yourself with various WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) programs or pay someone to design it for you.
Whichever you do be advised that your website will constantly undergo changes.
You then will sign up with various affiliate programs on the Internet.
The easiest way to find a wide variety is to find a affiliate program directory.
There are many such directories on the Internet and are relatively easy to find.
Once you find the affiliate program, you sign up as an advertiser.
As an advertiser you are agreeing to promote the affiliate site and/or any one of the various programs offered.
These offers vary greatly and they cost nothing to join.
So be sure and keep some kind of list of the different sites you want to promote on your website.
Once you have established your website and the programs you wish to advertise, it is now time to start promoting your website.
You can do this by free advertising on the Internet, advertising offline, or doing a pay-per click advertising on the web.
As a the business owner you are responsible for all advertising, keeping your site fresh with new offers, and any losses that incur.
No one is telling you how to run your business, the decisions are in your hands only.
So success or failure is entirely up to you.
Profits will be slow coming in as with any new business.
So be patient and persistent.
A work at home "job" is different in that you are joining the programs the business owner is promoting.
Most often you are paying a small fee to join the programs.
The fee covers the costs of training and any materials you might need to complete the "job".
Remember you are paying for someone else showing you how to do the program the right way, and as with any program if you follow the instructions, you should be making money with them.
You will never need to build a website or have a domain name as these are provided by the company.
There should always be a money back guarantee.
If there is not, do not sign up with the company.
You should always have access to contact information, in case there is any question about your paycheck, how often you will be paid and so forth.
All of this should be upfront on the sales page.
If you feel it is too vague, pass the opportunity by and go on to the next.
This is a job, but unlike the jobs in the real world, you set your hours, how and where you want to work.
So if you only make $20.
00 your first month, look back and see if you put the effort into earning money.
There is no one looking over your shoulder telling you that you have to work.
Like a online business success or failure is in your hands.