Making money online from home is about having a product to sell that a lot of people will buy. How do I earn money from home? I create and sell my own product. Creating and selling your own product online is a good moneymaker because of low (or no) production costs and you can sell them right on your own website or upload them for free to other websites where people can search for and buy your product.
E-books are informational books that are written on a wide range of topics. They are popular because they are cheap to buy, almost free to produce, and there are always people looking for information on a wide range of topics. Your ebook doesn't even have to informational, you can become that Sci/Fi author you have always wanted to be. When people ask me how do I earn money from home I say it's hard to beat the e-book.
Writing e-books takes a little more time than writing blog posts and articles. However, this work can produce significant returns. An ebook sells for a few dollars any time of the day or night, seven days a week. With some online self publishing sites you don't have to pay a dime. You just upload your book and you are off and making money online from home!
Another answer I give when people ask how do I earn money from home I tell them about videos and/or iPod casts. These are fairly easy to make, especially if you enjoy being in front of a camera. Podcasts in particular are booming because of the large number of people who have iPods or MP3 players which can play them.
Video or Podcasts are created much the same way an e-book is written. First, you write a script then shoot the video. If you want to spend some money you can buy video editing software to add special effects. You can even turn them into a series and sell subscriptions or even sell them as a bundled package.
How do I earn money from home? It only takes a bit of work, a small amount of creativity and some passion for a topic to allow you to create and sell your own products. They provide passive income for you and informational services for anyone who needs them.