subject: Work At Home Ideas And Opportunities - The 3 Broad Categories Of Work At Home Opportunities [print this page] There are many work at home ideas and opportunities, especially on the Internet.
Some are ideal if you only want to earn some pocket money. Some are ideal for making a full time income. Of course, there are also opportunities that can help you make lots of money online.
If you are trying to make money online so that you can work from home, you need to understand that there are 3 different kinds of work at home ideas and opportunities.
I will call them:
1)Work at Home Gimmicks
2)Work at Home Jobs
3)Work at Home Business
1)Work at Home Gimmicks
I call them work at home gimmicks because you may or may not be able to make money from them. Another reason I call them gimmicks is because you will not be able to learn any valuable skill by involving in these activities.
Some examples include reading emails to make money, doing paid surveys etc. Sure, you might have heard of people making thousands of dollars doing paid surveys or reading emails, however, this is unlikely for most people.
Imagine the number of survey forms you have to fill in. And the truth is, there may not be enough surveys for you to participate in to earn enough money.
2)Work at Home Jobs
Work at home jobs are just like normal jobs. You get paid for your services. Some example of work at home jobs include freelancer, virtual assistant etc. Which job is suitable for you depends on the skill you have.
If you are great in programming, consider becoming a freelance programmer. If you are great in writing, consider becoming a freelance writer. If you are great in graphics design, consider becoming a freelance graphics designer.
3)Work at Home Businesses
Work at home businesses are just like other businesses. If you do well in your businesses, it can provide you with long term residual income. Some example includes affiliate marketing, creating your own products etc.
Obviously, if you want to be successful in a work at home business, there are some basic skills you have to learn like building a simple one page website, conducting research as well as driving traffic.
