So you want to Work From Home. For many people it’s the ideal situation. There are many reasons to want to work from home but how. That’s the question that has rattled around in my brain for many years. I finally took the plunge and started trying things out. I learned all about how the industry works and what was out there, and the behind the scenes of that industry. What I have learned through trial and error is the information that I want to share with you. I will be posting some of my failures later. Right now I want to stick to the topic at hand which is how.

For me the reasoning for wanting to work from home was more time with my three kids and extra income to help support us. You need a good legitimate reason to drive you. With all the economic concerns and financial crisis it is important to me to have some thing that is mine that I have control over. Something that isn’t tied to a major corporation or a struggling industry. So I did a lot of research. I want to make this article and future articles available so that any one interested can learn and benefit from my research. Also so you don’t have to do all the leg work your self. I spent over two years looking at and analyzing the “work at home” industry and business models. This article is going to be all about how to start, what you need, and the decisions and discussions you need to have. This is important because if you want to get paid like a business you need to treat it like a business. That means dedication.

I have researched the surveys, mail stuffers, secret shoppers, and secret systems and there is a lot of crap out there that you are going to waste time and money on. The bottom line is that if you want to make money you need to have a product or service. Either online or real world you need to have something that others want and want to pay for. That’s why so many of these other “systems” don’t work and why they are misleading. There is no product or service involved…it must be magic!

Here are my 5 basic steps. Here is how I would start out working from home.

Step 1.) Write down what you like to do, figure out what you love and what you really enjoy.
       I suggest that you make a list of 10-20 things that fall into that category. This is going to be your
       starting point. This list is going to be what you base your next steps on. The bottom line is that you
      are not going to be as successful doing something that you are not passionate about.

Step 2.) Once you have your list you need to decide what your goals are and how much time you want to
       work or are going to have to work to meet those goals.

   So for example: If you want $2000.00 extra a month and can work 15 hours a week that breaks
   down to about $34.00 an hour or you can sell 60 products for $34.00 each. Get your numbers and
   write them down. Be very specific. I suggest starting with an annual amount that you want and work
   backwards. Also give your self a deadline. I.E. I will make $50,000.00 by midnight 12/31/09. Keep
   your goals in front of you and read them every day.

Step 3.) You need to decide if you are going to sell your own product and service or someone else’s.
    My suggestion is to start by helping market and sell someone else’s. This is the cheaper way to get
    started and can be a great stepping off point. If you already have a product or service by all
    means market your own. I have some other resources and tips on that but from here on lets say
    that you want to market and sell someone else’s. This is how I started and it gave me the
    education, resources, and a ton of ideas for my own products.

Step 4.) Go back to your list of what you enjoy and are passionate about and pick a few, maybe the top
   three and you need to find business on the internet that sell those and will let you market for them
   and you get a commission. You can research available companies at a few different places.
   I recommend www.clickbank.com or www.commissionjunction.com. You can set up a free account
   and then search your top list and see what is available. For example if your top item is Golf. I
   checked click bank and there are over 50 opportunities available to you.

Step 5.) Start marketing the product/service that you have chosen. There are a lot of ways to do this. I
    would start by getting a free blog at wordpress or blogspot. Write some articles and post some
    information about that product/service and start that way. It should be fun and somewhat easy
    since you enjoy it and have the knowledge built in. Most of all its something you like and its fun.

That’s how to start to work from home or at least one option for you. Anything that will make you money
is going to take real work and real effort.  Keep checking back. I will be adding a ton of info and other ideas for you as well.

For more information and for more how to videos, tool, guides go to: www.earnwhatyourworthonline.infoand sign up. This has a ton of links for other online products and services that you can get set up. You will be amazed at the resources and ideas available to you.
This is how you can really truly work from home!

Thanks!