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1.) Affiliate Marketing

Promote other company’s products and services on your website. When a sale is made, you get a commission.

Most important skills needed: Pay Per Click marketing (PPC), sales copywriting, web marketing

Best learning resources: ReveNews, ABestWeb Forum, ShoeMoney, Rosalind Gardner, Affiliate Classroom

2.) Arts & Crafts

Creating and manufacturing your own productsand selling them online.

Most important skills needed: Creativity, sales, e-commerce

Best learning resources: eMoms’ CraftBoom, about.com Craft Business 101 Series, Barbara Brabec

3.) Blogging

A chronologically based website filled with articles, reviews, or journal-style writing. You can sell advertising or incorporate affiliate marketing on a blog to earn money.

Most important skills needed: Copywriting, social networking, affiliate marketing, web marketing

Best learning resources: ProBlogger, JohnChow, DoshDosh, eMoms at Home

4.) Consulting

Providing your specialized industry knowledge to corporations, entrepreneurs, investors or other businesses.

Most important skills needed: Trade-specific knowledge, sales, customer service

Best learning resources: Entrepreneur.com’s Consulting Business Startup Guide

5.) eBay & Auction Selling

Selling or reselling products via an online marketplace like Ebay, Amazon Auctions, or Craigslist. You can sell used goods, buy goods wholesale, or use a drop-shipping service.

Most important skills needed: Merchandising, sales copywriting, customer service

Best learning resources: The eMomsathome eBay Selling for eParents, eBay Learning Center, SaleHoo Training Center, JennyHow

6.) E-Commerce

Selling products or a technology-based service on your own website.

Most important skills needed: All of the above, below, and then some!

Best learning resources: Entrepreneur.com’s Online Business Startup Guide

7.) Internet Research Business

Doing internet research for corporations, law firms and other small businesses.

Most important skills needed: Librarian-style research skills, customer service

Best learning resources: Entrepreneur.com’s Information Consultant Startup Guide

8.) Freelance Services

Providing professional services such as copywriting, design, photography, illustration, and programming; usually billed on an hourly rate.

Most important skills needed: Sales, customer service, trade-specific knowledge

Best learning resources: The eMomsathome Freelance Parent channel, FreelanceSwitch, AllFreelance.com

9.) Recruiting

Recruiting candidates for companies who pay a fee when a hire is made.

Most important skills needed: Sales, relationship building, networking

Best learning resources: RecruitersNetwork, HireAbility

10.) Virtual Assistant (VA)

Providing administrative and business support to other business owners and small businesses.

Most important skills needed: Customer service, organization

Best learning resources: VirtualAssistantStartups, Entrepreneur.com’s Business Support Startup Guide, VirtualPABusiness