Title: 
Making Money From Home - Where Do You Start?

Word Count:
416

Summary:
Making an online living can seem daunting when you don't know where to begin the search.  Turn your nose up at the "get rich quick" schemes and do something that works.


Keywords:
making money at home work from home make money online


Article Body:
Many people working the regular 9 to 5 job dream about working from home.  The hours are better, the dress code is more relaxed, and the coffee can be as strong as you like it.  With the resources available today on the internet, working from home can be a reality sooner than you might think.

Now that you know you can do it, how do you make it happen?  There are many “get rich quick” schemes on the internet these days waiting for you to for over your money in exchange for very little in return.  Fortunately, with a little bit of research, anyone can have the knowledge to earn legitimate money online.

A good place to start is owning and operating your own website.  A website can bring you money many different ways.  The first thing you will need to do is find a niche, then design your website around it.  A niche can be something your interested in, or something popular that you’re willing to do research on.

Your website must have a lot of good, relevant content to be search engine friendly.  You need to have information displayed (or readily available) that your customers want to see.  

Speaking of customers, the next question is obvious:  how do you get traffic to your website?  There are many different ways including article submission or paid advertising.  You should vary your choices according to your needs and available advertising funds.

Once you have your website up and running, you should decide how you will generate revenue.  The most popular way is a combination of Google Adsense and selling affiliate products related to your niche.  

Google Adsense is code that you place on your website, and when a visitor clicks on an ad, you make money.  It may not be much at first, but it can add up fast!  A word of advice:  never click on your own ads or ask your visitors to click on them.  You will be banned from Adsense forever!

Selling affiliate products will give you a bigger income.  When someone purchases a product through your affiliate ID, you earn a percentage of the sale.  A good place to start is to join Clickbank (an online digital products marketplace) and browse the products related to your niche.

Starting your at home business may sound like a lot of work, but it is worth the effort!  Just tackle one task at a time, and you’ll be living the life you’ve always dreamed of.