Top 10 Internet Business Ideas

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1. Internet Business Idea #1: Affiliate Marketing

   What is it?
   Promote other company’s products and services on your website. When a sale is made, you get a commission.
   
   Most important skills needed
   PPC (Pay Per Click marketing), sales copywriting, web marketing
   
   Best learning resources
   Affiliate Classroom, ShoeMoney, Rosalind Gardner
   
   Recommended Book
   Make a Fortune Promoting Other People’s Stuff Online by Rosalind Gardner
   

2. Internet Home Business Idea #2: Blogging

   What is it?
   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, Blogging for Dollars, Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind Program (highly recommended & he has a free report to download)
   
   Recommended Book
   ProBlogger, Secrets to Blogging Your Way to a Six Figure Income by Darren Rowse & Chris Garrett

3. Web-Based Business Idea #3: eBay & Auction Selling

   What is it?
   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
   Ebay Learning Center, SaleHoo Training Center, JennyHow
   
   Recommended Book
   eBay 101: Selling on eBay For Part-time or Full-time Income, Beginner to PowerSeller in 90 Days by Steve Weber

4. Idea #4 for Internet Home Based Businesses: E-Commerce

   What is it?
   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
   
   Recommended Book
   The Complete E-Commerce Book: Design, Build and Maintain a Successful Web-Based Business by Janice Reynolds

5. Internet Home Business Idea #5: Arts & Crafts

   What is it?
   Creating and manufacturing your own product lines and selling them online.
   
   Most important skills needed
   Creativity, sales, e-commerce
   
   
   Best learning resources
   Sparkplugging’s CraftBoom, About.com Craft Business 101 Series, Barbara Brabec
   
   Recommended Book
   The Crafts Business Answer Book: Starting, Managing, and Marketing a Homebased Arts, Crafts, or Design Business by Barbara Brabec

6. Home Business Idea for Web Workers #6: Internet Research Business

   What is it?
   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
   
   Recommended Book
   Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional by Mary Ellen Bates

7. Idea #7 for Working From Home on the Web: Freelance Services

   What is it?
   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
   Our Freelance Parent channel, FreelanceSwitch
   
   Recommended Book
   The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphic Design or Communications Business by Cameron S. Foote

8. Work At Home Web Business Idea #8: Recruiting

   What is it?
   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
   
   Recommended Book
   Start Your Own Executive Recruiting Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Up) by Entrepreneur Press

9. Internet Business Idea #9: Consulting

   What is it?
   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
   
   Recommended Book
   The Business of Consulting: The Basics and Beyond (CD-ROM Included) by Elaine Biech

10. Web Business Idea #10: VA (Virtual Assistant)

    What is it?
    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
    
    Recommended Book
    The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants by Christine Durst
    
    source : http://www.sparkplugging.com