Looking for a work at home job? I'll give you 5 good reasons why you should consider starting a home business instead.

1. Telecommuting jobs are rare- are you? The only real work at home jobs out there are for highly specialized skills like programming, translation, transcription and such. What they all have in common is that they require special training and employers that hire telecommuters always require experienced candidates- experts in their field. Employers just don't hire people to do things like typing from their homes.

A home business can be anything you want it to be. You get to follow your passion and do something that you truly enjoy. I think that if we all couldn't wait to leap out of bed each morning because we loved what we do, world would be a much happier place. So, unless you have a passion for learning MYSQL / SQL database structure or how to translate medical documents from English to Japanese, a home business can offer endless possibilities in an area that interests you.

2. Telecommuting jobs don't afford as much flexibility as you might think. Your boss picks your clients and coworkers, not you. You may or may not like people you find yourself working with day after day, which can be like a slow form of torture.

Tragically, ordinary people get disillusioned by sleeping on idea of a "dream job" when they could cash-in tremendously from exponential growth of e-commerce in "information age"!

You can be up and running your own lucrative home-based business with very small capital in a matter of days! Nowadays, you don't even have to develop your own products to flourish.

You don't even have to be an expert in any subject, once you are ready to study how casual people achieve their goals faster than ever with a rock-solid marketing plan!

Here's a characteristic example, on how anyone can start an autopilot Internet business - let's scrutinize some critical elements that will help you understand gigantic potential of Internet marketing:

You put-up a direct-response website that caters information for a specific industry; whatever that industry can be - you'd always deliver digital information on a subject in form of ebooks.

I am talking about a topic that is in-demand and people would gladly pay for it.There are a plethora of money-making ideas when it comes to promoting informational products, which are ideally delivered in form of ebooks or even CD's.

Just use a magnificent online researching tool like WordTracker (see http://web-site-promotion.gr/wordtracker ) and you'll come-up with literally hundreds of prolific keywords that people use to search online with their credit cards ready to submit orders and inflate your bank account automatically!

Using WordTracker I have "unearthed" several profitable industries, by conducting a few hours of intensive research. In fact, you cannot afford to not methodically use technological means before launching any business.

Another sure-fire source of discovering what sells online is... forums! Just use any search engine to research for a particular topic that meets your interests, add "forum" keyword and see exactly what people discuss, identify with their problems and offer your "digital solution"!

Next thing, is developing a direct-response website which gives away a free report in exchange for your prospects' e-mail address. Just add some related articles to show-off your expertise; offer free report in trade for email addresses and then... follow-up with "complete solution" with a killer sales letter and a digital product.

Once you start building a targeted, ever-growing mailing list, your income geometrically grows. All you need is to stick with a topic that motivates you and has a "starving market" that has money and willingness to purchase your *solution*.

If you can't find products to sell, fear not. There are hundreds of informational products that grant you full resale rights with every purchase.

A fine source is http://cyber-software.com - you can find "instant products" to market in form of software. The best part is that these products are offered for a very low investment and you reap 100% of profits.