I want to start a home-based business. Any ideas? I can type 65 wpm, I am bilingual (Spanish and English), and I am a freelance writer (published several times.) What would be the best choice of a business to start up with those skills? I really really want to do this and need to do it to help with the bills.

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What are some good home business that dont require alot of money to start up?? I was think an errand running business but because of the recession I dont know if that will do any good because people are trying to save money and doing things for themselves now. Some good ideas ? =) and Im not very computer technical..

Senior citizen in Florida looking for a profitable home business. NO MLM, SCAMS, OR GET RICH SCHEMES. Just an honest lucrative business.

Im a teen and I do have a job but the boss keeps cutting back my hours but I dont want to quit because the boss is actually my friend and I dont want him to get upset,so that is juts out of the question.And when I do work I am able to pay some of my bills.But I still need more money,just something a little extra.I need something to do at home.My mom said I could make dolls and sell them and that seemed like a good idea.But I dont know,I want to make sure I am going to make a profit after the cost of the doll.Well anyway I need something like that.Something from home and something like making stuff or just any kind of income thats simple from home.

does anyone have any ideas of easy home/online businesses i could possibly make some cash from while stuck at home pregnant? I left my job because it was too far too travel, now im finding it hard to get any work!! My work background is online marketing which could be helpful..

I am disabled and am looking for a legitimate home based business idea or something I could do at home to make a small income. There are so many scams out there.
Thanks to all for your answers. It seems that even though people say “this is not a scam” I have looked into all the answers. Some have not answered my e-mails yet, but so far they are answer lots of these surveys and sign up for lots of things(magazines, credit cards…) and we will send you 75 cents.

If you are lucky, you have started a home business based on the recommendation of a friend or relative. These are people that you can usually trust to give you good advice. However not everyone has those type of references to fall back on, so let’s take a look at three places that you can discover legitimate home business ideas.

1. One thing you can do is join a discussion group that is based around the theme of Internet marketing or home businesses. You can find these by going to your favorite search engine and typing in the words “home and business forums”.

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Right now I work part time and until I get my narcolepsy taken care of I really can’t work a full time job. However, the pay just isn’t cutting it. I’d like to find some sort of job I can do at home to bring in some extra cash and to keep me busy. I’m not talking those earn thousands your first week schemes either.

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I’m looking to do something online to bring in a little money on the side. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!