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Have you ever waited at an intersection and found a business opportunity poster wrapped around the traffic light post and adorned with tear-off "call this number" tags?

What is the stigma about network marketers that they can't own up to disclosing the name of their parent company? Two reasons: they want to get a chance to see you face to face and run past you their presentation. This will hopefully address all objections before you get a chance to think of one. Secondly they are competing against other distributors peddling exactly the same product/opportunity. If they reveal the network's name they are basically wasting their marketing efforts. You will be sent to whichever distributor the head office directs you at the time.

Working from home is a bonus if you have to care for young children and they can have a nap during the day. Bookkeeping comes to mind assuming the business owner doesn't mind you accessing their bank account online. Most of the work will be data entry and bank reconciliation.

Being an artist/copywriter is another home business activity where you produce sales brochures, procedures manuals, technical manuals and other documentation.

Doing research for a legal or marketing firm is something you can do wherever you can connect to the internet. Ideally you would have worked for the company in the past so that they know you and trust you and now you work part-time from home - possibly to care for children or an elderly person.

Bosses have been reluctant to employ home operators because of lack of accountability and lack of communication. The convenience of having an employee at call to join-in for a client briefing meeting is lost and extra time is needed to document exactly what is required from the remote person.

That leaves us with those internet ventures where scores of untold customers will flock to your website and purchase whatever product or service you offer. Bear in mind that Amazon and EBay are already doing that. You would need some really compelling reason for people to come and find you and pull you out of cyber obscurity.

Home craft is another avenue. Are you good and fast at sewing or welding? You may produce a range of clothing or jewellery/accessories before China gets a chance to copy your designs.

What about creating comic strips, recording music, translating documents into a foreign language? Think of writing a book, a screenplay, a series of poems, etc... That would be enjoyable and fulfilling. The painful part is that you will have a hard time finding a publisher who is both honest and interested in your work. But remember the saying: "No pain, no gain."

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