This is a great time to get a home business going. Actually, any time that you have the time is a great time to get a home business going, but that’s beside the point.

So how the heck do you get started?

This seems to be a sticking point for many people. So many opportunities out there, so many scams. What do you do?

I’m going to go through some online ideas for the next however long it takes on this blog. I’ll cover a variety of businesses you can do online, including the basic parts of getting them started.

But the absolute first thing you have to do for most businesses is to pick a niche.

Think about it. You say you want to do direct sales? What are you going to sell? To whom?

Same for affiliate marketing, writing, offering a service and so forth. With any business you pick you have to figure out what you are going to offer and who you will offer it to.

The answer should never be ‘everyone’.

What I love about online business is that you don’t have to leave the house, unless you want to. Often you don’t even need to carry any merchandise. You have tremendous flexibility in the hours that you work.

Please share any questions on getting started that you may have, so I know what people really want to see covered.

Tomorrow I’ll be posting on brainstorming tactics.

Starting a Home Business Series:

Get Your Home Business Going in the New Year (current page)
Brainstorming Your Home Business Ideas
How I Research a Market for a Niche
How Do You Get a Website Going?
How Much Does an Online Business Really Cost?
How Complex Does a Website Need to Be?
How to Set Up a Wordpress Blog
These Are a Few of My Favorite Themes
Can Article Marketing Work for You?
It Sounds Like a Lot of Work - Is It Really That Hard?
Building Your List
Getting Social with Your Blog
Is Your Site Ready for Pay Per Click?