Much has been written about home businesses in recent years, and in some circles the term home business has come to mean home office. This article will deal with one of the fastest growing segment of home business, part time Internet Marketing.

New technology and affordable equipment gives access to business opportunities that were once limited to workers in commercial settings. Today anyone with some computer experience and Internet connection can built a good business Internet Marketing.

Once you dig your way through all the hype, scams and frauds, you find that there is a future in marketing on the Internet.

Dont get carried away and quit your full time job. Start part time from home (which gives you some tax breaks). If you have a room set aside for your Internet marketing, you can write off a percentage of your rent, light, heat etc. Plus any supplies, computer, copier, connection to the Internet .

When you start make sure you wouldnt be one more of the problems. Check out the governing regulations that effect Internet marketing. Go to www.ftc.gov.com and get familiar with the regulations and check out some of the other helpful links to tips, fraud.

Make sure you follow the two main regulations dealing with e mail. Mail your offers only to persons who have contacted you. You are required to enclose in all your offers your email address, business address, phone. If youre using an Auto responder you are required to have a unsubscribe link that can be clicked on so the person can have their name removed from your data base, if they wish.

Its very important to remember if you are an affiliate make sure the firm you are marketing for meets the require FTC regulations dealing with fraud, deceptive marketing practices.

The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

I started as a affiliate but it has a lot of draw backs. Sure they will supply you with a free Website, but then you know you have to compete with hundreds of the same web sites, no chance of getting listed on search engines. Plus the biggest draw back is you will not get a list of the persons you promote for the firm.

To me this is just paying for someones advertising, and working for free. Your better off to set up your own web site and promote as a reseller or get and sell your own products. This way you can built up your own list.

The cost of setting up a web site is minimum. Should you go this route I highly recommend Robyn at; http://www.myfreindlyhost.com For under $100.00 Robyn can register your domain, built your web site and host it. She is a very honest, helpful person.

YOUR INTERNET "BANK" PAYPAL If you buy or sell on the Internet, you need a secure reliable firm for sending, accepting payments online. Paypal (owed by e bay) is one of the preferred ways of sending or receiving cash online. You are notified within minutes when you pay, buy or send money. Never trust using your cards on the Internet. By the time you get your monthly statement hundreds of dollars could be charged to your account. Play it save. Get a free account with PayPal today! https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=EMXEHEG6CP2TY

To get your own products go the drop ship route. When you first start you dont want to deal with a wholesaler. They only sell in volume, you have to put out much in capitol, plus run the risk of not being able to sell out.

Listed below is a drop shipper who will set up a web site for you, or will allow you to copy items from his site unto yours, e bay, using your information, re price, shipping etc.

Drop Ship There are thousands of companies who claim to be "Drop Shippers". There are dozens of lists and sites that claim to tell you where to find them. Don't be fooled by the junk drop ship lists that sell for $25 to $50+ and call themselves drop shippers. Most of these lists are worthless. They are resellers, charge you high retail prices, or you are required to pay a set up fee.

The good true drop shipper will not ask you for a fee. They will allow you to copy pictures of the products they sell. Prices are about half you would pay for retail. You can then set your price. They will not include any of their material and ship under your label.

Free Information on how to drop ship, supply website free or use your own. Copy any picture listing for your website, e mail,or e bay. http://www.hottobuy4u.com/

Netdropsipper is a free drop shipper. However they also have a drop ship auction package they charge $99.99 for. With a click of a button you can then place any of their products on any auction site you wish.

If you have no website, they will build one for you and you can stock it with the products you want to carry. Price: $129.99 http://www.netdropshipper.com/

Premiumconnection products span a wide range of interest and needs. They stock electronics such as radios, calculators, TVs and clocks; tool kits for BBQs, gardening and automotive needs; outdoor merchandise such as tents, cooler bags, BBQ grills and picnic kits; and a high quality line of leather merchandise. http://www.premiumconnection.net/

WEB PAGE TRANSLATION This feature is particularly helpful if your search has non-English results. Google offers a facility to auto-martially translate a page for you in English. Currently, Google supports Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese languages.

See how AltaVista can translate your website into 8 languages. http://www.tka.co.uk/t/go.php

SPY WARE.VIRUS The September 2005, Consumer Reports Canada States The odds are roughly 1 in 3 that your computer will be damaged or thrashed by Virus or Spy ware. Try and get an issue. It has a lot of good solid information on how to protect your computer.

Sophos stated on unprotected, unpatched Windows PC on line for 12 minutes has a 50 percent chance of being infected by a virus. They also claim crime groups are behind a huge outbreak in computer virus crime.

CARRY A CAMCORDER WITH YOU? Have a picture of someone famous or any that is newsworthy picture? Just go to: http://www.scoopt.com Upload your picture... they will help you sell it to media outlets worldwide, and when they do sell it they'll split the proceeds 50-50 with you.

Better Business Bureau: http://www.bbbonline.org/cks.asp?

Other auction sites available to you: http://auctions.nettop20.com/

THE FREECYLE NETWORK Do you have stuff you no longer have use for and want to get rid of? If you havent got time for garage sales, or ebay-you need to check out The Freecyle Network.

Founded in 2003, the network has more then 1.7 million members in 3,100 Communities in over 50 countries.

The only rules around what can be exchanged, or offered free is that it be legal, for any age group. There is a good chance of a listing from your city. For details click on: www.freecycle.org

I know of a person who checks out the free offers from freecycle and sells it on e bay. He makes a good 2nd income.

There is a lot of free information you can find on the Internet. You can also subscribe to a couple of free Internet Newsletters, join a few free Forums.

Give it a try, where else can you start a business for under $100.00, and work from home

This article is geared more to new persons who want to market on the Internet. If youre a experienced webmaster, a great newsletter for professionals is; http://www.sitepronews.com