Talk to people nowadays about ways to make money working from home and most people who are interested in the subject will quickly start talking about the opportunities available Internet. This article looks at nine of the best ways for you to set up and start making money working from home using just your computer and Internet connection.

1. Doing surveys or data entry has become very popular as a work from home business in recent years. It is possible to do this at home because a lot of businesses are willing to pay consumers for their opinions. So now you can earn money at home and possibly influence the design of the products of the future at the same time!

2. Companies such as Avon and Amway have been around for more than 40 years. These are just two of the most famous network marketing companies. There are literally thousands of network marketing companies available for you to join and make money with on the Internet today.

3. Another popular option is affiliate marketing. With this model, you get paid a commission every time you sell other people's products. This is an popular way to start making money online because it is either free or very cheap to set up. There are so many different ways of making money with affiliate marketing products, and selling other people's products on your website is just one of them.

4. One more way to make money with affiliate marketing products is to recruit affiliates and earn a commission on their sales. This is known as two-tier affiliate marketing and is an excellent way to make money if you enjoy working with people and team building.

5. Start your own blog and monetize it. Blogs are popular with surfers and also with search engines. If there is something in your life that you are passionate about, why not set up a blog about it and try making money talking about your passion on the Internet?

6.Yet another way to earn money on the Internet is to write website articles and blog posts for cash. There is a huge potential market for this kind of work because millions of websites owners and bloggers need fresh content every day. So if you enjoy writing, you could potentially make a pile of money by writing articles from the comfort of your own home.

7. Sell goods on online auctions. The most famous online auction site, eBay. is responsible for creating hundreds of millionaires. You can purchase things cheaply at traditional auctions, flea markets and jumble sales, and sell them for a healthy profit on eBay. For many people this has become a full time business, and while you will have to go out and purchase goods, pack and post them, it still counts as a viable form of home based Internet business.

8. Some people specialize as virtual assistants and get paid to work for companies from the comfort of home. There are a lot of business managers who prefer to employ telecommuting employees over employees who turn up at the office every day. As a virtual assistant you would be required to offer your skills to businesses and get paid for services such as typing, telephone handling, bookkeeping, and so on.

9. Set up a subscription based membership service and earn residual income from it. Website hosting is one obvious example of a membership service that you can sell and get paid for month after month as long as the customer renews his account. If the idea of setting up your own webhosting service seems too daunting, don't worry! It is easy to become a webhosting affiliate and earn residual income as commission on your sales. Running a niche marketing site is another possibility that offers great residual income opportunities.

These nine ways to make money working from home on the Internet will give you plenty of food for thought. Remember, you are only limited by the boundaries of your imagination. Francis Bacon wrote that "the art of discovery grows with discovery" so as you begin to discover opportunities to make money online you can confidently expect to get better at discovering even more opportunities. The trick then will be to turn your discoveries into real businesses that offer you profitable ways to make money on the Internet.