There are so many “opportunities” on the internet, and it's challenging to see the clear difference. There are many opportunities that can provide quick cash, but no lasting future. There are also some that are outright scams. Many have just started so you have no way of knowing whether they'll be around tomorrow …while others have a track record you can check.

Why do we want to earn our livelihood from home? Of course we want to spend more time with our family. Spend more time at home and have the flexibility of tending to both our work and home chores. Be able to attend all school activities, go on field trips and be with your children during the summer vacation months. Is it possible to achieve this? Absolutely!

We have to break out of the old thought process of getting an education, go to college, get a job and retire. How about after college we work from home, tend to our family with an unlimited earning potential?

Work from home opportunities are in abundance. You have to do your homework about each and find out about the company, the products and the services. One thing we can tell you, almost all of the businesses you will find sell a consumable product or a service. In both cases your money is spent and the only way to recover the funds to earn a living is to depend upon others to continue to consume or use the service.

Another pit-fall of many of the work from home opportunities is the “system” built by the company does not have a support structure. They do not have the appropriate infrastructure in the headquarter offices and those with whom you joined do not have the time to educate and support you either. And, the later occurs because they, too, are spinning their wheels hurrying to spend more money to depend on others to spend their money on a consumable or service.

An important aspect to consider is how much of the consumable product or service do you have to sell to make a comfortable living? Many large corporations have the support structure, have a reputable product, a solid business, but you will find having to sell thousands to reach your financial goals. Ask yourself if you want to earn $1000 working 8 hours or $100 working 8 hours? The answer is obvious, therefore, take a look at your financial goals and determine what it will take to reach that goal with your work at home business.

Growing trends in work at home businesses are those that are not a product or a service, but an appreciating asset. A merchandise that will allow you to earn an income when the merchandise is purchased, again when others are purchasing throughout the entire network through a rewards program and then lastly when the merchandise appreciates in value to sell. Merchandise that is an appreciating asset, by definition is something of limited production. Demand is high and availability is low. The value of the item appreciates.

These types of work at home businesses make a secondary market available for the sale of the products. Equally, because the merchandise is of limited edition and an appreciating asset, you will find that you will be able to diversify your business into other market sectors without having to only depend upon other work at home individuals to reach your financial goals.