Many of us would like to quit our jobs that we go out of the house to get to every day and stay at home instead and make money. The challenge is knowing how to get started. Our perception is that the people who have succeeded online have some special knowledge that is hidden from the rest of us or that we will lose a lot of cash in attempting to get started online.Our perception is mistaken. If you take the time to do your research, you can find a lot of good content online that gives you step by step instructions on how to develop your own home based business.The most effective way of developing a home based business online is to choose what you would like to offer to your customers, your focus, and then work toward finding people who would be interested in such products. If you are focused, you can make a lot of money online.Some examples of what you can choose to do online as a home based business are: buying an existing website or being an affiliate and promoting someone elses product. There are many others too. The most important choice in your online business is to be sure what it is you want to do and what it is in which you want to invest your money. By knowing what it is you want, you have less of a chance of failure because you are focused on one thing.The absolutely most important thing about having an online business is, after you have decided which niche or area you are interested in working, is to do your research! There is a ton of information out there for every type of Internet business. You need to read as much information as you can about the type of business in which you are engaging.Remember networking! Talk to people. Communicate with people who have a similar business to the one in which you are interested. They have a lot of first hand experience to share. You can learn from their experience and possibly avoid the mistakes they made in their journey.Starting a home based Internet business takes a fair bit of time to get it producing profit. You need to work steadily in developing and promoting the products you are selling. It will take lots of hours initially to get your business set up and get people to buy from you, but once it is set up and attracting visitors, you can relax a little and enjoy the profits!If you take action on each of these steps in starting an online business you will be sure to be successful in your endeavours! Take Action and you will succeed!