Most of us like being at home. That's where we feel comfortable. It can be a chore in the morning, getting up to the shrill blast of the alarm clock. Getting the family out the door to work, school, or whatever. Getting in rush hour traffic to get to a job that's only good for paying the bills. If you could work from home, would you do it? Most of us would, but few jobs allow us this opportunity on a full time basis.

If you would like to work at home and be your own boss, affiliate marketing could be the best stay at home business for you. You don't need space for product, just a computer, an internet connection and of course a desk and chair. An affiliate marketer partners with another established company and markets products and/or services that already exist. You don't have to create a product and you don't have to keep it on hand. You get paid for every sale you help make for the merchant. Your job mostly consists of getting potential buyers to the merchant so they can make the sale.

Running an affiliate marketing business is virtually risk-free. You don't have to invest any money and there are no sales quotas to meet. The perks are great: you work in a comfortable location, your only commute is to your computer and you can do that in your slippers if you want.

Best of all you can start an affiliate marketing business with little money. How little is little you ask? How about a total of maybe $50 to get underway? You might put this out over the course of your first month or two. With affiliate marketing you can determine if you want to make $2,000 a month or $2,000 a day. You can work part-time or full, it's up to you.

Keep in mind that running any kind of successful business is hard, and it's no different with affiliate marketing. If you're new to internet marketing, there can be a big learning curve. But you can start out slow and learn by doing. As you investigate affiliate marketing and the potential products, don't be fooled by the companies that talk about making a lot of money with little effort. This is no get-rich-quick scheme, it is the best stay at home business opportunity for those willing to work.