Due to job losses in the bad economy, juggling family life with a fulfilling career and finical stress more and more people are looking more seriously at running a home based business. In this article I am going to share with you what I believe to be some of the top home based businesses around today.

Thanks to the internet and cheaper technology it is possible for anyone to run a highly successful home based business. The main ingredients that will determine your success is your desire, work ethic, skills and the right vehicle or opportunity.

You need to really know what your goals are as this will help you choose which opportunity or vehicle is going to be best for yourself. For example if you want to earn $1 million a year the strategy and vehicle will be different than if you want to earn $100,000 per year.

The top home based businesses you should be considering however are:

Number 1 - Network Marketing or MLM: No matter what you think about the network marketing or MLM industry it has proven time and time again that it is a very viable and lucrative business model. Many highly successful business personalities endorse if ranging from Donald Trump to Robert Kiyosaki. With the internet the rules have changed over the last few years and with it has never been easier to grow a huge international business.

Number 2 - Marketing over the Internet: Having your own products whether they are informational product that can be downloaded or physical products that have to be shipped, marketing your products and having an internet based business can offer huge benefits. Your shop is open 24 hours and is open to a global audience. Also with the internet and computers many tasks can be automated using software or outsources to a virtual assistant providing you more time and less stress worrying about hiring employees.

Number 3 - eBay Business/Store - eBay is a great way to sell your products and run a home based business. eBay attracts millions of buyers every month which means you don't have to focus a lot on advertising and marketing. You will need to research different drop ship services and invest in automated software to run a highly successful business.