You determine what the best home based business is, and does it fit into your schedule and physical capability? Once you learn what it is you want to do and what business niche you will be pursuing you then have to research to find out the best business possibility for profitability. Also make sure that the business you choose is one that you can have fun doing it. If your business is fun is will fell more like work than your life’s dream.Here is a list containing some great ideas, in no particular order, just different work from home ventures that other well respected entrepreneurs have successfully tried and made work for them. As you decide which route you would like to take in the business world, do not forget to consider start up cost, whether or not you will need special licensing, and you will also need to consider how much materials will cost on a monthly basis. Is their a real potential for success?First on our list is becoming a Freelance writer. If you love to write or simply have a lot to say this may be the ideal business venture for you. Being a freelance writer requires little to know upfront cash. As long as you have pen and pad, or the Internet you have all you need to succeed. Find various companies and websites that may need articles for content etc, but do not have the time to write them or just look in your local paper to find dozens of companies looking for writers. With the right discipline and drive you can bring in anywhere from one hundred to one thousand dollars a week by simply writing in the comfort of your bedroom.Writing your own blog or running your own website. Either or is another wonderful and fun way to start your own work from home business. Now yes you will have cost affiliated with running your own website and depending on where you publish your blog, you may have cost there as well. Do not fear that though. The hosting cost is well worth the return on your investment if you put your heart into it and give the people what they want.Some people do not realize that they are doing a job right now that they could be doing for their own business right from there own home or little office. We are so used to being in the rat race that we do not pay attention to the great skills that we have accumulated over the years of working for the man. A job such as a consultant falls under this category for home businesses.So what is the best home based business? The one that you choose to do of course. With the right amount of will power and self discipline you can turn any idea into a successful business.