Work at home business programs are growing at a tremendous speed. The 'work at home' concept has picked up so well, and the word has spread around so fast that thousands and thousands of programs are being introduced everyday. And believe me, most of them may not be scams. But they might be incomplete, still in the process of finding a niche for themselves.. and so forth. We need to look for a program that will take us closer to our goal of working at home and earning extra income. After all we are going to invest our time into it. It might as well not be a wasted effort, especially because we have chosen a wrong program.

The first and foremost amongst the Do's and Dont's is - `DO' start to work at home & `DON'T GIVE UP'. I am not saying it because I myself work at home. On the contrary I am saying it because there was a time when I did not work at home I know the difference. Period.

I was a normal office going, 9-5 rut-routine person, much against my liking and wishes. As any other beginner I was fresh and enthusiastic when I joined a corporate career, put in 200% in everything that was assigned to me. After a while I realized, I was not cut out for the job.

Forget commuting and following a discipline...it was the easiest to cope. What I disliked was the the chaos beyond. Not being able to relate to the corporate jargon, educated moves, politically correct reactions, aligning with lobbies... none of these were my way of looking at a long term career. So, my career merely became a job for me. The career bird flew out of the window.

But then, I have always preferred to be a `normal' than an `average' person. My definition of an `Average' person is Someone who does what most people under same circumstances would do. And a `Normal' person according to me is "Someone who will do what he/she feels is right for him/her irrespective of what most people under similar circumstances would do or think"

So, I started looking out for the right opportunity. And while surfing the net "Work at home opportunity - found Me"! How much ever clich?d it may sound - I would like to say it anyway - I have found my calling. There is lot of money, conveniences and straight clean rules.

Coming to the basic Do's and Don'ts - Join work at home opportunity which has been around for a while and talk to the senior successful members. The program you have chosen should have a 24X7 online support. Dont pay a fee to join work at home based business. Don't miss out on the rules and private policies.

The author is Purva Mewar, webmaster of Work at Home Based Business websites, http://www.yesearnfromhome.com and http://www.work-at-home-earn-extra-income.com