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So many people would like to be self employed but never make the move because of one factor - risk. The thought of investing in something always carries a certain amount of risk with it. The answer? A business with low initial cash input and a low risk factor.

This may not be so easy to come up with when dealing with a physical business. However, in the world of cyberspace it is much easier than you may consider. The business startup model that we are use to has been revolutionized by the internet. The short sweet answer now is you can start our online business for a low initial startup.

The only thing you really need is a good idea to start with. Here are a few to get your creative juices flowing.

1. Freelance writing is a growing online opportunity that almost anyone can do. People are willing to pay for anything from blog posts to SEO quality content. What does it take to start this type of business? You need a computer, a list of clients and MS Office Word, which is a word processor. This is fairly simple to do with the exception of the client list. This is an instant business that offers instant results in many cases. The total startup costs are around $1000, including your computer. Use a laptop.

2. Virtual shopping mall. This requires nothing more than a computer, a web domain registered in your name and a membership in an affiliate site like LinkShare. The affiliate site will provide all the advertising materials (banners, text ads, etc!) so all you need to do is put them on your site. All that is left is getting traffic and visitors and making the sales. Total startup cost is about $1000 including the computer (use a laptop).

3. Sell advertising space. Start a newsletter or content rich web page and once you get a decent amount of traffic, offer to place ads on the site for a fee. Trust me, business owners are always looking for new advertising spaces. It gives them access to new clientele and customers that they may not have been reaching before. They will be willing to pay and pay well for that privilege.

These three self employment ideas are only meant to get the juices flowing. You will need to find that special 'something' that fits for you and works for you. Everybody has an area of 'specialty' that will work wonders for them. Once you find yours, the rest will be history, as they say.

Other basic ideas are day trading stocks or trading foreign currencies. These are a bit more involved and require a little learning but are real possibilities nonetheless. Many people use the Internet to run businesses of all types and sizes.

The decision is personally yours. Make sure you do choose wisely while choosing the best online business for you. When you love what you do your potential clients will notice your passion and be drawn to you because of it. When your clients experience something positive with your business, they will tell others about you. Soon those individuals will begin to visit your website as well.