I guess it all depends on how much money you would like to earn.

If you're just looking to make a couple of hundred bucks a month, you might try setting up affiliate web sites. Amazon has a great affiliate program, and there are others like Commission Junction and Shareasale. You earn commissions from the sale of products advertised on your sites.

The key to making affiliate web sites work is to find profitable keywords. For example, I've set up websites for Melissa and Doug Puppets and Popular Video Games  A good keyword tool, like Keyword Elite, can make the job a bit easier.

Building websites is easy with a tool like NVU - it's free and there are many good video tutorials about how to use it.

Really, your only investment is the cost of a domain name - typically about $10 - and your time researching a product niche. This makes an ideal way for the stay at home mom or dad to earn some money!

You can start a gift basket business from home. These baskets could take on a multipurpose theme where they could represent any type of holiday or event like Christmas, Easter, or even a Birthday theme.

Work-At-Home-Jobs-tv offer you Real Opportunities that have proven to make money for thousands of people.

You can also become a Freelance Writer and write about topics that may interest you... Or you may even write your own Children's Stories and have a lot of fun doing that. You'd be amazed how creative you can become once those writing juices start flowing.

There is heaps of information at www.lotsa.info  for people trying to make money from home on their computer. Lists of free website hosts, dropshippers, and other ways of starting a business.