One of the most important characteristics of good home based business opportunities is low-cost. So how much are you willing to spend for the first time with your low-cost home based business? Is it under $500 or $100? Usually any business which can be started by investing only $100-$200 is referred to as a low-cost business. Well there are many low-cost home based business opportunities but the best of them are obviously online businesses! Although you can still start something without utilizing the internet, like dog walking, private tutoring, pet service etc. Think about what you are most skilled at and go ahead with whatever feels right for you. You can research the internet to find out what is most suitable to you. There are many creative ideas for you if you are looking for just that! Just pick one and start when it feels right. Starting a low-cost business is not always the most profitable. But if you work hard and have the desire to succeed and improve, believe it or not, anything is right for you!Internet affiliate marketing has always been the best choice for home workers for several years now and the demand of product promoting is still increasing! Who knows? May be affiliate marketing is the future of marketing and those that have the hang of it are certainly well ahead of others. However, if you haven’t started anything like that yet, don’t worry, you still have time. Just join an affiliate marketing program and start promoting! Yeah, it’s that simple! If you have other skills that’s a big plus for you. You can start blogging, write articles, and use back linking, whatever seems suitable for you. Remember you don’t need money to start earning but courage to start progressing.I think you will agree, nothing comes absolutely free right? The question is, “how much are you willing to spend?” But the more important question is, “will this be worthy enough for you?” Well several low-cost home based business opportunities include, e-bay marketing, becoming a mediator, starting a telephone answering service, starting a first aid kit supply service and cleaning services. There are a lot more out there to list here but these are certainly low-cost, innovative, practical and profitable companies but they may not allow you the freedom and satisfaction an online company with affiliate marketing may.You certainly need some skills for any low-cost home based business opportunities but even if you don’t think you have any, I’m willing to bet that you do! Either way you are going to benefit from it and it’s never too late to learn something new! So go ahead, challenge yourself, you never know what’s waiting for you out there!