For a family with children today it is either the mother or father that works a nine to five job. Even couples who don’t have kids yet it is virtually impossible for both partners to go out to work, with the costs of hiring and organizing day care for the children, the running costs of a home and a second car all add up when it gets to the end of the month. We need some other way of increasing our home income.

One solution can be to start a home based business online. In this article we discuss 3 fundamental principles or pillars for a successful home business. This is a formula of how to set up the basics when thinking of starting your own online business.

Fundamental No1: A low cost method to start up your business is very important.

A low cost method is a must when starting your home based business. We all have strict budgets to keep to, both individuals and families cannot afford to stretch themselves to far these days. If the initial starting costs build up then it is logical that the time taken to see any profits is going to be longer, therefore defeating the object of all our original plans which were to save time and money.

Fundamental No2: It must be easy to set up and run.

A home business which has been properly founded with a correct systems in place will save you a great deal of time. With these systems in place it will guarantee the profitability of the online home based business thus giving the owners the confidence and inspiration to carry through the project. Many home businesses who do not see success in way of profits straight away give up very quickly!. – We must guard against this.

These first two fundamental principles have to be in place before the third fundamental pillar can begin to work.

Fundamental No3: The return on investment (ROI) should be achieved quickly.

What sort of time-span can one expect a return on their investment?

A lot will depend on the type of home business you set up but we are thinking in terms of weeks instead of months for home based businesses. You may find this hard to believe but there are home business startups that have made a profit within hours of setting up an affiliate marketing and sales business.

To increase your chances of making a profit quicker for your home business you should at least have some experience and interest in the business you are going into. This will help you a lot when it comes to the learning process and the time it takes for your business to get set up.