Starting to earn online can be simple, inexpensive, and lucrative. Or it can be confusing, costly, and disappointing; it all depends on how you approach on it.

We all know that people from around the world are making money with their own online business venture. And it's difficult to turn on the television or access a website without seeing multiple advertisements offering to help you make money from with an online opportunity.

But the question is how do you start if you are a person with no existing business idea or know nothing about online marketing or online business at all? If you're totally new to the idea of making money online, but you really want to move forward, how can get started?

There are many different types of online business models to choose from and in fact there's probably an option for every personality type and skill set!

So the first thing you need to do is to decide what kind of business you'd like to have. Spend some time thinking about what kind of work/management tasks appeal to you.

Do you like the idea of selling physical products and shipping them around the world? If so you might start with online auctions and then proceed to your own e-commerce site later on.

Are you attracted to a network marketing approach, whereby you retail products by recruiting other opportunity seekers and teaching them how to do the same? In this case, you'll find a wide range of opportunities to choose from; just be sure you do your homework to avoid being scammed!

Or perhaps you would enjoy packaging and selling information on topics you enjoy or have some expertise in. There are numerous ways to approach this model, and each method can be extremely lucrative.

It's absolutely critical that you spend some time thinking seriously about the kind of business you could really enjoy. If you aren't able to have fun while building and running your business venture, the project will most likely flop.