Yes, we’ve all seen those scammy ads blaring, “Stay-at-Home Moms Can Make $1000 a Day at Home!” linking to malicious sites with ten million pop-up windows. But, truth be told, you can make a good living working from the comfort of your own home, using only a laptop and a high-speed Internet connection. My husband and I do it every day, in fact (and no, we don’t stay in our pajamas all day long, thank you very much!). If you’re sick of the office, or you aren’t able to work outside of your home, here are seven ways to make working from home work for you.

Sell your own products. Do you knit beautiful scarves, or create organic scented soaps? If you’ve built buzz for your product around the neighborhood, you may be able to make a go of it by marketing and selling your product online. To reach an already existing audience, you may want to list your product on a large site like eBay.com, or if it’s craft-based, on Etsy.com. It can take some time to build up a base, but if you’re good at what you do, you may have the possibility of expanding your business into a profitable enterprise.

Work at a virtual call center. Many companies are seeing the benefits of using native English speakers to staff their call centers, but would rather not deal with the expense of paying for a large call center facility. That means there are plenty of opportunities to work at a virtual call center, where you can communicate with a company’s customers from your own home. To get started, check out the opportunities at a site like Alpine Access or LiveOps.

Become an online tutor. Do you love helping people learn new things? Then you might be a good candidate for an online tutoring job—typically, you will need a college degree, but aren’t required to have a teaching certificate. Online tutoring provides interesting work with a wealth of online resources at your disposal, and you’ll usually be able to set your own schedule. To learn more, check out an online tutoring site like Tutor.com or Tutorvista.com.

Yes, we’ve all seen those scammy ads blaring, “Stay-at-Home Moms Can Make $1000 a Day at Home!” linking to malicious sites with ten million pop-up windows. But, truth be told, you can make a good living working from the comfort of your own home, using only a laptop and a high-speed Internet connection. My husband and I do it every day, in fact (and no, we don’t stay in our pajamas all day long, thank you very much!). If you’re sick of the office, or you aren’t able to work outside of your home, here are seven ways to make working from home work for you.

Sell your own products. Do you knit beautiful scarves, or create organic scented soaps? If you’ve built buzz for your product around the neighborhood, you may be able to make a go of it by marketing and selling your product online. To reach an already existing audience, you may want to list your product on a large site like eBay.com, or if it’s craft-based, on Etsy.com. It can take some time to build up a base, but if you’re good at what you do, you may have the possibility of expanding your business into a profitable enterprise.

Work at a virtual call center. Many companies are seeing the benefits of using native English speakers to staff their call centers, but would rather not deal with the expense of paying for a large call center facility. That means there are plenty of opportunities to work at a virtual call center, where you can communicate with a company’s customers from your own home. To get started, check out the opportunities at a site like Alpine Access or LiveOps.

Become an online tutor. Do you love helping people learn new things? Then you might be a good candidate for an online tutoring job—typically, you will need a college degree, but aren’t required to have a teaching certificate. Online tutoring provides interesting work with a wealth of online resources at your disposal, and you’ll usually be able to set your own schedule. To learn more, check out an online tutoring site like Tutor.com or Tutorvista.com.