A legitimate work at home based business is made up of a combination of 4 things. Potential to make money, support offered, programs involved and what tools you're offered. These 4 things all make up a legitimate home business.

A legitimate work at home based business has the potential to make a lot of money. If the online business has been around for awhile and not only the people on the top have been making money but also the new faces on the bottom then the potential to make money is high. The legitimate online business will have proven itself over a lot of years and many people.

A lot of online businesses have support offered but most of the time it comes in the FAQ form. This doesn't work because if you have a question that is not listed then where do you turn.

A legitimate online business will have a 24 hour email service where any time of day or night you can get your questions asked. On top of the email service there will be a forum where all the people involved in the legitimate work at home based business can mingle and ask the less scientific questions. A forum gives off a family feel and will give you self-belief to be successful at your legitimate home based business.

All legitimate internet businesses will have 5 or 6 affiliate programs built into them. This means you will only have to promote one link and be paid up to 4 or 5 different incomes. It's a great idea as earning multiple streams of income is the way of the future. It also makes sense to generate 1 link that fits all.

What tools is your legitimate work at home based business offering and what other freebies are you getting. Most home based businesses will offer you freebies, this is their way to attract you but a genuine online business will go one step further, offer to build for you a website.

A complete money making website set up just for you which will give you complete control of your work from home business. This is a big kicker as having your own website will put you one step ahead of the competition and that's the best place to be.

Combine these 4 things together and you will have found yourself a legitimate work at home based business. Discovering these 4 things isn't that easy but when you do it's like finding a diamond in the rough.