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Top 5 Internet Home Based Franchise Opportunities

Written by: Candice Clem

Article Overview: The ultimate tool for the home based business owner is the internet. You can run just about every aspect of your business online these days, and to prove it, here's the top 5 internet home based franchises.

Top 5 Internet Home Based Franchise Opportunities

With the price of gas rapidly approaching $5 a gallon and showing no sign of slow down, that daily commute is getting more and more expensive every day. Many people are investigating gasoline alternatives from electric cars to hybrids to cars that run on corn, but the best way to save gas and money on your commute is: you guessed it, work from home. A home based business is the perfect solution to the gas crisis as well as a great way to build wealth and escape the monotony of a dead end job. An internet home based franchise combines all of the connectivity and communication needed in typical business but provides the conveniences of being able to work at home. If you still need convincing, consider that the typical internet franchise (unlike many of the fallen dot coms or pyramid schemes) posses a proven and steady track record build on a strong business model, rather than gimmicks, and can be the perfect escape from the corporate rat race and the frustrating and increasingly expensive commute. Here’s a look at a few shining examples of internet franchises, it’s The Top 5 Internet Home Based Franchise Opportunities.

5. Infinite Marketing

For a newer, greener take on business cards, take a look at Infinite Marketing. Their Video Business Cards represent a new way of doing business for many companies allowing you to give your clients much more than just a piece of paper with your name on it. The Video Business Card (VBC) delivers a personal video message from business owners, professionals, and corporate executives explaining the benefits of doing business with them. These small business card shaped discs can also include direct links to your web site and e-mail, on-screen and printable documents, slide-show, music, maps, directions, and more, thus saving plenty of paper and combining everything the client needs in a tiny package. With an Infinite Marketing franchise, you’ll get exclusive territory rights and be able to bring this increasingly popular product to nearly every business interested in going green or going high-tech.

4. Air Advantage

With nearly 75% of adults using the internet on a regular basis, it may be surprising to find out that there are 15 million rural customers with 1 or no broadband provider in their area. The demand for high-speed internet is continuing to grow steadily by about 20-30% per year and showing no sign of slow down, making high-speed internet service providers a hot commodity. Air Advantage provides people in rural areas with an opportunity to get high speed internet in areas where it was previously impossible. This home based opportunity allows you to go high-speed and bring this increasingly popular technology it to those who live outside the city limits.

3. L & W Investigations

If you could create an industry work $120 Billion dollars, you’d not only be set for life but create an enormous industry fueling thousands of businesses. Well, this $120 billion dollars isn’t an industry, it’s a problem called insurance fraud and L&W Investigations exists to recoup as much money from these fraudulent claims as possible. With 30 offices in 23 states, L&W has created a profitable internet franchise business based on helping insurance companies, law firms, municipalities and third parties to put an end to fraud and to the massive losses generated by defrauders. L&W franchisees should be business professionals with a desire to make great money and manage a team of skilled investigators. No investigation experience is required as L&W will supply all of the training needed to get up and running with your own L&W franchise.

2. Vehicle Tracking Solutions

GPS has worked its way into the American vocabulary and is generally thought of as a little device on your dashboard that saves you the embarrassment of having to stop and ask for directions. VTS is putting a whole new spin on GPS by providing fleet management solutions to its clients throughout the country. VTS helps companies keep tabs on their entire fleet of vehicles, increasing productivity and efficiency while providing companies with the piece of mind that comes with knowing the exact location of all their vehicles at all times. AVL (automatic vehicle location) is projected to be a $2.5 billion dollar business by 2010, so getting in on this franchise opportunity now could prove to be a great financial move as the market is still relatively new and untapped.

1. Adventures In Advertising

The promotional products industry is estimated at just shy of $20 billion per year and Adventures In Advertising is one of the top franchise opportunities in this growing market. By providing thousands of products from brand name manufacturers, customized to meet the advertisers’ needs, AIA has build a solid franchise business in this massive market and earned several awards and recognitions such as a #1 ranking from entrepreneur magazine. With the average franchise grossing $400,000 per year and many over $1M, it’s easy to see how quickly you could see a return on your investment.

There are plenty of great business opportunities that you can own and operate from the comfort of your own home, and the internet is continually making more and more home based businesses possible. Whether it’s the appeal of working from home and setting your own schedule, the joys of saying goodbye to the daily commute, or simply a convenient way to start a second job to earn some side income, these internet based franchise opportunities offer great benefits for entrepreneurs in nearly every situation. As well, unlike all those internet pyramid schemes that promise a quick return on a miniscule investment, an internet home based franchise is a real business where you will build stability, repeat business and earn steady income for years to come.

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