1. Personal tutor: If you advertise at the YMCA, in schools, and other family-friendly locations, you will probably be able to promote your information and experience and start your home-tutoring business.

2. Personal trainer: In most countries you will first need to be certified to become a personal trainer. That information is readily available online at the website for the National Federation of Professional Trainers. If you like to exercise and help others get motivated to do the same, this may be a great idea for you and you can start it out of your own home.

3. Yoga instructor: If you are interested in yoga and have taken some yoga classes, you may want to instruct yoga. You can share your expertise with your students and even advertise online.

4. Business coach: If you have management and organizational skills, you can teach your experience by becoming a home-based business coach. There are many businesses that are looking for that type of service. The International Coach Federation can provide you with both certification and coach-referral service websites and phone numbers.

5. Legal and medical transcription: This is a very useful service for lawyers and doctors, especially those who have small offices and small staffs. If you have typing and transcription skills, as well as the related equipment, then you can work for various companies who would need this service. You can take transcription courses to become more familiar with that field.

6. Consulting: Are you an expert in marketing, finance, mediation or in any other industry that needs consultants? Now you can assist companies and small businesses who are looking for consultants for their employees, and work out of your home in the field that you work best: consulting. My personal advice is to seek forums that allows buying and selling services. You'll be amazed by how easily it is to earn money offering your services online!

7. Billing medical claims: This work-at-home business is very popular, and in fact, so popular that there are even suspect companies that have started to appear throughout the World Wide Web offering their services. Many medical and dental offices, as well as some hospitals, outsource their billing to medical claims companies that are online.

8. Web design services: Many web designers have started to open businesses out of their homes due to the convenience of being at home and doing what they are good at, verses going into an office. Web design is always needed, thereby making it one of the top 10 best home-based business ideas.

9. Accounting services: Certified public accountants can now work out of their homes. There's no longer a need to drive in traffic, when you can work out of your own home.

10. Interior designer: If you like fashion and have an eye for design, you can become an interior designer who works with other such designers. The American Society of Interior Designers may be able to help open the door to this exciting home-based career.