Running an online business seems like the easy answer but it does require a certain amount of work to set up and maintain. Your first step is to decide what kind of business you would like to run. Next, take a look at the competition that exists not just at home, but around the world as you will be competing on a very large platform. The key things to master are updating and managing your website and being a whizz at online marketing so that you can build your customer base.