I think it's getting harder to make money from home because it's becoming so popular. I'd start by making a list of what skills you do have and what you enjoy doing. Then make a list of your assets. Do you have a reliable computer and internet access at home? Phone? Quiet place to work or not? Dedicated work hours or do you need something where you can work here and there when you have a few minutes (kids nap, at night, etc.)? All these things will really determine what sorts of opportunities you can look at.
A few ideas depending on the above:
--I know of a few small business owners who have hired WAH personal assistants to take care of basic bookkeeping, processing credit card charges, answering e-mails, putting together documents, etc. Since these things can be done without direct supervision, it's easy to have someone working from home.
--Writing content for websites or blogs. If you have a specific knowledge area sometimes websites and blogs hire people to write their content.
--Do customer service work. Some companies have their CSR's work from home. All of my CSR's work from home (I'm just using this as an example, I'm not hiring right now LOL). Big companies do sometimes too. JetBlue and FTD (flower people) do from what I've heard. This generally requires dedicated hours and a quiet work area though.
--Testing websites. I don't remember the URL but there is some place around that pays like $10 for a website to be tested and it takes like 20 minutes. I don't remember all the details though.
--Sell stuff on eBay, Etsy, etc. Personally think this seems like a very difficult way to make money but people do it and some make quite a sum of money.
--Start a website and sell something. From personal experience I can tell you this isn't easy but it can work out really well. There's a lot to consider--if you think about that option, let me know and I'll go into more detail ;)
