There are numerous programs out there in the internet that unless you are guided on how to choose the right one for you it is overwhelming and many times confusing to a novice on online business. Several hundreds of programs are offered everyday online.The most difficult choice to do is the online business that is worthwhile to spend or devote your precious time after the regular hours you spent for your regular job. Yes, these are precious hours because they are the ones that you spend at home generally with your family, spouse and children and for the daily chores required for daily living.Your spouse demands for these precious hours that you have at home after work or during week-ends. So to take out part of this time away from the family is a difficult decision. So if you decide to utilize part of this precious time, it better be on online activity that is worthwhile and profitable.What is usually common for the novice is to jump into a program that he comes across without much thought or due diligence to find out if it is a credible one, only to find out later that the company went bankrupt. and disappears just as your money, time and effort that you invested in the program.I knew network marketers that became victims of irresponsible choices.. I knew some companies that went bankrupt after a few months; companies where the owners were indicted and put to jail because of alleged violations in the conduct of their businesses; companies with bad management or compensation plans that were unprofitable.So with my twenty some years of experience in online businesses, here 8 great tips that I would like to share especially to the novice in selecting a work at home program so that he does not repeat the negative experiences of others in the past.1. Select the stable company that promotes the product that you need. For example, if you need nutritional supplements which you may need for your health, there are stable companies with excellent nutritional products.If you want to travel then there are travel companies that have good programs for you; if you need to save money on your fuel bills, then you can promote fuel additives that save you money and benefit your car or even help the environment with reduced emissions.If you like to promote multiple products, there are good affiliate marketing companies with proven money-making products where their owner-experts are willing to give you 50% commission of all your sales. They have usually well organized websites or newsletters that do all the explaining, and all you do to make money is to promote their products online.