Checking mail and social network, forums, etc. those do not count to them as serious work. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Online business is not only for people with the ability to design their own websites. I have also been making Pesto for over a year and using it on my No-Knead Bread (not-GF). If you get a better job or better position due to your degree, you'll often get a raise to go with it. But online stores do not have this sort of problem.