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Work From Home Scams by James Hagarty

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
James Hagarty asked:


Aren’t all work from home businesses scams? This is the number one question I see posted over and over again in various forums! After giving it much thought I realized that there is a main reason why so many people perceive all work from home as scams.

I have been working from home and doing internet marketing for years, and believe me I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to work from home scams. But for every work from home scam there are at least four or five legitimate opportunities. Why is it that the 20% of work from home businesses that really are scams are causing people to fear that all work from home businesses are scams?

I think it is a matter of expectation. Most people who are looking for a home based business have never owned a business before. They are employees and are used to working a job where they trade dollars for hours, answer to a boss, and collect a check every pay day whether they deserve it or not.

A work from home business is just like any other business. There will be start up costs. There will be monthly overhead. It may take some time to get into profit. You can lose a little money – or a lot of money. You can also make a little money – or a lot of money. It is a business.

There are no guarantees! Anyone who tells you they will guarantee you will make millions of dollars from home is just blowing smoke at you. No one can guarantee that you will get out of bed in the morning and go to work, let alone do what it takes to succeed in your own business.

The reason why people think every work from home business is a scam is because what they really want is a work from home job. They want to trade hours for dollars, answer to a boss, and collect that check every pay day whether they have earned it (or more!) or not. The conflict is that people are selling businesses to people who really just want a job.

Working from home can be a wonderful thing, if you understand the risks and rewards involved in having your own business. If you don’t understand the difference between a business and a job, then you will think that all work from home businesses are scams.

Have fun, and good luck!



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Legit Work at Home - How to Make Sure it is Legitimate

Friday, November 21st, 2008
Alan Lim asked:


Legit work at home is largely a matter of finding the right connections before making the transition from working outside the home to working at a home based business. You may think that you have no way to protect yourself from those who would seek to rip you off, but in fact, there are some measures you can take to make certain that the companies that you are associated with are legitimate businesses, rather than scam artists. The key is using your common sense to check out the credentials before you get involved with any business.

Professional membership

Check the company that you are considering to see if the business holds membership in professional or niche organizations. Again, this doesn’t guarantee that it is a legit work at home opportunity, only that the business is aware of the importance of maintaining professional ties in the niche. Make this one of the things that you check to see if the business is respected in the niche market it occupies. This is a good way to ensure that the company manages its ethics responsibilities effectively. It also demonstrates that other businesses in the niche recognize the leadership role of the company in question.

Online Reputation

Checking out the online reputation is a good idea if you are trying to determine the accuracy of legit work at home opportunities. You can review forums that refer to the company in question and others to see what is being shared about the quality of the company. Niche forums often have posts by customers that talk about their experiences with the company in question. Don’t expect that you will find negative information at the company’s web site.  Instead, you will have to be more devious in order to find out what is being actually happening with the company.

Satisfied Customers

Another clue that you might be dealing with a company that provides legit work at home opportunities is the affirmation of satisfied customers and others who have had contact with the business. You sometimes have to look for independent positive affirmations, because people don’t send positive messages as often as they complain about unsatisfactory experiences. However, since many of the programs that are useful in home business venues are dependent upon good word of mouth advertising, you can use the posts of pleased customers as a yardstick of the quality of the program.

Realistic promises

The companies that offer legit work at home often make promises about results.  Unfortunately so do the scam artist companies. When you are considering whether or not you want to get involved with a specific company, look for the claims and promises they make on their web site or other advertising. If the claims and promises are realistic in nature, this may be a positive sign that the company is one that can be trusted. Conversely, if the promises are highly unlikely, or can be shown to be completely improbable, the company is definitely not one that you should participate with.



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