Nowadays, there are so many scams out there; people who take advantage of innocent people since they know so many of us want to work from home.
Remember: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! But, you need to know more than that if you are to truly avoid getting ripped off.
I think it's good advice to give when I say, AVOID anything that talks about stuffing envelopes, pyramid schemes, and people that say you can make $2,512.16 cents working while wearing your sleepers in the next 24 hours etc. Yes, you've heard about these golden opportunities before, I'm sure. Now there may be some legitimate stuffing envelope opportunities out there, but most are just a way to get your money and give you a list of companies that might pay you to stuff envelopes, but they don't give you the actual opportunity!
Don't pay for lists of companies that provide work at home. If somebody needs an employee, it's up to them to advertise where people can find the opportunity, and not where people have to pay to see the opportunity.
If anybody tries to pressure you into joining a multi-level marketing company, take the time to think about it and make sure it is a reputable business opportunity that you even want to consider joining. Don't let yourself be pressured into anything. A lot of these are legitimate, but some are not.
Ask for references, testimonials etc. Check there have been no complaints against the company by checking with the Better Business Bureau etc. Most larger businesses do belong to this association.
Before applying for any business opportunity just answer the following questions:
* Do the company provide a telephone contact number on their advertising? Test it out.
* Do you fully understand what you are buying before you send your money? If not, it's probably because you wouldn't buy if you knew.
* Can they provide you with names and contact details of satisfied agents?
* Is the product good value, or are you just being enticed into the opportunity to earn from signing up others?
* Are you happy that you are not going to be required to buy large quantities of a product yourself every month just to meet targets? If you aren't going to be getting repeat business will you be able to find a large enough supply of buyers for your product or service?
* Would you be happy to buy the product/service even if there were no business opportunity attached?
* Are you convinced you can make it work or just telling yourself that it doesn't matter, because they have a money back guarantee?
* Has the business received a good review in one of the quality business opportunity magazines - The Board, Money Master, Home Business World etc?
* Is the business legal ? If not they are likely to be closed down, and you'll lose any money you may have invested.
Avoid companies offering get-rich-quick schemes. In most cases they try to sell you a manual containing nothing you don't already know.
Money back guarantees are rarely worth the paper they are written on as there are usually so many get out clauses as to make them impossible to claim under.
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