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Work at Home Scams
If you need to make money at home, you’ve no doubt starting looking for work at home opportunities. Every woman who wants to become a Wahm has traveled down the same path. Unfortunately, that path is littered with scams and traps to take money and time from honest women looking to make money from home. With a little common sense and extra research, you can find legitimate work at home opportunities.
Work at Home Job Search
The first step is to search for jobs in the right places. Don’t simply click on ads to find work. Try to find helpful groups of Wahms who have successful work at home jobs to guide your search. You can try searching on message boards or finding e-mail groups for ideas of where to start your work at home job search. Many of these women can give you insight into which work at home opportunities are actually worth your time.
Keep in mind that there are no real ways to get rich quick on the Internet or by working at home. The only people who get rich are those who are scamming others. Never believe an ad or an “employer” who claims that you will get rich instantly.
Work at Home Scam Alerts
There are also a few red flags to look for when you are searching for Internet jobs. You should never have to pay for work or job lists. There are plenty of free listings available that can provide tons of work at home opportunities. Companies that want to charge you for lists of jobs are just trying to get your money. The lists are often filled with dead job leads or lists of companies that want to charge you money. Many work at home scams will also require you to pay a start-up fee or cover the cost of “necessary” training. Again, legitimate jobs will never require you to pay them any money for you to work.
Another warning sign is if the ad or website tells you to “act now.” You should always do research before joining a company and never feel pressured to make a decision right away. Many websites are set up with text that says that the offer will expire on today’s date. But if you revisit that website the next day, the ad says that the offer expires on that day.
If you are unsure about a company, do some research on the Better Business Bureau website. The BBB has files on all businesses that have had complaints filed against them. You can see what other people have to say about a particular company and be steered away from scams.
Common Work at Home Scams
There are some scams that have been around for years that should be avoided at all costs. These business scams have unfortunately been successful for the scammers, so they continue to take the money and time of hardworking Wahms. If you see an offer for any of the following types of jobs, run the other way.
Envelope stuffing is a common scam, although it is being seen less and less these days. These jobs are normally listed as mail service jobs, and then you are asked to pay for a start up kit. After you receive a start up kit, you are given instructions to place your own work at home ads. You basically just sell the start up kit to other people and become a scammer.
Craft assembly scams can take many forms. Typically, you receive a set of crafts to complete with instructions. You generally pay for the set and then are told you will be reimbursed for the kits and also paid for their assembly. After working hard at assembling the kits and returning them, you will be told that your work is not up to their quality standards. You will be out the cost of the kits, and they will sell your crafts anyway.
There are legitimate jobs out there for Wahms, but you have to do some research on the opportunities first. With a little time and careful analysis you can find a work at home job that will be rewarding and scam free.
Is Working From Home Your Dream?
by Ken Shorey
The reasons for starting a home based business vary from one individual to another, but making sure new businesses succeed is in the best interest of every American. Small businesses employ six out of every 10 American citizens. Small businesses add to the economy and they pay a large percentage of taxes. These reasons make the success of the small or home based business key to the prosperity of the country.
Aspiring entrepreneurs and work from home business owners share some basic characteristics. The shared characteristics are:
*Independence
*Visionaries
*Dreamers
However, there are some significant differences in the perception of running a business that exists between these two groups.
People who dream of becoming entrepreneurs want to do something they love. Many dreamers have a hobby or a skill that they want to turn into a business venture. Another reason that dreamers cite for owning their own business is being their own boss. Interestingly enough men more than women cite this reason.
Women regard flexibility and time at home as the major reason for exploring the idea of starting a home based business. The number of women who participate in work at home opportunties is growing at an astounding rate. Work at home moms have found their own special niche on the Internet and are exploiting this business opportunity.
Business owners agreed that being their own boss was the major reason that they started a business. However, the flexibility was not the main concern after a few months. Actual business owners stated that in the first years of owning a business, flexibility was just a concept. Being the only person working a business in the initial stages requires a huge commitments of time.
‘Not to discourage home business ownership’ stated a respondent to a home business questionnaire, ‘But there is a huge learning curve when you start a small home based business just as it would be if you buy a McDonald’s franchise. There are areas of business that the average person does not have to learn when they are working for someone else. However, in your own business, you need to learn to read a balance sheet and how to put one together, you have to learn how to market your business. There is a lot to learn’
The dreamers in the survey wanted to leave their children an estate worth millions of dollars. People who already owned a business did not consider this as important. The owners of businesses did feel a commitment to giving back to their communities by donating both time and money.
An interesting observation was that the dreamers thought it would take less than 1 year to show a profit in their business while business owners specifically those who had Internet type businesses, stated that within 6-months their business was profitable.
Many of the dreamers have an idea for a product or service that they envision as a way to create a profitable business entity. The people who already own a business state they took the plunge first by deciding on a name and the business set up. People who owned Internet businesses stated that they found a product that interested them and then set up the business.
Working from home is a dream for millions of would be business owners. The good news is that the Internet makes it incredibly easy to start run and build a business empire. the only thing holding anyone back who wants to work from home is fear. This is the perfect time to start your own business. Nike tells you how – Just Do It!
About the Author
Ken Shorey is owner/webmaster of EZ-Work-At-Home.net Visit his site for legitimate Work At Home Ideas and Opportunities.
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