Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Work@Home Anti-Scam Campaigns

You might be reading all of these anti-scam campaigns about some sites offering work at home programs online. They warn you on what to avoid but at the same there are links on their sites about recommend sites that offer work opportunities. There are sites that offer nothing but advice on what to watch out for in searching for a work at home business opportunities. There are sites that offer valuable information about knowing who you’re dealing with before you sign-up for a job. Others offer links to the so-called Legit Work at Home program knowing that these programs are also too good to be true.

There are many ways on how to spot if the work at home is legit or not. If they sell online training materials to be downloaded online and other advertisement on what to sell without any tangible then stay out of it. All they wanted is your money and if you pay 10 bucks for the program and if one million people all over the world fall on the same trap as yours then the other party can reap at least have 10 Million dollars in his pocket.

Nobody can make a profit overnight with out investing time, resources and hard work. If someone promises fast money overnight, it’s impossible and no one can make big profits easily. If you want to know more about the warning signs of fraudulent transactions online visit the Better Business Bureau Online.

Doing your own research is helpful when you wanted to know if the program is legit or not. In my case, I use the search engines by entering the name of the work at home program or the company that they are associated with and entered them as the keyword. I have search all related sites doing the same business as these are also pulled out during the search. I read different forums, discussion groups and reviews about the particular program and I can decide if I want it or not.

You know what you wanted to do, right? Are you the type of person who wants to sell online products? Do you want to type and work as a writer or a coder or a programmer? There are plenty of online jobs and knowing where to find them can lead you to a good site. I always visit craigslist.org and the site had been filtered for scams and fraudulent transactions. You can search by city, states or country and make sure to find the best job for you. Good Luck!!