If you’re new to the Internet and you’re trying to create a home based business online then there are a few things you should know before you begin checking out the vast array of opportunities available on the web.
These tips are meant to help you avoid becoming the victim of fraudulent activity during your business search. Being new doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the only one at risk to these online predators because they don’t discriminate. They will try to run their scams on anyone and everyone who will listen.
My golden rule when seeking out some new venture on the web is “if it sounds too good to be true it normally is too good to be true.” Stay away from people who promise you the stars for $47.00.
When you click on pay and after you’re directed to paypal you’re then usually inundated with an avalanche of up sells and by the time you’re done that $47.00 cost has turned into $500.00 or more.
There are a lot of people who turn to the Internet with the mindset that they’re going to make a fortune in a very short time with very little effort on their part. The sad part is many Internet marketers realize this and prey on these individuals by taking advantage of their misguided beliefs.
In these cases the marketers are acting as enablers by promising to make these dreams come true in no time flat and by telling these people any money they invest will be reimbursed a hundred times over in three months if not sooner.
In addition to these outlandish guarantees these scammers say you have to act now because spaces are limited or stock is low and if you leave when you come back they may be sold out. They want you not to have time to think about what you’re about to do so they try to make you buy on the spot.
My advice to you in these situations is to put away your credit card and open up your favorite search engine and research this home business or Internet company to discover their track record with regard to how they’ve treated their past customers and current clients and how these people feel about their experience.
There are many review sites online who research various Internet marketers and the products their promoting and write critiques about these people with regard to how their merchandise performs and what their success rate is with their customer base.
Once you’ve been looking on the web for awhile you’re sure to eventually begin receiving phone calls from people making similar promises who also want a decision then and there. Avoid these phone calls like the plague because most of these people are professional fraudsters and will say anything to get you to buy.
I had an encounter with one of these scammers just recently when they called my home which is what prompted this article. When they called I was put through three different interviews because they said they only wanted people who were serious about creating a home business and were willing to work 10 hours per week to succeed.
First of all, if you only dedicated 10 hours per week to your business you would probably be 110 years old by the time you could call yourself a success. Like any business online or offline you have to put in long hours to make it work especially in the beginning.
Secondly, they couldn’t care less if you are serious and willing to work at your home business, the only thing they care about is your willingness to buy. The long drawn out interview process is just part of their elaborate ruse to take your money and run.
These telephone shysters also played the same game as their Internet counterparts by reiterating throughout the process that they wanted a decision before I hung up because there is such a demand for their course they wouldn’t be able to hold my spot.
Of course I didn’t comply and as soon as I hung up I fired up Google and saw more red flags with regard to this company than I would have seen at a bull fight. It was incredible the number of complaints not only by previous customers but also by employees who hadn’t been paid when they worked there.
They also have an impending court date with the state for operating a telemarketing operation without a license. I could go on all night about the various situations I’ve encountered personally with people like these and other scenarios I’ve heard about from friends and business acquaintances but time and space won’t allow it.
The only personal piece of advice I can offer is do your research before investing any amount of money with any home based business opportunity online and never buy on impulse. If you feel the need to answer these telemarketing calls always hang up the phone, or if you’re online click away from the offer and do your research before making a decision.
Don’t rush into any situation because these opportunities will be around forever no matter what these people may say. If this article stops even one person from making some of the mistakes I made starting out online with my home business then it’s been more than worth the effort.
I wish everyone who reads this nothing but success on the Internet because despite what you may think after looking at this editorial there are many legitimate opportunities available on the web offering the potential, with some hard work, for success and wealth from home.