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by Shelly Hill
Now
that you decided to work from home, how do you go about finding a Legit
Work At Home Opportunity? I came up with a list of guidelines you should
consider when reading advertisements online while looking for a home
business. These should help you weed out the potential scams that others
offer. Please remember, if an opportunity sounds too good to be true, it
most likely is!
#1) Make sure you get the Companies LEGAL Name and investigate
it. You can find info about a company by checking into the BBB, DSA
(direct selling assoc), others in that particular business & so
forth. I recommend you also try to find OTHERS who USED to work for that
particular biz too as MOST of the time those who currently work for a
particular biz will give u a BIASED opinion. So research ANY company
before signing up!
#2) Be leary of FALSE Advertising! Just because they say the are
registered or listed with the BBB or DSA doesnt mean they are! If they
save you will MAKE ALOT of EASY money...well use common sense! If they
say they are a successful 20 yr old company...doesnt mean its so!
Research & check out everything! People will tell you anything to
rope you in!
#3) Visit WAHM Resource Sites & Forums...go to their chat
rooms & message boards and ASK questions! You might find others that
had great success or others that got scammed by the business you are
researching! ASK the webmasters of WAHM sites if perhaps they have any
info about a particular oppty.
#4) Just because a particular oppty is advertising at a xyz type
of website doesnt mean its a LEGIT oppty or the right oppty for you!
#5) Ask about any SALE quotas or recruiting quotas UPFRONT before
signing up! Does a particular company require YOU to BUY products from
them yourself? Does a particular company require you to sell so MUCH in
a time period? What happens when you dont meet these quotas? etc. People
get into home businesses to make money, not to spend it buying the
companies products.
#6) Is there a MONEY BACK Gaurantee? What all do they reimburse?
How long is this Guarantee valid for? If there is a GAURANTEE....Get it
in WRITING before signing up! If its sent via email...its not LEGAL by
you justing printing it! So get it in WRITING make sure its on the
companies letterhead and dated & signed.
#7) Does this company have a toll-free representive support line?
(you dont want massive phone bills by calling in for training and
support). Does this company have a toll-free number for you to place
orders? (if you are doing a home biz that requires you to see items).
Make sure you ask about this!
#8) Are there required Sales Force meetings? If so how often?
What happens if you dont attend? Make sure your schedule wont conflict
with this.
#9) Does this company require you to RECRUIT others into the
business? Are you comfortable with recruiting others? Is your income
solely based on Recruiting others? If you are not good at recruiting
others then this might not be the oppty for you.
#10) Just because you see a flood of advertising ads from any one
particular company every where you go doesnt mean that company or
opportunity is LEGIT! Some companies target certain areas or focus their
attention on certain groups! For example: Scammers know that there are
thousands if not millions of femals and mothers looking to work from
home these days so they are flooding and concentrating their advertising
on these prime target groups...so just because you see their
advertisement every where doesnt make it a LEGIT oppty.
#11) What type of support or training does a particular company
give you? Is it FREE or will it cost you more money? What does this
training and support entail? Just because your recruiter or advertiser
says we offer UNLIMITED support, Successful Team, Best Manager or
whatever doesnt mean its true! Good Support & Training is KEY to you
being successful in your new business!
#12) Ask about Advertising? Are there any advertising
restrictions that you have to worry about? Are you allowed to advertise
in print newspapers? magazines? telemarketing? Online? You will want to
advertise your new business to gain customers and/or recruits. Make sure
you find out any restrictions before signing up!
#13) Penalities? What I mean by this is...what happens if you are
late paying on your account? Are there Late Payment Fees? Are you
Terminated? Account Closed or Suspended? What? You need to know this!
You cant predict any unforseen emergencies!
There are alot of decisions and things to consider when deciding on the
RIGHT Home business for YOU! These are just a FEW things to consider!
Always INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, TALK TO OTHERS and NEVER EVER rush into
any decision! That company or opportunity will still be there tomorrow
;D
by Shelly
Hill
My comments and suggestions above are solely mine! They are NOT in favor
of or against any particular business opportunity.
Copyright © 2003 All
Rights Reserved
Please contact Shelly if you have
any questions regarding this article.
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