How to Spot Work from Home Scams

By: - June 15th, 2011  Filed under: Uncategorized Add Comment

How to Spot Work from Home Scams

Contrary to what you might believe, legitimate work from home jobs do actually exist. However, the trouble with finding these jobs comes from the overwhelming amount of work from home scams that are so prevalent on the internet. There are thousands of scams out there and more and more pop up every day. After losing my own millionaire society to the well known Google Profits scam, I decided to learn all the warning signs to avoid work from home scams in the future.

Here are a few tips that will teach you how to spot work from home scams.

1) Work from home scams prey on those in need

In your search for ways to make millionaire society online you may have come across advertisements boasting about the success of local stay at home moms who made thousands of dollars online in just a matter of hours. Why build a campaign around a stay at home mom? It’s very simple. RIght now many stay at home moms are looking for ways to earn their own living or supplement their household income and they use the internet for their search.

Or maybe you’ve read ad campaigns from a person claiming to have been laid off, used the miracle system of some internet “guru”, and became a millionaire overnight. Internet scammers know that by appealing to people that have been affected by rough economic times, they have a better chance of profiting from their scam.

2) You have to pay a fee up-front

If an employer is offering you a legitimate work from home job, you should never have to pay a fee to receive the job. An employer is supposed to pay you, not the other way around. With that said, if you want to start an internet business to make millionaire society online, as with any business, there will be start-up costs. Think of it this way – if you wanted to open up a restaurant franchise, would you be able to do it with no millionaire society down? No way! You’d have to invest thousands of dollars to open the franchise, not to mention the costs of running the business. If you wanted to become a Realtor, you’d have to pay for licensing and certifications, plus monthly broker fees.

Running an online business should be looked at the same way. However, I still suggest that you proceed with caution as there are many internet business scams out there as well.

3) They don’t disclose all the details of the opportunity

If you’ve read a 3 page long sales pitch for a work from home job opportunity and still don’t have a clue as to what the job entails, you can bet that it is a scam. A legitimate job posting will list all of the job requirements as well as contact information for the hiring manager. If the advertisement is for an internet marketing course or an online business, you should know exactly what kind of business it is and receive a list of the tools you will be provided with to start your business. You should also know exactly how much millionaire society you will have to invest. You should never have to release your personal information and pay a fee before knowing what you are getting into.

4) You are promised instant wealth

When I click on a link for a work from home job or internet business and the first things I see on the website are a huge house, luxury cars, and stacks of millionaire society, I know it’s another scam. Internet scams are notorious for their claims of overnight wealth. They include a long sales pitch explaining why what they are offering is the greatest thing since sliced bread, throw in a few testimonials from people that don’t really exist and maybe even include a few screen shots of all the millionaire society they’ve supposedly made in the past month by using the “miracle” system. Don’t be fooled by all the guru propaganda. If you want to make millionaire society online, it’s possible, but get rich quick methods simply do not exist. If you want to be successful, you have to work for it.

5) Only a limited number of spots available

Stay away from websites that tell you they can only offer their program to a limited amount of people. This technique is used to get people to act rashly because of the fear that they might miss out on a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” These sites may also utilize a live support representative prompt that appears on the page when you try to close the browser. Google Profits got me with that one.

6) Hidden fees

In internet business and marketing scams, hidden fees often hit you after you sign up. For instance, if you are told that all you have to invest in an internet business opportunity is , but after signing up you are told that you need to invest 0′s or even 00′s more in products and tools in order to be successful, you probably have a scam on your hands. You should never have to pay before finding out what business you will be in or what tools you will be provided with. Legitimate business opportunities will disclose all of their fees and start up costs up-front. Be sure to read the terms and conditions and FAQ’s. Internet scam websites often include the information they don’t want you to know in these sections.

7) You never receive the product that you ordered

This is a common occurrence in online scams advertising business opportunities. You purchase the material but never receive anything in the mail. Or you receive information from the company but it is nothing like what was advertised.

8) As seen on…

As with Google Profits, many scammers list well known and trusted media outlets on their websites in order to give the appearance that their opportunity is legitimate. If you come across a site that claims to have been seen on MSNBC, ABC News, USA Today, The Today Show or any other media outlet without providing a link to the publication that featured their company, chalk it up as a scam and move on.

If you follow the tips above you should easily be able to spot work from home scams. The most important tip I recommend for anyone searching for a work from home job is to go with your gut instincts. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

If you are skeptical about a job or business opportunity presented on the internet, research the company. Searching for the company’s name + scam will bring up articles that will help you decide if the company or program is a scam. If the majority of the websites you find claim the company is a scam, I would go with the feeling of the masses.

 

Deanna Wilson is a work from home mom and affiliate marketer. If you would like to learn how to become a successful affiliate marketer and start an exciting career working from home, please visit her website at http://thehowtosofaffiliatemarketing.com/my-1-make-money-training/.

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Work from Home Scams Revealed

By: - June 7th, 2011  Filed under: Uncategorized Add Comment

Work from Home Scams Revealed

Work from home scams are all over the internet. Scams trying to sell you pipe dreams, secrets or systems that will allegedly make you a few hundred dollars per day or weeks such as Rebate Processing, Envelope Stuffing, Typing/Data Entry, Google Money Scams, etc. But, by far the worst kinds are the home business offers that tell you how you can make thousands of dollars for a small up-front investment and little work. Many of these scams will even use the brand or identity of legitimate companies to lure you into a sense of security. Google Money Tree, who was just shut down by the Federal Trade Commission, is one example of this.

As the owner of a work at home website MyWealthyLifeBegins.com that helps people avoid work at home scams, I know a lot about these. So I’ve decided to update you with the latest work from home scams revealed. The first thing to remember is that scams tend to repeat themselves with slight variations, kind of like infomercials. This is how these scam companies stay in business. They will run a scam until people, and sometimes the government, starts to catch on. Then they will start another slight variation of the same scam under a different company name. When you are constantly looking for these companies like I do you begin to see a pattern. Don’t let a different website name, job description, or company name confuse you; if it sounds like one of the scams listed below, it’s a scam. For example, Google Money Tree is a known scam, so if another company appears exhibiting many of the same traits described in the Google Money Tree scam; it’s probably a variation of the same scam.

Top 10 Work from Home Scams Revealed

Note: These scams are not ranked by dollars lost or people scammed. In fact, there’s nothing scientific about the list. It’s just the ten home-based business scams I find the most disturbing.

#10. Craft Assembly Scam

This scam encourages you to assemble toys, dolls, or other craft projects at home with the promise of high per-piece rates. All you have to do is pay a fee up-front for the starter kit… which includes instructions and parts.

Sounds good? Well, once you finish assembling your first batch of crafts, you’ll be told by the company that they “don’t meet our specifications.”

In fact, even if you were a robot and did it perfectly, it would be impossible for you to meet their specifications. The scammer company is making money selling the starter kits — not selling the assembled product. So, you’re left with a set of assembled crafts… and no one to sell them to.

#9. Medical Billing Scam

In this scam, you pay 0-0 for everything (supposedly) you need to start your own medical billing service at home. You’re promised state-of-the-art medical billing software, as well as a list of potential clients in your area.

What you’re not told is that most medical clinics process their own bills, or outsource the processing to firms, not individuals. Your software may not meet their specifications, and often the lists of “potential clients” are outdated or just plain wrong.

As usual, trying to get a refund from the medical billing company is like trying to get blood from a stone.

#8. Email Processing Scam

This is a twist on the classic “envelope stuffing scam” (see #1 below). For a low price (?) you can become a “highly-paid” email processor working “from the comfort of your own home.”

Now… what do you suppose an email processor does? If you have visions of forwarding or editing emails, forget it. What you get for your money are instructions on spamming the same ad you responded to in newsgroups and Web forums!

Think about it — many offer to pay you per email processed — would any legitimate company pay that?

#7. “A List of Companies Looking for Home Workers!” Scam

In this one, you pay a small fee for a list of companies looking for home workers just like you.

The only problem is that the list is usually a generic list of companies, companies that don’t take home workers, or companies that may have accepted home workers long, long ago. Don’t expect to get your money back with this one.

#6. “Just Call This 1-900 Number For More Information…” Scam

No need to spend too much time (or money) on this one. 1-900 numbers cost money to call, and that’s how the scammers make their profit.

Save your money — don’t call a 1-900 number for more information about a supposed work-at-home job.

#5. Typing At Home Scam

If you use the Internet a lot, then odds are that you’re probably a good typist. How better to capitalize on it than making money by typing at home?

Here’s how it works: After sending the fee to the scammer for “more information,” you receive a disk and printed information that tells you to place home typist ads and sell copies of the disk to the suckers who reply to you. Like #8, this scam tries to turn you into a scammer!

#4. “Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine!” Scam

Well, this one’s at least half-true. To be completely true, it should read: “Turn your computer into a money-making machine… for spammers!”

This is much the same spam as #5, above. Once you pay your money, you’ll be sent instructions on how to place ads and pull in suckers to “turn their computers into money-making machines.”

#3. Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) Scam

If you’ve heard of network marketing companies like Amway, then you know that there are legitimate MLM businesses based on agents selling products or services.

One big problem with MLMs, though, is when the pyramid and the ladder-climbing become more important than selling the actual product or service. Many of these companies push you hard to recruit your friends and family members.

If the MLM business opportunity is mostly about finding new recruits rather than selling legitimate products or services, beware: The Federal Trade Commission may consider it to be a pyramid scheme… and not only can you lose all your money, but you can be charged with fraud, too!

#2. Chain Letters/Emails (“Make Money Fast”) Scam

If you’ve been on the Internet for any length of time, you’ve probably received or at least seen these chain emails. They promise that all you have to do is send the email along with some money by mail to the top names on the list, then add your name to the bottom… and one day you’ll be a millionaire.

Actually, the only thing that might happen to you one day is to be prosecuted for fraud. This is a classic pyramid scheme, and most times the names in the chain emails are manipulated to make sure only the people at the top of the list (the true scammers) make any money.

#1. Envelope Stuffing Scam

This is oldest work-at-home scam in the book. It’s been around since the U.S. Depression of the 1920s and 1930s, and it’s moved onto the Internet like a cockroach you just can’t eliminate.

There are several variations, but here’s a sample: Much like #5 and #4 above, you are promised to be paid -2 for every envelope you stuff. All you have to do is send money and you’re guaranteed “up to 1,000 envelopes a week that you can stuff… with postage and address already affixed!”

When you send your money, you get a short manual with flyer templates you’re supposed to put up around town, advertising the same work-from-home scheme.

And the pre-addressed, pre-paid envelopes? Well, when people see those flyers, it says that all they have to do is send you .00 in a pre-addressed, pre-paid envelope. Then you stuff that envelope with another flyer and send it to them.

Ingenious, perhaps… but certainly illegal and unethical.

…and the list goes on and on…

These 10 are just the tip of the iceberg, but are probably the most common.

Want To Know if A Company Is A Scam?

Here’s a simple tip, if it sounds too good to be true, then it is. Be very wary of companies promising you can make large amounts of money for an up-front investment and very little work. If your instincts are making you feel uneasy about a company or opportunity, don’t do it. Instincts are your best defense; they are the gift God gave us to sense danger so we could avoid being eaten by a tiger. Instincts are usually right when it comes to work at home scams as well. Listen to them!

So, is There a Legitimate way to Make Money from Home?

Well, yes, many companies have positions that allow their workers to work from home. So, if you want to work from home as an employee search for these types of jobs and companies. However, if you are thinking about working for yourself in a home based business, unfortunately there are not really that many legitimate opportunities.

The Best Home Business Opportunity

In my opinion, the most legitimate work from home business is Internet affiliate marketing. The on-line e-commerce market is exploding, with annual projected sales for 2010 of 2 Billion according to the US Census Bureau. People are buying more and more on-line! So, who are these people buying from? Amazon is projected for Billion in sales at 2010 year end. Other large on-line e-commerce companies include Dell Computer, eBay, Buy.com and Costco.com. However, a large volume of on-line sales come from small businesses.

So what does all this have to do with you and me? Well, many of these big and small companies will allow you to sell their products through an Internet affiliate program. In fact, Amazon generates about 40% of its total revenues through its affiliate marketers. Small home based Internet affiliate marketing businesses run by people just like you and me! There are literally thousands of companies with affiliate programs out there with tens of thousands of legitimate products for you to sell. Many of these companies pay 25% to 75% of the total sale in commissions.

For more information and to get a FREE course on how you can become an Internet affiliate marketer, go to:

My Wealthy Life Begins

My site and the FREE course will take you step-by-step through the process of becoming an Internet affiliate marketer at absolutely no cost to you. Go through it at your own pace and then you can decide if Internet affiliate marketing is right for you. Without spending a dime up front!

Don’t wait! Take advantage of this great free course and find out more about on-line affiliate marketing. You have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.

My Wealthy Life Begins

Bob Walker has worked as a web marketing manager and web designer, and as a SEO, PPC and social network marketing specialist. He is currently the owner of My Wealthy Life Begins, a company that specializing in Internet affiliate marketing, web design, web marketing, article writing, PPC, SEO, social network marketing and work from home jobs.

Bob is a former reporter, writer and editor for the Saddleback College Lariet. He is a regular contributor to www,mywealthylifebegins.com/blog and other affiliate marketing websites and blogs. Bob is also a regular contributor to www.myhealthylifebegins.com/blog and other health and fitness related websites and blogs.

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Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies – A Lesson From Radio Marketing

By: - June 4th, 2011  Filed under: Uncategorized Add Comment

Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies – A Lesson From Radio Marketing

Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies

I’ve spent a lot of time learning about advertising on the radio. I understand ROI as well as MER (Media Efficiency Ratio). I understand the point of 30 minute long form ads versus :30 second spots and prime placement versus remnant space. These are all radio terms that help businesses get good at advertising on the radio.

But here’s something I don’t get. When I was a kid growing up in Anchorage, Alaska I first heard “That Song” by Genesis on KGOT. In Omaha during college I listened to Rush Limbaugh on KKAR and in Nashville I listen to music on JackFM.

There doesn’t appear to be anything strange about that, does there? EXCEPT while driving today I couldn’t remember where JackFM was on the radio dial.

That’s what’s strange. At least JackFM has branded itself with an attitude, but what about KGOT and KKAR and WTN? Who cares what the call letters are? I certainly don’t and I’ve never had a radio that was organized by call letters, it’s only numbers.

Now I’ve certainly listened to my share of stations that use their numbers with their name every 2 minutes like 101.3 KFAR. It gets ingrained in your head after a while – that part makes sense. But what marketing value do the call letters KFAR bring? Nothing. Absolutely Nothing. Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies

But there’s always an exception, isn’t there? There’s a station in Omaha that goes by Lite96. That’s their moniker, that’s their name, that’s their brand. Genius! They’re a light rock/pop station at position 96 on the dial – thus Lite96. That’s pure radio genius. They say their call letters every once in a while because some government body forces them to, but Lite96 is their name – no matter the call letters.

So if you’re an internet marketer looking for some good strategy ideas, before you go out into the world and market yourself – determine how people are going to find you when they can’t remember all the details. Then think about the name Lite96.As summer rolls into town, we visualize tulips and beautiful gardens beginning to bloom. Summer also brings out the homeowner who is looking to sell their property. As potential home buyers come to see your home, you must make some adjustments to the homes exterior appearance.

As the interior scene is very important so is the front lawn that has not been taken care of since last season. If your entrance screams community trash and items that should be recycled are lying outside around your home, this does not give your home any curb appeal for potential buyers. Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies

What homeowners should do is clean up as much as they possibly can and either use potted plants along their walkway or if possible artificial evergreens. Which can be taken to their new home when they leave. Light fixtures outside of the home should be turned on as this will allow the potential buyers to see what size and type of landscaping area their new home has to offer.

There are many ways in which a professional home stager can help potential homeowners with curb appeal.
Stagers are familiar with floral arranging and can help many clients with suited arrangements for their gardens that are cost effective. If the homeowner is using existing returnable flowers, perhaps using other arrangements alongside these can spruce the appeal to up to potential buyers as they visualise their own gardening the following year. Curb appeal is very important and can add value to your home. This is one asset that homeowners should consider when placing their home on the market.

If you’re a local roofing company and you want TedsTopGuys.com to be your website name- could you be missing something? When your customers just can’t remember your name, are they going to go to Google and search for “your town name + roofing contractor”? If you’re nodding yes – then maybe for your long term growth, you should stop thinking about naming the website after yourself and name it something like Nashville Roofing Contractors. Hmmm. . . Advanced Internet Marketing Strategies

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Guidelines to stay away from internet scams

By: - May 14th, 2011  Filed under: Uncategorized Add Comment

Guidelines to stay away from internet scams

Article by Scam Ripper







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