Wednesday, January 28, 2009

True or Scam? Learn how to earn money while online!

By Chance Buckman

Day in and day out, more and more people are going to the internet to find a new career. Buyer beware, the more people that flock to the internet, the more scams there will be lurking.

I can vouch for this all to well coming from the finance industry. Now, that being said, there are still a lot of legitimate ways to make money online from home. Lets look at a few ways to sort through the scams.

First, go with your gut. If you are reviewing a company and can't find much information online, its probably because its brand new and wont be around tomorrow. If the website looks like it was made in 10 minutes, it probably was.

Stay clear of outlandish claims. This is a huge red flag and is almost always a precursor to a scam. You just can't legitimately make 10,000 a day starting out in internet marketing, you just can't.

So you now have you final list of companies to examine. Start by asking them all the same questions and really study how they respond. Does anyone get nervous or shifty when you start prying? If so that might be a good indication to watch out.

Luckily for us in this day and age there are a lot of 3rd party sources on the internet that review companies and write reviews on them. BE careful however, the companies themselves may put out reviews, so be sure to watch your source.

Hopefully this article has not made you rule out starting your own internet business or working from home, because it can be very lucrative!

I am an internet business owner myself and love every minute of it! So get out there and find the company that best fits you. - 16747

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