How to Spot a Legitimate Home-Based Business
When I first started to search for a legitimate home-based business, I didn't have a lot of time or money to spare.
After doing just good enough for a number of years, I'd gone back to school at Arizona State University for a Business Administration degree.
However, my mother fell ill with cancer before I could put my degree to good use, and, after her passing, my family moved back to Louisiana to make a fresh start closer to my wife's family.
We thought we'd use rental income from our Arizona home to keep things rolling until I could find work, but a burst pipe ruined the house and that dream.
In other words, I had to find the right business opportunity, and I had to find it quickly.
Fortunately, I did just that.
Now my family enjoys the financial security we deserve and that I've wanted to provide for so long.
Even better, my online business gives me plenty of time at home with my kids, who have suffered a lot from losing their grandmother.
I don't want to think of the nightmare I would have faced if the home-based business I'd found hadn't been legitimate.
And I don't want you to go through that, either.
That said, here are 5 tips for finding legitimate online business opportunities: 1.
How long has the sponsoring company been around? Granted, staying power doesn't guarantee legitimacy, but the Internet makes it very hard to keep a scam secret for long.
2.
What claims are being made about this business? You can amass wealth with the Internet, but online opportunities aren't get-rich-quick schemes.
Anyone who says you don't have to meet your success halfway is selling you something closer to the London Bridge than a solid business opportunity.
3.
Is the sponsoring company a member of the Better Business Bureau? Online businesses can join the BBB, too, and it's a good sign if the one you're looking at has been accepted.
4.
What kind of contact information is being provided? Does the company have a physical address and a phone number as well as a Web site? Can you talk with a specific person to get your questions answered? 5.
How clearly written is the Terms of Service (TOS) contract between you and the company? Are your individual rights and responsibilities spelled out in detail? Does the TOS explain payment terms and times? Not everyone who goes into business on the Internet is honest, just like you can't depend on everyone in any other walk of life.
But if you take your time and do your due diligence, you can find a legitimate home-based business that will help you satisfy your goals and dreams.
Be sure you do enough research before you sign anything; and feel free to say "no" if you don't feel comfortable for any reason.
There are many, many business opportunities available through the Internet.
If a particular one doesn't work for you, you'll still have no trouble finding one that will.
After doing just good enough for a number of years, I'd gone back to school at Arizona State University for a Business Administration degree.
However, my mother fell ill with cancer before I could put my degree to good use, and, after her passing, my family moved back to Louisiana to make a fresh start closer to my wife's family.
We thought we'd use rental income from our Arizona home to keep things rolling until I could find work, but a burst pipe ruined the house and that dream.
In other words, I had to find the right business opportunity, and I had to find it quickly.
Fortunately, I did just that.
Now my family enjoys the financial security we deserve and that I've wanted to provide for so long.
Even better, my online business gives me plenty of time at home with my kids, who have suffered a lot from losing their grandmother.
I don't want to think of the nightmare I would have faced if the home-based business I'd found hadn't been legitimate.
And I don't want you to go through that, either.
That said, here are 5 tips for finding legitimate online business opportunities: 1.
How long has the sponsoring company been around? Granted, staying power doesn't guarantee legitimacy, but the Internet makes it very hard to keep a scam secret for long.
2.
What claims are being made about this business? You can amass wealth with the Internet, but online opportunities aren't get-rich-quick schemes.
Anyone who says you don't have to meet your success halfway is selling you something closer to the London Bridge than a solid business opportunity.
3.
Is the sponsoring company a member of the Better Business Bureau? Online businesses can join the BBB, too, and it's a good sign if the one you're looking at has been accepted.
4.
What kind of contact information is being provided? Does the company have a physical address and a phone number as well as a Web site? Can you talk with a specific person to get your questions answered? 5.
How clearly written is the Terms of Service (TOS) contract between you and the company? Are your individual rights and responsibilities spelled out in detail? Does the TOS explain payment terms and times? Not everyone who goes into business on the Internet is honest, just like you can't depend on everyone in any other walk of life.
But if you take your time and do your due diligence, you can find a legitimate home-based business that will help you satisfy your goals and dreams.
Be sure you do enough research before you sign anything; and feel free to say "no" if you don't feel comfortable for any reason.
There are many, many business opportunities available through the Internet.
If a particular one doesn't work for you, you'll still have no trouble finding one that will.
