| If you go online and look for work from home | | | | addresses that go to overseas e-mail accounts or that |
| opportunities, you will be presented with a plethora of | | | | originate from free e-mail providers, such as Google |
| jobs. The trick is to sort out the legitimate work from | | | | and Yahoo. |
| home jobs from the work at home ideas that are | | | | After you get the company's address, contact the |
| scams. Never assume that a job is legitimate because | | | | local Better Business Bureau to check for any |
| you see it listed on a certain site. Know how to spot | | | | complaints that have been lodged against the business. |
| the signs of work at home scams and you'll soon be | | | | If you see complaints, look for another job. If the |
| earning money instead of throwing it away. | | | | company has a clean record, it may be legitimate, or it |
| Identifying Legitimate Work from Home Jobs | | | | may be so new that nobody's had a chance to file a |
| First, use your common sense. If a job offers | | | | complaint yet. Scammers frequently change |
| thousands of dollars a month for a part-time | | | | addresses, telephone numbers and company names |
| commitment, the offer is probably a scam. The reality | | | | to stay one step ahead of the law. |
| is that developing a business takes hard work and | | | | Go to your favorite search engine and investigate the |
| time. | | | | company or individual who is looking to hire you. People |
| Does the company ask you to pay them a fee before | | | | who do not get paid for online work from home |
| you start to work? Compare the job with a traditional | | | | opportunities tend to rather vocal about their |
| workplace job. Direct-sales companies will require you | | | | displeasure on discussion boards. If you find out that |
| to buy the products that you will sell. Apart from this | | | | former employees are dissatisfied with the person or |
| situation, most legitimate brick and mortar companies | | | | company that is offering the job, you are likely to be |
| do not ask you to pay them for training or materials. | | | | dissatisfied too. |
| They provide the training and information that you | | | | Ask for references. Then check them. |
| need to get the job done. So should an online job | | | | Make sure that you ask the appropriate questions |
| opportunity. | | | | regarding pay, including what the company's payment |
| Finding Information | | | | terms are and whether you have to submit invoices |
| Check the company's Web site. A legitimate company | | | | for your work. |
| should have information about the history of the | | | | Think carefully before you pay for job listings. The jobs |
| company and its founders. The company should also | | | | listed may not be current or the jobs may not even |
| have an address and phone number, in addition to a | | | | actually exist. There are a number of Web sites that |
| working e-mail address. If the company does not have | | | | offer you free, up-to-date job listings at no charge. |
| a Web site or does not provide contact information, | | | | Start your search there. |
| you may be looking at a red flag. Beware of e-mail | | | | |