How to find a Legit Home Biz????

Ravish30 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-05-2005, 11:43 AM

Finding A Legitimate
Work At Home Business
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.

glewis39 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-17-2005, 11:43 PM

Shelley,

That's some good advice and I have one more suggestion....

When you're ocmparing companies, one thing you want to look at is whether your commission is paid on retail value or wholesale. It can really make a difference! A $100 retail sale will earn you $25 if you earn 25% on retail, but that same sale wouldn't earn you as much if you make 25% on wholeale.

This is just a help to remind you to compare apples to applies ... oranges to oranges...

Ginger

HighlightsJHeike · #3 (**permalink**) 07-18-2005, 12:21 AM

Ginger and Shelley, I think all of these suggestions are excellent for those searching through the "sea" of biz ads. I would also consider the market. How new is the opportunity? How many consultants in your area? Is there a Manager that can train/support you, if not, does the company provide the training/support to help you earn the Manager position?

Greeetings,
Heike Boehnke-Sharp

avonopportunity · #4 (**permalink**) 12-20-2005, 01:43 PM

Some awesome pointers given -

So many companies don't tell you the whole story until after you enroll -

i have also had a number of friends that put significant money and time into a business only to have it disband or transition into something that was nothing like they originally enrolled in - so think about the stability of the company nd it's track record -

and the other point I would encourage folks to consider is do your best to match your skills with what you are considering - sometimes it takes a trial to figure that out - it did for me

I tried home party plans and they just didn't work for me - I have a hard time being pushy and convincing people to do something they really don't want to do - I had to do something that didn't require that skill -

I am so much happier now that I found that -

This is really a helpful thread -