Scam Free Work At Home Jobs

Many people looking for scam free work at home jobs online are reluctant to trust any opportunities they see on the Internet. This is perfectly understandable: anyone could be hiding behind the facade of a website, all they need to do is pay a few dollars extra for private registration when they purchase a domain name and their details will be hidden from the public. Work at home opportunity seekers are left with the choice of trusting a complete stranger or not trusting anybody. If they decide to take the risk and sign up for an online work at home opportunity, they might be unlucky enough to get involved in a scam but they might find the income earning opportunity they needed. If they are not prepared to trust anybody, they will certainly avoid scams but they will never find a way to make money working at home online.

I received an email today asking me this question:

"How do I know you and the companies/programs you suggest are legitimate?"

This set me thinking again about the whole problem of knowing who you can trust when you are looking for scam free work at home opportunities online. I previously published an article about doing due diligence online but here are a few basic tips to help you.

1. Look out for hype. Advertisers are going to use language that makes their product sound like the best work at home idea you could ever wish to encounter. You have to decide whether the claims made for the product are ordinary advertising "puff" or if they seem over-inflated.

2. Check out who owns the website. Go to www.betterwhois.com, type in the website url and see if the details of the owner match what is published on the website. If the owner's details are concealed, this should be taken as a warning that they might be trying to hide something (they might just want to keep their information private, but take it as a warning anyway).

3. Type the name of the website or program or program owner into a search engine along with the word "scam". What you are looking for is forum postings. Visit the forums and read what has been posted (both for and against). What you are looking for is an overwhelming trend to say whether there is a scam involved. Never forget that anyone can post anything they like online and there are people out there who will post libellous statements because it gives them some sort of warped pleasure.

4. Look for "trust seals" - eg icop, BBB Online etc on the websites. Click on the seal to make sure it is a live link. If it is just a non-clickable image or takes you to a generic web page, this is a sign of a scam. If the website owner is a member of a respected authority, clicking on the seal should take you to a page owned by the authority which confirms that the website you were visiting is a genuine member. You might also want to read my article Avoiding The Better Business Bureau Scam.

5. Trust your own instincts. If all the evidence says you are looking at a legitimate scam free work at home opportunity, but you still feel uneasy, take your investigations further. You might find that your instinct was wrong, but I am a great believer in trusting gut feelings.

There are scam free work at home programs online, you just need to take some sensible precautions and investigate them thoroughly.

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