I’m trying to find out if it is possible to build a steady or sustained income stream through online businesses. But after considerable research, have not found a way to differentiate from the millions of scams dotting the online biz landscape. If there are net users who have been successful in figuring out a way to make a living off the net, I would like to understand how to go about doing the same without losing money to scamsters.
I have not found any.
I’m sick of the same ol "If you give us your money, we"ll make you some money." Sometimes we end up giving them our money only to be disappointed. How is one supposed to trust any of them? Even when someone refers me to a site they claim is "for real", it’s bogus.
IF you continue to search in the same places, you will continue to produce the same results. I would not get involved with anything on a whim. The only way to build trust is through research and knowledge. If you are getting into something that you know nothing about, you will open up the chances of disappointment and you will likely be conned into something that does not fit.
Opportunities that are "for real" are the ones that you create. There are many resources available for creating an online business around your interests. There are also websites like http://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/index.html that have great ideas for online business.
I have my own online business that is "for real" and is controlled by my wife and I alone.
I just wanted to know if any of the online work from home opporotunites are actually legit. They all seem to have the same format which makes me not trust them. I would like to do data entry but i’m not sure which or if any of them are for real. Does anyone know?
You need to send your resume out to real jobs you are qualified to do.
In your cover letter you need to state that you wish to work remotely, from your home office. LOTS of companies, especially in CA operate this way. They usually provide transportation for you to come in for an interview and for you to attend company meetings a few times a year, but otherwise everything is done online.
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Do you need to register a sole propeiter-ship? Do I need a business license for a home-based business?
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If you have joined an online based business opportunity, how much money would you spend on advertising and promoting each month?
Depending on the size of the opportunity returns only l can tell. maybe 10% from the full budget will do.
I’m not looking necessarily to make a fortune, just enough to make ends meet on a part time basis. I’m not into MLM. I just want a straight forward way to earn some extra money online.
I have quite a few friends in the telecommunications industry that their businesses are online and off line as well. If you’d like to take a look at the industry that they’re involved in, here’s one of their web sites. Her name is Tiffany. Her web site is http://www.tiffanyvague.acnrep.com So here’s one option for you.
Or some voluntary work for charities, which aollow you to work from home, online?
http://mydataentryjobs.blogspot.com
Are there any tried and true sites out there for more information?
I know a lot about this topic so please forgive the length of this reply. I have a lot of good info for you. I am a mother of two little girls who are actually tugging on my arm as I write this so I will try to be brief. Many people are looking for work from home companies. All the scams definitely create a big problem but also, there is a problem of people misunderstanding the difference between work from home "jobs" and work from home opportunities. There really are not work from home “jobs”. To get that you have to start working for a company in their offices first, then they MAY allow you to take the job home.
Most of the work from home opportunities that are legitimate offers are not an hourly pay type job. They are business opportunities that help you in starting your own business from your home.
What you should do first is to decide if you are simply looking for an hourly rate type job or if you are looking for more of an opportunity for additional income such as what you would make in your own business being your own boss from home. Many say a JOB stands for Just Over Broker and I have found that to be true as well. I never got anywhere working for others.
Small home businesses have some small costs involved, less then $100 to start is reasonable and I would stay away from those wanting $300, $500 even some asking for $1000-$5000. It doesn’t cost that much to start and run a home business so you shouldn’t pay it. The real ones will have a small monthly overhead as well. Should be around $50 a month but no more then $75. And everything should be included from your web sites to training and team support to back office accounting and booking. It’s ok to pay this overhead because it’s a business, they cost money. It’s not reasonable to assume you can run a business from home with a website and more for free so do keep that in mind as you search.
If you are coming across places that say free then I would RUN don’t walk the other way! They never are. I tried them many a times and 3 weeks later I had to buy this and 6 weeks later that. After 6 months these “free businesses” had cost me over $800 on average.
I’m a stay at home mom of two little girls as I mentioned, ages 1 and 3. I work about 15-18 hours per week for a National Medical Benefits Company. This is a home business, a nationally known and reputable home business which is what you need to make sure you are looking for. I have been with the company almost a year now and I make over $2000 a month! In your first month, depending on how many hours you can work, I have seen people make anywhere from $300 to over $3000. And your income will increase each month because we get paid residual income as well. If I continue on as I am going at the end of the year I will be making $5000 a month. My friend Becky from South Carolina started 2 years before me and she is now making $95,000 a year with this company.
The best part is they have 401(k), direct deposit, life insurance and a benefits package most of which you get from day one. In addition, there are no products, no hard selling or pushing, no cold calling, no home parties and no telemarketing! That was VERY important to me.
I absolutely love working with them and I can’t believe I am making what I am making and in so few hours per week. The neat thing is there are other people on your team that you work with so you are never alone. You have great team support and you get to know the other people on your team pretty well. The support is great but I have made wonderful friends as well. I think that’s important too, especially being at home!
I was a bit apprehensive at first because I know a lot of companies are not legit but this company is the number one National Medical Benefits Company in the US. They are a member of the US Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Dental Plans and the owner of the company actually sits on the board of The Consumer Health Alliance to which we are also members. Also they were featured in “The New York Times”, “Wall Street Journal” “Time Magazine” and the “American Medical Review”. Even “60 Minutes” with Morley Safer did a big special on this home based business.
Even more then all this is they are accepted at over 100,000 retailers nation wide. These are fortune 500 companies like Sears, Target, Walgreens, CVS, Wal-mart, Publix and more. These companies would never work with a company that was any thing less then reputable. That made me feel very good about working with them knowing they were accepted at these stores that I frequent. Also now of course being with them I get the dental and vision benefits for free and I saved over $150 on my last visit to the dentist! That’s just a beautiful perk! : – )
When I first started I just felt very safe with them, that and my friend was already making so much money with Ameriplan. But at this point I feel a sense of security financially that our family has never had before. That plus LOV
Hello I have been looking into some network marketing companies that want me to do some Online Internet Home Based Business Opportunity, but I have 2 kids. Is that the best route for me to go?
I agree with Landon.
If you do your due diligence, you will find that many of these websites have been there for years, meaning they are successful.
Not to say that there aren’t any scams, because there are.
Be careful of the ones that promise overnight riches for doing practically nothing. The saying, "If it sounds too good to be true…." applies.
Internet marketing is a real and viable business, and if you are willing to put in the time and effort it can be accomplished.
You can even set up your business using completely free to use tools, software and tutorials.
Check out this website for a list of some free tools you can use. It lists great free tutorials made just for newbies that give step-by-step instructions on how to do it.
http://tinyurl.com/olkn56