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Overloaded Inbox?
How to Avoid Home Business Scams
By Susie Michelle Cortright
The e-mail inboxes of net-savvy parents are often flooded with home business scams. We're prime targets. We know our way around a computer keyboard, and we love to spend time with our kids, so we're marked for every home-business opportunity in the book.
And it's true: A lot of us would love nothing more than to make money and stay at home. That's why even though we know we can smell a rat a mile away, we're sometimes tempted – even by those less-than-reputable (and less-than-ethical) companies that rely on SPAM to get the word out.
Here are a few tips to help you avoid the scams and find the right home-based business opportunity for you:
Also be wary of companies that offer to sell you lists of companies who are looking for homeworkers. A friend of mine once shelled out $95 for such a list, which turned out to be a listing straight from her yellow pages. When she contacted these businesses, she discovered that they were neither looking for homeworkers nor did they agree to be listed in such a book.