Once you find one or two options that look good for you, sign up for their free seminar. Every reputable company has an online free seminar. Unfortunately, so does every online scam artist, so before seminar, do some research. Start by contacting Better Business Bureau where company is located to research any prior complaints. Go to google.com or teoma.com, or any other search engine, and put company’s name in search box. If anyone is really mad at them, results will come back. This is a case where “no news is good news”. Now that you know company doesn’t have an already documented bad reputation, it’s time to attend seminar.

Now that it’s time for free seminar, what should you listen for?

·Do they emphasize money to be made, and downplay or ignore effort required to accomplish that task? ·Do they promise you to do work for you? ·Do they promise a lot of “free” things? ·Do they offer a money-back guarantee? Though this may sound good as a sales pitch, few of them deliver on that promise. ·Do they allow you to ask questions at some point in seminar or do they keep themselves insulated from you and your concerns? ·When seminar is over, do you get to talk with person who will be your coach/mentor, or do you only get to talk to a salesman only?

Let’s say everything is sounding good and you think you want to sign up. What now?

Follow these simple guidelines and you can avoid a costly mistake: ·Don’t talk to a salesman! ALWAYS ask to talk to person who will be coaching you. ·Ask them about their experience and make certain you will feel comfortable working with them for long term. ·Be sure they are asking you tough questions to make certain you are a good candidate to be successful in their program. No reputable company wants to sell you a program you will fail at. Reputable companies count on happy customers telling other people about their company. ·Make certain you understand program and what you will be required to do to be successful. ·Don’t fall for any “early bird registration discounts”. If you need time to think about this decision, a reputable company will understand that. Have as many conversations as it takes to feel comfortable. If they want to sign you fast, what kind of service do you expect once they have your money?

Is it easy to spot a scam artist online? It is if you follow simple guidelines laid out in this article and if you listen to that small voice in your head that keeps repeating “this sounds too good to be true”.

There are a tremendous number of home business and work at home opportunities offered on Internet. Many of these are all hype and try to convince you that you will be making huge amounts of money in very little time (you know, stuff like..."you will be making $5,000 per week, and more, in just a few weeks!"). You should avoid these like plague...if they were for real everyone would be doing it.

Study opportunities carefully and select home business opportunity that seems to fit your own particular style or talents. What is a good choice for one person may be a very poor fit for someone else. The common thread that applies to everyone is that you must be "for real" (as indicated above) and business opportunity itself must be "for real".