Online Guru or Scam Artist: How Can You Tell?

Written by Michele Schermerhorn


You want to start your own online business. You wantrepparttar financial independence from corporate America. You want to pursue your dreams. You need help. Who do you call?

Unfortunately, asrepparttar 116417 web has grown so haverepparttar 116418 undesirable elements too. The web is a microcosm ofrepparttar 116419 real world. There are honest merchants and trainers. But there are also those looking to prey on inexperienced people. Before you get sucked into a bad situation and spend hundreds of dollars, read this article. As you read this article, do not accept what I say blindly. Test it against your own experience.

Every day, I’m certain you receive many emails promising you everything from cheap Canadian drugs to making big money fast at eBay. The first way to identify an online scam artist is by his SPAM. The spam emails you receive should triggerrepparttar 116420 same signals in your brain asrepparttar 116421 spore left by predators aroundrepparttar 116422 chicken coop. A reputable online business will not send SPAM (unsolicited email). A reputable company or individual will work hard to earn your business by publishing articles online, working on their website’s search engine results, and providing you with a content rich website. So,repparttar 116423 first sign ofrepparttar 116424 online scam artist is his SPAM email. Just delete any you receive. But, how do you findrepparttar 116425 right company or individual to support you?

Start with a search engine, like google.com or teoma.com. Search for terms like “small business forum”, “small business advice”, “small business newsletters”, and “home based business resources”. Looking atrepparttar 116426 resulting search results, avoid those search results that start with phrases like “business opportunity” or “work from home and make $50,000”. Come on! You know that just doesn’t sound right. If they knew how to make a fortune with very little effort, do you think they’d be teaching others how to do it? So what do you look for? Sites that offer articles from true professionals inrepparttar 116427 field of online business.

Readrepparttar 116428 articles that interest you. Listen carefully to whatrepparttar 116429 writer is saying. If they are painting a reasonable expectation and answering your unasked questions, check out their website. Reputable people will work very hard placing articles on reputable sites where you can find them. They will work for your business.

Now that you’re on their site, what do you look for to determine if this company or individual is right for you? First, readrepparttar 116430 contents of their site. Is it focused on you,repparttar 116431 potential customer? Does it give you relevant information, or just a sales pitch? Is it trying to get you to a free seminar without any other option of contactingrepparttar 116432 company? Does it give you a clear roadmap of how it intends to deliver onrepparttar 116433 promises it’s making? If they aren’t attempting to inform you so you can make a decision that’s best for you, RUN! (In other words, skip their site and go torepparttar 116434 next).

As a side note: Stay away from academic organizations. They tend to knowrepparttar 116435 theory of creating a successful online business. You want someone who has created a successful online business and knows what to do based upon experience, not theory. Readrepparttar 116436 biographies ofrepparttar 116437 people headingrepparttar 116438 company. Arerepparttar 116439 biographies focused upon real world accomplishments? Read how they operate. After you sign with them, will you be handed off to some hourly employee or will you work with someone who has actually created an online business?

A Reality Check Is Necessary Before Starting A Home Business

Written by Kirk Bannerman


I have helped thousands of people start up their own home based businesses usingrepparttar Internet. Over time, I have come to recognize two ofrepparttar 116416 most important factors for identifying people that should NOT start a home based business.

If a prospective entrepreneur says something like...

"I'm broke and need to make some money...fast!"

or,

"I want to start a home business, but I don't want to spend anything on it until after I start earning some money."

...it is certain that they have not "gotten real" and should not attempt to start a home business under either of those conditions. I refer to them asrepparttar 116417 "death sentences" for starting a home based business.

Almost equally important isrepparttar 116418 need to have realistic economic expectations when undertaking a home based business. There is no magic here, folks. A home based business provides many rewards such as working inrepparttar 116419 comfort of your own home, avoiding a stressful commute, being your own boss, setting your own hours, no dress code, etc., etc., but anyone that is also expecting "instant riches" is sadly mistaken.

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