Can You Make Money Working From Home?

There are many, many claims about earning a living from home. So it got me asking, can you make money working from home? We'll explore how to go about this and look for how to research what opportunities are scams and which ones are legitimate.

How do you know if it's legitimate?
You need to do some research before you are able to start and make money working from home. One thing you should be on the lookout for is opportunities that tell you that you'll be able to quit your job within a week of signing up. Determining what is legitimate is mostly common sense. The golden rule here is, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Think about this, if there were legitimate get-rich-quick opportunities, everyone would jump on that. Whatever you decide to do is going to take work, plain and simple. There are no substitutes for working hard - even when you are trying to make money working from home.

What You Are Looking For
Do a search using your favorite search engine. Google is probably the best one but most of them will find what you need. Suppose you find a an opportunity called Make Money Fast (I'm just making this up for illustration purposes) and let's say the site is MakeMoneyFast.com. The search should be as follows:

In Google-> makemoneyfast scam
and makemoneyfast.com scam

Now you'll note that I include the .com as well as the domain without it. The scammers will try every angle so you have to try to out think them. Now, if many results come up with complaints about the opportunity it is probably wise to keep away. If not too many results come up, then you've passed the first check.

The next step is to look at the site and read through the opportunity. Do they describe what it is that you'll be doing in a clear manner? Or are they just telling you to pay money in order for them to release what the business is all about? If it's a true work-at-home situation, they should have no problems with telling you up front. My personal feeling is if they are looking for you to work, they shouldn't be asking for any money whatsoever. They should be asking for your qualification and resume.

Also check that are you able to contact them, preferably by phone? You may have some questions and want to speak to some one directly. If it is only by email, it doesn't mean that it is not legitimate, it's just something to be more cautious about.

If you are looking at opportunities to make money working from home, don't spend a lot of money up front. See if they offer a trial period and your best bet is to pay on a monthly basis with the ability to cancel at any time. If the opportunity is legit, they should allow you to easily quit or even get your money back.

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