For anyone that watches late night television and infomercials it is not news that there are many business opportunities on the internet. There are advertisements in print media, television and a few months ago I heard a commercial on the radio. With all the hype about home based and internet based business opportunities I decided that I would look into it to see if I could supplement our income.
There are many sites that make huge claims about making money online. In my research I found that some of them are complete scams and others are complicated business ventures. I did come up with a few pitfalls and tools that I used in sorting out the opportunities. It is very easy to get caught up in spending money to obtain information. That is the first pitfall that I fell into. When looking into making money online do not pay for information about the opportunity.
We have all come across the sites that claim that you can make thousands of dollars a week spending a few minutes a day whenever you want to. Most of these sites call themselves data entry opportunities. They tell you that if you can type an email you can do the job and make thousands of dollars a week. The information that is not shared prior to buying into the company is that you need to spend a great deal of money posting the advertisements that you type up. I paid to learn more about the data entry positions. In the hype portion I was told that all I needed to do was to fill out forms and post them on the internet. I was not told that I first had to pay to get the forms and then had to pay to post them. I also had to research which company had the greatest potential of helping me recoup my money as well as make a profit. It was a very complicated and misleading experience. The next pitfall that I fell into in trying to make money online was the completion of surveys. This is the biggest rip off that there is on the internet. For one thing you can join companies to get mailed the surveys without going through a third party. The third party has you pay money then they simply give you the websites of the survey companies. I ended up spending money joining music and make up clubs as well as ordering magazines. There was one survey that I took that I was paid $1.50 for taking. The third party company stated that you could make hundreds of dollars a week spending fifteen to twenty hours. This was not a sure bet in making money online for me. The person that was making money online in this case was the one that found the survey takers for the companies, who in turn bought from the companies.
Making money online is possible, but it is not a get rich quick scheme and the old saying “if it sounds too good to be true it probably isn’t” definitely applies.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Making Extra Money
Making Extra Money
When the bills pile up, people often search for ways of making extra money. This can be complicated if you already have a full time job, and a family at home. There isn’t always time to go out and get a part time job to make ends meet, and this isn’t desirable in the least. Now that the Internet has become so popular, there are many ways a person can go about making extra money without leaving the comforts of home.
When it comes to making extra money, you have to watch out. There are some legitimate opportunities for making extra money, but there are also a ton of scams out there that you need to avoid. Many of these scams offer huge profits for little or no work. Many times people will ask you for money in order to make money. You have to read the fine print and use common sense. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
You do have options for making extra money that are perfectly legitimate. Many people have turned to eBay. They can sell used or new items there, and many make a living doing so. In order for this to work for you, you have to be serious about it, and you have to put a lot of work into it. If you wish to go this route, do some research before you begin. There are many sources for advice online that will help you be more successful when selling on eBay.
If you are a freelance writer, the Internet is a great place for making extra money. You can find many websites and businesses that are looking for writers, but again, watch out for the scams. It may take you a while to break into content writing for online sites, but once you get rolling, you will find you can make some decent money if you set your mind to it. Other people go about making extra money by having their own websites. They have these sites set up to sell any number of goods or services, or they rely on web content to earn money through Google’s Adsense program. These sites tend to come and go, but if you do your research and invest a little time and money, this can be a great way to go about making extra money online.
Remember that no matter what you choose to do, there are scammers out there waiting for you to fall for their sales pitch. Never give money to someone when you aren’t clear about what you are getting in return. You won’t make 2,000 dollars a day typing from home, and you can’t expect to earn 10,000 dollars a month from a program that doesn’t clearly state how you are going to make that money. Some prey on people who need money, but don’t know how to find a legitimate opportunity. Don’t be one of them.
When the bills pile up, people often search for ways of making extra money. This can be complicated if you already have a full time job, and a family at home. There isn’t always time to go out and get a part time job to make ends meet, and this isn’t desirable in the least. Now that the Internet has become so popular, there are many ways a person can go about making extra money without leaving the comforts of home.
When it comes to making extra money, you have to watch out. There are some legitimate opportunities for making extra money, but there are also a ton of scams out there that you need to avoid. Many of these scams offer huge profits for little or no work. Many times people will ask you for money in order to make money. You have to read the fine print and use common sense. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
You do have options for making extra money that are perfectly legitimate. Many people have turned to eBay. They can sell used or new items there, and many make a living doing so. In order for this to work for you, you have to be serious about it, and you have to put a lot of work into it. If you wish to go this route, do some research before you begin. There are many sources for advice online that will help you be more successful when selling on eBay.
If you are a freelance writer, the Internet is a great place for making extra money. You can find many websites and businesses that are looking for writers, but again, watch out for the scams. It may take you a while to break into content writing for online sites, but once you get rolling, you will find you can make some decent money if you set your mind to it. Other people go about making extra money by having their own websites. They have these sites set up to sell any number of goods or services, or they rely on web content to earn money through Google’s Adsense program. These sites tend to come and go, but if you do your research and invest a little time and money, this can be a great way to go about making extra money online.
Remember that no matter what you choose to do, there are scammers out there waiting for you to fall for their sales pitch. Never give money to someone when you aren’t clear about what you are getting in return. You won’t make 2,000 dollars a day typing from home, and you can’t expect to earn 10,000 dollars a month from a program that doesn’t clearly state how you are going to make that money. Some prey on people who need money, but don’t know how to find a legitimate opportunity. Don’t be one of them.
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