Work From Home

Better Safe than Sorry: Consult BBB

The Business Bureau Bureau, which is also known as BBB, is a non-profit and non-government organization supporting the objectives and ideals of bureau and stands as the link between business and consumers.  They report and collect information to help people who call to their agency make decisions.  The organization works with other agencies, police, associations, and the government to be of assistance to the people and make them informed.

You can inquire at their site through sending questions that will be answered as soon as possible by the agency.  The BBB also offers tips and advices on how you can avoid being scammed.  According to them, the most common pattern of a scammer's scheme is receiving the information through the Internet and the newspapers, luring the consumers on big income that they can receive through joining.

The BBB has revealed two things based on its experience after answering to the scheme of stuffing envelope.  The consumer will either end up receiving no reply from the said firm or they receive an instruction telling them to post advertisements just like theirs.  They will gain income here through encouraging others to join and send you money then instruct them to do the same thing also. 

BBB informs people to be very discerning when looking for work-from-home jobs or business opportunities, as scams not only cost thousands of dollars and countless of hours with no return, but they may also tarnish your reputation because of inadvertently selling nonexistent products or services. In worse scenarios, you may get accused of perpetrating a fraud.

Aside from checking BBB rating section (http://search.bbb.org) for the assessment of the company you are planning to work with, making your potential employer or source of home business opportunity answer the following questions will be of great help:

• What tasks will I have to perform? (Ask the program sponsor to list every step of the job.)
• Will I be paid a salary or will my pay be based on commission?
• Who will pay me?
• When will I get my first paycheck?
• What is the total cost of the work-at-home program, including supplies, equipment and membership fees?
• What will I get for my money?

The answers that you will get from your potential employer will help in rounding up whether the opportunity will meet your expectations - physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.

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Sure, we would all love to work at home. We can get up at any hour we want to. We are our own bosses. One problem regarding working at home is how sure you are, as the employee, about your employers.

The most difficult thing about working-at-home opportunities is that the contact is mostly done online or over the phone. This connection may be too shady for most people. Surprisingly, it works for other people. In fact, moms, retirees, and disabled people actually rake in cash by taking on work-at-home opportunities.

Work-at-home opportunities can actually be pursued full time. But how do you know whether these are legitimate or not?

Always, always proceed with caution. Because of the inter-connectedness brought by the Internet, so many schemes are out there waiting to lure gullible people in. Some of which ask you to give money all for the promise of getting rich quickly. If the offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Here are some ways for you to know a scam in a blink of an eye:

1. You must always check the company's address and number. Double check that they are listed and that their offices aren't simply post office boxes. It may be a work-at-home opportunity for you, but that doesn't have to mean that it must also be work-at-home for them.
2. If they have a website, that's one assurance that they are legal and they will not dupe you. A website shows professionalism on the employer's part. But it must not be just any simple website with a splash of words here and there. There must be further details on what exactly you should be doing for the company from your home.
3. Always make sure that you are in close contact with a person that is responsible for your payment. Ask them first-hand when you can accept your paycheck. Get their contact information and keep in touch with them as much as possible. It is fair enough that you get paid for the work you do.
4. Terms of agreement must be spelled out in writing. It can be posted on their website or they could send you a brochure. If you finally have these in writing and your mind is set on working for them, at least you have something to show when called for. Having terms in writing makes it easier for the employee to have some sort of evidence when he is in a dispute with his employer. This condition makes it easier for both parties in the legal sense.

Now as a home worker, you are an independent contractor and you wouldn't be getting the traditional employee benefits. For that reason, it is then your duty to get your own health insurance or any form of compensation that is attributed to a regular employee.

You must be responsible in tracking down your expenses. Some work-at-home business opportunities pay their employee on a project basis. Therefore, what the employee earns vary from month-to-month. Not only must the home worker track his expenses, he must also keep a record of the work he is doing, so that he will get paid for these correctly.

Just make sure that whatever transaction and action are going on between you and your employer are legitimate. You can find countless work-at-home ads out there promising hundreds and even thousands of dollars a month – all at your home.