Home Business Scam: A Warning For The Home Business Mom
Finally! My first post in Mummy’s Home Biz, a blog dedicated to help the home business mom! 
Pardon the enthusiasm but I am really excited that I have finally set up this blog and am ready to receive some readers.
OK, so let’s get the ball rolling. One of the first main concerns I had (and I am sure a lot of working from home moms have too) when I saw all those work at home job postings online and in newspapers was which one was genuine? Which ones are Internet home business scams? And which ones are the latest scams?
I get quite skeptical every time I see work at home advertisements claiming that you can earn thousands of dollars a week, and from the job description, it sounds like you barely even have to lift a finger. It makes me feel very suspicious towards the job offering and my defense mechanism automatically kicks in and tells me to back away.
In the end, it could be the REAL deal but just because it seems too good to be true (thus causing it to sound like a “home business scam”), I ended up missing out on a golden opportunity. With that in mind, I searched online for some tips on how to smell a rat from a mile away and came across many useful articles. After an afternoon of research, I wrote an article on how you can determine whether an advertisement about work from home jobs for moms is a genuine opportunity or not.
Anyway, here is my article:
“In the world we live in now, working at home is becoming more and more popular due to the time flexibility it gives. A lot of people are hunting for work at home opportunities to either be the primary source of their income or as a secondary source. Unfortunately, as the popularity of working at home opportunities blossom, so does the number of work at home business scams. It has become extremely hard to figure out which ones are genuine. This causes a lot of people to be quite apprehensive when they hear the term work at home as they are scared of falling into a scam.
Avoid becoming a home business scam victim
Even though there are no guaranteed ways to ensure that a work at home job is legitimate but there are some pointers which you can try to help you protect yourself to some extent. In the first place, it is best to execute some research regarding the company offering the work at home job. You can check on how long the company has been operating and whether or not it is easy to get in touch with them for guidance or help. You can also check review sites for example, fraudbureau.com and scambusters.com, but you must be careful as some review sites might be showing false information. You should always read the reviews published by these sites with some skepticism.
Another way is to search for references and get in touch with the people who are already utilizing the work at home opportunities in order to find out how genuine it is. A lot of work at home jobs require a start up fee for you to start and this may mean it is a scheme. Ensure that you check if they offer a money back guarantee or you can also check with the people who has already taken up the position.
Many work at home jobs also promise ridiculously huge amounts of money in a very short time with a somewhat simple work description. If that were true, everybody would be extremely loaded working at home! The real deal is normally the work is much more mind-boggling than what they tell you and the money is not as much as they say it is. Working from home moms should remember that working at home is just like working at an office or anywhere else for that matter. It takes time, effort and discipline to achieve success.
There are also many online employment sites, for example monster.com, jobs.com and careerbuilder.com, which you can go to search for work at home jobs. Normally, if it seems too good to be true and your instincts are telling you it is a home based business scam, then most probably it is a scam. If you become a prey to a scam, you risk losing not only money but also your time and effort, so remember to proceed with care and protect yourself from scams!”
I think the tips in the article are quite relevant and helpful for work at home mums so maybe you will find them handy too when you embark on your journey to become a successful home business mom!
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