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Home Based Business Scams
Posted 9th January 2009 at 09:59 PM by jwhagarty
Aren’t all home based businesses scams? This is the number one question I see posted over and over again in online forums! After giving it much thought I realized that there is a main reason why so many people perceive all online businesses as scams.
I have been working from home and doing internet marketing for years, and believe me I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to home based business scams. But for every home based business scam there are at least four or five legitimate opportunities. Why is it that the 20% of home based businesses that really are scams are causing people to fear that all home based businesses are scams?
I think it is a matter of expectation. Most people who are looking for a home based business have never owned a business before. They are employees and are used to working a job where they trade dollars for hours, answer to a boss, and collect a check every pay day whether they deserve it or not.
A home based business is just like any other business. There will be start up costs. There will be monthly overhead. It may take some time to get into profit. You can lose a little money – or a lot of money. You can also make a little money – or a lot of money. It is a business.
There are no guarantees! Anyone who tells you they will guarantee you will make millions of dollars from home is just blowing smoke at you. No one can guarantee that you will get out of bed in the morning and go to work, let alone do what it takes to succeed in your own business.
The reason why people think every home based business is a scam is because what they really want is a home based job. They want to trade hours for dollars, answer to a boss, and collect that check every payday whether they have earned it (or more!) or not. The conflict is that people are selling home based businesses to people who really just want a job.
Working from home can be a wonderful thing, if you understand the risks and rewards involved in having your own business. If you don’t understand the difference between a business and a job, then you will think that all home based businesses are scams.
Have fun, and good luck!
www.buyinfiniteincome.com
I have been working from home and doing internet marketing for years, and believe me I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to home based business scams. But for every home based business scam there are at least four or five legitimate opportunities. Why is it that the 20% of home based businesses that really are scams are causing people to fear that all home based businesses are scams?
I think it is a matter of expectation. Most people who are looking for a home based business have never owned a business before. They are employees and are used to working a job where they trade dollars for hours, answer to a boss, and collect a check every pay day whether they deserve it or not.
A home based business is just like any other business. There will be start up costs. There will be monthly overhead. It may take some time to get into profit. You can lose a little money – or a lot of money. You can also make a little money – or a lot of money. It is a business.
There are no guarantees! Anyone who tells you they will guarantee you will make millions of dollars from home is just blowing smoke at you. No one can guarantee that you will get out of bed in the morning and go to work, let alone do what it takes to succeed in your own business.
The reason why people think every home based business is a scam is because what they really want is a home based job. They want to trade hours for dollars, answer to a boss, and collect that check every payday whether they have earned it (or more!) or not. The conflict is that people are selling home based businesses to people who really just want a job.
Working from home can be a wonderful thing, if you understand the risks and rewards involved in having your own business. If you don’t understand the difference between a business and a job, then you will think that all home based businesses are scams.
Have fun, and good luck!
www.buyinfiniteincome.com
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