Is there a simple way to check if a website or work-at-home online job is legit?

Not all of them are scams. You just need to do your reserch. The best thing to remember is if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If they make claims that you can make a ton of money and not do anything of course that is not true. And there is a difference between a work at home job and a work at home business. If it is a work at home job you should never have to pay a fee. You don't have to pay for a job. A job is where you will be paid hourly or on commsion for the services you provide. A home business is just that, "A business" and just like with any business there will be start up cost. So like I said just do your reserch and know what it is you are looking for.

Some of them out there are scams but some of them are legitimate work from home businesses. There are also different types of work from home opportunities out there. Check with the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.com to check if the business is the real deal or not.

First, most of them are scams - as are many of the people who will answer this question and say they have a great job for you, blah, blah... Second, find out where the company is, and ask them for references, and find local better business bureau or chamber of commerce. Another place (Oprah just did this on her show) is just google "Work at home Scams" and you'll get lots and lots of results. Good luck. BTW, if you do want to work at home, contact a local temp agency or companies in your area, ask about any work at home opportunities.

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Yes - they're all scams. Seriously, there are three ways to work from home that I know of. #1: Get hired by a company that requires a resume, interviews, etc., that will let you work from home. This can be hard unless you're disabled, but some places will let you. #2: Go into business for yourself, or work for a close friend. You probably wouldn't be able to *afford* an office, so you'll work from home. #3: Do something that's online only like affiliate programs or making money off of AdSense. Occasionally there will be a post on Craigslist or some local forum where someone legitimately needs some at-home data entry. This is SO rare. My sister did at-home bookkeeping, but she got the job via the normal channels...NOT from a website or email solicitation. Another good way is to take the name of the product and search for it along with "scam" or "fake". Many work-from-home schemes are totally fake, and the rest are usually MLM variants. You should NEVER have to buy anything in order to work for someone. I've had more than 20 jobs (what can I say, I worked a lot in school) and I've never once had to purchase anything other than a company polo shirt. Oh, I forgot how to work from home #4: be a phone actress. It pays really well! Good luck.

This is what I do! I'm 21 yrs old have another FULL TIME JOB and live in Missouri. I just do this Whenever I need extra cash. The website is www.workathomeagent.com . ITS NOT A SCAM. A real company called WEST corporation. Check it out for yourself. I get paid 17cents a minute answering calls from people buying products from infomercials. (proactive,lypozene, etc) You do not have to pay ANYTHING.. You actually have to do an interview and background check.

maybe the better business bureau, but pretty sure most are scams nothing is ever that easy

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