Thursday, August 15, 2013

Get Rich Scam Tips

If you are looking for a get rich quick, able to quit my job tomorrow, or earn my rent today, it's not going to happen.  I'll start by saying, working online takes as much, if not more, time than a normal in office or out of home position.  But, the convenience and the knowledge that you are basically your own boss is the luxury that you trade for it.  All of these endeavors that I am posting about are ones that I have tried.  I have been scammed by too many people to not want to warn the world about them.  And I will post warnings about any that i have tried that turned out to be fraudulent.

Big key is to not trust anyone asking you for money.  Now don't mistake this for upfront costs to set up a home office.  Think of these costs as no different than having to buy black pants for a new job uniform.  But here is the main point, anyone asking you for money could just take it out of your first check if they are a legitimate company.  If they just want money upfront?  RUN!  Second, if you have to spend money for an at home office and the opportunity turns out to be fraudulent, you didn't lose any money, you invested in home office equipment that you will already have prepared when you find a legitimate at home position.  I know that's not much of a consolation, but I will assure you, I've yet to find an at home position that just wants you to buy home office equipment just to make you suffer.  If there's nothing in it for them with you losing, than it's probably not a scam....

I just received a phone call today stating that I had signed up for this new venture that their employees are making 6 figures a year working 2-3 hours from home.  All I had to do was send them $300 to buy my franchise rights.  Yeah, right.

This is what I am talking about.  Truly successful homeworkers are literally that.  They work at home.  This is called telecommuting.  The basic perks of legitimate work at home jobs are:schedule flexibility (You can  make your own schedule in some cases, in home office positions you can at least take breaks when you like), your uniform is your pajamas (you don't have to get dressed at all if you don't want.  Casual Friday is everyday!), you are saving hundreds of dollars per month in gas (just don't forget to pay your insurance with your lessened driving time) and you don't have to answer directly in person to a boss (in some cases your boss is YOU)

If you keep this in mind, even if you are working completely for yourself; whether it be blogging, or a home business venture, or an online store, no matter what it is, the truly successful (who can completely replace their income) are those that treat their telecommuting as a full-time job, not an opportunity to slack off.  Telecommuting takes integrity and self-motivation.  You have to be able to hold yourself accountable when no one else is around to.  And expect that no matter what the position, if it doesn't involve a structured company (such as telemarketing) where you are answering to a supervisor and have to make quotas, then make sure that you have what it takes to dedicate the time you would as if you were leaving your home everyday to work a normal 9-5, even if your 9-5 is noon-8pm, take a break and go party for a few hours.  Make sure you hold yourself to it if you intend to be successful.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Paid View Point

Paid View Point takes a different take on the classic survey website.  You are not given a huge list of surveys, but are sent emails periodically when a survey pops up that needs answers from your given demographics.  So it is definitely not a website to sign up on if you want to try to replace your current income, however, it is nice to make a few bucks here and there.  At the end of the year it can add up to your Christmas shopping.  But they are reliable when they pay.  They pay via PayPal, so you do have to have a PayPal account in order to receive your money, but that is simple and free.

You can check out Paid view point here and sign up.

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