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Tips For Creating Your " TO DO " List - Joe McHenry
Most successful people use " TO DO " lists. They range from the top CEOs of multi-national companies to entrepreneurs of small businesses. Busy housewives and retired workers - anyone who wants to use their limited time effectively. You can also...
Mortgage advice to make mortgages a really smooth ride - Andrew Baker
Mortgages are easy as long as you understand them well. But how many borrowers can be confident of their knowledge of mortgages. With the list of terms and terminologies related to mortgages growing fastly, it is difficult to keep pace with it....
A Lesson In Money Management - John Colanzi
It disturbs me when I read about marketers who've lost a ton of money promoting their ventures. I've seen messages by marketers who've spent as much as $9,000 without making a cent. What's even more disturbing is the fact that many of them have...
Thought Fixed rate will give you a respite from the perils of variable rates! Think again - Andrew Baker
Slight increases in the interest rates raise your hackles. Tension grips your mind as to how you are going to make the extra payment. Preparations begin right then to provide for the repayment, though it requires a huge cut in the monthly expenses. ...
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Are 'Blinders' Preventing You from Finding Real Opportunity?
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Written By:
Angela Wu
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Not so long ago, I was making my daily rounds to various
message boards online that are dedicated to working from
home. Alongside the usual, 'Is this a scam?' questions
was a disturbing post, which basically said:
'I've come to realize that everything's a scam, not
just envelope stuffing, typing jobs and craft and
assembly jobs, but also MLM and affiliate programs.
They are all scams! I have tried them all and never
made any money.'
What's even worse was that there were several people who
wholeheartedly agreed.
The Internet, unfortunately, is rife with scams and shams
about working from home. There is a huge market of people
searching for a work-at-home career -- and plenty of others
willing to take advantage of it in whatever way they can.
It's no surprise, then, that so many people have been
'burned' by so-called 'opportunities'.
But let me say this: An opportunity is not necessarily a
scam just because someone didn't make money.
Yes, you read that right. You see, there's no such thing
as a 'one-opportunity-fits-all'. I know that many of the
opportunities you see online try to make it seem like
'anyone' can succeed... but it's just hype.
For example, Avon is a well-known and legitimate
opportunity. Would everyone do well at it? Of course not.
A dog-walking business is also a home-based opportunity.
A reliable and experienced dog-lover may do well, but
someone with a fear of dogs would not for obvious reasons.
That doesn't make the opportunity a scam.
There are loads of opportunities available -- those you
can 'join', and those you create for yourself. And
although scams appear to be everywhere you look,
legitimate - continued below ...
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opportunities can be found, too.
Here's another example. An affiliate program is where you
sell another company's products or services in return for
a commission. Now I know from personal experience that
most affiliate programs are not scams. Heck, I was able
to quit my corporate job because of my success with them!
That's not to say that I succeeded with all of them. There
were plenty of programs I joined where I didn't make a
single thin dime (or, in some cases, that's ALL I made!).
Does that make them a scam? No. It took time, effort, and
experimentation before I found the affiliate programs that
my audience appreciated.
Healthy skepticism is great, even necessary, when searching
the Internet for a way to work from home. At the same time,
don't sabotage yourself by putting on blinders and assuming
that everything you run across is a scam.
Learn the tell-tale signs of a scam so that you can protect
yourself. Do your research. And don't be afraid to ask
questions, lots of them if necessary! It may take you 1
attempt or 20 attempts to find the business that's right
for you. Can't find an opportunity that suits you? Create
one. Opportunity is everywhere!
"You are never given a dream without also being given
the power to make it true." (Richard Bach)
About the Author
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Angela is the editor of Online Business Basics, a practical
guide on building a money-making Internet business on a
beginner's budget. Packed with instantly usable tips, it's
the ultimate guide for beginners! Click here for details:
http://onlinebusinessbasics.com/article.html
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