Pitfalls of Working From Home - Watch Out For The Scams and The Scammers - Part II

For more information on how to avoid scammers, please read Part I

This article is for those that are starting out and have no experience with earning an income from the internet. There are a lot of people out there that are waiting to take advantage of you, especially on the internet. All they want to do is make easy money and don't care how they do it. You can protect yourself from buying programs and getting involved with these people, that I have labeled dirty rotten scoundrels. To get the full benefit of my advice, please also read Part I.

Income Amounts You Will Earn Within a Specific Time Frame:

Example: Download this FREE (Make $318/day in PASSIVE INCOME)

It is impossible for anyone to tell you exactly how much money you will make, especially within a set time frame. As soon as you see anything like this – click away – immediately and forget about it. It will bring nothing but heartache, or a massive headache.

Screen shots or videos:

The seller has screen shots or videos showing hundreds or thousands of dollars they have received from Paypal. Even if the picture or video is true, you don't know for sure:

• Whose account it is

• What program the money came from.

• How long they have been selling it (it could be a year)

• Whether or not you will have the same outcome

One for sure sign that you need to click away is when you are watching the video is what you see in the background. If you notice that it is an apartment that is really small, has no furniture except a table and a chair, and maybe a TV, chances are it is a scam. After all, I would think that if they were making $318.00/day, they could at least afford to buy a sofa.

All Free Offers Are Not Created Equal:

A free gift always sounds great. There is a lot of valuable information shared for free on the internet. However, it is not good if you click on the link and are directed to a page that requires payment.

When you go to retrieve your gift, they will tell you that at one time the product was for sale and customers had to pay for it. In “fairness”, you should pay too. You will likely be told that you are paying a lower price than the others. They think this portrays them as honest and upright. This shows you that they care a lot about their existing customers, and at the same time they are giving you a deal.

In actuality, what they are doing is making you pay for something they said was free. Another red flag is if you have to join something that requires payment, in order to get the free product.

• Google the persons name, read up on them, they may be legitimate.

• Search reviews for the product. Try to find a “real review” that takes into account any downsides. Otherwise it could just be a promotional review.

• Search the owners name and website name at rip off report . They list any reports of complaints made against the company or the product. Decipher for yourself whether it is a scam or just a customer who is not happy.

If your research determines that the product is a profitable investment, be sure to go back to the original link. This is good karma. Going back to the link ensures that the person that made you the offer, gets paid their affiliate monies. After all, they are trying to help you out by selling you something of value. Honesty and integrity deserves a reward.

If it is a digital product, then there is a good chance that it is sold via ClickBank. To find out if the product involves a lot of up-sells go directly to ClickBank and find out. At ClickBank you can get an account to sell products for free. Once you have done that, search the product, you are thinking of buying. It will take you to the page that tells you the commission, residual income or up-sells involved.

If you will be making money from affiliate marketing it is a good idea to have a ClickBank account anyway.

As I mentioned earlier promote good Karma. If the product is something that you would buy and is valuable to you order it through the affiliate link you were provided when you were introduced to it.

I hope that this will help at least one person to not get taken advantage of. If you have any stories to share on this topic, please leave a comment below.