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Avoid Work at Home Scams

I work full time and am looking to supplement my income. I have searched and searched the web and am getting overwhelmed by all of what I read. I am interested in doing in home craft work and only trying to supplement my income by $300 to $400 a month to get my son through school.

I don’t want to purchase a book that tells me where to go to look for these places, can anyone tell me a reputable program or firm I can connect with to actually preform the work, I just don’t have the time and trust in many organizations I am contacting. At the end of most ads I am asked to submit money to receive a book or a catalog with a list of places looking for people to do this type of work.

Please help...

Kind Regards

Rose

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As you have already discovered most of those work at home jobs you see advertised on the internet or in your newspaper are simply scams. You will be asked to send in money and get little or nothing in return.

If you have any doubts about any of these ads, don't hesitate to contact the Better Business Bureau (they have both an online and local chapters) or check websites that uncover scams, such as Scambusters or Quatloos. You can also check out work at home forums at sites such as Google Groups.

One resource you should check is your local want ads and craft societies. You might find an artisan who needs help keeping his production up. You could also try placing your own classified ads. Perhaps your local craft stores have a bulletin board you can use.

It will be very difficult getting to your financial goals, at least at first. You will have to be very talented or have a really unique craft to generate that kind of money.

The Artful Crafter site is packed with free information on how to get a work at home business selling crafts started. Please read the For Profit section carefully. You might pick up some ideas that have not occurred to you.

The sad fact is that unless you work for someone else, you have to spend some money to make money. You have to have the skills, tools and materials needed to produce a product, as well as some way to market it.

For a crafter, eBay or Yahoo auctions might be the answer if you have a product. But if you don't and can't afford the expense needed to make one, you might have to look elsewhere.

One work at home business I've read about, but have not tried, which does not require a major investment, is selling drop shipped products sold on eBay and Yahoo auctions. You still have to be careful. Like everywhere else, there are some scam artists.

I suggest you download this free e-book on online auction selling, Make Your Net Auction Sell.

This is written by an expert on online auctions, Sydney Johnston. She covers the drop shipping topic quite well and lists reputable drop shipping resources. Don't jump into this business without reading the free book.

A reputable source for drop shippers for you to check is World Wide Brands. They throughly check out the drop shippers they recommend.

For more information on drop shipping, please visit Drop Shipping

Another work at home business to look into is Avon or Mary Kay. You might be able to make close to what you need without a major capital investment. Your friends, family and co-workers are usually a built-in client base.

Other than that, starting a work at home craft business, just like any other small business, takes time, money and effort.

I hope you find this advice helpful and I wish you luck with your endeavors.

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