Work At Home -- Real or Not?

Is IT a SCAM or NOT??

If you are wondering, whether or not a

"Work At Home" opportunity

is legitimate or not....consider the following!

You Won't Get Rich Quick

Avoid those programs that guarantee wealth,

unbelievable financial success,

or offer to help you "get rich quick".

Stay clear of any listings that offer,

high income for part-time hours.

More often than not,

they will do none of the above.

Hang on to Your Money

Never send money!

Legitimate employers don't charge

to hire you

or to get you started.

And, don't send money for

work at home directories

or start-up kits.

(A few years back...when jobs in my area

were simply unavailable...I got taken in by a company

that ...for $40.00...

would send me a book of companies looking

for 'home workers'

complete with a description of what

each company was looking for.

I sent my $40.00...

got my book..

signed up with a 'cottage industry' company'

that paid for 'completed craft items'...

for (more money) they would

send the 'supplies' I would need to

do the crafts...

then..I complete the crafts...send them in...

and start 'raking in the profits'....IF the finished product

met their specs.)

It didn't take me long to discover that

my 'completed crafts' would NEVER meet their specifications...

(I felt pretty much like an idiot!)

'Work at Home' Jobs To Avoid

Assembly Jobs -

Learn from my example that,

you can't make lots of money assembling craft kits

or any other type of kits.

It's very possible to waste money on books and packages

to get you started though.

Data Entry Jobs -

You'll see listings for data entry jobs

all over the place.

Problem is, these are most often either

positions 'posting similar ads'

or a pitch trying to sell you a kit that will

"get you started".

Posting Ads -

You won't 'get paid' to post an

ad on bulletin boards or forums...

instead..

you have to 'sign people up'

in order to get

any compensation at all.

Stuffing Envelopes -

I signed up for this 'job'

back in the 60's!

Yep! It's been around, at least,

that long!

I remember I had to send some

postage stamps, then run the

same 'ad' that I answered, for people

to send me 'postage stamps'...

I never did figure out

what that was all about!

But...the 'stuffing envelopes' scam

is still

around...and to be avoided

at all costs!

If you have a question

about whether or not a

work at home position is legitimate or not...

check out the Work at Home Scams Site.

Wealthy Affiliate Review

As I told you all a couple weeks ago, I went ahead and signed up for "Wealthy Affiliate" as I wasn't finding as much information as I needed, for no cost. I'd only get so far in my research and find that I either needed to purchase something, or it was just too confusing to implement.
I started right out trying to do some affiliate marketing, without the proper instruction, so I don't think I need to explain how very poorly I've done thus far.
I'm into week number 3 at "Wealthy Affiliate" and can, honestly say, I've learned a truckload of information...in comparison to what I went in with.
The first week or so, was kind of a review of what I'd learned on my own. Now, that we've gotten further into the course, I'm beginning to receive more 'in-depth' instructions on what I need to begin to do.
Wealthy Affiliate costs about $40 a month and it's an 8 week course of learning, so I know I'll stay on for at least two months. But, as a member, I'm finding all kinds of new information from other members that I might not have found as quickly.
I'll be sharing some of that info with you all.

10 Steps Necessary for Affiliate Success

10 Steps Necessary for Affiliate Success

1. Set Goals. -- This is important and really needs to be done first. I wasted weeks because I didn't do this FIRST. It's hard to if you've reached your destination, if you don't know where you're going. Keep a notebook...'get it in writing'. You're going to get 'information overload', even if you pay for a top program...the information comes pretty fast and furious...and you might get lost if you don't write it down.

2. Start out with 'small expectations'. If you go too 'great' you might get discouraged and give up on your goals. So, if you set a goal..to earn $200 or $300 a month, with your affiliate marketing, Adsense, etc...you've given yourself a workable place to start. You can increase your expectations as you learn and refine your knowledge and experience in affiliate marketing.

3. Discover your niche(s). What are you 'good' at, interested in, passionate about...? What is the one thing that others seek advice from you on? If you just can't find something from doing a little self-examination, go visit Clickbank and search their marketplace. You don't have to join to see what different products they offer, maybe something will strike your fancy there.

4.Get familiar with Google AdWords and Wordtracker and refine your keywords.

5. Take your niche and build a website around it. You can start with a blog, then expand it to build a Squidoo lens, do a little article marketing and then set up a website. This is where the keywords come into play.

6. Join an affiliate program, or two, or more. You will get 'automatic approval' from some of the merchants in the programs but, other merchants (with the exception of Clickbank) may want to review your sites before they give their approval. Once you've been approved, start putting the links in your blog, lens and on your website.

7. Start getting yourself 'out there'. Participate in forums, join social networks, visit other blogs and leave comments. It's time to start 'mining for gold'..and quality links that lead back to your sites are as good as gold.

8. Set a schedule. So that you don't overwhelmed or distracted by 'too much information', set a schedule. How much time daily/ weekly are you going to devote to your affiliate marketing? Don't go 'overboard' or 'underboard'..be fair to yourself and be fair to your new 'venture'.

9. Once you have one or two niches going, the blog, the lens, the website are all set up..start all over again and build more niche sites. You increase your odds and you increase the possibility of making a decent income.

10. Keep learning. But, don't sign up for every 'get rich quick' program that comes along. Chances are better that you'll make a lot more money on the programs that don't make the 'get rich' promises. I'll be listing some of those programs here soon..so you can check them out and decide for yourselves.

A change in direction.

I have decided that I'm going to change directions,
in my '30 Day Work at Home Experiment'.


My 30 day work at home programs experiment.
I am going to follow the FREE steps given for
FOUR 'make money online' Programs.

A. PotPieGirl Programs
B. Bum Marketing
C. Long Tail Treasure
D. Niche Marketing Websites

I discovered, after really looking into these programs,
that they are mostly affiliate niche marketing
programs. So, rather than 're-hash' programs that
are somewhat similar...I'll just go into my approach to
'affiliate niche' marketing and give examples from these
programs.

It's important to have a 'direction'...which in this
case is..niche marketing with affiliate programs..
and even more important..is how to 'make it work'.

I think 'making it work' is more the direction that
we need to learn...so that's the direction we'll be taking
as this experiement progresses.

Niche Marketing

And...part 4 of my experiment...Niche Marketing.

Long Tailed Treasure

I am posting the only video I could find on Part 3, "Long Tailed Treasure", of my experiment.

Bum Marketing

Part 2 of my Experiment is

"Bum Marketing"

Here is a brief overview via

You Tube.

One Week Marketing

I don't know if any of you will find this

You Tube video for

"One Week Marketing'

of any help or not.

It is a program put together by

Pot Pie Girl

so I thought I'd share it

in the conclusion of

Part 1 of my Experiment.