Your head is swimming, you have been promised thousands of dollars, downlines that will be built for you, products that will change your life, an opportunity to achieve your wildest dreams.
Wow and you only had asked the simple question "is starting a home based business for me?" How do you even begin to piece together the massive amounts of information you've been given so that you can decide which opportunity is best for you? You need to begin weeding out some of the offers you've found.
I will tell you one of the first places to start weeding out, are those offers without contact information.
If you do not have a name, a phone number and an email address, of the person offering you the opportunity, get rid of it.
I can guarantee you if the person doesn't want to be known there is a reason.
Next, you can weed out those offers that promise to do the work for you.
In all my years of working at home I have never found an opportunity that paid you to do nothing.
Some opportunities hint at someone else doing all the work for you (we'll fill your downline for you).
Helping others is great.
I help others every day of my life.
I write articles that help others.
I help folks learn how to spot scams.
I help folks learn the skills to sell.
But I don't promise millions to anyone just for "signing up.
" The next batch of offers you can weed out are the envelope stuffing offers.
It saddens me on a daily basis to hear folks tell me their money was stolen by an envelope stuffing scam.
Of course there is no way to get your money back and no way to reach the person you sent the money to.
I have never found one of these to be legitimate, nor have I ever talked to anyone who has found an envelope stuffing offer to be legitimate.
At this point what you should be left with for the most part are very legitimate offers of home based businesses.
If the company offers a product or service you would not use or purchase, don't consider the opportunity.
Put yourself in the shoes of the folks you'll be talking to.
Would you purchase something the seller has not used, and does not wish to use? Now you can begin comparing what I feel are the key factors in choosing a company for you.
~How long has the company been in business?Some folks like getting in on a ground floor opportunity.
If your choice is a ground floor opportunity, ask about the owners.
Where did they gain their knowledge?What companies have they been associated with?Do they have a real building or only a store front?Who do they have backing them?There is nothing wrong with joining a new company.
Every company was new at one time.
Equally there is nothing wrong with asking the above questions.
If someone does not feel you are entitled to the above information, you may want to add them to your weeded out pile.
Remember only those with something to hide don't answer questions.
~Is the product(s) or service something you will personally use on a regular basis?Is the product(s) or service something you would be comfortable to share with others? ~Do you feel comfortable with the compensation plan?Make sure you understand the very basics of the compensation plan.
I know some compensation are very complex.
There is nothing wrong with complexity, however if no one can understand it, it might just be too complex.
Everyone wants to understand how they will be paid and what will be required of them to achieve more pay.
~What type of guarantee comes with the product(s) or service(s) you will be offering?Even what we believe to be the best product or service around, may end up in the hands of a dissatisfied consumer.
Will the company back their product(s) or service? ~What types of quotas must be met?Are you limited to only servicing a specific geographic region? Are you required to keep any type of inventory?Are you required to sell a certain dollar amount each month or a certain number of products?If you are offering a service, is there a certain number per month your must sell? While there is no right or wrong answer to these questions, I believe you should know up front exactly what will be expected of you.
Some companies have quotas only if you are sponsoring others.
Again, this is fine, as long as you know and understand the rules up front.
~What type of support does the company offer?Some companies offer support materials which is a great benefit to you, as you will not have to spend your time developing these materials.
Have you ever received a flyer that looked like it had been Xeroxed 10 times over?This was probably a result of a company that did not offer support materials.
Are there catalogs? Are there samples? Are there demo products? Are there training materials? Are there leadership or management materials? Sometimes these materials may be offered by the group you join versus the company you join.
This is fine.
Just know what materials are available and how you'll get them.
While the above may seem like a lot to consider, as you begin hearing answers to these key factors you will begin weeding out what's left of your opportunities with the right opportunity soon being the only one left in your hands!