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Posted By: Kelly Sutton <ladypenguin@hotmail.com> In Response To: Brittni, are you still wearing Rose-colored glasses? (Dennis Bevers)
Saturday, 19 February 2005, at 7:49 a.m.
Dennis is right. All the "sounds too good to be true" biz opps you're reading about ARE too good to be true...
I searched literally for almost a full year, looking all over the internet trying to find some kind of at-home employment, to find out there's really no such thing. Typing, data entry and order processing opps are some of the biggest scams online right now--the scammers KNOW that lots of folks would love to work from home, and that the majority of us DON'T have specialized skills.
I tried a home business initially, and spent over 3,000.00 that I didn't have... to fail miserably at that one.
I didn't give up though--I tried yet again, with another home business, selling a line of trusted, consumable products (Watkins). This is what I've been doing now for five years, and it brings in a nice supplemental income. Two years ago, found another business that sold a product I fell in love with (ScentSations, selling Mia Bella candles) and I do very well with it, as well. Neither of them pitched me with "make a zillion dollars now" or any of that crap. I knew going into it that it would be WORK, plain and simple, and that, lacking a boss, I would have to be the one to make things happen!
You've got to be very, very careful out there in cyberspace. Research, research and research some more. Don't EVER join a company without doing your due diligence. Realize NOW that there's no free lunch out there...that any company or so-called "business" that has to use hype and unrealistic promises to get your attention probably isn't all it's claiming it is.
Good luck in your continuing search!
Watkins--Be a part of its 137 year legacy!
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