Make Money On Line
What to look out for

Make Money On Line – No, this is not an article meant to highlight this or that “money making program,” but rather a guide to help you to avoid those “scams” that are out there to trap the unwary.

There are many good and legitimate ways to monetize your Website, blog, facebook, or twitter page. Listing all the website monetization methods is beyond the scope of this article, but each monetization model has “common sense” attributes that are common to each one.

The reason that make money scams work is because their approach is at an emotional level. People are sometimes willing to put common sense to the side if they are excited about something. Thinking ”I'll just give it a try” has led more people into scams than lemmings going for a swim.

Make Money On Line - Promises, Promises

“Get Rich Quick” schemes simply don't work. The reason that they don't work is that the focus is on the money and not on providing a product or service that customers would find useful and pay money for.

If you see phrases like “make money easy”, “make money fast”, with testimonials and pictures of people living the “high life” thanks to the program that they want you to join, then you are probably looking at a “get rich quick” scheme.

It's true, there are many “Rags to Riches” stories like Amazon.com. What is important is that these people offered a product or service that that people wanted. They choose niches with very few competitors, they offered something new, or their product or service is an improvement on what already existed in the market.

Before joining any make money program always look to see if this program will add value for your readership. If your customers don't find value then you are wasting your time.

Make Money On Line - Pay Up Then Get Paid
Paying someone for the opportunity to work for them is just plain nuts. But I have seen programs that do just that. Usually it is an offer to set up a store front to sell a company's product or services under your own brand, then they'll offer to “up-grade” your “free” site.

Basically this is a “bait and switch.” If a cloned store front was truly a successful way to sell their products or services, they wouldn't need to charge you.

If you have to pay to enter into a “make money” program, and the game is to sign-up others, then what you have here is a “pyramid scheme.” These are illegal almost everywhere. My advice is to avoid these like the plague.

Legitimate sources of income won't charge you anything to participate.

Make Money On Line - Fly By Night

People who run scams know for certain that it won't be a long term endeavor. Just as soon as a wave of people contact them to demand their money back, they'll shut the program down. See this interesting discussion of the Google Money System or Google Kit Scam.

So in order to maximize the amount of money that they pull out of your pockets is to make it hard for you to contact them directly. Sometimes in the “Terms of Service” you may be agreeing to a non-refund policy when signing up.

Before signing up with any program it's important to investigate the company thoroughly. Read the “Terms of Service,” look to see what others are saying about that program. Do they make it hard for you to contact them for information? Are they located in a foreign country? How long have they been in business?

True “make money” scams will not stand-up to scrutiny. A legitimate company, on the other hand, will go out of their way to give you the information that you need to make an informed decision.

To Sum Things Up:

A “Make Money On Line” scam will..

• Charge you to join their program.
  Even though there are legitimate programs that do charge a fee it is important to investigate their claims thoroughly. Be wary of anything that has the appearance of a pyramid scheme.

• Make an emotional plea to “act now.”
  Although it is normal business practice to have a “call to action,” a scam will make it difficult for you to obtain any useful information (other than testimonials) to help you to decide whether or not to join.

• They have a non-refund policy.
  Most people don't read the “Terms of Service” and people who run scams know this, so they can safely put in a non-refund clause to protect themselves if they are ever called to defend themselves in court.

• Get Rich Quick!
  I'm not a millionaire, but my sister is. Her and her husband own a business making counter tops out of marble. They became wealthy through hard work and making smart decisions. They provide high quality products at a reasonable price. They know that there is no short-cut to wealth.

  If someone is promising wealth with little or no effort, more than likely it is a scam.

In Conclusion:
Always use your common sense when investigating an “Make Money On Line” system. If it is too good to be true then it probably is.

Read the fine print looking for clauses that you find objectionable.

Search the Internet for other discussions about the program that you are investigating, this should provide you with a wealth of opinions about the program itself. Do not rely on testimonials at the site itself.

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