Monday, February 7, 2011

Avoiding online job frauds


With the growing unpopularity of unemployment amongst house-wives, students or retired personals, the popularity of internet jobs are increasing tremendously. Even people from regular job backgrounds are seen trying these stellenangebote as a source of some extra income. And rightly so, it doesn’t hurt that bad to give a couple of hours a day to earn you some extra bucks, does it? But beware! Keep your eyes wide open and do not fall in the traps set by thugs of the virtual world.

If you have been a part of the online job market or if you are a newbie looking for an opportunity in the same, chances are that you have already come across many websites/emails or ads that claims to possess some sort of secrets that has the power of turning someone as poor as a rat into a millionaire within a very short span of time. Incredible, right? No, its not! Do yourself a favor and don’t get lured into such obvious traps.

Here are a few tips to keep yourself at a safe distance from such online frauds:

Stop daydreaming—yes, be realistic. The online stellenangebote, just like any other regular daytime job, do not offer you any shortcut of being rich overnight. You want to earn money; you have to work hard for that. There’s simply no other way. And the fact that most existing legitimate online stellenangebote pays very little, you probably shouldn’t dream much about becoming a millionaire anytime soon. However, if you work hard enough, you can earn fairly well. So, the bottom line is that next time, when you come across any such ads/websites that claims to have turned regular guys like you and me into millionaires, make the best use of the alt+F4 keys and close the page immediately. Trust me; you’ll be saving yourself a couple of minutes at least, if nothing else.
Avoid paying money--- There are many companies you might have come across, or will come across that demand money from you before they share with you their so called money making resources. Avoid them as much as possible. Its not that all of them are frauds or scams, there are genuine ones too (for example, the MLM programs). However, you don’t really need to invest anything to start earning money online.

Do not join without doing enough research--- Remember, when you are working online, you should be cautious all the times, even if the company/organization you are going to join doesn’t charge you anything for a joining fee. It’s important. There are so many instances when people do all the hard works, meet the deadlines set, the work gets approved, yet, when it comes to making the payments, the employer somehow manages to come up with some lame excuses only to prevent you from being paid, or worse still, they stop responding to your calls and mails altogether. Truly a nightmare, isn’t it? So, as said before, do your research well. Visit online forums, read reviews, consult people who previously worked for the organization-there are so many things you can do to keep your back safe.