Which Are Legitimate Work at Home Jobs and Which Are Scams?

When getting started working from home, figuring out which are legitimate work at home jobs and which are not legitimate can be tough. But as you cull through the many Internet job postings and ads, a pattern of deception becomes clear and in turn making the truly legitimate work at home jobs easier to spot.

You begin to spot the work at home scams in part because of the sameness of all their pitches.

One thing that becomes obvious is that any job that promotes itself in search engine ads as a "legitimate work at home job" most likely is not legitimate. If a company's marketing strategy is based on seeming legitimate, that is most likely because what it is offering is, in fact, a scam…or at the very least a poor money-making opportunity.

Do your homework. Do not send money to any organization without thoroughly checking it out. Keep in mind that most legitimate companies do not charge job applicants and that business opportunities are never risk-free.

By Laureen Miles Brunelli, About.com
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