Starting your own online business: Avoiding Scams
Sure the internet offers a vast range of opportunities for those thinking of venturing in the internet business world. But no matter how amazing the internet is in bringing in additional, if not main, income, this has also been a place for pranksters and spammers eyeing on neophytes in the internet business world to fall victims in their faux ‘business opportunities’.
With the growing number of spammers online, starting your own online business has become relatively hard especially for those who aren’t really familiar in distinguishing spams from genuine and honest business opportunities. Thus, it is important for one, before deciding on plunging themselves in the internet business world to be familiar with common spam patterns and styles. No way to learn this better than experience and of course asking around.
Most spams come into e-mails offering you seemingly pleasing offers and sometimes business opportunities just like that of genuine ones. To shed you from falling victims, make sure you read through the mail and get references about whatever they are offering. Research about the ‘company’ that contacted you and see if they really do exist.
Prevention is always better than cure but since you cannot avoid receiving spams, you can always avoid ending up as a victim.
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Hi. I wrote some months ago an article about that topic on SubmitYourArticle.
I have also a condensed version on Squidoo (although it lacks the part dedicated to affiliate marketing):
Anti Scam Top Sites
I hope this contribute to many people avoid being ripped off.
Alejandro
Unfortunately spammers give our industry a bad name. I created a video on “Phishing”. I hope that it helps as most people do not even know what phishing is. Like you said, it’s all about prevention. Here’s the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfM38ChuelE
I hate to say this, but there are scammers like this in the real world as well as the internet. When face with a potential offer of a “better” job, check it out before you move. It just might be smoking mirrors.
I have a similar story. Spam as always existed, even during the era of the snail mail. It is just easier to day to spam people as it cost nothing to send an email. And today with so many people looking for opportunities online, seems like spamming is becoming greater. people just have to be careful and look into what they buy or subscribe to further before jumping with both feet. But don’t spend too much time investigating and make the plunge to start somewhere.
Hi Linda
I have found that using a Googlemail account helps me to distinguish the spam from the wanted emails.
Googlemail doesn’t actually block spam – but they filter it to a “spam” folder. Of course it doesn’t always get it right so I do scan the “spam” emails before I delete them.
In the US (and maybe Canada?) it’s called a Gmail account – whereas in Europe (and perhaps the reat of the world?) it’s called a Googlemail account.
Kind regards
Kevin (UK)