Better Business Bureau Listed Work From Home & Scams!
Because there are so many work at home scams out there people have become very wary of all work from home opportunities. They don’t know who to believe or trust. Most work at home websites and consumer protection agencies tend to agree that "The Better Business Bureau" is a good place to do your research before considering a work at home opportunity especially if it involves a fee.
However please keep in mind that because a company isn’t listed in the BBB doesn’t mean it’s a scam or should be avoided. Being a member of the BBB is expensive and not every company is going to dish out the fees to join. Some of them actually prefer to spend the money on serving their customers or audience. Furtermore there was a time where the BBB didn’t allow online businesses to refer to their membership with the BBB! So don’t hold not being listed in the BBB against a company. Keep the bigger picture in mind and cross reference other resources.
BBB Complaints Don’t Mean Jack!
Look, we all know in the work at home world there are more shady people than there are honest. But contrary to popular belief, having a few complaints in a BBB report doesn’t equate to a guilty verdict. Any company that has been around for a long time will have some complaints. Do a BBB search on some major companies such as PEPSI, DELL, Microsoft, etc and I guarantee you’ll find dirt on all of them.
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What work at home seekers should be concerned with is how complaints are resolved, if at all. That’s really the telling aspect in the Better Business Bureau report. Take the time to really read through the whole report. Don’t make assumptions! Sometimes people whine for the sake of whining but then there are other times where you can see a clear pattern. When you do see that in a BBB report then you should probably run for the hills!
Cross Reference Your Sources
Personally I don’t look to one source for my information. I like reading what others have said about a company by doing a Google search with the name of the company + the keyword scam. For example: WorkAtHomeCareers.com + Scams. This way I can read what other people are saying and then compare that with what I find at the BBB if there is a report available.
So my final thoughts are that Yes the BBB is a great resource for scam prevention and avoiding work at home rip offs. But use your common sense when reading these reports and keep the points I made in this article in mind. You’ll have a far more educated and accurate view of a company if you follow my advice.
Better Business Bureau (BBB) Listed Work At Home Opportunities
Now that we got all that out the way. Here are a list of some of recommended work at home companies that have good standing with the BBB!
- MySurvey.com AKA NFO
What are your thoughts about all this? Do you swear by the BBB reports? Or do you have other resources that you use?
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January 15th, 2008 at 3:55 pm |
Hey Eddy,
Another great blog entry! I definitely agree that the BBB is a good starting resource in terms of checking out a company. It seems that some rely too heavily on the BBB’s report, solely and don’t follow up with additional resources. Like you, I also go to other resources and pretty much base my total conclusion of a company’s legitimacy on the overall research results. Yes, this does take time … however, avoiding a possible scam situation is more than worth it to me!
I keep a list of web consumer protection sites that I use regularly in conjunction with the BBB report. This helps me tremendously.
Thanks for the good information … looking forward to more great entries!
Have a blessed day!
January 15th, 2008 at 4:29 pm |
Thanks for the feedback Callie.
I’m glad you agree with me. Speaking of consumer protection website list, we’ll be posting our list very soon. =)
It should be interesting to see if we share the same sites. If not, I’m sure you’ll chime in. =)
January 15th, 2008 at 9:36 pm |
Eddy, you’re very welcome. And as you know, I’m always here to help. It gives me that warm & fuzzy feeling on the inside. =)
January 20th, 2008 at 2:25 am |
I hate to break it to you, but the BBB is a huge joke. First of all, they actually don’t research these companies. If you pay your dues/fees to them, that’s all they care about. They don’t even confirm that you are even a real company. You have to do your own research, because the BBB isn’t going to.
Notice how each and every company you look up at BBB says almost the exact same thing??? Doesn’t that raise a red flag? One of the places this can be confirmed at is on the government website for the FTC under scams. I stumbled onto this site while job hunting one day.
January 20th, 2008 at 8:45 am |
Hi Erika,
Thanks for your comments! But this is exactly what I was implying but maybe not direct enough in my post. lol. It’s the reason I wrote: “Personally I don’t look to one source for my information. I like reading what others have said about a company by doing a Google search with the name of the company + the keyword scam… But use your common sense when reading these reports”
I’ve heard the same accusations about the BBB. I’m not in the position to confirm or deny the accusations. But like I said, I encourage people to do other research besides just using the BBB.
But thanks again for your comments! This is what the website is about.
Eddy
January 21st, 2008 at 11:11 am |
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February 2nd, 2008 at 9:54 pm |
Hi Eddy,
Funny you should mention the BBB for work at home.
I was watching MandJ in the morning last week, and
they had an interview with a woman from the BBB saying
if you want to find legitimate work at home, you should
always check it out with the BBB before paying any
monies to it. She says that is the best way to
find legitimate work at home jobs, and make sure you
always check with the BBB. She says most of them are
scams. she talked about mystery shopping being a scam
and survey sites being scams.
I thought you might want to know that if you didn’t see
the show. I guess they needed to do some advertising.
And by the way, I saw an article about you on the AOL news
site the other day. It was a good article. I want you to
know I really appreciate what you do for us, even though
I haven’t found a real work at home job yet. I am still
searching, really searching. I do not have a college
education, nor a lot of experience and I think this might
be hurting me. I am trying to find something with extensive
training, mentoring, and/or coaching.
I’ll keep looking, hopefully something will happen for me.
I am really glad I found your site, or maybe you found me,
but I am very thankful either way.
Take care, and will be talking to you soon.
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 am |
The BBB is a good starting point, but only a starting point. Before you begin to work from home, you should do as much research as possible, since there are so many scams out there now. Also, always remember that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. You don\’t want to end up on the bad side of a lawsuit, just because you thought you had a work from home job, and it turned out to be the same old scam with a different name. I always google the company, ask questions on Yahoo! Answers, and even take time to read what others have written on www.ripoffreport.com, as sometimes, they do have valid arguements, and it really helps me to make a decision whether I want to pursue a particular venture or not, because I know the various things I can look to expect from a company.
Good luck!
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 am |
Hi Sharlene,
Thanks for your comments. I really appreciate them.
It’s always good to hear that our efforts are not in vain.
I was really lucky to be on AOL. It was like validation that what we’re trying to do with this blog and my other site www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com is on the right track. We’re not perfect but we’re trying our best.
In terms of trying to secure a work at home job, it’s really just a very difficult process in general even with an education and more experience. But you are right. Like with any job, the more experience and education you can get the more you can differentiate yourself from the competitors which may help better your chance of working at home. So just do everything you can to give yourself an advantage over the competition.
Some other tips you may want to consider are found on the following pages:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/14/top-3-reasons-youre-not-getting-hired/
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/26/the-3-best-ways-to-end-job-search-frustration/
I hope this helps. Please come back and post again.
Eddy
February 4th, 2008 at 10:48 am |
Hi there,
I’ve been cheated twice on work from home jobs…the last one was Billy Briggs work from home site. Could you give me a list of companies i can work for online, that dosen require you to pay before you join them? BTW how do i become a member of pinecone research and participate in their survey.
I would really appreciate if you could reply.
Thanks.
Wapang
February 4th, 2008 at 11:40 am |
Hi Wapang,
Thanks for your comments.I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been scammed as well. Be sure to educate yourself so it can never happen again:
www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com/scams
The companies that hire work at home seekers are the top of every page on this site where it reads Hiring Companies:
www.workathomenoscams.com/work-from-home-companies/
In terms or pineconeresearch we wrote about this company and how to get signed up on the following page:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/01/is-pinecone-research-pineconeresearchcom-a-scam-or-the-real-deal/
Hope it helps.
Eddy
February 4th, 2008 at 10:50 pm |
Hi!
I really enjoy enjoy reading your site. Has anyone heard of keystrokes 4 cash (Direct Data Home)? Is it worth wasting my time or money?
Thanks,
Dazzle
February 4th, 2008 at 10:58 pm |
Thanks for the kind words Dazzle! Pass on Keystrokes4cash.com and save your money.
It’s very much like the rebate processor scam I wrote about here:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/28/rebate-processors-job-scam/
without offering a rebate.
Although keystrokes is a little more honest about what they’re offering you.
I hope this helps.
Eddy
February 21st, 2008 at 2:53 pm |
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about My Data Team? I was thinking about signing up with them. The site is interesting and they are not a member of the BBB. However, I believe the complaints that they had filed against them were all resolved.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:58 pm |
Hi Brenda,
Thanks for your question. We’re trying to centralize all these type of questions in one place so everyone will have easy access to them and we can help more people. So feel free to post your question about My Data Team at www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/ask
We’ll look into it and reply there.
But there might be a chance after reading some of the stuff already listed there it will address your question.
Thanks
Eddy