How to Find Out If a Work at Home Job or Company is Legit

If you work from home , or are looking for legit work at home jobs, sometimes it's hard to determine which ones are scams, especially if they're not the obvious ones that say you will be paid oodles of money for your work! These are some investigating methods that I use when checking out a potential position if I'm not sure. This works best for checking out companies, rather than random ads.

A great place to start are work at home job boards. There are several job boards that are dedicated to listing legitimate work at home jobs. These job boards usually have people dedicated to researching the legitimacy of the jobs and companies that are listed on the site. Some of these sites, such as Work AT Home Moms (WAHM), Virtual Vocations, and Rat Race Rebellion, have been around for a few years, and have good reputations. Joining these job boards help as well because you can talk with other people in the forums to get info about a job or company. People there always post good experiences with companies, will let you know if they've come across a scam, and also can tell you if who's hiring or not.

If you want to further investigate a job that you've found, go to RipoffReport.com, and type in the name of the company. If there are any complaints about a company, you can usually find them posted here by people that have signed up to work for a company and found it to be a scam, or had bad practices. When checking RipoffReport.com, make sure the results that you get are for the company you are looking for, and not a similar sounding company. There are usually addresses and phone numbers of the companies listed in the complaints Next, see if the company has a listing on the Better Business Bureau. Granted, not all companies have a listing with the BBB, but it doesn't hurt to check here. This site is also good for finding out how long a company has been in business. The next place to check is the Federal Trade Commission website, which also has information on companies. You can of course file a complaint here, as with the previous sites, if you feel you have run into a "bad business". As with the BBB, a company may not have a listing here.

Lastly, another good way to find out information about a company is to Google or ChaCha it, and then follow the links, if any found. Try the company name by itself, and also try it with, "complaints" in the search.

Additional tips and warnings:

Some reports with variations in the name, may be for the same company. You may also find different addresses. Some companies may be too "new" to have much information written about them. No way is ever 100% fool proof, but usually if I can't find any information about a job or company, I won't apply for it. As usual, if a job sounds too good to be true, it usually is a scam. This is NOT for freelance jobs posted by individuals. If you're still unsure after researching a job or company, it's best not to apply for it.