How To Tell If A Home Based Business Is Genuine

By Russell Howe

Before you jump into any online business it's a good idea to check up on the legality and safety of the organization you intend to work with. While it's easy to find a dozen or more online programs which claim to be the best home based business opportunity, people often get a little bit lost when they want to check up on the background and legal standing of the program.

Make no mistakes, there are thousands of great companies online you can work with as an affiliate and there are countless real, regular people who have built solid incomes that way.

In today\'s video, Russ Howe teaches how to find the best home based business for you.

However, as you are probably very well aware, there are also countless opportunities which are not what they seem, too. For every great company there is an untrustworthy one. In fact, one of the main reasons why more people are not working online from the comfort of their own home is that the internet business industry in general has got a terrible reputation thanks to the number of bogus opportunities which have dogged it's name over the years.

When you take a look around the industry for yourself we are sure you'll see the type of opportunity we're pointing out here. There are around a thousand new affiliate programs starting up every day and barely any of them will stand the test of time.

Some of the problem sits on the shoulders of the people looking for an easy ride to success, of course. Even when they find a genuine company to work with they do not push themselves at all and as a result you will even notice well established companies such as Global Domains International being labelled as scams from time to time by bitter affiliates who didn't get the most from their opportunity.

You don't want to put in the massive effort to change your financial future with a company who are planning to run off into the distance when the novelty wears off, after all.

There are a few small but very important checks you should do which will confirm whether your potential affiliate program is going to stay around long-term with you.

* The company should display a business license to prove it is genuine and real.

* The company should be products driven and approved by the Federal Trade Commission.

* Check the length of time the company has been up and running for.

One particular area that has the most issues of this type is the multi-level marketing niche. Every day it seems new programs are appearing and once you get past the promotional hype you are often left with a very basic, unappealing program.

If the program is genuine it will have no reservations about showing it's FTC approved status and also it's business license for trading in the state where it's registered. Most will even make these visible on their website or forum.

Today's three points will help you to determine the safety and legal standing of any online program, so the next time you see something which looks like the best home based business you have ever stumbled across be sure you run through today's checklist and see how it stacks up.

About the Author:

About the author: Full time dad Russ Howe created a 5 figure income online with Global Domains International. He also reveals how to judge the best home based business opportunity for you.