Did I get My Moneysworth?

After the launching of my site, I had some great success with new viewers and followers. I received a lot of email indicating our price was so low, that this could not be true. As you see most job seeking sites for telecommuting or work at home is pretty much scams. You should never have to pay to view any jobs - according to the guidelines of the Better Business Bureau (BBB). But you still get caught with that spell bounding pitch page or just plainly the site just doesn’t LOOK like it could be scam. I certainly have been there and done that. I must have invested so much money into these fly by night scams like stuffing envelopes, processing rebates, writing ads (only lucrative if you use PPC) and the list goes on…. You know which ones I’m talking about. It's the one that either works on your emotions (kick'em while their down), or promise that you can be so called rich in no time working from home. They even show you a paycheck!! Is it real? Of course not. It is only real because the suckers like you and I bought it at one point in time! Imagine that. Of course there is one down fall in working for yourself or becoming independent contractors on the web... You will have to either join an association to continue getting jobs or buying into marketing yourself in order to really start making a living out of it. So it is going to be hard to get around it. However you can be smart about it… After doing a bit of research, surveys and focus groups, I found that the majority of those who are now actually working from home have paid into some type of group or learning materials in order to help them succeed. The main key, "did I get my moneys worth?" How many times have you felt like after you paid your membership, logged onto the site and realized this was not what you were looking for? Again, I know that all too well.
Tip: Look for the sites that offer free registration. That will give you a feel first of what you might be expecting. Then take the time to view all the features and benefits. Kind of click around the pages to see if it gets too redundant and pressures of upgrading. If so, then stay away from it. On the other hand, if you are allowed access to the key features you were mainly interested in, then most likely the upgrades and other services will be worthwhile to get in to.
Some have lifetime memberships and some are monthly. Personally the lifetime memberships are the way to go - therefore you can always know that you can have access to it at anytime. Most job seekers would rather just have a membership for no more than 3 months. You figured you could probably land a job within 3 months, well welcome to the virtual home world. It doesn’t happen just like that. I’m not saying that it will take years, but just give yourself some time to get your skills and profile together prior to hunting those telecommuting positions. Get involved with the right associations and networks so you can make your presence known to employers and other business owners. The ultimate goal is have a position that takes of your living, comfortable and enjoyable for you.