Would you pay money to work at home?

United States
February 4, 2010 9:12pm CST
Has anyone ever paid money to join a work at home company? Are they legitimate? Did you make any money or did you loose money? Do you think you should have to pay money to work at home? I am thinking about joining a company but they want $50.00 up fron to join? Do you think I will ever make my money back?
12 responses
@Lucky12 (767)
• United States
5 Feb 10
Only if it is a based business. There is a difference between a work at home job and business. A job is something like you are doing now like my lot. I am in a home business which is investing money to build it. Think of a business like what the trumps do. They started as work at home business and now they have like 4 billion towers and hotels all over the world lol. Yes if it is a home business.
@ongtina (1232)
• Singapore
5 Feb 10
What makes the difference, do you get products in home business?
@Lucky12 (767)
• United States
5 Feb 10
Some you do and some you don't it depends. With most work at home businesses you are selling the product, but with some you are not. It depends there are so many. If you are looking for a job you should never pay for a job. You will know if it is home based or not. I work for a legit A rating from the BBB home business. home jobs are just like writing articles, um my lotting, blogs, but many people call that their business.
@Lucky12 (767)
• United States
5 Feb 10
look at it this way a business is graded by the BBB. Better business burro
@ongtina (1232)
• Singapore
5 Feb 10
I don't know about business, but I will consider investing only when I know the site does pay and that I'm able to do what is required to earn money in that site. It's like doing an actual job in the neighbourhood. If you can't cook, you can't take up a job as a chef, much less set up a stall selling food. Setting up the stall(business) without the skill often ends in failure as you get cheated by your staff or suppliers, or can't cover the overcost, etc, etc.
@Hanan_x3 (294)
• United States
5 Feb 10
Check out the first link on my page. There is no risk, no investment. Its a real company with the real deal. I got proof.
@illfavors (590)
• United States
5 Feb 10
Nope I would never pay anyone to work. If someone or a company wants me to work for them, they pay me. Usually if it's a you have to pay before you can work with us situation, it's a scam. In the exception, there is a reputable home based company I worked for that did ask us to pay for a background check, however if I remember correctly you got reimbursed after it was completed.
@biman_s (1060)
• India
5 Feb 10
Most those companies are useless as I know first hand. I was scammed by one such company and so I am now cautious. If you want to work at home and make some money. I want you to take a look at Itzgreat.com. You can Upgrade to a Pro Member there and make more than $100 there. I have upgraded by paying $20 and I have earned about $50 within 15 days.
• Malaysia
5 Feb 10
I often come across that kind of work at home company. I don't believe the at all. We already heard so many testimonials from their member about how good they were, but we will never know if the member even not exist. The company probably just made them up.
@Hanan_x3 (294)
• United States
5 Feb 10
Check out the first link on my page!
@colydf (913)
• China
6 Feb 10
I do not have such experience. But I always want to have a try. However, I am just afraid of the money I give will never return. There are always risks, sometimes you cannot estimate. Anyway, good luck with you! Have a nice day!
• United States
5 Feb 10
Pay money to make money? HELL NO!! Make your $50 dollars back? If you have a second stream of income, then it's possible. If not, still NO! Why the hell would I spend money just to make money, especially since there are all kinds of moneymaking scams designed to rip me off of my money that I need to move out of my mom's house? If it's $1 to $10 dollars, that's okay since it's not much cash to spend and it's disposable to me; chump change. But any higher and the deal's off. I don't want to live in the same place all my life! If it's up to $10 dollars, i'll think about it and make sure that it ain't a scam. If it's legit and it pays me, then i'll have some extra rent money to use. But if it's not legit, if it's a scam in any way whatsoever, then to the trash it goes. I'd stick to moneymaking and wealth creation literature and keep looking and researching that $50 dollar company if I were you. That much money to join? If it looks too good to be true, then it probably and certainly is. Don't get suckered into any scams and do your research, that's all I can say.
@Hanan_x3 (294)
• United States
5 Feb 10
No! Do not join! Most of the companies that ask you for money are usually scams. I am part of a business right now and ii did not have to pay a single penny to be a part of it! I have just joined 2 days ago and im making a decent amount (not much since I am just a beginner). I have wanted to quit really fast, but I stuck with it and its awesome. Its the first link on my page. I also have proof that its NOT scam. Check it out!
• United States
5 Feb 10
i would deffinatly not pay any money to work from home. to me its better just to find the right sites and use the sites that the best. in my opinion i think nobody should have to pay anything in order to make money. i for sure would never do that. and most of those sites that say you can get a job if you put in all of your personal information and your credit card info or your social security number are all going to rip you off and steal all of your money and scam you. you might already know that but its better to never get into those kinds of sites and avoid that with all costs. best of luck in earning.
@bnx2212 (712)
• Philippines
5 Feb 10
I know a website that lets you work with them being a Job agent wherein you look for job-seekers. Once a person who applied got hired, then you will be paid. They've been here since 1996.Just check my blog to find out more about them. Just explore. Good luck.
• Philippines
5 Feb 10
For me, any work at home jobs that asks you money upfront before working with them; I would consider it as a SCAM. Try to read some articles about scammed companies.
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
5 Feb 10
Calculate the risk. If it is too good to be true, the it is FALSE! Be careful!