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A couple of weeks ago I was searching the net on ways to make some extra money. I had heard that most of the data entry, work-from-home jobs and paid surveys were scams or a waste of time. I had a friend who tried one of those data entry jobs. It seemed to be legitimate, but she didn't make any money. I had also tried a couple of those paid surveys. It was question after endless question; I never made it to the end. Throughout the survey you were required to sign up for a certain number of trial memberships that offer a "free" gift (you just pay for shipping). Then you're charged a monthly fee, if you don't cancel the membership.
By the way, I hate those "free" gift deals. I always forget to cancel and that's what they're counting on. I completely avoid those deals now. But if you're tempted to accept one of those free gift deals, I would suggest trying to contact their customer service department first before you give them your credit card number. It's never happened to me, but I've heard of cases where the customer service department is totally unavailable to cancel the membership and your card continues to be charged. (This is a good reason to always use Paypal. It's more secure and it will save you the hassle of getting a new bank card or credit card number).
The idea of starting my own online business was very appealing to me. Also, I thought it would be really great to have my own website. Unfortunately, I was totally clueless as to how to go about it and I didn't have a lot of money to invest. I knew I needed some education and guidance, but there were so many programs out there it was hard to decide. Plus, most of them ranged in price from $50 to $100. That was more than I was willing to fork over. You probably already know this. However, since I was not very computer savvy, I didn't. I found out by accident (by being cheap) that most companies will offer you a discount price if you try to exit their order page. Well, I got lucky and found a program for less than $20. The program was very well organized and walked me through the process of starting my online business. Then for an additional investment of $20 I got my own website. ($10 per year for the domain name and $10 per month for the web host). And it was easy; they did it for me. I didn't have to learn anything technical. (Actually, the website was optional, but I decided that it would give me more opportunities and it didn't cost much).
So, I spent a total of $37. That's the price of 2 CD's or 2 DVD's that I would play once and forget about. It's also the price of a book that I'd buy and never read. (I have stacks of those). Instead, I have a website capable of generating money, a head full of ideas on how to make money on the internet, and the knowledge of how to do it. The educational program that I found would definitely be my number one pick for any beginner who wants to learn how to start an online business at a low cost.
By Kris Simpkins
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