Sunday, August 24, 2008

Work At Home Message Boards - How Do You Use Them?

Many work at home message boards exist to discuss ways to succeed
in this business, but the information on them varies. Some advice is
helpful, and some can actually leave you worse off than you were before
encountering the message board. Be sure to think before taking an
unknown person's advice.

By Brian McCoy

There are countless work at home message boards online filled with
experienced people giving advice and others wanting to take that advice.
However, you have to be discerning as to what advice you choose to take.

Keep in mind that most of the information posted on these message
boards is not necessarily fact. Certain ways of doing things may have
worked for one person, but it may not work for everyone. Rules will be
varied based on the type of business, the ownership, and even location.
Posters on these message boards may mean well, but sometimes they
simply got lucky. Just because they had success with the way they
handled their business, does not mean that everyone will have that
same success.

While most posters on work at home message boards are good, quality
people, there are those bad apples too. There are actually people on the
message boards who will prey on the newbies and try to potentially
scam them.

Keep in mind that no known legitimate business opportunity will ask for
large sums of money upfront without a useful product or service
included. In this situation, the only person that will benefit is the one
extending the offer.

It may be difficult then to decide who you can and cannot trust for advice
on a message board. A good theory to stick to is how long the poster has
been on the message board and how long they have been in business. A
beginner giving out advice can be problematic for obvious reasons.

Also, look at how long the advice has been posted on the board, and read
all the comments to it. If several others claim that the advice has been
helpful to them, then it is probably good advice. Likewise, posters will
warn others if the advice does not work.

Overall, the majority of people want to be helpful to new business owners
as they were once there themselves. However, there are some people out
there who want to make money off unsuspecting people, and there are
also vindictive people online who would like to hurt your chances of
succeeding. While they are in the minority, you must be aware that they
do exist, which is why you should take much of the advice you receive
online with a grain of salt.

To learn more about Brian McCoy and
How To Use Work At Home Message Boards, visit his Big Ticket To Wealth
website. About the Author: Brian McCoy is an industry leading internet
marketer and President and CEO of McCoy Marketing Group. His mission
is to develop leaders into full time home business entrepreneurs.


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