An Abundance of Pyramid Schemes

Have you ever wished that you could do away with the hassle of commuting and office politics and work from home using your computer? You might be a candidate for that type of career choice, but you should be aware of some important issues before you jump in head first.

photo credit: Zabowski

Not every company or job-related website contains only legitimate offers, and increasing numbers of people have become frustrated after learning that they are actually asked to pay money just to start working online.

And the solicitations you receive in your email inbox tend to arrive quickly, but the money just never appears. Keep in mind that you should never be asked to pay for the privilege of working online. Additionally, you should be paid promptly for the work you do.

One recurring problem that always seems to be showing its ugly head is the pyramid scheme.

For example, you might receive an email invitation to join a particular program free of charge, and then have the opportunity to earn money from individuals who you sign up. This sounds like a great and easy way to make money.

In truth, for most people it turns out to be a nightmare. After you sign up, you’ll have to take some further action like “upgrade to a gold member” (or something similar) by buying certain products or books, regardless of whether you want or need them, and whether or not the products are actually good ones.

Once you buy the products, you are instructed you can now make money from those people who are under you in the set-up, but only once those individuals buy the products themselves. Now you’re in the midst of the “scheme” part of the pyramid scheme.

So, to make back twenty dollars, you might have to spend sixty or eighty dollars. And you might not even make back those twenty dollars, since there is no guarantee that anyone under you in the structure is going to buy anything.

So it seems like there are two choices: you could simply wait until your pyramid scheme disintegrates and you’ll learn a costly (but perhaps valuable) lesson, or you could stay away from the scheme entirely, and save your efforts for a legitimate way to earn money.

Yes, you can find jobs that will let you work from home!

There are companies out there which pay for the kinds of work you can do at home; you just have to know how to find them, and how to tell if those companies are on the level. One thing to remember is that legitimate companies already have people working for them, and you’ll be able to find a number of people who’ve had good experiences with that particular company.

With a little bit of searching, you’ll be able to find websites that give details and information about companies that offer genuine work at home opportunities.

Your first line of defense, however, should be to keep in mind the old adage that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. And if it’s so easy to make money, why isn’t everyone doing it?

The advertisements you see and the emails you receive, all touting the newest get rich plan, are not going to contain all of the details or “fine print”. In fact, sometimes, after you sign up, you’ll receive additional emails or correspondence informing you when others are joining “under you”.

This information, even it it’s true, is the tease to try to get you to “upgrade” by buying the products they’re trying to sell. Remember that you’ll have to be counting on other people to buy as well before you’ll see any money.

Armed with this knowledge, it should be relatively easy to spot (and avoid!) these types of pyramid schemes.

If you look at programs that don’t promise lots of money for little or no work, then you’re much more likely to find legitimate opportunities for working at home.

Finding Your Perfect Work (Working from Home)

Is Your Computer a Blessing or a Menace?

The computer can be thought of as a “sign of the times”. It was invented to remove the mind-numbing aspects of various collating, organizing and thinking processes. It has also brought about a big change in all of our lifestyles. Even our lives themselves have been influenced by this technology .

Some may have the view that the computer is more of a menace than a blessing , but this seems to be completely out of touch with the rest of the world. This is ridiculous because the rest of the world has learned to enjoy and use computers. The statement is the typical mourning of a person who’s always clamoring for the ‘good old days’.

The trouble with the ‘good old days’ is that, while they may fill us with a sense of nostalgia , in many respects they weren’t all ‘good’. People who clamor for them fail to see the pain they also held. Before the computer was invented, there were too many things that were necessarily slow.

Data processing was slow, typing on typewriters was tedious and error-prone, and accounting was done by hand on paper ledgers, which was extremely slow and highly tedious. The computer sped up all these processes. And on a personal level, computers have become a vastly popular household item.

Why is it so great for things to be sped up? It is simply a great blessing . If simple, but troublesome, tasks like data processing can be done faster, then we will have time to do the other, more important, tasks. It simply doesn’t make sense that the computer could be a menace .

Perhaps the idea of the computer as a menace arises from the trouble that it has been perceived to cause in some areas. Some people may have lost their jobs because the computer has made them obsolete. To be honest, though, this is simply a matter of looking at the ‘problem’.

The fact that the computer can replace a person could be thought of as a clear indication that the person should be doing something more important. In many companies, where computers have replaced people, those people receive high-value retraining. This is a ‘life upgrade’ and the worker should see the process as a blessing; since the computer was indirectly responsible for providing the upgrade.

Another reason why some may look at the computer as a menace is the fact that it makes some people waste time playing games on it. This is a ridiculous accusation; time could just as well be wasted by that same person watching television. On top of that, playing games on the computer at least has the advantage of being interactive, unlike the habit of staring at the TV. But more importantly, playing computer games is something that a person chooses to do. There is no compulsion for any particular individual to waste time in this (or any other) way. It’s simply not appropriate to label the computer a menace for this reason.

So to call the computer more of a menace than a blessing is just plain unfair. Indeed, the computer is a great blessing. Like just about everything else, whether the computer is a blessing or a menace, depends a lot on how one exercises his or her choices.

Yuma Computer Repair PC Repair - Yuma Computer Guy

We have helped many Yuma Business Owners get control of their network.

Call Us…928-920-7553

• Email Problems?

• Printer Problems?

• Network Problems?

We don’t speak geek.
We are clean, neat and quiet.
We do the job on time and on your time schedule.
Available 24/7