How DO You Choose Your Programme or Opportunity?
How to Research this Company!
by Lisa Lomas
Lisa Lomas 
So you found a wonderful new Business.
It has a great payplan.
It looks legit.
It looks fun.
It looks easy.
So how am I really going to find out the dirt, If there is any?
Firstly the Few tools you need to be able to search on I would recommend at
FTC & RIP OFF REPORT just for a start.
Second, Ask the Search Engines all your questions.
So type and ask the Search Egines Questions!
Is ............................. A Scam?
Who is the owner of ...............................?
Go to the site look under the contact form.
Go to Who is and see who registered the Site Name/Domain?
See which Country it is in, then go through a yellow pages to verify if
its offline also.(some businesses are)
When you find out some names of Directors or CEO's search there names.
Now if some things don't add up don't dismiss it, investigate further.
Go to Industry forums and get more topics on this particular business.
One mistake I see time in and time out, no research of opportunities.
Its mighty Naive to think everyone is honest until they prove otherwise, its
not real life.
These few tests can answer a lot of questions.
The best way to get more information is colleagues of friends you have in the industry ask there opinion.
When you are spending your hard earned money don't take it for granted someone has already done this.
My experience recently is a good friend recommend a business, I did my research & investigation and found information which made me weary then shared with my freind, they did not know it.
You just have to stay smarter, Internet Marketing is not by the seat of your pants adventures. Sure it can be fun once you pass many learning curves but stay Realistic.
Stay away from Hypey letters, dont take everything on face value, and ask the questions. If you don' t like the answers just breath and be thankful you knew to ask. Then it only costed you time.
Sep 8th 2007 20:43
So you found a wonderful new Business.
It has a great payplan.
It looks legit.
It looks fun.
It looks easy.
So how am I really going to find out the dirt, If there is any?
Firstly the Few tools you need to be able to search on I would recommend at
FTC & RIP OFF REPORT just for a start.
Second, Ask the Search Engines all your questions.
So type and ask the Search Egines Questions!
Is ............................. A Scam?
Who is the owner of ...............................?
Go to the site look under the contact form.
Go to Who is and see who registered the Site Name/Domain?
See which Country it is in, then go through a yellow pages to verify if
its offline also.(some businesses are)
When you find out some names of Directors or CEO's search there names.
Now if some things don't add up don't dismiss it, investigate further.
Go to Industry forums and get more topics on this particular business.
One mistake I see time in and time out, no research of opportunities.
Its mighty Naive to think everyone is honest until they prove otherwise, its
not real life.
These few tests can answer a lot of questions.
The best way to get more information is colleagues of friends you have in the industry ask there opinion.
When you are spending your hard earned money don't take it for granted someone has already done this.
My experience recently is a good friend recommend a business, I did my research & investigation and found information which made me weary then shared with my freind, they did not know it.
You just have to stay smarter, Internet Marketing is not by the seat of your pants adventures. Sure it can be fun once you pass many learning curves but stay Realistic.
Stay away from Hypey letters, dont take everything on face value, and ask the questions. If you don' t like the answers just breath and be thankful you knew to ask. Then it only costed you time.
Sep 8th 2007 20:43
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Cheryl Baumgartner
 Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceAnother good research tool is the stock markets. I recommend searching for companies through NASDAQ and NYSE. If they are listed then you can find out anything you want through the SEC. One other tool for research that can cut down on finding information, find out where they are headquartered. If they are in the U.S. Your local library has a database called ReferenceUSA. You can look up the business there and it will tell you the names of the major officers, how many employees and locations they have and more. You can not only research the business but also the officers of the business. Dec 16th 2007 10:21 |
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Lisa Lomas
I like both your comments, thanks. Yes Stock markets are great tools. I to trust companies more on this. Just today I asked some questions and could not get the answer Iwanted so I did not join. Ok it was only $2.50 but it was the principal. If I do not know whom I am doing business with they don't get my money whether it is 200 or 2.50. Mar 2nd 2008 15:27 |
Hi Lisa
Sorry to be so late in responding
Yup it is one thing to know that you have to do your due diligence and another knowing HOW to do it.
Thanks for a very useful list to start us off.
You are so right about asking questions. If someone shies away from questions - that is often a red flat!! No honest busines should worry about searching questions. The will have the answers.
Your tip about checking for scams is also helpful - although there is no definite list.and their absence from a scam list doesnt automatically mean they are clean - just that they havent been found out yet.
It is more likely that you will find discussion forums raising doubts. These are not always 100 % accurate -but they are a rasonable guide. If they contain lots of hard information or if they have a lot of abusive responses from the programme promotors-This is also a MAJOR red Flag. Again good programmes will always be able to offer facts and figures to support their arguements. If they cant - as you say - you have just saved yourself some money! lol
Take Care and thanks for keeping us on our toes
Jenny
Sep 20th 2007 17:53