Are there really legitimate work at home companies? If so, what are
some of the company names and phone numbers, is it really necessary to
pay the one time fee, and how can I locate them?
p.s. I live in san diego

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 05 Apr 2004 16:35 PDT

Are you looking for a company based in your area, or could it based
anywhere? A lot of work-at-home companies can mail supplies and the
like to you, this is why I am asking.

Nenna-GA

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Clarification of Question by rubles-ga on 06 Apr 2004 16:08 PDT

No, I do not need it based in my area, as long as they do work with
individuals based in San Diego.

Hey there rubles,

I've got some places for you to look at, a list witn many many more
than the few I'll post, and some tips on finding a legitimate company
and then MAKING sure it's a legitimate company.

I do want to let you know I can not endorse one specific company over
another, but I can tell you where to find lists of reputable ones and
how to check anything out before you make a committment.

I did this search, to begin with, based off some personal knowledge of
companies. I contacted my local BBB or Better Business Bearau
http://www.bbb.org/ and asked them  about work at home companies. I
got a few very good pieces of advice.

1. Search for companies online that say they are a member of the BBB.
Once you find a company you like who says they are a member, call the
local chapter of the BBB in your area, which for you would be here
http://lookup.bbb.org/BureauSearchResults.asp?USZip=92101&CCity=SAN+DIEGO&CStat=CA

So, what I'm going to do now, is list some companies that advertise
being BBB members that I found doind a google search for "work at home
BBB"
Listed here:
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&safe=off&q=work+at+home+BBB&spell=1

Here is a few you could look into:
http://www.telecommutemoms.com/
http://www.homeworkers.org/
http://www.workathomecareers.com/fr_index.html?/workathomeopportunity.shtml

Also, I want to post thhis article about Work at Home companies that
may NOT be legit, just to give you a heads up about possible scams...

http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=436

"Cyberspace is simply the newest arena that scam artists have entered
to widen their hunt for more people to dupe. To avoid falling for
work-at-home scams, both on- and off-line, look for the following
warning signs:

    * Overstated claims of product effectiveness;
    * Exaggerated claims of potential earnings, profits, or part-time earnings;
    * Claims of "inside" information;
    * Requirements of money for instructions or products before
telling you how the plan works;
    * Claims of "no experience necessary." "

and

http://www.nbc5i.com/money/1436748/detail.html

"You might dream about working from home, making great money and
setting your own hours. But are these jobs too good to be true?"

Also, here are some addition sites along these lines to check out.

http://www.starting-your-own-business.info/work_from_home/bbb-approved-work-from-home.htm

They are listed on the site I just linked to.

Anyway rubles, looks like there are some good and some bad sites out
there but it is pretty easy to find legit ones.

Thanks for using Google Answers
Nenna-GA

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Clarification of Answer by nenna-ga on 08 Apr 2004 13:58 PDT

Rubles,

Thank you for your compliment. Google Answers and I were glad to help,
and we hope if you have any more unanswered questions you'll come back
and utilize our great group of reseachers again.

Once again, thank you
Nenna-GA

Researcher was very thorough