Are you tired of working all week long without having time for your family and friends? Are you tired of having no savings or disposal incomes and having your credit cards maxed out? Are you tired of having a boss and not being able to decide what is best to do? Would you like to find a legitimate small home based business opportunity? This could be the solution to transform your life: have time for your family, no more traffic, no more boss and the flexibility to manage your time and efforts. I am a PhD in molecular biology and I used to work for a governmental laboratory. I had no previous experience as an entrepreneur and no knowledge about home based business jobs. With commitment, drive and focus, I then quickly developed good expertise as a small home based business entrepreneur.

Is there any successful work at home job experiences that we can trust? Yes, actually there are many legitimate small home based business successes that we can trust. Some of the most common questions asked are: " how to recognize whether a small home based business opportunity is a scam or a legitimate offer?" " How to identify real legitimate small home based business opportunities?"

These are several elements you should check and there are warning flags.

1. Avoid small home based business opportunities which announce easy money, money obtained quickly with just a few hours of work, or which guaranty you can get rich fast. Really, as for any kind of job, with legitimate small home based business opportunities, you will not get rich in a few days. You need to work, invest time and energy on a regular basis, especially when you start. But at the end, you will have real money in your pocket and your destiny in your hands.

2. Never send money to start your job. Legit small home based business does not charge you to start working. Do not accept a request to give your bank account information, so the employer could pay you without having officially joined the company. Well written scams are known to fraud you that way.

3. Search for reference about the company. A company offering legitimate small home based business will be happy to give you information about exactly what you will be doing. Ask about testimonials and referrals from other workers of the company.

4. If it seems too good to be true, consider this offer is not true! Use your judgement and as soon you get a little suspicious, stay away. There are many good offers out there, so do not take a chance with suspicious offers and take your time to find one your comfortable with.

Here are examples of work at home scams:

Posting Ads - There are lots of ads asking for workers needed to post ads on online forums and bulletin boards. You will not get paid to post, rather you may get paid if other people sign-up.

Processing Claims - In order to get "hired", you need to buy equipment or software just to be able to start working.

Completing surveys - You will take lot of time to complete surveys, for just a few cents, and will usually never see the color of your money at the end.

Register on a site offering free way to make money in minutes - Most often, you will be redirected to a Virtual casino link, and asked to play with your Real money. Of course, the offer will tell you that you will win for sure a lot of money! But it is money games, with no chances of making more money that what you spend to play. It is not a work and you will lose a lot of Your money in the game!

Stuffing Envelopes - It is a classical example of work at home scams. There are still people claiming that you can earn $3 or $4 per envelope to stuff them. All major companies have postage machines which stuff, sort and meter mail for pennies a piece!

Legitimate work at home jobs listing - Sites offering to provide you with information on only legitimate work at home jobs - for a nominal fee, of course - represent the worst example of scam!

Here are a few examples of legitimate home based business opportunities you could consider according to your interest, your expertise or your background:

Text translation secretarial work calling customer service Medical Transcription Works At Home Online business Internet marketing and affiliate marketing

These are just a few examples. With caution and good judgement, you will find other legitimate offers.