| Many jobs online require you to not only do | | | | they'll likely be ignored. So instead, they make the |
| something or sell something, but also to recruit others | | | | incentive for recruiting higher than the pay out for |
| to do the same thing. Referral programs run rampant | | | | what you're actually doing for them and then rely on |
| on the internet and can be found either as an | | | | human greed. However, in order to actually be |
| incentive for many job sites, such as survey sites, or | | | | successful, you have to not only advertise to all of |
| as a requirement for some sites. Referral programs, | | | | your contacts and social media contacts, but you'll |
| when they are legit, pay out reasonably enough, but | | | | have to build an advertisement that will attract them |
| they have some problems with them that should | | | | and pretty much maintain a business of making the |
| make you think twice about joining that at-home | | | | company's business better-all the while paying a |
| company for financial freedom while working from | | | | subscription fee for your work! |
| home. | | | | Recruitment incentives should not be the bulk of the |
| The main problem with these at home job is the | | | | online company you're looking at and here's how you |
| recruiting itself. Generally, you have to recruit a | | | | can tell if it is: |
| certain number of people either because it's the only | | | | 1. If the payout/person recruited far exceeds the |
| way to make any real money or as a requirement | | | | possible pay outs of the actual job you're doing. |
| for joining the website. What this means is that the | | | | 2. If you're getting more offers pertaining towards |
| company is effectively turning you into their | | | | recruiting others than you are about the work that |
| spammer; they know they can't be the ones to send | | | | needs to be done. |
| out thousands of invitations and harassment to join | | | | 3. If the site is covered in banner ads about 'recruiting |
| or they may be kicked off the internet, so they get | | | | your friends!' |
| their employee hopefuls to do it for them. As an | | | | If any or all of these things are going on, likely you're |
| employee, you end up annoying half your contact list | | | | looking at a company that's trying to get you to do |
| with constant emails to join your site, or you end up | | | | their work for a pittance and possibly charging you a |
| being ignored. At worst, you start being called a | | | | monthly subscription for the 'honor'. |
| spammer, especially if you start looking to increase | | | | Now this is not to say that all recruitment incentives |
| your contact list in order to grow your list of | | | | are bad; plenty of perfectly legitimate online |
| potential recruits. Sometimes you will have to pay the | | | | companies have referral programs. But the referral |
| company to join their business and pay them for the | | | | program should not be the bulk of your work in |
| pleasure of doing their recruiting for you! However, | | | | order to make any cash-you should be making cash |
| this isn't considered a scam because you do have the | | | | via your work, not your ability to harass your contact |
| potential to make real money-if you have a massive | | | | list. Instead, the referral program should be like a |
| contact list and are lucky to have some interested | | | | bonus and it shouldn't be a huge one at that. |
| friends and family. | | | | There is absolutely nothing wrong with a referral |
| Another related problem is how the recruitment | | | | program; so long as the referral program is the icing |
| aspect is marketed. These companies usually know | | | | on the cake and not the cake itself. Just be aware |
| that if they just say that you have to recruit people, | | | | of what you're signing on for before you sign up. |