Your Best Protection is Self-Education.
Innoculate Yourself
Learn and Understand These Questions and Use Them
to Validate Any Business Opportunity.
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What is the product and what value does it have?
- Is the product a physical item or is it a service?
- Is it really worth the amount of money being asked?
- Ask questions about everything; it's the best way to learn.
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What does the product cost? Can you get it FREE?
- Many of the products (like email) have little or no cost.
- Most marketing strategies are available FREE on the Internet.
- Beware of SECRET marketing schemes or sales strategies.
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Is the money made on the product or the marketing scheme?
- Do you earn by selling product or recruiting people?
- If you don't get others involved will you still earn money?
- Does the marketing structure resemble a chain or pyramid?
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Are you dealing with an individual or partners?
- A company has a name, address, phone No. and is registered.
- Do they have a web site? Visit it and check the details.
- Check their Website registration at VeriSign.
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Is the individual or company part of a chain or pyramid?
- Description and Details of Chain letters and Pyramid schemes.
- The company or person(s)- Do they ONLY have an email address?
- Websites can be part of chain letters or pyramid schemes
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Is the company publicly or privately owned?
- Request private company information by mail and phone calls.
- Public company information is readily available on the internet.
- If the company has a website, look at their Financial reports.
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What other information can I get on individuals or companies?
- Public company's "10k" - Heavy reading but informative.
- Magazine and news articles. Business reports and notices.
- Talk to people and ask questions, many will have good information.
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Does the company issue quarterly or annual financial reports?
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Have you taken the time to research these questions?
- Investigate - Successful people and investors do this all the time.
- Your first attempts will take time, be patient, you'll get good at it.
- When you know where to go, tell others, help them to be successful.



