Process At Home offers a rebate processing certification program, a simple data entry work from home opportunity for those looking to supplement their income. The work appears to be simple data entry involving filling out rebate forms for major companies. It all seems simple enough but the truth of the matter is that this is not more than a deceptive, all be it clever, spin on affiliate marketing. Let me explain...
When you begin to go through the Process At Home training you are shown how to set up accounts with services such as Pay Dot Com, Pay Pal, Blogger, Ezine Articles and Google Pay Per Click.
Step one is to pick a product and/or service in Pay Dot Com that you would like to market. Step two is to then choose a method in which to market that product, be it Google Pay Per Click, Blogger, EZine Articles or online classifieds ads. This advertising is what will lead consumers to the website of the product you chose to sell back on Pay Dot Com.
As an incentive for the customer to purchase from you over another affiliate, Process At Home suggests that you offer a rebate on the product. The funds for the rebate are a portion of your commission. So, in reality, Process At Home is just a clever spin on affiliate marketing. You are not employed by any company and you certainly do not require any sort of certification to be an affiliate marketer.
So, not only are you tricked into thinking that you will be employed and have a job as a rebate processor, you are left with poor training as well. Process At Home barely provides the education needed to generate sales with affiliate products. The fact that they are suggesting Google Pay Per Click, an expensive and very tricky from of online advertising is absurd. You can find equal if not better training for free from Commission Junction, another third party affiliate service available to online marketers.
As if this was not enough, Process At Home's entire program is based on a direct violation of the affiliate terms and services. It states clearly in the fine print of the user agreement you clicked yes to that you will in no way alter or manipulate the pricing of the products you are going to promote.
Finally, the rebates themselves, how the heck do you process these rebates? Process At Home's instruction is to set up an account with Pay Pal in order to keep track of your sales and rebates. By the way, this is the "simple form" they show you on the sales page, how clever. So, what the means for you, is that for every sale you make, you have to keep track of the sale as well as any product guarantees offered by the seller. What happens when a customer returns a product that you issued a rebate for? You got it, you lose not only the sale but the money you gave them for the rebate. Its a lose-lose situation.
At this point, you are probably saying, forget this. I want nothing to do with any of this B.S. I don't care if affiliate marketing is a real, legitimate job. I want to be able to just do a few hours of work on my computer and get paid.
Sure, it seems like that should be an easy thing to find and I hate to burst your bubble, but those jobs are few and far between. I know there is advertising all over the net, you probably get at least 2 emails a day telling you otherwise. Trust me, traditional J-O-B's are hard to find online. If you are able to find one that is legit, know that you will be treated not as an employee, but as an independent contractor.
These jobs can include those where you cover a territory, as an insurance sales person or selling consumer products, for example, and you would then spend time traveling and some time in your home office. Other job descriptions may involve customer service, recruiting, writing and telemarketing. Most of these positions are part-time and commission based such as:
*Online Tutor
*Virtual Administrative Assistant
* Transcription/Data entry
Just to name a few.
Regardless of the direction you decide to research, you need to understand that you are becoming self employed. You will be in charge of completely daily tasks with out supervision as well as marketing your services to those looking for what it is you have to offer.
You may not want to hear this, but it is unavoidable, you need to learn how to market online if you want to work from home on your computer. But, marketing does not mean pitching or selling, it means that you will use the world wide web to get yourself out there and in front of those looking for what it is you have to offer.
"How do I learn how to do this?" Good question. The resources available to those looking to learn the ropes of internet marketing are plentiful but some of it is not worth the price of admission, not even close, where as other free resources are absolutely fantastic. - 15254
When you begin to go through the Process At Home training you are shown how to set up accounts with services such as Pay Dot Com, Pay Pal, Blogger, Ezine Articles and Google Pay Per Click.
Step one is to pick a product and/or service in Pay Dot Com that you would like to market. Step two is to then choose a method in which to market that product, be it Google Pay Per Click, Blogger, EZine Articles or online classifieds ads. This advertising is what will lead consumers to the website of the product you chose to sell back on Pay Dot Com.
As an incentive for the customer to purchase from you over another affiliate, Process At Home suggests that you offer a rebate on the product. The funds for the rebate are a portion of your commission. So, in reality, Process At Home is just a clever spin on affiliate marketing. You are not employed by any company and you certainly do not require any sort of certification to be an affiliate marketer.
So, not only are you tricked into thinking that you will be employed and have a job as a rebate processor, you are left with poor training as well. Process At Home barely provides the education needed to generate sales with affiliate products. The fact that they are suggesting Google Pay Per Click, an expensive and very tricky from of online advertising is absurd. You can find equal if not better training for free from Commission Junction, another third party affiliate service available to online marketers.
As if this was not enough, Process At Home's entire program is based on a direct violation of the affiliate terms and services. It states clearly in the fine print of the user agreement you clicked yes to that you will in no way alter or manipulate the pricing of the products you are going to promote.
Finally, the rebates themselves, how the heck do you process these rebates? Process At Home's instruction is to set up an account with Pay Pal in order to keep track of your sales and rebates. By the way, this is the "simple form" they show you on the sales page, how clever. So, what the means for you, is that for every sale you make, you have to keep track of the sale as well as any product guarantees offered by the seller. What happens when a customer returns a product that you issued a rebate for? You got it, you lose not only the sale but the money you gave them for the rebate. Its a lose-lose situation.
At this point, you are probably saying, forget this. I want nothing to do with any of this B.S. I don't care if affiliate marketing is a real, legitimate job. I want to be able to just do a few hours of work on my computer and get paid.
Sure, it seems like that should be an easy thing to find and I hate to burst your bubble, but those jobs are few and far between. I know there is advertising all over the net, you probably get at least 2 emails a day telling you otherwise. Trust me, traditional J-O-B's are hard to find online. If you are able to find one that is legit, know that you will be treated not as an employee, but as an independent contractor.
These jobs can include those where you cover a territory, as an insurance sales person or selling consumer products, for example, and you would then spend time traveling and some time in your home office. Other job descriptions may involve customer service, recruiting, writing and telemarketing. Most of these positions are part-time and commission based such as:
*Online Tutor
*Virtual Administrative Assistant
* Transcription/Data entry
Just to name a few.
Regardless of the direction you decide to research, you need to understand that you are becoming self employed. You will be in charge of completely daily tasks with out supervision as well as marketing your services to those looking for what it is you have to offer.
You may not want to hear this, but it is unavoidable, you need to learn how to market online if you want to work from home on your computer. But, marketing does not mean pitching or selling, it means that you will use the world wide web to get yourself out there and in front of those looking for what it is you have to offer.
"How do I learn how to do this?" Good question. The resources available to those looking to learn the ropes of internet marketing are plentiful but some of it is not worth the price of admission, not even close, where as other free resources are absolutely fantastic. - 15254
About the Author:
About the author: Jess Ray can help you find a work from home opportunity that is right for you. For her free Work from Home Guide 2009, visit her Angel Stevens Rebate Processing Scam website. If you've fallen prey to the Process at Home Scam, you'll find free advice on what to do next.
