Recently there has been a wave of work at home programs all claiming that they can show you how to make money from Google. They all sell a Google Home Business Kit for a low shipping and handling fee from $1.99 – $3.88.
These programs consist of a CD and a membership website that hosts the courses. The lessons teach you how to use Google AdWords to place advertisements for programs that you are an affiliate for.
So Are These Google Biz Kits Scams…?
The main issue with all these companies is the advertising schemes they have come up with. They insinuate that they will get you hired by companies like Google or eBay, and some will flat out lie to you over the phone and tell you they work for these companies.
They also advocate setting up fake blogs and websites to advertise the same Google Biz Kit that you just bought. You may have seen ads like these on Facebook and MySpace. Don’t be fooled by these and other sites claiming that you can make money from these programs; any income they’re receiving is simply from referring more people to join these sites. Here are 2 examples of these fake blog and news sites…
If you see an ad for one of these blogs or “newspapers” save yourself the time and don’t visit them, as they’ll only redirect you to one of these Google Home Business Kits.
The other catch with all these programs is that once you submit your billing info to pay for the S&H you automatically agree to their membership program. When you apply for the Google Kit you’re also authorizing them to charge you a membership fee of up to $70 a month. Not only that, but these companies often sign you up for monthly memberships of other useless products for which you’ll pay additional fees.
This is why these Google Biz Kits have been called out as serious scams. Most people don’t see the fine print which they have cleverly hidden throughout their site. Then a month later they’re shocked to see a fee of $70 which they haven’t authorized. Here are a few examples of Google Biz Kit sites to beware of.
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