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I have a job that allows me some ample time off. To be exact, I get three months off during the summer, a month off for most of December and part of January. Accordingly, I have time off to pursue interests. My most recent interest has been trying to establish a home-based business on the internet. After some tooling around to figure out what avenues to travel down, I decided to dive in to an undertaking that focuses on making money at home via the internet.
One of the things that I tried initially was one of those data entry companies on the internet. Basically, how the company purports itself to work is to create a system and a network for subscribers whereby the subscriber can hook up with other companies that need data entry work done. I can't recall how I came upon the particular company that I did but when I found myself at this website, I was motivated to give it a try. I will share that a tactic that this company used (and come to find out it is a tactic used by other web-based companies as well) is to hook up site visitors to an online chat with a customer representative. An added incentive for would-be subscribers like me is a money-off offer (in this case, it was $10 off) for subscribing right then and there. Of course, there was buy-in bait like “For today only” and “Limited time offer” thrown my way.
During this chat with the customer rep, I asked, “If I sign up today, will I be guaranteed a certain amount, say a $100 in income?”
The rep replied, “All I am authorized to do is offer you a $10 discount if you sign up today.”
I also inquired about getting a refund if I was not satisfied with the service. The rep assured me that if I indeed was not happy with the company and its offerings, I'd get a refund.
Being already motivated to get going and having my questions answered in what I felt was an honest way, I bit the bait. I bought in for $39.95, paying with my Paypal account.
I will admit that once I was in, I was overwhelmed by all I was presented with. My mind whirred with thoughts of “Refund! Can I get a refund?!” In doing some searching on the web, I read about others who called the initial learning curve “steep” but once someone like me got going, things would get easier over time. And best of all, the money would start rolling in. But was this true?
What I eventually found out via a work-from-home forum was that all the data-entry from home company did for me was point me to some free web resources that with a bit of digging and searching I'd have likely found myself. Through this same forum, I found out how I could get a refund because trying to get a refund by directly dealing with the data-entry company would be like pulling teeth.
I did get my refund and this is how I did it based on the advice I received from a work-at-home forum I read. The advice was to email Paypal directly and mention how I thought the practice of the data entry company was “deceptive.” Furthermore, the advice said to copy and paste specific language from the Data Entry company's website regarding its refund policy.
I did these things and, voila!, the money was redeposited into my Paypal account. Now if I had paid with a credit or debit card, I don't know how quickly or easily (or if at all) I would have been refunded.
So my advice is for anyone diving into a web business venture is to make sure the venture is legit, make sure there is a money back guarantee make sure you can pay via Paypal for ease of refund if you are unhappy with the company you are dealing with. If you must pay by credit or debit card, make sure you know how to get a refund from your credit card company in case the vendor you are dealing with is uncooperative or drags its feet.