I'm pretty sure you have seen advertisements across the internet claiming you can make extra money stuffing envelopes. Most “home based business enthusiasts" have tried it at least once or twice in their lifetime. The scheme usually goes like this: A company you find on the internet, or find in a magazine, will claim you will be paid to stuff envelopes for them. They will say you will get paid $1, $2, as much as $5 sometimes per envelope you stuff. You are only asked to pay a one time registration fee of $20 - $40. They make you believe that all you have to do is fold and stuff papers, stuff them in envelopes, then wait for your paychecks to come in the mail. Many people find these types of opportunities appealing because of the low start up cost and they figure they can stuff envelopes in their spare time. Risk is low because all they are investing is $20 - $40 to potentially make $1,000 a week...



So what's the deal with this envelope stuffing business? Are they just hype or can you follow their directions and get rich as the ads claim? Read on for the truth you must know about stuffing envelopes.

The first problem is there is always a catch. Anything that sound too good to be true, and way too easy, usually is too good to be true. Every envelope stuffing scam I have ever tried in the past has always come with a catch: For example, they may advertise that you can make $1 per envelope stuff. But in order to receive your $1 a person has to buy $100 worth of the products advertised in the catalogs you stuff into envelopes!

The second problem is commission based earnings. Commission based earnings isn’t a problem within itself. The problem with envelope stuffing is that most people do not expect their earnings to be commission based! You “register" with the belief that you are going to be paid to stuff envelopes…that’s it! The commissions based earning scale is a disadvantage because this is not what people signed up for. To top it all off, the products sold in the catalogs you are “paid" to stuff in envelopes usually aren’t that good to begin with. This decreases the likelihood that you will make sales, thus decreasing the likelihood that you will earn you commissions.

The third problem is additional investments. In most envelope stuffing programs the company you “register" with will only provides you with the sales material they want you to stuff into envelopes. Usually you have to purchase the stamps and envelopes yourself! Most consumers are blind sighted by these extra investments.

The fourth problem is unethical business practices by companies. Let’s go out on a limb and say that the sale literature you stuff into envelopes actually converts sales. Many times I have found that companies owing you commission payments will claim your envelopes didn’t “qualify." What does this mean? To be honest folks I have never gotten a straight answer to this question from any of the companies I’ve ever worked with. I speculate that they never truly intended on paying people to begin with.

Conclusion

There have been thousands of people who have fallen victim of envelope stuffing scams. People who simply want to earn an extra income from the comfort of their homes find themselves cheated by con artists who take advantage of their financial situation. There are legitimate companies out there offering real work at home opportunities for those interested. Unfortunately, home based business scams are at an all time high. It has become harder to find legitimate work from home operations. So, if you are planning on trying one of those envelope stuffing schemes you've seen across the internet and advertised in newspapers and magazines, use common sense and the guidelines above to avoid falling victim to these infamous scams!