GC Season 3 – Ep5 – Seg11 – Better Business Bureau
The expansion of the online money making industry also paved the way to the expansion of good-for-nothing businesses engaging in different malicious scams. The growing number of scams online makes many people highly suspicious of anything that has to do with money making on the net, avoiding all money-making methods altogether and their multitudes of opportunities.
In terms of evaluating an enterprise, we are taught to consult The Better Business Bureau in order to find out whether a company offering work from home jobs is credible or not. A company’s recognition from The Better Business Bureau is tantamount to trust, reliability, and legitimacy. The problem however is that BBB itself does not publish a list of good career websites in which people can get secured and genuine work from home jobs.
Work from home jobs basically includes offering skilled and professional services, selling, distributing, and trading products, and promoting products and services of affiliate companies. The problem with the Better Business Bureau is that it also does not have an opinion regarding the Highest Rated Work From Home Programs. They only warn prospective online job applicants to be skeptical with the offerings of online companies.
Instead of depending on what The Better Business Bureau has to say, people who want to pursue their online career may join different job seeker forums like calistyle101.com that offer discussions, tips, and advices on finding telecommuting jobs online. These forums enable members to be aware of legitimacy of companies, how online companies work, how they pay, and how much will it cost when a prospective applicant invest in a certain work from home program.
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What are the advantages of joining the Better Business Bureau?I have a small retail business. I have been invited to join the Better Business Bureau. I am familiar with the BBB but before I join would like to get some opinions on the advantages of becoming a member. Are there any disadvantages to joining?
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BBB is nothing more than old time mob paid protection…. WITHOUT the protection.
As a PAYING member I have made several complaints about a company scamming consumers while simultaneously attacking my services. (easily verifiable) They will do NOTHING and still list the company (who pays them NOTHING) with a spot free, shining AA rating.
Meanwhile consumers are being scammed and have no idea…
The BBB does amazing work. I never do business with a company that is not a BBB member.
go to http://www.bbb.org. search the company name. thats all you need to do
As a long standing member, the BBB does not charge consumers for a business status report. You might be on a third party website that is selling something you can get for free.
The consumers' association in the UK goes by the name of Which?
Here's an excerpt from their website (address given below):
Today, we are the largest consumer body in the UK, with over 650,000 members. We are a registered charity and we plough everything back into consumer interests and services for our members.
Which? is completely independent – we have no owners, shareholders or Government departments on our back: we work on behalf of you, the consumer, and nobody else so you're assured you're getting the very best advice that's available.
At Which?, we're known for testing household products like washing machines and digital cameras. But that's not all we do. Confronting important consumer issues is also a key part of our work. Tackling everything from mis-selling to hospital food, our commitment to providing unbiased advice to consumers is still at the heart of everything we do, including some great new initiatives such as our Best Buy Icon and the inaugural Which? Awards.
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The BBB is just an independent reference source for businesses, nothing more. A good, ethical business is under no obligation whatsoever to register with the BBB and it is not an indicator that a business is unethical if they are not registered with the BBB.
I run a very ethical business and I received a call from a BBB sales person who wanted me to register with the BBB for a price of $400.00. I asked her what she knew about my business and she said 'nothing'. However, she stated that I could register my business with the BBB for $400.00 and be listed as a company in good standing with the BBB.
This didn't seem like a value added service to me so I declined.
Many building departments of city governments have vendors like painters, landscapers, and construction companies register with them and maintain a list of good companies to work with. Try calling the Building Department at your City Hall to see if they have a similar program that can provide approved vendors.
Their are plenty of advantages of joining the BBB; however make sure your business meets the criteria. The advantages to having a membership is to be updated on good business practices and updates to new business laws/regulations. It also helps resolve possible disputes with your customers/clients by using a form of mediation instead of tying up the busy court systems. It also allows your clients to research your business before contacting you for their needs. Some disadvantages are meeting the eligibility to join, having to follow up with monthly readings and updating your business profile. It can become very time consuming, but verses the pros's and con's I would say their are more pros's and you should definitely join.
Actually it is quite simple…dependant on your location visit the website:
http://welcome.bbb.org/
Enter for Canada or for the United States.
You will see at the top a bar for "Membership" which you can click to get further details on each type of membership. (National, Local etc)
Here are the basic requirements:
http://www.ccbbb.ca/membership_standards.cfm
And in Canada (Similar in America):
Potential National Members must be actively engaged in business in Canada for not less than 36 consecutive months or such longer period of time as necessary to evaluate the applicant's record.
URL for application page:
http://us.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=113&id=d30d0ad2-4f6f-4a6b-bec6-594a441b25fe
Should be about all you need.. most of the information is right on their website.
i read that in George Carlins "Brain droppings".