Should I trust the online jobs like work from home?

Answer 1

No, you probably should not. Sad to say, most of the "work at home" jobs are scams, and you won't make any money from them. In fact, one sign that it's a scam is the company asks YOU to pay them money up-front, before they send you the materials you will need for the alleged job. In a real employment situation, the company pays you-- you don't pay them. Further, many of the alleged jobs, like stuffing envelopes at home, are not real jobs-- stuffing envelopes is done automatically by machines these days. Other "jobs" are actually what is called multi-level marketing (MLM), where you are expected to recruit other people to buy a certain product, and are paid based on how many people you persuade buy it.

There are some companies that do have legitimate work-- but they want specific skills. There are companies that sometimes seek people to work for an answering service or to offer phone support for particular products; or they seek proof-readers; or they want skilled teachers to teach online courses. But again, these jobs are not always available, and with teaching or proof-reading, the company will want certification, while with answering phones or providing support for a product, the company will want you to have experience. And there are also franchises you can buy into, where you will actually be starting your own business from home; but you will need to invest some of your own money to buy into any franchise, and it may take a while to make back what you invested.