Surfing the Net? Beware of the Sharks
This has been a rather odd week so far. Lots of positive things have been happening in our small business, we’re coming up to Christmas and the kids are beginning to arrive from far and wide so the excitement is building and yet here on the blog things have been rather negative.
And they’re going to stay that way today too because today I want to say a little bit about the dangers that are out there on the Net.
The Net really is a rich hunting ground for con men and those who want to make money at your expense. There is certainly nothing wrong with selling goods and services on the Net but not everyone is trying to sell a quality product.
Quite often the amount of commission a sale will bring in for a website is the only thing that matters to the person running the site and you will have no way of knowing just what the true situation really is. You might see a glowing recommendation on the site for some particular item but is it really as good as they say or does it just pay a good commission?
You won’t know unless you do a little research. If you see some item advertised on a website that you think you might need don’t rush in and make the purchase before you have done a little research. Spend some time searching through Google for what other people say about the product and only spend your money if you’re completely satisfied that what you are buying is a genuine product.
I guess that you could be thinking that these comments would be better aimed at consumers rather than savvy small business people but all of us are consumers and all of us can be swayed by a good sales pitch so taking precautions is always going to pay off in the end.
