If an online business opportunity seems too good to be true, ask yourself:
– If this is so profitable, why do they need me? Why are they cutting me, a complete stranger, in on it?
– Am I being offered riches without any corresponding skill or training on my part?
– What value would I add?
– Why would someone pay me for this?
– Does it require any real work on my part?
– Am I being pressured to make a decision right now?
– Where can I find an independent evaluation?
– Could I get the knowledge offered here for money elsewhere for free?
– Is this a scam?
Remember, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
About Stan Guthrie
Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His latest book is God's Story in 66 Verses. He also is author of All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century, and A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. He is co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.
Stan writes the monthly Priorities colum for BreakPoint.org. He has appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More, WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, and many Christian shows, including The Eric Metaxas Show and Moody Radio's New Day Florida. A licensed minister and an inspirational speaker, he served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?
