... "SCAM!". Unfortunately many people don't hear it ordon't look for the signs. Before you fall victim to such a scamand waste your money, here are 7 tips to help find the rightwebsite.1) Look out for Outrageous "Income" or "Income Potential"Many listings claim that the website or business makes HUGEamounts of profit or has the "potential" of making a hugeprofit. This is your first sign of a possible scam because ifYOU had a website that made $500 a day would YOU sell it? I kno...

...wI wont. So why is this person selling his or her website? Theyalways list a few "excuses" like, "I have no time to run thiswebsite" or "I build them so I can sell them". Honestly, if youhad a website that's making you money, you would FIND the timeto run it and improve it, not sell it off. Be weary about theseclaims of HUGE profits. If it looks too good to be true, it justmight be! 2) Ask for Verifiable proof of income.If the website is claimed to be making profit, the seller mightshow you a PICTURE of his or her income statement. Sadly thesePICTURES can be easily altered to say ANYTHING that a personwants to - including showing profits. Pictures of Paypalstatements can be easily doctored to show profits. If the profitstatements are real, the owner should have no objection tofaxing you a copy of the statement, plus statements for previousmonths. Plus the owner should be able to show DIRECT relationsbetween the website being sold and the statements. Often ownerswill have multiple websites that tie into ONE paypal address.And they might show you a statement of that profitable paypalaccount. But the fact of the matter is that the actual profit isfrom multiple websites and the particular website on sale mightnot even be profitable. This is a business transaction so makesure you treat it like one and ask for verifiable proof. Don'tsettle for mere PICTURES on a website as proof.3) How long has the website been established for?Many websites are claimed to be "established". This means thatthe seller claims that the website has been around for some timeand has regular traffic and customers. Look into the source ofthe traffic. The seller might have purchase "guaranteed" trafficjust to make it LOOK like an established website. Demand websitestatistics for at least 6 previous months and study them. If yousee a sudden spike in traffic, then you know something's up. Andeven if you don't see a sudden increase, where is the trafficcoming from? What are the seller's advertising methods used toget that traffic? Once you purchase the website, will youcontinue to get the same benefits of advertising and traffic? Isthe seller willing to show you how to advertise? If so, how muchwill it cost per month? Do the math and see if the website willindeed be profitable after the costs. Don't buy websites thatare new yet claim to be established. Really profitable websitesare at least an year old and can show you proof of itsestablishment. Also use tools such as www.Alexa.com and type inthe URL of the website to see exactly WHEN it was established.Alexa's reports can't be doctored by the seller and is acredible source. Do your research before you place your bid.4) Beware of so-called Millionaires promising to make you amillionaire.If YOU were a millionaire why would YOU be selling informationabout how to become one on ebay? If you were that generous, whydon't you donate your money to charity? Or better yet GIVE thatinformation away for free? Why CHARGE for information? I seemany so called Millionaires selling their "secrets" starting at$49.00. If you had so much money what would $49 be worth to you?It's a drop in the ocean. Unless the seller BECAME a millionaireby selling his "secrets" for $49 to people who thought they canbe millionaires themselves. So if you bought such a website,would YOU automatically become a millionaire? Or would you haveto sell the SAME information to others at $49.00 a pop to becomeone? You'll need to make 20408 sales at $49.00 to become amillionaire. Often, there's always a catch like that in offersby these so-called self made millionaires. They don't love you.They love your money and they ask it upfront. If they were in acharitable mood why don't they just GIVE you the secret and onceyou make your million let you pay them $49.00 of out it? Askthem that before you buy these websites or "secrets".5) Be weary of instant "Cookie Cutter" websites.Many websites on sale are simply replicates of a site and areput up for sale many times. This means that you are not the onlyone who's got a website like that. This produces competition andwhen you are starting out, you don't want to have a fiercecompletion. These types of "cookie cutter" websites lose theiridentity in the market. Basically the mentality of your visitorswould be "You see one, you've see them all". YOUR website won'tbe unique. And you end up fighting an uphill battle. Opt to buyunique websites that aren't sold many times over and over again.You can easily spot cookie cutter websites if you search ebay.You'll see the same theme such as "legal forms" or "paid todrive" websites. Don't waste your time or money on these. Saveyour money to buy a unique website. It will pay your back manytimes over. 6) Beware of Adsense Earning statementsAdsense is the new way of starting an instant income stream. Youget paid by Google for showing ads on your website. Manywebsites claim they have a daily Adsense income of say $50 or amonthly income of say $3000. Work at home businesses that areSOLELY built on adsense are a disaster waiting to happen. Don'tget me wrong. Adsense is a very good source of income. But itshould NOT be your ONLY income. The Adsense revenue is directlyrelated to your website traffic. If you lose traffic you loseincome. If a seller boasts high profits through adsense, ask forverifiable proof of income for previous months and see how muchprofits were from adsense and if it was the ONLY source ofincome. Don't put all your eggs in one Adsense basket. It'stempting but you'll be flirting with trouble if your websitedoesn't have another method of income. 7) Pay attention to the number of bids.If a website catches your attention don't bid on it until youcan get a feel for it's worth. The number of bids on it can giveyou a rough idea about what kind of an opportunity it is andwhether it's worth your time and money. If a website has 0 bidsand has a buy it now price of $49.00 it's probably not worthyour money. It could well be another cookie cutter website. Ifthe website has many bids and there's still plenty of timebefore the auction ends, and the price is fairly high then itmight be actually worth that price. Remember that you aren't theonly person doing research. Many bids means many others havedone research and like what they found. Make sure you check outWHO those bidders are and their feedback as well. Don't befooled by false bids. There you go. 7 tips on how to select a work at home website atebay. I hope that your search will reveal the ideal business foryou and I pray that you follow my tips and not end up losingyour money. Take care this holiday season and spend your moneywisely.