A thorough evaluation of network marketing opportunities must be done in order to find out whether or not you are getting scammed or how legitimate the company actually is.
Thousands of individuals are scammed out of their hard earned money every day just trying to better their lives.
This scamming is what is giving the industry a bad name and why so many people are hesitant to join a new opportunity.
One thing to remember is that you are seeking the opportunity.
You are looking for enough good information in order to make an informed decision.
You are also looking for a leader that you can trust and will teach you their methods of success.
many promise to do these things but rarely follow through.
You have to understand that there is no such thing as a get rich quick opportunity.
Even though some companies misrepresent this, it is a myth.
Success comes by the way of a lot of hard work and effort on your part.
You can go as fast or as slow as you want but it will not happen overnight.
Here are some key points to look at when evaluating a network marketing opportunity.

• Company history.
  Do some investigative work on the company before signing anything or submitting any payments.
  Type the name of the company or opportunity into the search engine of your choice and see what comes up.
  Find out if there are any judgments against the company or the officers of the company.
  Do some research on the founders and officers of the company.
  See what their background is and if it applies to what is being offered.
  There are going to be pro's and con's to everything, so read the comments both good and bad and get an idea of what is going on.
  
• Products and services.
  One way that companies scam you out of money is by offering bogus products and services or products and services that do not exist.
  Ensure that the products that are offered by the company are actual products that are in demand.
  Check to see if the products and services that can be used by all age groups.
  Age specific products lessen your chance of success and exposure.
  
• Fees to join.
  Companies will usually have you pay an "application fee".
  There is nothing wrong with this as long as the fee is 100% refundable.
  Application fees are a way for the legitimate companies to weed out the tire kickers from those that are serious.
  Over seventy nine million people this year will consider starting their own business, and this is one way that they pick and choose who to work with.
  Something to consider when paying this fee is to stay away from going to a third part source to make the payment.
  Legitimate companies will have the means to make payment right from the website page that you are on.
  You may want to stay away from other pay services such as Pay Pal.
  
• Profits and compensation.
  It makes no sense to sign up with an opportunity that has little to no profits.
  Know what the profits are for each product and how that will be paid directly to you.
  Avoid those companies that sell thousands of products that only offer single to double digit profits.
  In order to be successful, you will have to become a product of the products and services that you offer, so it is easier to only have 5 or 6 products with 3 and 4 digit profits.
  High end top tier products are desirable.
  The compensation plan should be one that you can leverage and that pays you for every product and service that is offered.
  
• Training, support and marketing platforms.
  You are searching for an opportunity that will make you the most money for your time.
  In order to do this, the company must have training, support and marketing systems in place for you to utilize.
  The training should be from the top earners or founders of the company.
  The marketing platform or system needs to have customizable or replicated websites that you can use.
  This platform should also have some type of auto responder system that will send automated emails to your newly acquired leads.
  

These are just a few things to evaluate when looking at a network marketing opportunity.
Many other items must be taken into consideration.
It is important that you do your homework and investigate each and every opportunity that is presented.
The decision that you make will be the most important.
You know what you want out of a network marketing opportunity, so make your decisions on that.