How To Do Business On The Internet: Avoiding The Thieves And Pitfall Of Buying Online
It is tough to avoid all would be thieves online and it’s like trusting the car next to you on the freeway, you hope they are law abiding citizens of the road but there’s no guarantee. They could just cut you off and sometimes do.
The same holds true on the Web, you have to take precautions, be alert, ask questions, and take nothing for granted. There are good legitimate businesses on the Web, even though some may lead you to believe that they are all evil thieves.
The first thing I look for on a site that I may want to buy something from, is a contact page. If there is a phone number, even better. If there is no contact page, I just move on to a different website. You could give the number a call just for fun to see if it is a real number. If the number is not, don’t waste your time, take your business somewhere else.
There are many good business people who work hard to make you the buyer happy. Why? Because they understand that if you are happy, you will come back and hopefully buy again from their business website. You are happy because it was a smooth transaction and they’re happy because they made a sale.
Always pay through a Secure Site.
Before you give your security information, you should have https:// in the browser at the top of the page. As to http:// with normal pages there is security code in that little “s”. You can click the Pay Pal link to see an example of the https://.
Create a free Pay Pal account, its very secure as well. A lot of businesses accept it on-line. If you are in business or going into business offering Pay Pal can boost sales and offer choice!
You should read payment instructions carefully. If it’s your first or second time purchasing something
on-line, it can be very intimidating. They do often ask for your e-mail info when you go to make your purchase. This is normal, they need that info to complete the purchase.
Use security products such as virus scans, firewalls, e-mail spam ware, and spy ware. This will help protect you against identity theft and protect your computer. Norton or McAfee are good, I have tried both and I don’t have a preference. Norton is what I currently use though.
There is also free services on the net. One thing you should be aware of is that security products
eat a lot of memory which has a tendency of slowing your computer down. You should have security stuff in place though, if you are going to make a downloadable purchase like information e-books.
I never open pop-ups pages, as it could contain a virus. The security firewalls and stuff sure do help, but sometimes they don’t catch everything when it comes to pop-ups.
Never give your pin or passwords to your accounts to anyone. If you are not sure, do a quick yahoo or Google search with the name and the word “scam” or “spam” next to it in the search. You will see pretty quickly if it’s a scam and then just avoid the would be thief.
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