Become Rich Stuffing Envelopes!!

I am sure i am not the only person who has seen an ad like the title above, probably you have seen dozens, if not millions of them. The offer really does sound tempting doesn't it? I mean who wouldn't want to wake up at 10am and work in their pj's with the TV on and making piles of cash from just stuffing envelopes? As the adage goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

So how does it work?
You come across an ad that claims that "Vicky" makes $400 every week without ever having to leave her house. The work is described as fun, easy and doesn’t require any experience.

You then have a blonde moment and order the starter pack. If it arrives, the bad news suddenly becomes obvious. You're not actually going to be paid for every envelope you fill. Rather, you’re expected to spread the news about the fabulous opportunity that is the envelope stuffing business. 

The saga continues.....You achieve this by placing your own ad or creating a flyer, advertising for people to contact you. You then sell your knowledge of making money through stuffing envelopes for a price. And then you collect it, enquiry by enquiry. This is also known as the “revolving door”, since the advertisement is the product and each is equally worthless.

Part twoThe starter pack includes the details of a mailing list you can buy so you too can send out their "sales letters" professing Vicky’s miraculous windfall. This list is worthless, with the response rates being well below 1%. Either way, you're not going to be earning thousands of rands per month by putting brochures of legitimate businesses into envelopes.

Stuffing envelopes
The truth is that for bulk mailings, stuffing envelopes by hand is a thing of the past. Mailing houses have machinery that can fold, insert and seal 5,000 envelopes in an hour. And when items do exist that require work to be done by hand, this is usually achieved in-house at minimum wage.

Questions you should ask
If you're tempted by a "work-from-home opportunity", ask the following questions to determine if the employment opportunity is legitimate:

• What do I get for my initial fees?
• When will I get my first payment?
• Is there a salary involved or is the work commission-based?
• What is the total cost of the programme – supplies, such as envelopes, membership fees and equipment?
• What will I have to do?

If given any answers that give you even a niggling feeling of doubt, trust your instincts.

Owning a direct mail company is really the only way to make money from filling and posting envelopes. But this is an exception to the rule.

Have you ever met a wealthy envelope-stuffer?

No? Me neither.