As a typical internet surfer, you love to browse through the internet and gain and some information about any topic for your own well being. Every once in a while when you surf through the internet, you may see a few home-based business pop-up ads that say something like ”make up to $3000 a month from your own computer.” Most people would close the pop-up ad immediately because they don’t believe that it is too good to be true, and the word “scam” may be the first word that comes to mind, and also most pop-up ads in general are pretty much just annoying.So back to the question. Are home-based businesses scams, or are they legit? In my opinion, I would say that around 60 to 70% of home-based businesses are actually real and they do provide a great opportunity for anyone to make a good living off the internet. More people believe that it is a scam because of two reasons. The first reason is like before, believing that home-based businesses are too good to be true. The second reason is the underestimation of the work in a home-based business. There are people who spent some good money on to start a home-based business. And then when they figure that the home-based business doesn’t work out, they believe that it is a scam. But in most cases, it probably isn’t a scam. It may be the fact that people isn’t willing put the time, effort, and work into the home-based business.