Why are people so scared when it comes to making money online?

Everyone is scared of getting scammed, working really hard and not receiving payouts. I always try to see if they have a good reputation first before joining.

I don't think it's so much about being scared as much as it is about being cautious and ppl are cautious b/c "there are a lot of ppl out there who are full of sh*t and don't care". Ppl get burned enough and their cautious of fire. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~[/b]

I guess like alot have said already, people have probably been scammed 1 too many times & are too scared to take another chance...me on the other hand, I put it down to a learning experience & move on to another site.

34 momma I think perhaps they have gone to these things that want you to pay two hundred or three hundred for their program that is going to make you thousands every day;okay what these people are doiing is recruiting you to further the scam by selling the same bizarre package to others for two hundred or three hundred dollars, and I wonder what is really in that package, probably just information telling you to offer this package to others and they will pay you x dollars.so you are scammed and are asked to scam others into buying your package of scam.so a lot of people myself included are fed up.and taking a chance usually means you lose money. no thanks I will stick to mylot, my survey,my opinion, Harris Poll and Tolunna.These pay and survey and the other surveys mail you checks. I do know there are some legit writing sites but even then unless you are talented enough to not need to wor k on them you will get your stuff turned down.

Most of the people who start trying to earn money online believe that they will get rich in no time. They are easily scammed and they start fearing. There are good sites where you can make some money working a lot. It´s the same as if you were working at another job: noone gives away money. For me, the best sites are the old sites. Those are my backbone or my monthly earning. Then I risk some work (not money) at some new sites. If I lose my work it´s ok. But all this takes some learning. I invested at "good" sites only to discover later that they only wanted my money. Bux.to is owing me over $800. Do you think it will pay me? I stopped counting on that a long time ago, but I learnt. I still get scammed once in a while but I´m not scared anymore. And with my sites, with the site trading I make to get a couple of referrals (more work from my part) I finally get the $100 a month I need for my yearly vacations.

I think it's the scams people are afraid of. They're afraid of losing money, instead of earning money. With me, I only sign up with sites that I can earn money from and if they turn out to be scams, they end up just being a waste of time, not money. I don't invest with my money in the internet though.

The way I see it, if the program doesn't cost me anything, I'm in, but if I have to pay into it, I want proof from people I know personally that it's legit.

This people afraid to "TAKE THE RISK". If you want to earn, you must do whatever the consequences happen. I am a risk taker so it means I am not afraid or scared to spend my effort and time to any making money sites. I start with zero but now I already earn alot of bucks. Those people who are scared to take the risk in any site will no longer earn any to different sites. It's really hard to introduce any program to different people specially if they are skeptic with any business opportunities. Let them to discover the essence of earning money using computer and internet.

what ever little money i have i don't wanna lose. that is why i don't want to take risk. if only i have extra money i don't mind risking my money or even losing some of it. but in times where i have only enough money to survive i better to stick with tried and safe that i know of that i won't have to risk or invest any thing at all. it is not being afraid to try, but i am just trying to make sure that i will have enough to survive or get by in life.

I guess it is the fear of the unknown! I guess, to a lot of people, the internet is still an 'unknown'. Something that a layman wouldn't fully comprehend on how it works. Add to it that one has to provide private information about one's self to verify identity, and the news blitz of people being scammed on line, contributes to the fear of uncertainty.

Because most people do not want to waste their time or their money, and they think there is a chance they might do both if they try stuff online. So they do it because they are overly cautious, I think!

Everyone is scared bcos most of the sites are either scams or are very slow. we use our valuable time and energy and this should not go waste.

no,i can't agree with you.i never feel scared when there is a chance of making money right on my hand.even i was too eager to rush into it that i got cheated several time by the scams. now i'm just taking some care when it comes to making money online.if you did make money online,you must have met the same situation,didn't you?

Only the magician can make more and much money and make fast money using a computer. There are only tray it. No matter is true or lie.

I guess like alot of people have said already, they have been scammed 1 too many times & are just too scared to give it another go. Me on the other hand, I put it down to a learning exoerience & move on to the next site to try.

Some people are hesitant to join, basically because there are lots of scam sites proliferating on the net. There are sites that are genuine but offer very little income opportunity. I guess some people are not scared, they just don't want to waste time and money on such sites. Btw, what are some of the sites that really help to make money?

Ya there are genuine sites but scams are lot more , so if a person who is starting 1st time have a greater chance to bump into a scam , and it's like "Once bitten twice shy" so the person loses faith in such ways of making money altogather

I think the answer to your question is quite obvious. The natural instinct is to be more careful of the unknown especially with today's economy in recession, the probability for getting into a scam program is higher than before. Therefore, a lot of people are still adamant with regards to investing their money, time, and effort in a program that might not pay up.

because the world is a scam!!! everyone can't believe each other!