Legitimate home based businesses can be hard to find online. But they don’t have to be. Now there are many legitimate home based businesses to choose from. Searching for them and doing some homework is all that is needed. There are some things that you need to do when you are trying to decide if a home based business is legitimate or not. Here are some questions to ask.First: What kind of customer service do they have? Customer service is very important. So check it out. It is easy. Just contact them and see how long it takes for them to answer you. Also notice how they communicate with you then they do respond.Second: What type of products do they provide? Would these products be something that you would want to promote? You don’t want to promote something that is not worth promoting.Third: What does the Better Business Bureau have to say about the business? Are there any complaints against them? This is important to know before you join any business opportunity.Fourth: What do people already in the business have to say? They will be able to tell you better than anyone whether it is a legitimate home based business. What they have to say can tell you volumes. Talk to a lot of people. If you hear hype, listen with wisdom. That will help you to know if this is a good home business.Fifth: Do they actually pay on time? We start home based business to make money. Don’t work hard to make money only to find out that the company will not pay you as promised.Sixth: How long do they say it will take to start making money? What type of help they will provide you? Don’t join a home based business that will promise you that you can get rich quick. That should sound the alarm. These are usually scams. It will take time and effort on your part to start making money with any business opportunity.These are just a few questions that you can ask to find out about a business before you join. Asking these questions will help you to tell if this business is a legitimate home based business. These questions can very quickly tell you what you need to know. When you have the answers you need, you may have found the home based business that you like that is legitimate. When you do, join it and start on your way to making some money.Summary: Finding legitimate home based businesses is easier than you think. By asking these six questions you can find out whether it is legitimate. Some opportunities are scams but there are more legitimate opportunities than you may think.