Friday, June 16, 2006
Getting the things you need
Reliable resources, information and support are essential elements for all of today's 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 homeshcooling families. As the movement continues to grow the number of people providing these services on the Internet grows with it.
As with anything else, you have to be selective and cautious when visiting unfamiliar websites. There is really no way of knowing how good the products being sold are or even if they are worth the money. Always look for a money back guarantee. Most companies will provide a 30 day guarantee; some will give you 90 days and more. But this is usually just a ploy used by Internet marketers rather than a sincere belief in the quality of their product. They operate on the assumption that the longer you have the product, the less likely you are to return it.
Always pay by credit card so that you have some control of your purchase. Check for shipping and special handling charges as well as the cost of insurance because these charges can sometimes double the cost of the product.
The good news is that there are any numbers of reputable and reliable companies on the Internet and that means an abundance of reputable resources and reliable information. Your first resource when looking for homeschooling products should be one of the major search engines, Google, Yahoo or MSN.
If possible, get recommendations from other homeschoolers or your homeschooling organization for proven and trusted vendors.
Jack Finnigan is the owner and webmaster at Homeschooling, Homeschool Curriculaums, and The NAPE Index. Jack also writes a homeschool curriculums blog. You are invited to visit for more information on Homeschooling.
This article may be reprinted as long as the resource box and all links are left active and intact.
As with anything else, you have to be selective and cautious when visiting unfamiliar websites. There is really no way of knowing how good the products being sold are or even if they are worth the money. Always look for a money back guarantee. Most companies will provide a 30 day guarantee; some will give you 90 days and more. But this is usually just a ploy used by Internet marketers rather than a sincere belief in the quality of their product. They operate on the assumption that the longer you have the product, the less likely you are to return it.
Always pay by credit card so that you have some control of your purchase. Check for shipping and special handling charges as well as the cost of insurance because these charges can sometimes double the cost of the product.
The good news is that there are any numbers of reputable and reliable companies on the Internet and that means an abundance of reputable resources and reliable information. Your first resource when looking for homeschooling products should be one of the major search engines, Google, Yahoo or MSN.
If possible, get recommendations from other homeschoolers or your homeschooling organization for proven and trusted vendors.
Jack Finnigan is the owner and webmaster at Homeschooling, Homeschool Curriculaums, and The NAPE Index. Jack also writes a homeschool curriculums blog. You are invited to visit for more information on Homeschooling.
This article may be reprinted as long as the resource box and all links are left active and intact.
