ABOUT ME
Hi, my name's Durand Demlow. This is about me and working for myself. I've always had a hard time working for someone else. Professionally, I've had a pretty diverse career,  but I've always been handy with tools and in one way or another, no matter what else I was doing, I remodeled every house I ever owned or lived in.
One day it hit me that—since remodeling was about me in a big way—why not do it full time? So, I went back to school, got an Oregon Contractor's License and, with the help of a relative, bought my first "flip."
I really love transforming old houses. At times its more like play than work. I'd learn tricks and secrets by hiring pros to do the things I couldn't and then I'd watch and ask questions.
 The more I learned, the more I could do myself, so the income kept getting better, too. But, the money I made—apart from what it took to pay bills—went right back into the business. Soon the housing bubble started to show signs of bursting.
In the Summer of 2007 I could see the markets crumbling about me and within a few months, I was robbing my investment accounts and credit cards to stay above water. Unfortunately, my fifteen year marriage—which was already having problems—completely fell apart, along with the real estate market.
I was approaching my 62nd birthday alone, with nothing. I didn't even have health or life insurance. Here I was, looking into my "golden" years and not knowing if I'd be able to pay next month's rent on my one bedroom apartment. What I DID have was a nice computer and a faith that somehow God would be with me through this. It was now about me and basic survival.
MAKE MONEY ONLINE!!! ... AND OTHER LIES
I needed to make a living, and more importantly, create something that could provide a secure "retirement" income!
Look at these flashy, money-exploding, smiling faced, come-ons! Can any of their claims be real? Well, after a year of wasting what little money I could scrape together and thousands of hours online trying, I can tell you the answer is NO!!! Absolutely ALL of the cyber promises telling me I could work in my jammies and make money with little to no work were SCAMS!! That's right. NONE were honest.
SOME simply took money out of my account without my consent. Most will say anything to get your information. And "Money Back Guarantee" is a joke, too. I emailed and even called "Customer Service" before signing and was reassured in writing that my $149.95 was COMPLETELY refundable. Of course I never saw one thin dime. Not only do they not care about me, they don't care that they don't care!
They use eBay, Amazon, Google (Google's a big one), bank logos, "As Seen on TV" and anything else that will put you off-guard. But, "isn't it illegal to try and fool people into thinking you're an honest, good company when you're really a lowlife, piece o' dog-mess trying to rip them off?"
It certainly should be, but if their name is "Google Big Money Maker", or "Ebay Success System" then, no I guess its not illegal. But, you say "isn't it illegal to fool people with logos that have the same look and colors as the original?" It must not be, either. It IS illegal to scam you, but they have to catch them first. And, that's nearly impossible.
"They are ALL OVER the Internet. [People who are] hell-bent on
selling you as much garbage
as your bank account can stand to pay for."
Chris Malta
Worldwide Brands SO, WHAT'S LEFT?
Well, that certainly was my question!
Somebody's making a living on the internet. Lots of somebody's it looks like. I mean besides the scammers. My year-plus of "research" confirmed one thing; internet business is just like any business. There is no magic bullet. No free money. No get-rich-quick (for law abiding folks).
Well, click on the banner below and see how I took my passion for remodeling and am developing a successful online real business where I actually help people! Everything I need to make my web site a search engine friendly, easy to find, high ranking site is here. Its all about me succeeding.
And I have access to top rated, powerful tools to help me brainstorm and find the perfect high-demand keywords, understand internet traffic, build unique pages—without knowing HTML—and do what's needed for internet success!
You probably have a passion. Or a hobby. Or something you do that you could share to help others. Are these talents a little under appreciated with your current job situation? Click on the banner above and read about this amazing organization. It involves some work, but what genuine business doesn't?
Soon, little more than maintenance and publishing my own e-zine every month will be required for my site, and I can do that from a smart phone on a sailboat. That's as close to retiring as I can now imagine. I already have a few thousand visitors per month and that number continues to rise (along with my attitude ;-) ... and I'm once again truly excited about me and my future!!!
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