OPEN LETTER TO READERS: If you have suffered an unhappy, disappointing or frustrating experience with one of our competitors, I am so very sorry to hear of it. Unfortunately many people may share your feelings, particularly about one company that advertises on TV.

I had two people call me yesterday about the same company - one had been crying all morning (single mother had spent her last $1000 from savings).

But I want to encourage you. All is not lost.

Yes, we all have made decisions in our lives from time to time that we later regret, but the measure of a person is not based on the past, but on what you do now to pick yourself up and move forward. It's only money lost and money can be replaced.

See yourself thriving in the future in spite of your present circumstances.

I have a few suggestions.

First, there are now many blogs on the web where people are expressing their sentiments, both good and bad. You might think of adding your voice to the discussion. Simply "google" the name of the offending company and the word "blog" and you should see the links to these types of forums.

Second, add your sentiments about that company to the BBB - but not until you have exhausted all attempts to get satisfaction more suitable to you as you want to be fair, even if you think the company is not.

Third, know that there are highly reputable training companies with excellent BBB ratings that are willing to help you moving forward. We have an A+ rating and are an Accredited Business with the BBB.

I have published 13 books on home staging and interior redesign as a business, developed many, many exclusive promotional aids to help you build a clientele, tools to help you move heavy furniture with ease, complete certification in both businesses (guaranteed at a Diamond level course), a free forum to join where you can chat with others across the globe and much more.

While I offer courses, most of the components in a course are available "a la carte" (see links to these products in the column to the left). My books are available at my website for a fraction of the cost of a course - and most are also available at Amazon. Just do a search on my name at Amazon (Barbara Jennings) and you'll see them all.

If you are upset because you thought you would be hired by a company only to find out that the promise may have been empty and misleading, you can make excellent money anyway with my help or another reputable trainer's help. So don't be discouraged. You'll overcome and get thru this. You really will.

The problem is becoming so huge now, however, I'm offering my Diamond courses up to half off to any dissatisfied student who proves with a receipt that they were an actual student of another competitor of ours. So if you want to post your sentiments on the blogs (and include the URL of this page in your blog) you can not only help yourself but help other people recover from a similar experience.

Currently we're offering 50% off on the Diamond Ruby Course, 40% off on the Diamond Deluxe Course, and 30% off on the Diamond Standard course.

To preview the courses side-by-side and see what's included in them, please visit our checklist page for full details at Compare Courses.

My heart goes out to you and all the others that feel as you do. But be of good cheer. You can rise up victorious over this. You can still have the career you dreamed about having.

If your purchase was made within the last 60 days from the company you are dissatisfied with, contact us right away at (714) 963-3071. We may have a resolution to suggest to get a refund. If the purchase was made more than 60 days ago we cannot help. Either way, please read on.