Instead always come back to a clear idea of what you want to learn and then find the program that offers that. Then make sure they can back up their claims and find out what outsiders think of the program. Fortunately that’s an easy thing in the Internet age. You’d be amazed what you can learn by putting “name of school” and “fraud” into a search on Google.

That said, if you’ve made a wrong choice in the past it’s best to accept that and move on. Holding onto anger over past decisions will only use up your energy that you could instead be using to move forward. I know you get that since you’ve mentioned having to move forward in a new direction in your personal life as well.

Home staging is still an awesome business opportunity for you since you have a passion for color and design. If you have that natural talent and creativity you’ve got something that many people don’t have. Otherwise there wouldn’t be so many badly decorated homes out there just crying for our vision!

To turn your talent from a hobby into a business, you are right that you need to learn things like how to price your services, start your business, market yourself, etc. The business side of home staging IS the focus of the Staging Diva Training Program and what sets it apart from other programs. I’ll teach you what I learned the hard way building my own business and save you tons of trial and error.

I don’t offer hands on training however, because I’m not teaching you how to decorate. I’m teaching you how to make money from your decorating talent.

You can take the courses one by one as your budget allows, and you don’t need to take them in a specific order. You’ll find a detailed description of each course in the Staging Diva Store.

Good luck and keep the faith. Your big dream IS within your grasp. Just keep focused on your goals and keep moving towards them.