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Tickler, I totally appreciate the heads up on the possible criminal potholes that still exist within the morass that is the 2257 mine field.
And thanks for taking the time to talk to me about something that everyone in the industry is sick to death of hearing. The phrase '2257' on the screen makes many an adult webmaster cringe from sheer weariness. (It happens to me whenever I see 'Octomom' somewhere.)
I know that if the Universe decides to have the FBI run a 2257 check on my business, due to my own error or the record keepers error, I could be facing somewhere between 5 and 5 kagillion years in prison depending on the scope of the book-keeping error.
But I am making the best efforts I can to make sure my content is legal and well documented. My hiring of a law firm to maintain my records as provided for in law speaks to my degree of due diligence in meeting the requirements of the law.
But my back is to the wall. My family has enough resources to make another year or almost two before me, my wife and my toddler are out on the street begging for shelter from relatives and food stamps from the government.
I hold a Bachelors in Electronics Engineering. I have earned six figures in my lifetime. I am pretty smart. And my industry has evaporated. There is no work for the next six months at best. The next five years at worst. I am forty years old and do not qualify for an additional government training at this point.
I have done this before on a smale scale and was considered pretty successful in both my conversion rates and retention of long term revenue customers.
If I end up in jail for screwing up my paperwork, you can use me as a cautionary tale to all the newbie webmasters clamoring for info on how to get into the biz.
So, it's just time to hitch up my balls and make this move. I ain't going out like a whimpering bitch.
Peace and Success
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