What do you do besides scrap metal?

[doso]

Just before turning to e-scrap I was a full time writer for the internet...I was one of the people that helped websites gain rank in Google by writing SEO articles for their websites. I still write one every once in a while for a good client that gets in a bind. But it is really not my bag anymore....I got tired, after 6 years of doing it, of sitting in front of my laptop and just writing all the time. Not to mention the fact that there would always be someone out there that did not pay and then that was a major hassle.

I've done quite of bit of SEO writing also. It's mind-numbing to me. I'm still writing, but for publication. Enjoy it so much more to write in my own voice, instead of for Google bots--which is the case no matter what some say. (Except for business writing.)

I wouldn't mind doing some work again for business clients, real site content, but there's just not enough time in the day.



I gave up the SEO stuff due to not getting paid, and not paid enough when I was paid.

I just thought it was pretty cool to see another writer-turned-scrapper here--lol.

My husband is a painting contractor, and I also sell books on Amazon and have bought and sold antiques and collectibles for over ten years, off and on. Other than that, we were a homeschooling family with four kids. Now they're all grown (our youngest 17yo ds is pretty sure he's there!).

That's pretty much it for the basics here.

[1towman]

I was half owner in a auto repair shop and I used to see the cars come in on the hook and I told myself that is something I should look into cause it doesn't take a rocket scientist to operate a rollback so I bought a 2000 Freightliner and eventually got on with the police for the non preference tows and the rest is history. The police tows are my bread and butter but I love to scrap out cars for what I call the "down and dirty" stuff that is easy to remove like batteries cats and wheels. Only bad thing is I'm a one man show so I don't have a life anymore and my free time is very limited and even if I hear of a good deal I can't leave town cause if I miss a tow then that scrap car I might be picking up all of a sudden gets real expensive. Ideally it would be great to hire somebody to work for me but I just can't seem to make that leap and take on all the paperwork that I don't have to deal with now as a sole owner. This website has really opened my eyes to all the ways to make the most of what cha got and how I know I've been letting good money get by me.