I've just recently purchased a website.
I did a heap of research and asked a heap of questions. Unfortunately the most important question I asked as over the phone and now I have no records to back me up. The lovely saleswoman assured me that I would be able to use this website to add over 5000 books to it.
Easy Peesy she said. We can do that for you. This is the perfect website for you and your new business.
So we looked over all the information, asked a heap more questions that were probably just as important but since they were in writing I didn't have to worry so much about them.
The following weeks were spent adding content to the website - and trying to fix up the little things I didn't like. Then I received an email saying I had reached 80% capacity.
What capacity?
I only had 130 books listed. Surely they can't be telling me I can't add anymore.
One quick phone call sorted that out. Yes I had reached my limit - but if I wanted to pay and extra $20 per month (I was already paying twice the amount everyone else was offering for hosting) I could double my capacity.
WOW - now I could have 260 books listed. That's EXACTLY what I was looking for.
NOT!!!
Another phone call with me telling the person on the other end that I had been assured by the saleswoman that this website would easily meet my needs:
"Oh, they wouldn't have told you that" was the response. Do these people think I would really want to spend a HEAP of money on a site that wasn't even going to list the books I have sitting next to my bed, let alone the 2 rooms full of books I need to sell? GRRRRR
Anyway, if you want to check out my site - please feel free. It's going to be "Under New Management" in the next week or so.
We will start again. With a lesson well learnt :)
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