Sandy dog is happy dog!
One morning, I prepared breakfast for my dog, a boiled
drumstick. It was almost ready, and I was on a schedule because I needed to go
somewhere.
Suddenly, there was a POOF, and the drumstick launched
itself at least one foot into the air before it stopped defying gravity, made a
splotch, hit everything on the counter, and landed on the floor, along with a
mini fountain. What should be a straightforward routine turned into an annoying
mess and created multiple chores along the way. I needed to do special washing
instead of just wiping because it was a drumstick! It had some oil and some
blood!
It was a body part of a dead chicken. Trust me, I checked.
Apparently, the jumping could be caused by muscle contraction upon heating or
tendon pulling. It was not a common occurrence, but I was ‘lucky’ to encounter
it twice. So, this unexpected extra work got the well-deserved cursing. It was
mildly infuriating, because it took out a significant amount of unplanned time.
Just like what I did these past few days. I haven’t sent out
a newsletter in a while, because I was migrating. The email marketing provider
had been cutting the free subscriber capacity because ‘it wants to make their
website better by prioritizing AI function.’ I don’t understand why every
company thinks it’s a good idea to push AI. They want to keep up, I get it, but
I’m sick of them. I don’t want it I don’t need it grmblll @*#^&
Anyway, the website has gone through two cuts, and now the
capacity is only 25% of what it had promised when I signed up. The verdict is:
upgrade and pay, or I can’t use it for sending newsletters, which is the only
thing I need it for.
Nothing is free; what do I expect? I get that. I do have to
pay for author platform and domain. Those are the costs that I can’t recover
yet, and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to. So, unfortunately, I really can’t
afford to upgrade. Fortunately, there are many other free email marketing
providers for starters. Their business idea is to allow users to grow before we
pay a premium. The company I used offered a decent number. Initially, now it
forces me to cull my subscribers (which I already did), pay, or move.
So, after some research, I found a new one that provides 10x
the initial number, which means 40x more than my existing unfaithful provider,
which is awesome! (Hopefully there is no catch) However, I need to relearn
everything, reset everything, and unfortunately, moving a CSV file can only be
done through the paid tier.
Unless… I do it manually. Moving my subscribers one by one,
and that was what I did for a few days. It was like cleaning an exploding
drumstick all over again.
If this newsletter reaches you well, it means I’m happy, and
I have successfully moved my provider. By the time I write this, I still have
tons of things to do. It’s taking much longer than expected. You might see
slightly different formatting, but hopefully, this one is not going to betray
me.
Thank you for sticking with me. Have a wonderful day and
please take care!
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