RIP, TinyLetter & Webs!🪦

Doomsday has arrived for TinyLetter newsletter. Now, I really don't know what to do. Had Vistaprint NOT shut down Webs, I'd still have my original website with my most loyal subscribers and built-in newsletter of 10 years. 

It wasn't until 4 years ago, that I created my own TinyLetter because Webs already had its own built-in website newsletter. Webs' engineers only needed to fix the software glitches.

Rather than having Webs' software fixed, Vistaprint neglected Webs and chose to shut it down. Thanks to Vistaprint's dumb choices, we're all screwed.

Vistaprint's dumb choices not only destroyed my Webs site and subscribers list, but also OTHER customers' websites. Paying customers used Webs for their own businesses, blogs, you name it.

Vistaprint replacing Webs' software with Wix means LESS customization and originality for those, who wasted money paying for Vistaprint's website builder.

Whichever template that customer chooses for their own website on Wix and now on Vistaprint's site builder unfortunately POWERED by Wix, it's one and done.

In other words, that customer is permanently STUCK with that same template he/she chose for the site's design. That sucks ass for those of us, who enjoyed decorating our own Webs sites for years.

During my years of customizing my site on Webs with their software, I was able to change my ENTIRE interface! That was probably the best part about Webs' software.

Yes, not only was I able to change the overall scenery for different seasons, holidays, and ANY occasion, but I was also able to change my entire interface.

If you think of the website interface and navigation bar in terms of band members, the interface is much like the bass player with his/her bass guitar.

For years, it's been a running gag in Rock music about how nobody cares about the bass player. Most bassists are ignored and discarded for the lead singer and/or guitarist in the band.

That's basically the interface with its navigation bar, when it comes to a website. Both help mold the look of a website.

Out of the HUNDREDS of websites I experimented with over the last several days to several years, I noticed that certain site builders MINIMIZED their interfaces as well as their navigation bars.

The navigation bars are so faint, they look invisible. Talk about giving navigation bars and interfaces the bass player mistreatment! 

Poor navigation bars, interfaces, bassists, and bass guitars. Why must you CONSTANTLY be ignored and discarded?

Some navigation bars on other websites pop out, while site visitors are browsing.

Years ago, I purposely changed my interface to have navigation bars that popped out on my Webs site.

Having navigation bars that pop out on a website can help add to the interface's appearance, template design or scenery, and the ENTIRE website.

Webs DID have its flaws. However, at least my navigation bars, interface, templates, and other website features were praised most of the time.

In fact, some envied the appearance of my site so much, they would purposely copycat off my work for their own vanity purposes.

Meanwhile, some were bitter and jealous CLASSISTS seething because I learned how to build my own website by watching YouTube tutorials and BUILT my own FOR FREE.

Only the most INSIPID elitist authors, bloggers, publishers, and other content creators with ZERO creativity, individuality, imagination, and personality usually nitpicked my original website.

Those of said ilk typically gave a quick compliment(s). Seconds later, they followed up their "compliment(s)" by saying, "Your site should look more professional."

In other words, they expected my website to look like the same vapid and cliché website consisting of the same repetitive WordPress design with BOOKS on a bookshelf. Zzzz! BORING!

This may come as a shock to some, if not to most "book lovers," but I was never a hardcore book lover.

Music, TV, especially MTV, and movies were my main hobbies and interests growing up.

Because most books barely resonated with me, I purposely chose to be a Creative Writer. I wanted to write stories and create characters that most people never fathomed.

Since I STILL have yet to find another website builder that resonates with my personality and content, please save or bookmark both of my Blogger pages.

https://omgannawhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/

https://itsnotallgumdropsandunicorns.blogspot.com/

Everyone on my TinyLetter newsletter mailing list was already saved in my e-mail contacts lists, last week.

At this rate, I will probably remain on my never ending quest to find a better replacement website builder for my content and subscribers!

Thank you for all the years of supporting me and my content! It has been greatly appreciated.

*HUGS*

Anna

Cartoon Sunday: BEWARE! The Curse Of The Banshee!

How's it going my gumdrops? Last night, did you remember to turn your clocks ahead 1 hour? Spring is coming around the corner, which is why it is best to be prepared to "SPRING forward."

BTW: If you have not already done so, make sure to like, subscribe, share, and +1 blogs from OMG, Anna! What's Going On?! 

This can be done via facebook, Google Plus, Blogger, or other social media sites such as World of Anime. Otherwise, there is always subscribing by e-mail. 

Also, for those who don't know how to find previously published blogs from my website, It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns, all the blog links are currently in neon green font. You can't miss these links. I post links in bright bold colors to make them highly visible for everyone to see.

With that being said, here is yesterday's Song Saturday blog once again, in case you missed it.

Song Saturday: Primordial's Hosting Of The Sidhe {REVISITED}

Speaking of World of Anime, I was asked on the Anime-centric social media site about why I did not publish a blog specifically about International Women's Day. 

Last month, I wanted to publish a blog about Women In Horror. Considering my hectic schedule offline with doing chores, attending doctor and dental appointments, and being a personal caregiver, there was not enough time. 

Most people have no idea the amount of times I have backburned things I really wanted and needed to do both on and offline. I still have yet to return to revising and editing my own Short Horror Stories. 

Let's also not forget, that I have published at least several blogs about women on here and It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns within the last week to 2-5 years. Therefore, me not publishing a blog about International Women's Day was nothing too severe. 

Since we are on the topic of International Women at this very second, I will have you know, that if you clicked on my blog link about Irish Horror Folktales, I specifically chose to focus on WOMEN from those folktales. 

Basically, I killed "2 birds with 1 stone" so to speak regarding the matter of International Women and Horror Folktales. That particular blog was linked inside of yesterday's blog above, in the bold neon green font. 

In addition to those previously published blogs on OMG, Anna! What's Going On?! and It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns, you can expect to see more blogs about women in Irish Horror Folktales. 

This includes today's Cartoon Sunday blog about the banshee. The banshee was another woman, who was a part of Irish Horror Folktales. 

In March 2016, I published a Song Saturday blog on It's Not All Gumdrops & Unicorns explaining about her. However, I never shared a Cartoon Sunday blog about the banshee, until now. 

Sapphire from Snarled shared an animated vlog enlightening viewers about such an appalling woman. Megan Matheson from Scotland told Sapphire in disturbing detail about her terrifying encounter in real life with the banshee. For today's Cartoon Sunday, be prepared to be creeped out. 

BEWARE: Curse Of The Banshee! (2017)

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