bye, Squarespace

The whole Squarespace deal seemed convenient at first, but it quickly got complicated once I dove into the morass of things you need to subscribe to and otherwise pay for. I paid for a new domain (bighominid.org... want it?), but that wasn't the same as paying for the Squarespace platform itself. The domain was simply the foundation of whatever house I'd been wanting to build. And here's the other problem: I initially had no difficulty in paying for the domain (the foundation) by credit card, but when it came time to pay for the Squarespace platform (the house going on top of the foundation), I had to fill in my credit-card information again on a separate payment page (big red flag), and the site then refused to process the reentered data. What's up with that? It worked the first time! That problem, more than anything, convinced me to back out of Squarespace entirely, so I canceled my domain purchase and got a refund. Ideally, payment processing should be a simple, smooth, basic thing. Instead, it had turned into a Korean-style nightmare, getting more complicated with every step. No, thanks. 

So I need to think of some alternative way to create an online presence. Maybe I should look into app design. Maybe a free diagnostic test of one's grammar, with the paid upgrade being an actual grammar course. Sell it for $3 a pop.