Last year I made the decision to not continue with my current website : www.wendycwilliams.co.uk for which I pay an annual fee. It was a pain to maintain, wasn’t liked by many ( including the Bluecoat’s Sara Jayne Parsons) and to be honest, got a lot less hits than the free wordpress one I’d been using as a blog.
I knew it was nearing the renewal date, but was quite taken aback when I got an email from Mr Site saying that they had taken £50 from my account. WHAT? Surely they have to give warning that they are taking money – especially as there was still 30 days to go ( they did send an email about that!)
Sooo… I logged on the site’s ‘chat room’ to complain, only to be told that they ‘would have to speak to their superiors’. What a nightmare. Anyway, to cut a long story short, money has been refunded and I can finally say goodbye to that one.
I’m still making changes as the old site gets phased out, but my wordpress blog is : http://wendycwilliamsdotorg.wordpress.com/
We waste so much money as artists, doing things that we think are expected of us. I didn’t enter this year’s annual open exhibition in a local gallery as I thought that too was a waste of time and money. Another £10 saved.
No more entering Open exhibitions with a fee, or anything / anyone else that makes a profit from my hard work.
