A Thousand Curses To You, Facebook!
I was hoping my first post would be something esoteric and insightful, but it's going to be ranty and perhaps a little bit stabby. I've been trying to centralize my numerology presence to Patreon. I've been there for three years, and I don't foresee ever leaving unless the platform shuts down. To that end, I shut down my blog and mapped my domain to the Patreon account. This was the part I was concerned about, but it went very smoothly. Surprisingly, I followed the instructions for A and CNAME records correctly. I amaze myself sometimes, pats self on the back.
I get zero traction on Facebook, even when I pay to boost. So I tried to post a notice to my followers, letting them know they can sign up for the newsletter via the Patreon link and receive updates in their email for free. I'm trying to be more local, but I still have to remember that social media and the internet exist even when I'm trying to build a tiny empire in my community.
So I hit post and got the spinning wheel of doom. I left to go have lunch, mop the floor, and tidy up a little, foolishly thinking that my computer was just slow and that I would return to my wee office to see a lovely post on Facebook.
Still the spinning wheel of doom.
I checked my phone. Nope, no post. I deleted it. Try, try again. Spinning wheel of doom. Check wifi connection. Check cache. Restart. Try again. More spinning wheel. Make a post sharing a local workshop event with a chipper message about how it's "Only 8 days away, spaces are filling up!!" I don't even think I got in a full blink, and that one posted.
Try, try again. Spinning wheel of doom. Post a cat meme. Success.
I cannot post on my business page to say that I am condensing my presence and moving away from Facebook because Facebook is the Petty Queen.
I'll have to get a QR Code for workshops that directs people to Patreon and rebuild because Facebook is going to make good and sure that I don't tell anyone how sucky Facebook is.
/end rant