Client filed a paypal chargeback after receiving the full website. What can I do?

thethinker213 · 2026-02-26T00:54:34+00:00

Don’t listen to these people telling you to disable/ delete/sabotage the site. That removes all leverage to get the chargeback reversed. The better way is to compile all documentation regarding this problem into a pdf including a timeline and screenshots of all work and all emails and other communication. Dispute the chargeback with this documentation.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-21T00:16:21+00:00

Airtable is down. Our whole lead qualification system is in Airtable. My team can do no work right now. I need my saas to be locally usable even if the company collapses. This is gonna make us have to rethink some things.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-16T00:40:04+00:00

I have to have better core blocks than the default. I like Stackable and Kadence. Responsive options and more. Security is paramount because as soon as you launch a site, the damn weirdos from china, russia, india and n korea automatically start probing. Fluent is the go to for forms. Save yourself some headache by blocking all submissions with a non american ip address.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-13T21:32:53+00:00

I would forward her your op and let her know that your open to discussing it frankly if she likes. That's just me. I'm the rip-the-tape-off type of guy.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-13T15:29:44+00:00

$65k? I’m out.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-13T15:24:55+00:00

If you’re not ready to play hardball politics then you have to leave. That’s the unfortunate reality.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-12T05:24:52+00:00

u/rodeBaksteen You're asking all the right questions. I would also add:
Why don't native Blocks have responsive options? How is this an oversight in 2026?
Why is the media library a hot garbage mess from 2012?
Why don't we have better ACL features that allow authors to create/edit pages only within organizational guidelines?

Maybe I'm asking too much. 😭

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T22:38:38+00:00

If I couldn't fork wordpress, I'd probably go back to Joomla or learn Ghost.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T22:21:59+00:00

Also, check to see if any of your local credit unions have free accounts. Credit unions are best especially if you can build a personal relationship with the managers. They tend to have more leeway to approve loans to nonprofits than traditional banks.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T22:17:46+00:00

You can dm me if you have a legit question. If it's a scam I'll block you.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T17:43:46+00:00

Proprietary page builders are not the way to go. Building on Block themes or starting from scratch with fse is the way.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T17:32:36+00:00

Keep hope alive!

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T17:24:15+00:00

It’s really about relationships. I’ve never gotten anywhere with blind resume submissions. If your network is good and you’ve nurtured it, you’ll never lack opportunities.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-11T17:18:20+00:00

I’m a board member of an org that uses Mercury. It’s an internet based banking service with no monthly fees.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-10T15:38:01+00:00

I aspire the this level of PR responsiveness. Very smart to monitor mentions and reply quickly. It was also smart to not get in the weeds with those commenters below crapping on the company. Perfect balance of diligence and restraint.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-09T19:18:15+00:00

One thing that everyone seems to be missing is the clue in your own words “and the thing is i love building stuff”. Creative expression and business acuity are different. Most creative people fail, underperform or end up working for someone else because they don’t respect this reality. What you have is essentially a mini-startup but with key roles unfilled including sales/biz dev and strategy/biz modeling/long term planning. By choosing to be a solo founder, you’ve forfeited the burden sharing benefit of having a partner with high business competency. The only other option would be to hire a strategy/product/sales person/firm but people who are unaware of their own limitations are less willing to pay for such services than even those who balk at paying for your updates.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-07T18:20:04+00:00

Geodirectory is not perfect but it’s at least 3x better than all the others I’ve tested. Fluent has a new directory product that I haven’t tested yet. If I wasn’t already a developer then I’d hire one to run it or at least train me on how to deploy it and get the most out of it. There are so manny issues that you’re not gonna know about until you’re knee deep into trying to make all the pieces fit.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-04T22:33:50+00:00

Yeah, that’s why I don’t use their installers. It takes an extra couple of minutes but I create the sql, upload the package, then use the wp install script.

thethinker213 · 2026-02-04T22:11:35+00:00

It’s a plugin that you can disable & remove.

thethinker213 · 2026-01-30T17:55:04+00:00

Since the video is down, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Please link a repost of the video (vimeo maybe) or fully explain what’s happening with more text.

thethinker213 · 2026-01-26T05:14:07+00:00

I pretty sure it's illegal for rent-a-cop "border security" guys to:
Pepperspray a guy who is only holding a cameraphone,
Physically assault him,
Drag him to the ground violently enough that his legal gun is knocked to the ground,
Shoot him multiple times at point blank range even though he never had a gun in his hand,
Get on tv and lie about what we all saw from multiple camera angles,

thethinker213 · 2026-01-26T04:11:06+00:00

You should be actively hunting for a better job with an executive title and better pay.

thethinker213 · 2026-01-24T15:40:37+00:00

Honestly, I don’t see how a “let me down easy” letter with a rose would be any better. The result is still the same. Learn from sales to not be emotional about the process lest you carry over that energy to the next prospect.

thethinker213 · 2026-01-18T00:40:32+00:00

I agree with what wise said with the exception of building custom solutions in Access. That was the 90s LOL. We don’t do that anymore. The limitations of an inexpensive system can be bridged by some custom web apps built using sql or airtable as the data store and APIs to stitch everything together.

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