New Things This Way Come

Well, best laid plans, as the old saw goes!

Which is to say, some weeks ago, I allowed myself to be distracted, and so, the deadline for renewing the URL - the electronic address of my website, my online store - passed without my realizing it. As a result, my URL was put up for grabs. And, wouldn't you know it - someone grabbed it. I discovered this one otherwise fine day, when. having decided to refresh my shop, I clicked on the store's URL - and found myself looking at some sort of strange foreign-language website.

Not at all what I wanted to see!

So off I went to my URL provider - GoDaddy - and, once there, I explored a bit, and I discovered a link to a person GoDaddy described as being a "broker," a feller who claimed to be able to recover my original website address, and all I needed to do - was to fork over the sum of $69.99.

Thing is, if the person or company now in possession of my old URL decided that they wanted to keep it, I'd be stuff out of luck. Stuff. Well, you know what I mean, don't you? I'd still have lost my old URL and would also be out the $69.99.

This all had the stink of a scam, so after a moment or two of serious consideration, I elected to cut my losses. I engaged in some serious head-scratching - which is to say, I undertook some experimenting with new shop names, and fairly quickly, I arrived at a new name that is not too far removed from my original store name.

What's more, I learned that I could secure this new name for a full year for the princely sum of just $2.99 - saving myself $67. Aside from that, I've needed to invest a little time - adjusting bits of my website's code, reworking my company logo and putting out the word as to how to find my newly renamed shop.

So pay attention, all y'all. My online bidness was once known as "JaiGieEse PhotoArt," but that name won't get one anywhere anymore. My shop is now known as "Photo JaiGieEse," and one gets there by entering the new web address - "photojaigieese.com"- into one's web browser. Y'all please do make a note of that, save it as a bookmark in your web browser, or whatever you generally do in such cases.

And, of course, now that you know how to find my shop again, whyn't all y'all go and have a look. I've just refreshed the shop, and mayhaps you'll find something you'll want. 

I do thank you for your time. Have a nice day y'hear?

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