Does anybody know if something has happened to Shane aka Viewsonic? I paypaled him $77 last Thursday and he emailed me about two minor issues with my Hostgator account that prohibited him from installing my site, that I fixed right away. He sent me a slightly accusatory email stating, I never told him I fixed the storage issue starting with "WTF" (my notification is in our PM thread clear as day, right before his PM) and he'd get to my project once he destroys this "badass root kit" (I have no idea what that is, LOL). That was 3 days ago and he hasn't responded to the 2 PMs I sent him. I gave him 1 1/2 days to handle his business and then PM'd him for some sort of update, then his communication just flatlined. I also never got a PM asking me for the name of my marketing company, address and telephone number, so how he was going to install my marketing company website without that basic info being listed on the completed site first, is beyond me. His sample site, has all those details. I'm trying to be polite about this and all my PMs to Shane were polite. I don't want to jump to conclusions and start reporting people to the site admin for taking payment from another site member and not rendering the agreed upon service. Yet, how do you blow off your customers, when they've already paid you in good faith? If an issue arose, that's making it tough for him to find time to finish, just send me a brief PM, like "Dude something major came up, I need another week". OK Cool, I'd be a little peeved but what could I do. I paid him the entire $77, out of respect for the prior testimonials in this very thread about his work. I have a CPA mentor who I emptied out my bank account to learn from and I'm still stuck at the red light, because I don't feel right applying to the good CPA networks without a decent website. So, I'm loosing money everyday and I've voiced this in my last PM sent over 24 hours ago and still no response. The site admin can review the entire PM thread, if people want to use my newbie status vs. his Jr. VIP status as some litmus test on whether I'm telling the truth or exaggerating.
P.S: Does anyone else know of a BHW member who can provide a good CPA site? This unprofessional nonsense is sending me back to square one. If not, I guess I'll have to get a freelancer at Rent-A-Coder or Elance.