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stux⚡️ @stux@mstdn.social

omg.. My parents have this vacation home that they rent out at sea and I made the website where people can book etc

Few days ago I moved their site to a new sever since PHP and now they need a new solution for email

They flat out refuse to pay a cent for email.. so I pointed them to Gmail :neofox_facepalm:

They ask 800 euros per week for that vacation home but a few euros per month for mail is too much haha

My parents are boomers who think everything is free on the internet and I hate it

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stux⚡️ @stux@mstdn.social

Currently I’m rebuilding their whole site from WordPress into a dedicated Laravel app for their needs

Since I lose money on hosting their sites I’m not gonna spend a lot of time updating them since they think that’s also free.. so every XX years they need something new

Back in the days I’ve spend a lot of time of free on their stuff but not anymore

I so much rather spend it on you all♥️

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stux⚡️ @stux@mstdn.social

Years ago I also hosted and build a few websites for friends of theirs for a "friend price" aka bullshit

Ive stopped with that and requested them all to move to another host since they also refused to pay a normal amount

Somehow they rather pay 2K to a company then 500,- to me for example lol!

For me it's simple now, if you don't respect the work im not gonna do it anymore

If it's so easy and quick, just do it yourself ❤️

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stux⚡️ @stux@mstdn.social

And what really gets me is the word "quick" or "quickly"

In their eyes it's always a quick and easy fix that should be done right away for them but if you ask them how they are clueless

If you request something from a developer, STOP using the word "quick" because it's often not

It feels like massive disrespect

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stux⚡️ @stux@mstdn.social

@freezombie Initially yes but a lot better in the long run!

Wordpress is nice and all but a lot of work to keep it clean

It’s way too bloated by default

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