While I continue to navigate my own challenges, it breaks my heart to learn how you’ve suffered for the truth to be shared. You, COVID Warrior, are in my prayers for peace.
Brian Dempsey owns a digital marketing company and writes here on Substack. Thirty years experience in digital media and a servant’s heart—-I encourage you to reach out to him via Substack or his website.
Being nudged that I learned about his company yesterday to be prepared to share his gifts with you today. Either way, it can never hurt to share good people with others.
If you want a really low-tech, low-cost way to create a web site, you might consider blot.im ~ I asked the platform owner about censorship recently, and he said he had no interest in censoring users at all.
Alternatively, the Russian web host that I use is one of the industry's best ~ and customer support is excellent: SiteGround.com ~ This might not address your payment processing issues, but at least you might be able to get your web site back up by using the site builder they provide.
If you have any Q, please feel free to message me directly.
Thanks Metta, that's really helpful. I have heard of siteground for hosting, however I found one! I'm very close to going live but waiting on a payment processor. There's always something! I'll get it done one way or another ✌️
Dear Zowe: Thanks very much for posting this detailed account of your misadventures (and successes). I bought a copy of your book in 2024, and I found it very worthwhile. Now that I know what you went through to get it published, I consider my copy to be very valuable. (Indeed, if someday The Powers That Shouldn’t Be try to take it away from me, they’re going to need heavy machinery to extract it from my grip!)
The short ”POV” video near the top of your post is amazing — and I relate to the dark humor you express.
“Just use essential oils,” eh? The examples of unsolicited advice you cite are hilarious and call to mind what a know-it-all recently recommended for me. I am a survivor of a catastrophic brain injury (and very lucky to be alive). But my left leg has never fully recovered function. The foot is paralyzed, I wear a leg brace, and sometimes I use a cane. I am frequently in pain and in danger of falling.
Guess what a friend recently recommended: tango dance lessons!
Thank goodness, you end your “POV” video by glancing at the camera and smiling for viewers! God bless you!
What an utter nightmare. We are indeed at war, with “them,” our elites, however wish to define that term. Well done, though, your resilience, your continued attempt to get the message out. It’s exhausting, I surmise. Know that you are appreciated.
I will have to agree with and echo everything that @diana has just posted. As someone that used to work in medical tech I personally know the bias that comes built in. People are preprogrammed what to think and for most people breaking free is extremely difficult. Just today I was labeled as a “conspiracy theorist” by someone that has a sick family member. Keep up the good work Zowe! 👏
Thank you so much for this, and for being so incredibly brave that your (and our) message could get out! I've watched you from the beginning, I think, and am still in awe. What you say IS tough to stomach; it's also completely real and we need to fight back. Thank you for all you have done and do -- what a ridiculous fight, and what valor you've shown!
Not sure whether that is viable for you long term paying monthly fees but could get you started fairly quickly and if you get cancelled by one payment processor, it seems like you can switch over to another one fairly easily and continue operating...or even run several at the same time.
I did try Ecwid, I have to do the $200/mo option to load the book onto the website so it's not a viable option for me. It didn't have a payment processor built-in and I have run through a long list of payment processors that won't work for me. Still searching.
The reason I ask is that this seller is in truth-telling mode, and you might want to contact them to learn more about their experience using this platform:
While I continue to navigate my own challenges, it breaks my heart to learn how you’ve suffered for the truth to be shared. You, COVID Warrior, are in my prayers for peace.
Brian Dempsey owns a digital marketing company and writes here on Substack. Thirty years experience in digital media and a servant’s heart—-I encourage you to reach out to him via Substack or his website.
Being nudged that I learned about his company yesterday to be prepared to share his gifts with you today. Either way, it can never hurt to share good people with others.
Www.brighttribe.com
If you want a really low-tech, low-cost way to create a web site, you might consider blot.im ~ I asked the platform owner about censorship recently, and he said he had no interest in censoring users at all.
Alternatively, the Russian web host that I use is one of the industry's best ~ and customer support is excellent: SiteGround.com ~ This might not address your payment processing issues, but at least you might be able to get your web site back up by using the site builder they provide.
If you have any Q, please feel free to message me directly.
Thanks Metta, that's really helpful. I have heard of siteground for hosting, however I found one! I'm very close to going live but waiting on a payment processor. There's always something! I'll get it done one way or another ✌️
Good for you, Zowe! So very glad to hear this.
I'm curious: What web host and payment processor are you currently using?
Also, did you see my earlier comment about GumRoad as a possible payment processor?
> https://zowe.substack.com/p/the-plight-of-a-whistleblower/comment/197050653
Dear Zowe: Thanks very much for posting this detailed account of your misadventures (and successes). I bought a copy of your book in 2024, and I found it very worthwhile. Now that I know what you went through to get it published, I consider my copy to be very valuable. (Indeed, if someday The Powers That Shouldn’t Be try to take it away from me, they’re going to need heavy machinery to extract it from my grip!)
The short ”POV” video near the top of your post is amazing — and I relate to the dark humor you express.
“Just use essential oils,” eh? The examples of unsolicited advice you cite are hilarious and call to mind what a know-it-all recently recommended for me. I am a survivor of a catastrophic brain injury (and very lucky to be alive). But my left leg has never fully recovered function. The foot is paralyzed, I wear a leg brace, and sometimes I use a cane. I am frequently in pain and in danger of falling.
Guess what a friend recently recommended: tango dance lessons!
Thank goodness, you end your “POV” video by glancing at the camera and smiling for viewers! God bless you!
Best wishes, P.A.
What an utter nightmare. We are indeed at war, with “them,” our elites, however wish to define that term. Well done, though, your resilience, your continued attempt to get the message out. It’s exhausting, I surmise. Know that you are appreciated.
Witness J
@WitnessJ8 on X
Fmr Spy @ ASIS. Persecuted and jailed after asking for mental health support three times.
I will have to agree with and echo everything that @diana has just posted. As someone that used to work in medical tech I personally know the bias that comes built in. People are preprogrammed what to think and for most people breaking free is extremely difficult. Just today I was labeled as a “conspiracy theorist” by someone that has a sick family member. Keep up the good work Zowe! 👏
Thank you so much for this, and for being so incredibly brave that your (and our) message could get out! I've watched you from the beginning, I think, and am still in awe. What you say IS tough to stomach; it's also completely real and we need to fight back. Thank you for all you have done and do -- what a ridiculous fight, and what valor you've shown!
Thanks Diana! That means so much, it's hard to put into words :)
Have you looked at Ecwid Zowe? They support more payment processors than any I have seen to-date...and include an ecommerce site built-in.
https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000613249-Available-online-payment-providers-in-Ecwid
https://www.ecwid.com/instant-site
https://www.ecwid.com/pricing
Not sure whether that is viable for you long term paying monthly fees but could get you started fairly quickly and if you get cancelled by one payment processor, it seems like you can switch over to another one fairly easily and continue operating...or even run several at the same time.
I did try Ecwid, I have to do the $200/mo option to load the book onto the website so it's not a viable option for me. It didn't have a payment processor built-in and I have run through a long list of payment processors that won't work for me. Still searching.
Have you tried GumRoad?
Back in 2019 they claimed to have a reasonable censorship policy, although I think their policy on NSFW may have since changed: https://gumroad.gumroad.com/p/clarifying-what-is-and-isn-t-allowed-on-gumroad
The reason I ask is that this seller is in truth-telling mode, and you might want to contact them to learn more about their experience using this platform:
https://sovereignlaw.gumroad.com/l/Censorship
Every time I listen to you it freaks me out so bad. Such a total war zone we live in, and no one talks about it.
I'm sorry, not trying to freak you out. I might be a bit desensitized because I've been dealing with this for years now.
Kris Milligan really let us down. Shame about that.