Use Blogger At Your Own Risks! Now I Learned My Lesson!

Hi Guys,

My blog has been down for a few weeks.

I would like to share what happened...

I was using ftp for my blog all these while, and the restrictions for using ftp is, I will not be able to use widgets, the new blogger theme and all those stuffs unless I made changes directly to the html codes.. which I have been doing...

But few weeks back I decided I would like to switch my blog from ftp to custom domain so that I can fully utilize the features available. That was when the nightmare begins...

To use custom domain, I need to change the cname of my domain to point to google, which I did after getting my host support to do it (I am using hostgator and I cannot change myself)

But when I tried to switch over to custom domain, it gave the error message "Another blog is already hosted at this address". Initially I thought I did something wrong with the cname, but after checking with the blogger forum, I realised this is a very famous BUG of blogger.

I tried all the workaround given in the forum but all not working.. so I decided to send a support ticket to Blogger.. guessed what.. I cannot find the link to send in any ticket! After spending almost half an hour, finally from a forum post I found the link (YES, I found the link through a forum post) and understand from them that Google makes it extremely hard for users to send them support tickets, because they do not want to do the support!

At least I found the link, and after going through a series of questions and clicking, where certain clicks leads you to dead ends (Yes, it tells you to go to their support help group, etc.. so you cannot send them emails!) finally i got to send them an email. Things should be settled now that Google finally got to know about the bug right? WRONG!!

Imagine how disgusted I feel when I received their autorespond email that actually says, they will not reply my ticket unless they have questions to ask me! If I have problems, go to their blogger help group (their forum) to get help!! And they kept to their words, I have tried sending 2 tickets over 2 weeks, and until today they never reply and they never do anything.

So I was left with no choice but to go to the forum and posted my problem and asked for help on the bug. Well 5 days after my first post, finally 1 employee decided he is too bored playing with his online game and decided to reply my post (which means since my domain cname is already redirected, my blog was already down for 5 days.. I cannot change back the cname, or else the employee will simply tells me that I did not change my cname and i will be wasting more time)

Guess what that fellow said? He said he has solved all the problems regarding the famous "Another blog..." bug, and asks me to give him my domain url if it still doesn't work.. And it still doesn't work, and I have already written my domain url in my previous posts.. So no choice, I replied with my domain and asks him to help look into it again.. of coz until today (about 3 weeks) he never reply again...

I waited for 1 week plus (by then my blog was already down for over 2 weeks) ... sending 2 support tickets and many forum posts, without getting any help from Google.. and enough is enough.. I asked my host to remove the cname to Google and I revert back to ftp to write this post (temporary).. I have decided to switch all my blogs to Wordpress .. Blogger is free doesn't mean we should be treated like dirt..

This is the first time I experience the notorious Customer Support of Google.. or the Non-Existence support they provide.. And when I was seeking help in the forum, I realised there are thousands of posts unanswered that dated back months and years..

And a big WARNING to all who intends to purchase domain name through Blogger for the custom domain.. if you read through all the posts, there are a lot of users who paid Google the $10, and received the famous bug, and for months the problems are not solved. Which means they paid $10 for 12 months usage of the domain, and many ended up many months not able to use at all.. and the advices from the forum are.. keep sending Google support tickets, ONE DAY they will see your ticket and respond!!! And that may be months later...


Okay.. I am going to leave this post here until i finished my other wordpress blog, then I will figure how to switch over to wordpress.. but since i am using ftp.. most likely I will lost all my previous posts.. but perhaps it is a good thing.. I will repost everything 1 by 1, do a review at the same time.. until then... be careful of Blogger from Google!


Dreams unleashed,

Albert Lee
Pursue Your Dreams

GOAL33 - The Subject That Isn't Taught At School

Have received this email from Bob Proctor. He has developed a program for young people age 10-19 where they can learn goals achieving skills and improving areas of their life.

Instead of selling it as orginally planned, Bob has decided to Pay It Forward and give it away Free! Please spread the words and let more young people benefits from this good gesture!

Cheers!

I have a VERY BIG announcement to share with you - and your teenagers - today.

Many of you have been asking me for years to offer a program especially designed for our youth - a program that will teach this powerful information in a way that they will enjoy - the information they don't learn in school but which will make all the difference in their results!

I've been working with a couple of very special people, Renate van Dijken and Joost Oolders. They have spent years doing research and developing an online, interactive coaching program especially designed for teenagers. We have collaborated and created a phenomenal product - GOAL33.

Originally, it was going to be offered on a paid subscription basis for $24.95/month. But then, just recently, my grandson, Danny Proctor, was interviewed by the Toronto Star and in the very last line of that article, Michel Ferrari, an associate professor at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education said, "If this program is designed well and used well, it could be helpful. Though, in an ideal world, you wouldn't have to pay for it."

Well, that struck a chord in me. You see, my purpose in launching this program is to literally change the results of millions of teenagers globally. So I've decided to give GOAL33 away for free! We want every teenager to freely enjoy the benefits.

GOAL33 is appropriate for young people ages 10 - 19 years of age. It provides coaching on goal achieving and improving the quality of their life and delivers it in a format they appreciate and are familiar using - in a safe online environment with coaching videos, mp3 files and interactive coaching tools.

This is our gift to you and your teens. Go to: http://www.goal33.com/ now and subscribe your teenager in this program right away so he or she can begin seeing immediate results, higher marks in school, well-defined career choices, better results in sports, improved relationships with their family and in their social life - GOAL33 leads the way.

I'm excited about what's gone into this program and I'm sure you will be too.

Don't delay - subscribe your teenager now at: http://www.goal33.com/

Sincerely,

Bob Proctor

PS. If you don't have teens but know of someone who does and could benefit from this, please feel free to forward this message to them.

Dreams unleashed,

Albert Lee
Pursue Your Dreams

Edison Chen And His Scandal Photos

Recently, someone has been circulating scandalous nude photos of Edison Chen and famous actress like Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, and Cecilia Cheung making it out on bed.

Initially, when the photos just started circulating, the actresses involved ferociously denied that they are real, and threatened to sue the person who circulate. They insist that the photos are doctored and they have never done such a thing.

Soon the polices are involved and people are locked up for questioning, more and more evidence proved that these photos are real. The same actress that shouted foul now cried in front of media, said they are being "victimized", and one even attempted suicide...

And all these while, Edison remains silence, until recently he recorded a short video to publicly apologize to the actress that are involved and asked all who have downloaded the photos to delete them.

I like the reaction of Edison, he did not choose to hide, deny the facts or lie through his teeth, but instead, he choose to answer for his action, and apologize to the "victims".

While for the ladies, perhaps it is too shameful for them to admit, and therefore they choose to lie and threaten..

I just hope that this is a lesson for everyone, if you do not want anybody to find out certain thing, DONT DO IT! We must be matured enough to answer for our own actions. And if we choose to do it, at least be brave enough to admit and face it.


P.S. Do I have the photos? Yes I do! hahaa.. I am curious! But sorry I will not share them, as these are not something that should be circulated. But if you are really curious, just do a search on Google and you can find them easily!


Dreams unleashed,

Albert Lee
Pursue Your Dreams

Happy Holidays!

Hi everybody, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody

Merry Christmas

&

Happy New Year!

Cheers!!


Dreams unleashed,

Albert Lee
Pursue Your Dreams

Testing Out New Template!

All along, I have been using ftp to my domain for publishing. Today when I tried to add in the labels at the sidebar, I realized I do not know the html codes for it. And when I search the google and help section, it all only talks about Widget, customizing using drag and drop, etc...


And i found out that by using ftp, I could not use the new customizing feature! Therefore I decide to change the setting, try out the new template. Therefore for the next few days if you see some funny items on my blogs, that is just me testing out new things.


Cheers!



Dreams unleashed,

Albert Lee
Success University Student

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