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Ready for September 2022!

I guess that I am getting better with practice, because this time it only took me two days to get the website updated with the September 2022 workshop info. We had to update the WooCommerce PayPal gateway, which now has more options; but unfortunately, it still at first appears as though you need a PayPal account to check-out and pay. (Which is not the case — you can pay by credit card / debit card; but you have to click on “PayPal” to see the credit / debit card option.)

I still am not a huge fan of WordPress, but I have to admit that the “blocks” editor now has most of the functionality I want, and it is a lot faster than it used to be. (Some of that may be that we have faster internet at the house now, though.) I still am strongly tempted to just redo everything from the ground up in Elm. But that is not gonna happen this month; and tbh, I have no idea how to approach handling payments in a safe and sane manner. (Thanks for making that possible, WooCommerce and PayPal, even for dingbats like moi! Sorry I talk so much smack about you.)

ANYway — registration for the online (thank you, Zoom and Vimeo, for making that easy) September workshop events is now open! I still want to update some of the graphics. But the main thing is, the dates are now correct, and people can sign up. Yay!!

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Getting ready for September 2022

It’s official — we are again hosting Dr. Bill Bengston for his Bengston Method Energy Healing ® lecture and workshop events! So I am updating our pages with current dates, times, fees, etc. Once again, it will be online via Zoom. I have mixed feelings about this — I enjoyed the in-person event; but there is no denying that holding it online opens things up to many more people. Some day, perhaps we can do a “best of both worlds” hybrid event, where it is in person and online. There would be some technical challenges, which would be a whole ‘nother layer of fun.

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Website updated (FAQ next)

Hello everyone! I got the dates on the website updated, and I got the “early bird’ discount working (pay before Aug. 15 for 10% off!) I refunded the 10% to everyone who had already paid, and I processed refunds for the two people who didn’t wish to attend the workshop now that it’s moved online. All in all, not bad progress.

Next is to update the FAQ with all the new frequently asked questions. I expect to have time for that before the weekend. After that, I’m adding some kind of Turing test to the Friday Lectures registration page — since it’s free, I’m a little worried about spambots signing up; and I surely don’t want to leave an avenue for Zoom-bombers to abuse. And somewhere in there, I’ve got to do something about the graphics — so tacky-looking, it causes Helen physical pain. But it was quick, so that was the trade-off.

Also as the workshop draws nigh, I’m making a commitment to check the BengstonMethodNW.com email and comments daily. In the past, I figured once a week was good enough (and I didn’t always hit that target). But now, once a day is the minimum. Cheers!

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2020 Seattle Workshop – almost ready

Well, I’ve changed the all dates (at least the ones I found — almost certainly, I missed one or two, so feel free to use the contact form below to tell me about them) and added a “transportation” section to the FAQ page. I still need to set up the discount for returning students, and make a couple of test purchases. Hopefully I’ll get that done tonight, and then the site will be live for registrations for September 2020!

Posted by: Mike the Tech, 2019-11-03