TL;DR: CA is gonna tax digital products starting January.

https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca\_202520260sb122

I was using Google Sites as my website designer/host w/ custom domain, and I am very well versed with using Google Sites. However no matter how I try, mobile optimization on Google Sites is always poopookaka.

So I opted to use a website builder that rhymes with the word "Icks" and its been nothing but awful. Poorly optimized, mobile site messes up on every desktop site edit, preferences being undone randomly, support not being supportive, etc.

Even with all these issues I faced, I built a semi-solid website for a solo practitioner (for now). I offer general tax services but specialize in indirect taxes, and I think my site expresses that well.

The problem I have now, is that I have a few AI generated stock images that may be too much noise on my site. I'm being very hard on myself to make sure my site looks as perfect as it can be before I start handing out business cards and advertising.

How did you know your website felt "ready" to be displayed to the public? I can't seem to come across that hurdle personally, and keep going back to revise my website. I've even thought of deleting and restarting it. I'm over 100 hrs on just building my own site and I'm not happy.

I know I wouldn't be happy if I paid someone else to build it for me because I don't think people can capture my vision well.

Regulars here can tell you that i don't censor posts here like other local subreddits do.

I just want to shed my opinion as to why I let some of these posts remain up (such as taxi scam, passport holding, police extorts).

Theses posts almost ALWAYS gain so much more traction than regular posts. It brings a lot of exposure to our community.

Second, it gives users warnings of common scams that are frequently discussed here in r/Cancun.

These things happen. These things exist. You, as a visitor to a foreign country, should get familiar with difficulties you may face and understand the things you should and should not do.

For example, one of the biggest recommendation here is to avoid taxies between hotel/airport, or to pay cash with a predetermined price. It doesn't take much research to find this info.

So I choose to keep things up so people are aware of it and future visitors can see. Commenters already share their plentiful opinions with posters.

I will lock the comments on these posts where I feel like moderation is no longer efficient. Recently a user tried to bypass my moderation by posting the same exact post again, in which case he received a ban.

Posting in r/SalesTax:

To help maintain a high-quality community and reduce spam, bots, and low-value promotional content, only approved users may create new posts.

Requesting Posting Access

If you'd like to submit posts, please click on the "Request to Post" button to request approval.

To be considered:

• Your Reddit profile and posting history must be publicly visible. Accounts with hidden or inaccessible histories will not be approved, as I need to verify that you're a legitimate contributor and not a bot or spam account. You may hide it again after you're approved.
• Briefly tell me who you are and what you'd like to contribute to the community.

Businesses, Vendors & Professionals

Tax professionals, software companies, and other businesses may be approved, provided you fully disclose:

• Who you are
• Your affiliation
• What you intend to contribute

Approval is granted for participation in the community, not for advertising.

Solicitation, self-promotion, lead generation, or undisclosed marketing is not permitted and will result in immediate removal of posting privileges.

My goal is to build a trusted community where business owners, accountants, CPAs, and tax professionals can discuss sales and use tax without being overwhelmed by spam or promotional content.

Thank you for helping keep r/SalesTax a valuable resource.

Thinking of ways to cut down these stupid AI slop marketing teams who think they’re so slick with advertising solutions to people.

We made a new CPA exam study group. A few of us are CPAs, and we’re open to helping people with exam questions and career questions.

There are channels for each exam section, plus general support for anyone going through the process.

Here’s the link:

https://discord.gg/C2DEFSwPxE