🛠 I Almost Lost It All: The Day My Website Disappeared

My business website Conglomerate 101 was live, polished, and powerful. A living representation of everything I’d worked toward after years of rebuilding my life from trauma, burnout, and starting over with nothing.

I had finally created something real. A space where digital strategy met purpose. A home for underserved founders to learn, grow, and claim their place in the AI-driven future. And then it just...vanished.

All I’d done was contact Wix Support for a minor fix. Something small. Nothing critical. But within hours, the entire site was gone from my backend deleted from my dashboard, editor access stripped. No warning. No confirmation. No email. Just… gone. But the most haunting part? It was still live to the public. I could still see it on Google. I could type in the domain and the homepage would load, but I couldn’t touch it. I couldn’t edit. I couldn’t reach my own creation.

It was like being locked outside my own house while the lights were still on inside.

The Devastation

I cried. This wasn’t just a tech glitch. This was my story, my brand, my future. Gone. Everything I had built with patience, late nights, spiritual grit, and the sheer will to try again was now out of reach. I felt helpless. Betrayed. And furious.

I had built Conglomerate 101 to be a symbol of rebirth, especially for people like me, Black, creative, strategic, and tired of being left out of systems that weren’t built for us. And here I was, once again locked out of something I’d built with love.

The Fightback

But I didn’t sit there and wait. They wanted me to wait for it to escalate and then wait for an email. Oh hell no! This is my life I need action RIGHT NOW!

Something in me switched. That Capricorn grind. That deep, unshakable sense of: “No. Not this time.”

I got on the phone with Wix Support. I asked direct questions. I demanded clarity. When one person couldn’t help me, I went higher. And then higher. Until I reached John—the expert in a chat. I chased up through chat even though I had made the call. I told him everything. Not just the tech problem, but the emotional damage, the loss of trust, the fact that I use Wix for client work, that I recommend it in good faith. I was calm, clear, and unapologetically real.

I refused to wait for an email. I stayed on that chat. I made space for my fear, but I didn’t let it silence me.

The Win

And then it happened.

It came back. John Smashed it!

No warning, no dramatic confirmation, just like that, my dashboard reloaded and there it was: Conglomerate 101. Back in my hands.

I cried again. But this time? It was release. It was relief. It was a full-body, soul-deep reminder that I’m not who I used to be.

Because the old me might’ve stayed silent. Might’ve given up.

But the me now? She fights. She speaks. She rebuilds. She wins.

What I Learned

This experience has changed how I move. Here’s what I’m taking forward:

• Always back up your site: I’m now keeping a full copy of all content and layout offline.

• Trust no system fully: Platforms are tools—not homes. The power must stay with you.

• Speak up early and often: If something feels wrong, act. Don’t wait to be rescued.

• Feel your feelings—but move anyway: Cry if you need. But then… move. Your voice matters.

  
  

To Anyone Else Building in the Dark

If you’re working on your vision quietly, and something shakes it, don’t give up. Even when it feels like everything’s against you, even when you’re tired, and sick, and heartbroken...

You are allowed to break, but you are also capable of recovering.

I did. And you will too. Welcome back, Conglomerate 101. We’ve got work to do.

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🖤 With grit and grace,

Marie M. Founder,

https://co-101.com