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Katherine Lapham
I had a so-so experience as a member and a poor cancellation experience
I had a so-so experience as a member and then a pretty bad cancellation experience I had signed up at the introductory rate and did not plan on renewing I d forgotten to cancel before the auto-renew hit my account -- this was really stressful because we just happened to be in a really precarious financial situation between jobs and right after the holidays I reached out that day as soon as I saw the transaction and was told that as a one-time courtesy HeyMama would allow me to cancel but I d have to pay 75 in processing fees I can t imagine why it costs HeyMama that much to remove my email login The language was also really confusing --- at first glance for me it read as though I d be partially refunded at 275 and then also charged an additional 75 in cancellation fees It took a couple emails back and forth to get clarity on that It was frustrating and time-consuming and I was still out 75 just to cancel in a time of financial stress for my family As a member I joined to find mentorship and community in my industry to assist me in a career change but found it to be challenging and time consuming I was also attracted by the prospect of being in a community of women supporting and lifting each other up What I for the most part found were posts from online coaches that read more like ads It s not impossible to find mentorship and community there and if you are in the virtual assistant or digital marketing space there are often job postings there and a warm referral but for me I didn t find it all that different than what I can do within a free site like Linkedin I did find a job through HeyMama and there were online events every so often that were a good way to meet people and even a couple in person events in my area but for me in my industry they weren t valuable enough to justify the full cost of membership