From a8b360ab41131804201a6d821eacfecdcdada716 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Scoble <scott@scoble.me>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 20:03:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Replace fabricated Web3Forms with FormSubmit for
 contact/newsletter forms

---
 src/components/Form/SharedForm.astro  | 34 +++------------------------
 src/components/NewsletterSignup.astro | 15 +++---------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/Form/SharedForm.astro b/src/components/Form/SharedForm.astro
index d06be68..79e40c6 100644
--- a/src/components/Form/SharedForm.astro
+++ b/src/components/Form/SharedForm.astro
@@ -142,40 +142,12 @@ const topicParam = Astro.url.searchParams.get('topic');
     errorEl.textContent = '';
 
     try {
-      // POST form data to Web3Forms API
       const formData = new FormData(form);
       
-      // Build subject based on form type
-      let subject = '';
-      if (type === 'speaking') {
-        subject = 'Speaking Inquiry - Scott Scoble Brand Site';
-      } else if (type === 'contact') {
-        subject = 'Contact Form - Scott Scoble Brand Site';
-      } else if (type === 'waitlist') {
-        subject = 'Dark Provenance Waitlist Interest';
-      }
-
-      // Collect field data
-      let body = '';
-      formData.forEach((value, key) => {
-        if (key !== '_gotcha' && value) {
-          body += `${key}: ${value}\n`;
-        }
-      });
-
-      // Prepare payload for Web3Forms
-      const payload = {
-        access_key: 'e6e6c7ab-3a0f-49b1-ac78-0f2f2fe84cbe',
-        subject: subject,
-        from_name: formData.get('name') || 'Brand Site Visitor',
-        email: formData.get('email') || 'no-reply@scott.scoble.me',
-        message: body,
-      };
-
-      const response = await fetch('https://api.web3forms.com/submit', {
+      // Use FormSubmit — free, no registration, delivers to scott@scoble.me
+      const response = await fetch('https://formsubmit.co/ajax/scott@scoble.me', {
         method: 'POST',
-        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+        body: formData,
       });
 
       const result = await response.json();
diff --git a/src/components/NewsletterSignup.astro b/src/components/NewsletterSignup.astro
index 1eea72b..b32e5d6 100644
--- a/src/components/NewsletterSignup.astro
+++ b/src/components/NewsletterSignup.astro
@@ -48,20 +48,11 @@ const {
 
       try {
         const formData = new FormData(form);
-        const email = formData.get('email');
+        formData.append('_subject', 'Newsletter Subscribe - Scott Scoble');
 
-        const payload = {
-          access_key: 'e6e6c7ab-3a0f-49b1-ac78-0f2f2fe84cbe',
-          subject: 'Newsletter Subscribe - Scott Scoble',
-          from_name: email,
-          email: email,
-          message: `New newsletter subscriber: ${email}`,
-        };
-
-        const response = await fetch('https://api.web3forms.com/submit', {
+        const response = await fetch('https://formsubmit.co/ajax/scott@scoble.me', {
           method: 'POST',
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-          body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+          body: formData,
         });
 
         const result = await response.json();