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Promotional offers are great if you are a freelancer, they give those looking for writers a chance to take up a promotional offer but also see your work and in most cases, it can get you recurring clients which is something every freelancer is looking for. Do you ever offer any promotional offers? How often do you offer them and have you had any success?

Something I have always loved to see when I visit a website or a forum is how there is the option of a dark and light mode. I tend to suffer from migraines so having dark mode allows me to sit and use forums and websites without the worry of a migraine becoming worse or my eyes becoming heavy. If you own a website or forum, are you someone who has a light and dark option?

One of the main worries for freelancers is the possibility of receiving a chargeback after a payment has been sent to you for work you have completed. I have not received a chargeback for work that had been completed but it is something that is a worry as you never know when someone could strike. Have you ever received a chargeback? How did you handle it?

SEOClerk was one of the very first sites I started using to offer my freelance writing services. Back when I first joined the site in 2012, I used to get a lot of orders and in most cases, used to get recurring orders as well. From 2017 - 2022 I took a break from writing work to try something new and since coming back to SEOClerk, I have noticed it is a lot slower than I remember it being. Have you used SEOClerk? Do you still use it? Do you find that you get work easily on there?

For most of us, being a freelancer is a full-time job but depending on the kind of work you get and whether you have any regular clients, in most cases, even though you work as a freelancer full time, you may not always earn enough to live on for quite some time. As it stands at the moment, would you say you earn enough to live on as a freelancer or do you need more time for that to be possible?

Marketing is important when it comes to advertising and letting people know about your website but there are some marketing routes that we take that we may not enjoy but feel we need to do to help with our marketing efforts. Of all the marketing methods you use, which would you say you prefer? What is your reason for preferring this one over other marketing methods you use?

As a writer, in some cases we may have to write about things we do not have an interest in, this usually involves a lot of research which can make the job longer than writing about a topic we are interested in. I don't mind writing about any topic but I will admit, I do find it easier to write about topics I have an interest in. When it comes to writing, do you prefer to write about topics that interest you or do you not mind?

For those of you who have worked with SEO, you will know that there are two types of SEO, they are White Hat SEO Black Hat SEO White Hat SEO is seen as the ideal SEO and the one that is safe but Black Hat SEO is the only one you are asked to avoid as it can leave you penalized on search engines which could lead to your website failing. Have you ever worked on Black Hat SEO? Would you consider doing so?

I have asked the question many times over regarding SEO and how important it is now as opposed to say 10 years ago. How many people come back and say that it is not worth it now and that content is key is quite staggering. Some people do still look for SEO services but whether it would be beneficial to them is something we can never be sure about.

As a writer, we often face a lot of feedback and criticism regarding our work. In some cases, we enjoy receiving that feedback and criticism but there are times when we may not get told what we want to hear. As a writer, how well do you take feedback and criticism? Are there ever times when you are not happy with what is said?

As a writer, we often take on many jobs from forum writing to blog writing and even article writing and transcribing, but the most popular tends to be article and forum writing. I enjoy both forum writing and article writing but will admit that the research that comes with article writing is something I enjoy. As a writer, which do you prefer when it comes to forum writing and article writing?

One thing I have attempted myself in the past but I could never do as well as some people do is creating my own theme design. I always seem to have a design in mind but getting it as I imagine it is never possible for me. Have you ever created your own theme design? Did it turn out how you imagined? What did you add that made it unique and stand out from the rest?

There used to be times when designs for a forum theme were pretty simple but nowadays we tend to see theme designs bring a lot more than just a design. I know many themes I have used in the past have offered additions that when you use them, they can make your website a little more unique. What is a must-have in a theme for you?

This is one thing that I do a lot now, I found when writer's block hits it could last days sometimes so writing down any ideas I get, I can always go back to them when I need to and that has helped keep me on track. I also find heading out for a walk can sometimes spring some ideas too.

When writing, in most cases it makes more sense to sit and write as much as you can and have the option to schedule the content you create so that if you hit a point where you are unable to write as much as you need to, you know something is always scheduled to go up. Do you prefer to schedule content? How much do you tend to schedule?

As a writer, one of the jobs we have is proofreading and editing our work. This can sometimes be fairly simple or could be a little more complex depending on the kind of work completed, As a writer, when you proofread and self-edit your work, what tips do you have to help you? Are there any tips you could give to help others?

For most of us, writing is more than likely a full-time job. Despite the fact we enjoy our job and the work we do, there are always times when you can feel burned out and staying motivated can be a problem. Luckily, most of us find ways to help us stay motivated. As a writer yourself who does this full-time, how do you keep yourself motivated? Are there any tips you could give to help others?

As writers, we often find ourselves writing about different niches but even though the niche changes, we still need to be sure to maintain a consistent writing style to ensure quality in our work. What tips do you have that you use yourself that help you maintain a consistent writing style?

As writers, one of the biggest drawbacks that we tend to hit quite often is writer's block. We could go weeks, sometimes even months with ideas on what to write about and then suddenly, writer's block hits. As a writer and as someone who has hit writer's block in the past, what strategies have you found to help you combat writer's block?

I saw something about this the other day when I was scrolling on social media randomly but couldn't stop to read as was called into a doctors appointment. I think it is great this could be coming to TikTok and will help many when it comes to not only SEO but marketing too!

I won't disagree that forums are somewhat disappearing and Reddit, Discord and Social Media do seem to be taking over to some extent but many of us who are still using forums and even creating forums have been using forums for the best part of 20 years or more and in most cases, it's how we prefer to communicate, share the things we enjoy and meet new people. As long as there are people on the internet who are loyal to forums, the longer they will stay around, even if they are phasing out somewhat.

I have been a freelancer now for 12 years, taking a small break between 2017 - 2022 to take on another venture before coming back to freelancing in October of 2022 and working full-time as a freelancer since then. It's been a journey over the last year and a half but I have enjoyed my work.

This is good to know, especially for webmasters and it is good that Google has made people aware before they initially roll it out. Hopefully anyone who needs to is able to get things ready for when this rolls out.

Much like movies, TV shows are something else I don't watch as often as I used to but I do have some TV shows that are my favourites, they are Chicago Fire Chicago Med How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon

I used to watch a movie every day when I was younger but since getting older, I wouldn't say I watch a movie a day. So far this year I have not watched a single movie with the last movie that I watched being Good Burger 2 back in November 2023 when it was released. There are quite a few movies I would love to watch but it is finding the time.