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I haven't worked with too many clients when it has come to graphics or design work but I have worked with a few different people. I feel the best way to work with clients for anything is to be open and honest with them on what you can provide and how much you charge for your service. Having an agreement that is signed by both yourself and your client is also good practice and helps prevent issues further down the line.

Asking your friends or even family for financial support to start a business is always a good idea. Sit down with your friends or family, and explain to them your business plan and what you would use the funding for and in most cases, they are more than happy to help you.

When it comes to communicating with clients and potential clients, I tend to keep all communication within the site at first until I get to know my clients better and I know that they are trustworthy. I have quite a few clients that I now deal with away from the sites I found them on and have had no issues moving away and communicating with them on places such as email or Discord.

I used to be someone who would trust sites such as Trust Pilot and it used to be my go-to to check for reviews and such, that was until I realized that many companies and businesses tend to pay people to leave reviews to make their company and business look better than it is. I wouldn't say that all businesses do this and a lot of the reviews on Trust Pilot are genuine but you have to be very careful.

I remember when I first started freelancing, I was able to get jobs quite easily and would always have a steady stream of work coming in. As much as I do still have some clients that have stuck with me, the work I used to get was a lot more compared to what it is now. I feel after the COVID-19 pandemic and also the rising inflation and cost of living, more people are looking at ways to make extra money or even a living and freelancing seems to be the most popular way for many.

Getting a loan to start a business without having any business plan or backup if things do not go the way you hoped is always a bad idea. Getting a loan has to be done at the right time and with the right plan. Many have started businesses after receiving a loan and many have been successful, it's never a bad idea unless it's done on a whim.

I find it easier to get repeating clients than new clients a lot of the time as the repeating clients tend to have seen my work and been working with me for some time so I know what quality of work they expect and they know the quality of my work.

It depends on who I am dealing with, usually, I take payment upfront as I have had issues with non-payment a few times which meant I have completed work and never been paid. I do have clients in which I have an agreement that I complete the work and they pay after which I have never had any issues with and they are long-standing clients.

I do offer refunds, yes. If for whatever reason I cannot complete an order I have taken, I will refund either the full amount of the amount I was unable to complete without any issues. I find that is the best practice, being honest and refunding if needs be.

Taking breaks and setting goals that you know you can achieve are two of the top ways I have been able to keep myself motivated when I have done any kind of coding. Sitting for too long and pushing yourself to keep going can lead to mistakes and burnout.

Depending on what you want to create will depend on the coding language you start with. Most tend to start with HTML and CSS as they are fairly easy to learn and are great for websites and even forums too.

These are some great tips when it comes to building up a social media strategy! All too often you see people focusing on so much on their social media pages and it can lead you to confusing your audience as to what you are offering and whether it would be worth it to follow you or even consider your content. Setting goals, focusing on what you want to achieve and focusing on the audience you want to reach will all help to ensure that your social media presence is a positive and successful one.

Making marketing videos interesting and captivating is always a great way to ensure that they reach the right audience and that they get them interested so the marketing video works for you. Something simple and plain will lead to the video being skipped so it is always wise to ensure that you look at it from an audience point of view and think to yourself, what would make me stop and watch this?

When it comes to a good writer, I would have to say that having the mastery and skills of the language as well as being creative and original all work together side by side to help with the writing. I guess you could be a writer with only a few of those skills but having all of those skills will only better your writing over time.

As much as social media does have it's downsides, one of the positives to come from social media has been how much more we communicate within a social media platform. I feel with social media you can get a message or even point across to so many people as opposed to trying to get the message or point across away from the internet.

It is very difficult to say what causes a gambling addiction for each person as it can be something different for each person you speak to who has a gambling addiction. I have always said that lack of willpower and not being able to tell yourself no is the biggest factor in a gambling addiction.

I randomly found out about Tubi a few weeks ago when I saw a news article about it on Sky News when I was checking the news. After checking Tubi out, it does look like a great free alternative to services such as Netflix, Amazon Video and Disney Plus!

I don't tend to watch movies too often if I am honest, the last movie I watched was a few weeks ago and that was Deadpool and Wolverine, before that, I watched Hocus Pocus 2. In terms of favourite movies they would have to be The Harry Potter Series Hocus Pocus 1 & 2

I read about this the other day and had to double-check to ensure it was true. This is a great move! As someone who has made purchases from TikTok shop in the past and buys from Amazon too, this is going to be ideal for me and so many! Great move by Amazon!

This is some great motivation! Most tend to become freelancers and work from home for many reasons, and staying focused can be difficult. Knowing that you are doing it to help pay bills and even help with the upkeep of your family is a great motivator.

This is always the best idea. You would not believe the amount of people I have come across who have not proofread their work and have submitted it and the amount of mistakes has been crazy.

I don't use Apple at the moment but I have in the past. Having a password app I can only imagine would benefit so many Apple users and I know with Last Pass they have had some issues so this may very well be a welcome addition.

I always seem to look at the negative side of things and I have always been like that, I guess with bad luck in the past and things going wrong in the past, it's an automatic reaction now. I have gotten better at looking at things in a more positive light.

Proofreading is always important when it comes to writing and the reason for this is because you can so easily make mistakes that you do not always notice unless you take a look over your work a few times. I know on many occasions I have made silly mistakes and not realized until I proofread the writing, had I not done so, it would have been published with those silly mistakes.

These are some great tips to ensure that your social media campaigns reach as far as you want them to. One of the things I see a lot of people doing is utilizing paid campaigns but not making the content they use for the campaign eye-catching or interesting.