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    Good bank for web-banking? (no phones used)

    If you use a password manager, then the passwords stored are linked to the real domain, so will not show up for fake phishing urls'
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    Good bank for web-banking? (no phones used)

    Yep all true, and the biggest one of all is security. People getting scammed and their accounts hacked is an eBay growing issue.
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    Why do so many sites make you enter a stupid password

    because weak passwords and re-using those passwords is why most people's accounts get hacked and their identity stolen. Getting access to a boring account is not the point, its getting access to your personal info, security questions/answers etc. Once a hacker gets into one of your accounts...
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    Advice on Terminating Consultancy Agreement without notice - I am the supplier.

    setup call recording as well, in case they do decide to call you and be abusive.
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    Is PayPal Dead?

    Paypal is one of if not the worst payment processor out there, customer support is non existant. when disputes occur, they almost always side with the buyer. You will find many horror stories where they have suspended people's accounts and stolen all their money because they jumped to some wrong...
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    Direct debit platforms

    been using GoCardless for years, no issues. STRIPE also offer this, but its way more expensive.
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    Starting a business with a friend.

    I can add from personal experience, that any time I have ever tried to help people out for free, go into business with a friend it has been a disaster and they have either screwed me over or caused major issues. The last one put my business into insolvency. So I wouldn't recommend it. As...
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    Free work doesn't pay off and unappreciated. Should I cover the cost as well?

    why on earth would you provide a service for free that actually costs you money.this person is clearly going to cause you headaches no matter what, so I just wouldn't;t do any work for them, paid or otherwise. Tell them o go to this other person who said they will do it free, let them with with...
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    Advice on Terminating Consultancy Agreement without notice - I am the supplier.

    Tell them you won't be able to work for the next few weeks due to health issues and give your 2 weeks notice at the same time. There future make sure you are the one providing three contact and terms.
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    What are your thoughts on cash?

    If you deal in cash make sure you issue receipts as proof of payment to avoid any disputes. Best thing is to have a chilling app on your phone that sends the receipt/invoice via email.
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    I keep receiving DMARC email reports despite not sending any emails

    These Are not meant to be human readable, they are meant to be processed by a reporting solution. If you getting the XML files sent to directly and ignoring them, then you are defeating the point in having dmarc as you won't even know if there's any issues. See my reply above for more details.
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    How do we get Backlinks?

    Backlinks do help a lot, if they are good quality links from decently ranked sites and with relevant link text in a relevant article. Crappy spammy linked on pbns do not help. Which is what you will get from most freelancer sites. You do not need backlinks, ito rank without them, but this very...
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    Problem with me (not) sending spam emails

    You need to setup email authentication to stop your domain being abused. You can rest more about trust here. You can also find some good stickers on dkim, SPF and dmarc at Https://domainadmintools.com/blog
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    I keep receiving DMARC email reports despite not sending any emails

    Do you have proper dmarc reporting setup or are you just getting the raw files emailed to you? If the emails were not sent by you are angry of your legit sources, then they are spoof attempts, which the reports will show you. Do you have your dmarc policy set to reject unauthentic mail?
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    Best CRM for one person office ?

    If you are looking for a cheap solution then try perfex CRM. It also includes billing, tickets, estimates, proposals and much more. If you host/manage it yourself then its a one time cost, or you can signup for a managed service with hosting. https://perfexcrm.co.uk/
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