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I thought I'd ask in a place where there are people who themselves have coding knowledge, I asked in a supposedly geeky momma group but their actual technical knowledge was limited.

So I was hoping there might be some parents on here with really young kids who can share their experience. I've been doing some research in how to teach kids to code but I would like to actually hear someone's thoughts on this. My son is 3 and a half. At what age did you start teaching them code? What apps / games, etc. did you use? How did you find them using a mouse and keyboard? Lol back in my day kids used a mouse and keyboard not this newfangled touch screen 😆 Seriously though, I'd love some feedback.

I kinda assumed this myself initially. I'm so frustrated with them... I need the 'unlimited' package, as I have a lot of domains (mostly blogs) and I need the unlimited domains, email accounts, databases, etc. I'm going to look into the T&C's today then message them & clarify this. I'm more determined now to do it this way now, I think, mostly because they won't let me

So I've gotten myself all muddled up... lol Thankfully we live in a country where the tax man is friendly & helpful! They've helped me sort out my issues. So currently, I am registered as a sole trader - as I need to be self-employed or earning a wage to get my free childcare hours & also I'm actually doing some child minding, or will be in the coming months, and need somewhere to pay tax on that. I have a limited company, which is what I initially did (unknowingly to me at the time, this does not technically qualify you as self-employed), but am not getting a wage as I don't make enough to pay myself. Not yet anyway. So going forward I think I'll keep the ltd company, and put all the web design work through it as I think it'll be easier to keep all the expenses & stuff separate. My question is, I know that a limited company, the director can take dividends of up to £2000 a year tax-free, out. And I'm pretty sure that that money is then not subject to any personal tax... but I wanted to double check. You don't count that 2k in your yearly personal tax allowance, do you? BTW, it's really tough out there for working mums

Thank you so much for all the responses! I'll defo look into your suggestions. But this thing with my host is bothering me. I've been very happy with them so far as their customer support has been outstanding, better than any support I've ever had anywhere. Are any of you familiar with them? unlimitedwebhosting.co.uk

So I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I'm trying to make myself a private virtual photo album. Mostly because since I've become a mother, I have thousands of photos and videos and can no longer sort them. My host are very helpful, I have an unlimited shared hosting plan but they say that they wouldn't suggest uploading videos due to server load. But I'd like a place I can have a bit of like an interactive album, where I can create a handful of users who will be able to view and comment. Sort the galleries using tags. But I need to be able to do the same with the videos as I don't want to add unlisted videos to YouTube as anyo necan still stumble upon and access them. All I can think of is setting up a Web server at home and try to figure out how to make the files only accessible for the WordPress site and logged in users. I have a few friends also wanting to do this. We don't want to use social media, even the privacy features they provide and can no longer use WhatsApp to share everything. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

No probs! Yeah I'm quite keen to read it please

Well I think the site looks good. It's a nice design, professional looking and I think it'll attract prospective clients. Just a couple of things I noticed: the social media icons aren't all linking; the 5 THINGS YOU CAN FIX ON YOUR WEBSITE IN THE NEXT WEEK TO IMPROVE YOUR Business form doesn't actually send the download to my email; a couple of the contact form drop down menus were blank. Hope that's at least a bit helpful! Edited to add: I forgot to add I'm using chrome on my mobile at the moment!

So I have my first client, well technically my 2nd, but my first was a friend of mine who asked for help so our agreement was pretty much verbal. So this new client, who is actually also an old friend, he lives in a different country so we will be communicating via email & chat. Him & his 2 partners are happy with what I've shown them and want to move forward with it. So my question is, where do I start? Do I draw up a contract? What kind of stipulations would you suggest I put in place? And any advice on payment would be great, like should I ask for a percentage of the cost upfront?

Have you had any luck with this? My first instinct would be to reinstall the drivers. But I guess it depends on my main use for it. If I was going to use it often, I might contact the supplier and /or manufacturer if it still didn't work. Alternatively, use an external mic?

Being born in the 80's, I grew up with 90's music. So I went through my teens during that decade & find myself listening to 90's music a lot. I even had it playing at my wedding. I try to diversify my music tastes, but this seems to be the type of music that puts me in the best mood.

So I was wondering what type of methods people are using to organise their business. I did a few searches, then thought to myself I could of course just ask a group of people who I know are doing it already. I have access to Pandle, which I get via my accountancy firm, but to be honest I am struggling a little to get my head around it. So I have a simple spreadsheet, well simple-ish. I log all my expenses & have pdf copies of invoices & receipts. But mostly I'm wondering how the 'paperwork' gets organised. So I use a desktop (Win 7) and a laptop (Win 10). The desktop isn't always on. And I do have in mind to set up a small home network in the future, once our home renovation is complete. In case anyone is wondering, home server because I'm a geek & would like to keep my server knowledge up to date & I enjoy tinkering, which is why that will be in the pipework. I plan to have a file server and a VPN running. But till then, how do you keep your files synced? Do you just use google drive or dropbox? I know windows 10 has a virtual desktop feature, but I don't THINK it works across more than one device, I'm not really sure what it's for but from what I read it doesn't look like it. Do you just put everything on a NAS drive? I'm frustrated as I just want an easy short-term solution, even have network points in every room of our house, but the PC workshop isn't finished yet, so the network points aren't hooked up yet & I hate using the wif on my PC. And the router is in the garage so I'm hesitant to put a temporary NAS drive in there. I've put everything on google drive this morning, it is my cloud of choice, but I thought I'd see what everyone else does. 🤖

So not many people are overly impressed with my accomplishment this morning. I spent an hour looking through the backend files, looking for a piece of code to change the colour of a box, on this WordPress plugin. It took me a while to find the file... I eventually realized there was, in fact, an easier way to find it. Anyway, just one tiny button & I'm still to find a few other things, but still, I feel like I've conquered a small planet 😂

Did you ever get a resolution on this Dilby? It's very frustrating, I can't believe anyone would be so blatant about avoiding payment.

Hey. Sorry I only just noticed your post! Yeah it is doing just that.