I don't have a whatsapp or any other social accounts. I know there are fees here but this will need to be where I can answer questions, although much of the way forward I won't be much help as I was always on the authors side, not the artists.

I will say I navigated my way with groups and videos quite a bit. To give an example of what I mean, here are some examples.

This next one is a video by Derek Murphy, who is a well known name in self publishing.

You will find a good understanding of potential clients here.

https://www.kboards.com/index.php?board=60.0

They even have a yellow pages for advertising your shop once you are established.

https://www.kboards.com/yp/

A search there narrowed down to just cover art.

https://www.kboards.com/yp/index.php/?p_service=Cover+Art&p_sort=name&action=go&p_page=

Glad to see you eager to start, and look forward to where you go from here. Feel free to ask more questions (maybe save them up to save on posting fees) and I will answer them if I can.