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added by Graeme Hutchison Dec 12 '11 at 9:15

<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino Oct 5 '12 at 23:36

Votes over 10 for a particular question don't help to create the community. Rather than vote again for a popular question, it's best to look at some of the questions with fewer than 10 votes and upvote them. Don't forget that you can also move your votes by clicking the up arrow on a question you've already voted for to remove your vote, then voting again on another question. - Quoting MCeley – Joe Baker Feb 13 '13 at 4:57

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added by mtk Sep 28 '12 at 17:19

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added by Terry Oct 8 '12 at 18:27

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added by Matthew Higgins Jul 22 '12 at 12:44

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added by richaux, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 24 '12 at 17:18

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added by Renan Oct 27 '12 at 3:14

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added by kolin Jan 14 '13 at 9:51

To avoid asking a polling, not constructive question, this one should be changed to address a specific problem. "How" stands for a list of solutions for an unidentified set of problems. – bytebuster Jan 27 '13 at 23:50

@bytebuster I agree to an extent you could end up with a list list of solutions, however the question I believe is a valid one, as the question maybe redressed as "I work 9-5 full time and then try and do freelance work in the evening, however I am finding this difficult to achieve because I don't seem to be able to manage my time", but that is a little too long for a question title, the problems should acutally go in the question, not the title, for me the title here is an example question. – kolin Jan 28 '13 at 8:31

This is exactly what I'm talking about. "Unable to manage my time" looks like a root problem, and the question is no longer about freelance. There's Personal Productivity site where such a question can be asked today, not waiting for this proposal to become beta. – bytebuster Jan 28 '13 at 10:45

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added by winwaed Feb 1 '12 at 14:04

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added by flurdy Feb 9 '12 at 17:14

Is there a background to this that I'm overlooking? Taking the question at face value, I'm reminded of my first impression of SE: Someone asked one of those 'I'm nervous and just want to bounce the idea off of smart people' questions and a user suggested it be closed because it was too speculative. The same is true here. Self employment is sought after namely for the freedom, yes? With the varying hours, varying goals, varying definitions of 'billable hours' I can see estimates varying to the point of being unhelpful. – La Bamba Jan 6 '13 at 3:06

I suspect that the real-world quality of this question will be highly dependent on the actual question body. Hard to say with just the proposed title if it will be a good question or not. – Joe Baker Feb 13 '13 at 4:59

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added by mtk Sep 28 '12 at 17:18

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added by NatGio Jan 3 '13 at 10:31

"How" without any context usually means a bad question here. If you specified a particular problem you're facing while converting your business idea into a business, the question would be far more constructive. – bytebuster Jan 28 '13 at 14:04

I agree with @bytebuster . You can be more concise, maybe stating what's the next step. And even that is ambiguous, I think the point of stackexchange is to have a site full of shared knowledge and the most important part is that it should be easy to navigate, remember you will be able to apply about 5 tags to your questions, so, if you notice your question may end up having more than 5 tags you may consider asking several different questions. In this example I would separate to different aspects of business. *Actually your question may fit better in the "startups" forum. – JorgeArtware Jan 28 '13 at 20:11

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added by Graeme Hutchison Dec 12 '11 at 9:16

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added by Graeme Hutchison Dec 12 '11 at 9:18

Again, given geographic differences, this perhaps ought to be ... in [Country/State]? – Andrew Sep 10 '12 at 6:26

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added by Graeme Hutchison Dec 12 '11 at 14:51

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added by jclozano, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 24 '12 at 20:06

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added by richaux, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around May 24 '12 at 20:07

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added by winwaed Feb 1 '12 at 14:06

General question: better if ... for [Country/State] freelancers ... (and national references for "IRAs") – Andrew Sep 22 '12 at 7:12

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added by neilfein Apr 12 '12 at 18:23

@Farhad - Comments in Area 51 example questions are intended to discuss whether or not the question is on topic, not to actually answer them. Use this time to help form the site and keep the proposal hot. When the site moves to beta, then answer the questions. Good luck! – jmort253 Aug 19 '12 at 0:07

Given geographic differences, this perhaps ought to be ... in [Country/State]? – Andrew Sep 10 '12 at 6:24

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added by tricasse Aug 28 '12 at 11:58

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added by Andrew Sep 22 '12 at 7:13

Possibly could separate into two questions? – Andrew Oct 22 '12 at 16:45

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added by MCeley Oct 5 '12 at 12:45

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added by Nick Oct 18 '12 at 22:38

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added by Nick Oct 18 '12 at 22:46

	Please re-phrase your question; if you are asking for a list, question may be considered not constructive. Also, "small business" is too vague term that may be a subject for various industry- or location-specific restrictions. – bytebuster Oct 30 '12 at 22:35
	I changed it to be a little more specific as to type and region since various mistakes could differ based on that. When I posed this, I was thinking this would be a community wiki type question where people could share there past mistakes with people just starting out. – Nick Oct 30 '12 at 23:05

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added by bytebuster Oct 19 '12 at 9:47

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added by FarhadA Oct 26 '12 at 11:42

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added by FarhadA Oct 26 '12 at 11:44

This question is far too broad. – Phira Nov 9 '12 at 10:56

In France, one can not work more than certain hours/week, I do not know the rules here to know exactly how it will work for people who have side jobs. That was the main reason I asked this question. – FarhadA Dec 28 '12 at 22:40

What about re-phrasing it like this: "I'm working fulltime in [Country]. What is the maximum hours/week I'm eligible to work for a freelance job? How the hours are calculated if I have several freelance activities?" – bytebuster Jan 19 '13 at 18:34

That is actually a good idea. – FarhadA Jan 20 '13 at 0:28

Would you consider editing the question to make it more specific? – bytebuster Jan 27 '13 at 23:53

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added by bytebuster Nov 27 '12 at 0:00

E.g., should I consider that typical rates in my location are lower than where my customer is, so that I have to discount? – bytebuster Nov 27 '12 at 0:02

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added by aszekely Nov 28 '12 at 20:59

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added by Peeja Jan 8 '13 at 15:42

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added by flurdy Jan 8 '13 at 23:24

You may consider stating "than market average" instead of "than normal". That way you could get an answer about product development/marketing or something of that kind. – JorgeArtware Jan 28 '13 at 20:01

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added by kolin Jan 14 '13 at 9:52

I realise that this question is definitely more of a forum question (asking for peoples experiences, and not an actual "this is the answer" question. – kolin Feb 15 '13 at 9:30

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added by Banath Jan 25 '13 at 11:37

	Changing this to [Craigslist] would be better. The same question would be relevant substituting a different site for Craigslist. – Joe Baker Jan 27 '13 at 20:25
	Thanks, changed it to Freelancer and oDesk. – Banath Jan 27 '13 at 23:13

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added by Randy E Oct 18 '12 at 21:38

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added by bytebuster Oct 19 '12 at 9:45

For questions regarding requirement of work permit papers – bytebuster Oct 19 '12 at 9:46

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added by Tom Davies Oct 23 '12 at 15:22

	Do you mean "contract terms" or something else? – gmcgath Dec 4 '12 at 22:09
	I did, thanks for spotting that. Edited. – Tom Davies Dec 4 '12 at 22:12