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added by codewaggle Mar 2 '13 at 2:44

For anyone interested, you can rent and deduct expenses for a home office. – codewaggle Mar 2 '13 at 2:46

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added by kolin Feb 15 '13 at 9:23

I'm using this as a replacement for my previous question, as that was more of a forum style question, and not a Q/A. I realise that this could still be quite ambiguos, but would include detail in the question like "I propose to charge my friends/family £x / hour for my services, compared to £y / hour for other clients. I am just starting out, and don't know whether I should even be doing this", etc. – kolin Feb 15 '13 at 9:24

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added by Brad Ullery Feb 14 '13 at 17:28

Or an invoicing company such as Freshbooks.com – Banath Feb 27 '13 at 1:26

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added by Jay Walker Feb 8 '13 at 3:12

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added by Jay Walker Feb 8 '13 at 2:36

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added by NatGio Feb 5 '13 at 13:37

Pretty sure this belongs on OnStartups, and something similar may have already been asked there. – Joe Baker Feb 22 '13 at 1:20

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added by User2542 Feb 4 '13 at 23:04

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added by User2542 Feb 4 '13 at 23:00

-1: It's far too broad. "Best" in what context? – bytebuster Feb 14 '13 at 7:28

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added by Donaudampfschifffreizeitfahrt Feb 3 '13 at 17:50

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added by Rachel Gallen Feb 2 '13 at 15:44

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added by NatGio Jan 31 '13 at 13:55

-1: A typical answer would be, "what have you tried so far?" – bytebuster Jan 31 '13 at 17:01

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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 Pitsanu Swangpheaw Jan 18 '13 at 18:30

-1: Please clarify your question. My grandma doesn't have freelance job for 80 years, for example. :-) – bytebuster Jan 19 '13 at 18:25

I assume you mean a normal employment gap? – Joe Baker Feb 22 '13 at 1:18

when you don't have full time jobs, your income is come from freelance job only. – Pitsanu Swangpheaw Feb 22 '13 at 1:53

I think that questions like this do belong on this site but need more detail. Things like "I just completed a big project and now I don't have any more work. What are some effective ways to get more projects quickly?" – Chris Travers Feb 23 '13 at 1:11

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added by bytebuster Jan 16 '13 at 3:38

For questions about using online freelance Web systems, including workflow, error messages, and general understanding of how to use these systems. – bytebuster Jan 19 '13 at 18:27

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added by almostflan Jan 14 '13 at 12:21

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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 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 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 Peeja Jan 8 '13 at 15:42

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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 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

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added by aszekely Nov 28 '12 at 20:59

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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 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 Renan Oct 27 '12 at 3:14

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added by bytebuster Oct 19 '12 at 9:47

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added by FarhadA Oct 26 '12 at 11:44

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