How to ask a good Question in freedly?

Question

Whilst i have been asking questions on the forum I have been strugaling to come up with some good answers to ask on here.

Please could you give me some advice on how to find infomation on some questions and then on how to word the question to make it make sense?

Answer 1

First, you need to think about why you are here.

I will be improving  the membership system soon to make this clearer. On your profile will be some of the reasons why you are here, and what you want to achieve.

Some reasons why you are here might be:
Problems with an existing website where you are not making money.
Need to build expertise in running your own forum
Trapped in debt, and do not know where to turn

Some of the things you want to achieve might be:
Better knowledge of making money online
Better ways to communicate your ideas
Better job prospects to free you from wage slavery

To be even better, think about what is holding you back. What are the specific things that prevent you from feeling free? I deliberately chose the theme of freedom, because once you recognize what is trapping you, you can start breaking free from the restraints. It can be hard to think in this way at first, but persevere. Why are you struggling to think of good questions? Quite often the restraints that trap us are very simple, but until we think about them, we cannot break free from them

I do not believe in swapping one trap for another. For example, it is pointless to break free from a poverty trap, only to find that you are working so hard at something you hate that you never enjoy your life.

So, you start with thinking about what it is you want to know. Then you need to make this as specific and personal as you can.

The most common reason for wanting to ask questions is to become an expert member of Freedly. Expert members earn rewards. The temptation is to ask questions that are too general. They are unlikely to get many up votes, so you have to ask even more questions to get your points.

The smart way is to ask great questions, then people will boost your points total, and help you get your expert status, then help you keep it.

Notice I said great questions, not good ones. Why settle for good enough, when you can be great?

So a good place to start is one of the pages in the knowledge base. These are the Pathways and related pages that link off the Freedly Sections menu above. Choose the section that interests you most, then read the pages. You will soon reach something that you can ask a question about. Remember, a question can be "What do you think about [my opinion or experience]?"

Write a question about something on a page:
You do not understand.
You can explain better.
You disagree with.
You strongly agree with.
You had a similar experience.

Be sure to link to the page you are writing about, and quote from it if necessary. Your question should be capable of being understood in its own right. That means explaining exactly what you are asking about.

In almost all cases, the page will be tagged with the topic it is about. That topic should be included in your question. It is important to keep questions confined to specific topics, as that is the only way to find them. If other members cannot find your question, or cannot see what it is about, they will probably ignore it. Do not swap the trap of not getting answers because you struggle to find questions with the trap of wasting time asking questions that do not attract any interest.

Now, read your own question again. Is it clear what you are asking? Does it push people to want to answer it? Not really, so this answer becomes a little too waffly, and nobody is really clear what we are talking about.

Another way to start questions is to ask related questions. Be sure to read answers carefully. Do they really tell you everything you need to know? Related questions are great for putting your personal stamp on an interesting topic.

As I complete the foundation pages for this website, much of what I have written here will be incorporated in the instructions and guidelines for new members.

Finally, never be put off asking any question. It is always best to strive for great questions, but never consider bad questions. Bad questions are the ones you never ask.

I haven't answered the second part of your question about how to get the wording right. I hate multi-part questions. If you have two questions, either ask them both together, or wait until you get an answer to one, then ask your related question. [hint]