What should you avoid if you want to get an answer to the question?
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:52 am
This is something I learned the hard way, and I wouldn't have believed it existed if someone had told me about it earlier. There are people who are absolutely obsessed with social media who have all sorts of questions in their minds, and when they find someone who has answered them once, they will bombard them until that person blocks them.
So, for the first time, a person will ask you a question asking for cameroon whatsapp list solving a problem, for example, Instagram is not working. You answer, the person thanks you and says how great you are for answering and you think you are done. But no, it's not over. A few days later, the person contacts you again.
"Hey, do you remember me? Now I'm wondering how to...," if you answer that question, you've signed your own death warrant because you're giving the boring guy the green light and the impression that you're a quick and free source of information.
Why is this button on Instagram black and not white?
Why is the background like this, and yesterday it was like that?
Where did the button for archiving posts/liking/tagging/whatever go?
why does person xx have so many followers, is he not interesting at all?
How do I make money on Instagram?
And these are questions you'll get all day, every day because this is a person who does nothing but sit on social media all day and waste time. There are two solutions. One is ignoring, and the other is blocking. Lately I've been using the latter, it's simpler and longer-lasting.
Asking questions before asking Google
There are some questions that Google gives very good and high-quality answers to, and these are questions that start with Who?, What?, When?, Where?. These are short questions that can be given very simple answers and are best answered by Google. It also requires less time than communicating with other people.
Questions that start with How? and Why? are a bit more difficult to answer and often require additional explanations or guides, but even for them it's a good idea to ask Google first because there's a good chance you'll find the answer to the question.
People often ask me the same questions. I have answered many of them and the answers are either on the blog in the form of a separate text or in the comments when I have answered someone's question. Do some digging and searching before you ask because few people, including me, will answer the same questions over and over again, as well as those for which the answer can be found on Google.
Asking vague questions
“Why isn’t my Instagram working?” or “My laptop isn’t working, what should I do?” are questions I get a lot and regularly ignore because everything else makes no sense. Why? Because the questions are so vague that you have to be a kamikaze to even get involved in such general communication.
If you want to increase your chances of getting a response, ask questions that are as short and clear as possible and get to the point and problem quickly. The longer it takes for someone to read and process your question, the less likely you are to get a response.
The problem with vague questions is that you waste a lot of time if the person wants to answer you because they will ask you a lot of sub-questions to get to the heart of the matter. Without specific context, there are a million ways to answer a question.
So, instead of asking – “My laptop isn’t working” try the following and you might get an answer:
The laptop won't turn on and doesn't respond to anything.
The laptop won't turn on and only the red CapsLock light is on.
When I try to turn on my HP laptop I only hear a beep and nothing happens.
I just installed Windows 10 and my laptop no longer works.
By asking specific questions and describing the problem in more detail, you increase your chances of getting an answer because the person you're asking won't have to waste too much time deciphering and communicating. Plus, everything is clear right from the start, no additional communication is needed (in most cases), and it's easy to answer with one simple sentence.
So, for the first time, a person will ask you a question asking for cameroon whatsapp list solving a problem, for example, Instagram is not working. You answer, the person thanks you and says how great you are for answering and you think you are done. But no, it's not over. A few days later, the person contacts you again.
"Hey, do you remember me? Now I'm wondering how to...," if you answer that question, you've signed your own death warrant because you're giving the boring guy the green light and the impression that you're a quick and free source of information.
Why is this button on Instagram black and not white?
Why is the background like this, and yesterday it was like that?
Where did the button for archiving posts/liking/tagging/whatever go?
why does person xx have so many followers, is he not interesting at all?
How do I make money on Instagram?
And these are questions you'll get all day, every day because this is a person who does nothing but sit on social media all day and waste time. There are two solutions. One is ignoring, and the other is blocking. Lately I've been using the latter, it's simpler and longer-lasting.
Asking questions before asking Google
There are some questions that Google gives very good and high-quality answers to, and these are questions that start with Who?, What?, When?, Where?. These are short questions that can be given very simple answers and are best answered by Google. It also requires less time than communicating with other people.
Questions that start with How? and Why? are a bit more difficult to answer and often require additional explanations or guides, but even for them it's a good idea to ask Google first because there's a good chance you'll find the answer to the question.
People often ask me the same questions. I have answered many of them and the answers are either on the blog in the form of a separate text or in the comments when I have answered someone's question. Do some digging and searching before you ask because few people, including me, will answer the same questions over and over again, as well as those for which the answer can be found on Google.
Asking vague questions
“Why isn’t my Instagram working?” or “My laptop isn’t working, what should I do?” are questions I get a lot and regularly ignore because everything else makes no sense. Why? Because the questions are so vague that you have to be a kamikaze to even get involved in such general communication.
If you want to increase your chances of getting a response, ask questions that are as short and clear as possible and get to the point and problem quickly. The longer it takes for someone to read and process your question, the less likely you are to get a response.
The problem with vague questions is that you waste a lot of time if the person wants to answer you because they will ask you a lot of sub-questions to get to the heart of the matter. Without specific context, there are a million ways to answer a question.
So, instead of asking – “My laptop isn’t working” try the following and you might get an answer:
The laptop won't turn on and doesn't respond to anything.
The laptop won't turn on and only the red CapsLock light is on.
When I try to turn on my HP laptop I only hear a beep and nothing happens.
I just installed Windows 10 and my laptop no longer works.
By asking specific questions and describing the problem in more detail, you increase your chances of getting an answer because the person you're asking won't have to waste too much time deciphering and communicating. Plus, everything is clear right from the start, no additional communication is needed (in most cases), and it's easy to answer with one simple sentence.