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If You Want The Right Answer... Ask The Right Question!

by sal64
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Quite simply really.

Let's face it...

Everyone has different needs, different educational levels and different resources / budgets.

So if you want to ask a question, how about giving some details?

For example...

If you want to know about paid traffic, don't ask: What's the best paid traffic service?

Instead, try: I have $100 to invest in paid traffic. What can warriors recommend to use it wisely?

Can you see the difference?

Rather than get a ton of responses that are worthless, you'll actually get what you're looking for.

Be specific and as detailed as possible.

Sal
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  • Profile picture of the author Alonzo White
    I totally agree, but the people who really need to see this post probably won't see it.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Redlinger
    I also agree. Your suggestion gets to the heart of the matter and zeros in on the problem a lot better than the original form of the question.
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    I agree as well!
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  • Profile picture of the author wcoulter
    Totally agree. Have you ever heard the saying, "If you don't like stupid answers, ask better questions!" Once you start asking the right (or better) questions, typically you'll get better responses.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Shook
      It has been my experience that sometimes people don't even know what question to ask, so they ask a fairly general question. For sure, that is not the case all the time but it might be.

      There is no way to answer a "best" question anyway with anything except an opinion. Well, I guess many answers are more opinion, or maybe interpretation of experience.

      Sometimes It seems that many of those "best . . ." questions are more about being seen on the forum than anything else.
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  • Profile picture of the author sal64
    It makes common sense.

    But since when is common sense a prerequisite to IM??
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      It makes common sense.

      But since when is common sense a prerequisite to IM??
      LOL. Seems to be in short supply in many areas.

      My favourite questions to get are those that fully detail what they want. Makes it so much easier to give a good answer.
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  • Profile picture of the author sal64
    Absolutely, Kevin.

    I see many asked and click on to try and help. Then after a few seconds, I am so confused that I close the page.

    Thing is...

    The people who ask are selling themselves short. I wonder how many experienced warriors just don't bother because of how the question is put?
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