{"id":17688,"date":"2021-09-16T21:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=17688"},"modified":"2021-09-16T18:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T10:50:59","slug":"asking-busy-people-for-favors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/asking-busy-people-for-favors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Buzy People to Answer You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/your-first-business\/\">business<\/a>, there is a right way and a wrong way to do just about everything. This certainly extends to asking for favors or any other kind of help from someone who is busy and less likely to answer every single piece of email they get.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this is a client, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/guide-to-client-pursuing-you\/\">potential client<\/a>, or simply one of your personal heroes whose brain you\u2019d like to pick, there is a way <strong>to make a request of them that will get them to happily reply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, there\u2019s a way to make requests that will get you ignored forever. We\u2019re going to explore how to do things the right way, so that neither you nor your busy recipient will be wasting any valuable time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/work-better-with-freelance-clients\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: How to Work Better with Clients\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Work Better with Clients<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/work-better-with-freelance-clients.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-14615 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/work-better-with-freelance-clients.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">How to Work Better with Clients<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWorking with clients all day long may sometimes lead to stress in a freelance schedule. Long working hours,...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Don\u2019t Ask Bad Questions<\/h2>\n<p>Many people say there\u2019s no such thing as a bad question, but I say that\u2019s a lie. If it\u2019s something that is <strong>frivolous, impersonal, or that could be answered by a five-second search<\/strong> on Google, it\u2019s a bad question to ask someone who has a limited amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I like to do, if I have a pressing, work-related question, is to find a popular book on the subject at the library, check it out, and read it. I take plenty of notes on all the possible answers given in the book, and usually I can find the answer to my question in short order.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/asking-busy-people-for-favors\/bad-question.jpg\" alt=\"bad-question\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/figure>\n<p>If not, I can either choose to read one or two more books on the subject until I\u2019m satisfied, or I can send a quick note to someone I know will have the answer, making sure to <strong>explain that I\u2019ve already attempted to find it on my own<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>People, especially <strong>busy people, appreciate initiative <\/strong>(why wouldn\u2019t they, being so busy all the time?), and the fact that you haven\u2019t simply come to them with a dumb, generic question will usually delight them and make them more interested in helping you out.<\/p>\n<h2>Be Considerate of Their Time<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s face it: we\u2019re all busy. If you\u2019re a working professional, you are inundated with a deluge of emails, voice mails, texts, social media messages, blog posts, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention interactions with the real people in your life and all of the tasks, large and small, that have to get done. Often, people are busy <strong>simply <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/no-to-multitasking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">attempting to multitask<\/a> their lives<\/strong>, not to mention their work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be aware of what\u2019s going on in your intended recipient\u2019s life before you pose your question<\/strong>. If possible, research them a little bit. Do they have a family? Are they currently observing any kind of holiday or taking a vacation? Are they in \u201cwork mode,\u201d \u201cfamily mode,\u201d or \u201cleave-me-alone mode?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finding out the current situation of your busy person will give you valuable information about <strong>how you should phrase your question, <\/strong>and<strong> when you can best expect a positive response<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Work On The Question<\/h3>\n<p>If you absolutely can\u2019t avoid asking a question in the middle of a person\u2019s busiest time of day, make sure you <strong>word it so that they can devote the least amount of brain power to their answer<\/strong> as possible. Simple, fill in the blank answers, or yes\/no questions are the best.<\/p>\n<p>Play with different formats, and if appropriate, consider a shorter delivery method, like a tweet or a Facebook post rather than an email.<\/p>\n<h2>Try to Guess Their Answer<\/h2>\n<p>By this, I don\u2019t mean attempt to answer the question yourself. There\u2019s no point in asking it in that case. I mean that you should try to guess the way in which they will answer you.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/asking-busy-people-for-favors\/guess-answer.jpg\" alt=\"guess-answer\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>Before you send that email, tweet, or Facebook message,<strong> think of the likely response you will get<\/strong>. How does the language sound? Is it in simple terms?<\/p>\n<p>Try to answer a similarly worded question yourself first. If it\u2019s too difficult for you to answer quickly, it\u2019s too long or complicated and you need to change it.<\/p>\n<h3>Make It Super Easy<\/h3>\n<p>Again, make it easy for people to answer your questions. Make them short, easy, and, if you can, entertaining. Busy people are human too, and sometimes<strong> a splash of humor is just what they need to pick them up and help them<\/strong> get through their hectic day.<\/p>\n<p>And remember that not every question in your email has to be strictly work related. <strong>Engaging people casually, not just professionally, is what builds real relationships that last<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If they have a spouse or children, ask about them. If you know they\u2019re working on an exciting project or are working on their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/degree-vs-self-learning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">graduate degree<\/a>, ask how it\u2019s going.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-keep-yourself-focused-at-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\">busy<\/a> they are, everyone will be more likely to remember the person who took the time to ask them a simple, human question about their lives.<\/p>\n<h2>Give People a Directive<\/h2>\n<p>Calls to action aren\u2019t just for websites and marketing materials. <strong>Everyone appreciates knowing what is required of them<\/strong>, and busy people appreciate it more than most. Don\u2019t ask vague, open-ended question without giving directions on what, specifically, you want in terms of a response.<\/p>\n<p>Tell them to do something, <em>anything<\/em> \u2013 click here, watch this, reply with your top 3 ideas, et cetera.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/asking-busy-people-for-favors\/ask-right-question-email.jpg\" alt=\"ask-right-question-email\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\"><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not condescending or manipulative to have a call to action in your emails. On the contrary,<strong> you alleviate people\u2019s stress and save them the mental energy of figuring out how to reply<\/strong>. As a result, your request is much more likely to get a response, instead of a short trip to the trash bin.<\/p>\n<h2>In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Remember, if you do everything right and still fail to get a response, <strong>you shouldn\u2019t take it personally.<\/strong> Most likely the person was simply too wrapped up in their lives and responsibilities that they couldn\u2019t get to your request. It\u2019s likely nothing personal, and most people will appreciate it if you simply<strong> try again, rather than vanish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you just disappear, it sends the message that you weren\u2019t really looking to make a meaningful exchange with the person in the first place. Don\u2019t come off like an opportunist \u2013 be persistent and respectful, and you may find that busy people <strong>will start carving out time to approach <em>you<\/em> with requests,<\/strong> rather than the other way around.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In business, there is a right way and a wrong way to do just about everything. This certainly extends to asking for favors or any other kind of help from someone who is busy and less likely to answer every single piece of email they get. 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