<b>How to choose which queries to answer</b>

<b>How to choose which queries to answer</b>

You don't answer every query — you answer the ones you can answer well. Picking right saves hours and raises your win rate. Think of it like a menu: you order what you actually want to eat, not one of everything.

Ask three quick questions:

1. Do I genuinely know this? If you'd have to invent an opinion, skip it. Reporters can smell a guess.
2. Does my real-life experience fit? "I've done this 50 times" beats "I read about this once."
3. Can I answer in 15 minutes? If a query needs a research project, it's not worth the deadline pressure.

A "no" to all three means move on, guilt-free. Saying no to weak fits is what gives you time to nail the strong ones.

Try this today: scan five queries and mark only the ones that get a clear "yes" to all three questions. Answer those. Ignore the rest with a clean conscience.