"but no one responds. (... Perhaps I didn't write the email very well...) :)" I think you would have done a lot better asking just 1 specific, targeted questio

"but no one responds. (... Perhaps I didn't write the email very well...) :)" I think you would have done a lot better asking just 1 specific, targeted question that could be answered in a sentence. Successful people are generally busy and as much as they want to help others, they generally don't have the time to help everyone. A focused, short question can open a door and possibly get a dialogue going. In addition, trying to phrase such a question will get you concentrating on what is important to you, which can only help.