MatchMyQueryHow to write a requirement sellers actually answer
On MatchMyQuery a seller spends credits to reply to you. That single fact changes how you should write a requirement. Sellers read before they pay, so the ones who answer a detailed post are the ones who can actually supply it. A vague post either gets ignored or attracts guesses.
Here is what separates the two.
Name the thing, not the category
"Looking for a car" tells a seller nothing. "Used Swift VXI, 2019 or later, petrol, manual" tells them whether they have it on the lot right now.
The app asks structured questions for exactly this reason. Every answer you give becomes a line on your requirement page that a seller can scan in three seconds, and a phrase a search engine can match to what other people are searching for.
Give a budget, even a rough one
A range is fine. "Negotiable" is fine too, if it is honest. What does not work is leaving it blank and hoping for the best offer, because sellers filter on budget before they spend a credit, and a blank one reads as a tyre-kicker.
If you genuinely do not know the market rate, say so in the description. Sellers will tell you, and you will learn the range from the first two proposals.
Say where, precisely
City is the minimum. Area is much better. A seller in Kukatpally decides differently about a buyer in Kukatpally than one across the city, and for anything involving delivery, installation or a site visit, the area is the whole decision.
Say when
"This week" and "within three months" attract completely different sellers. A timeline stops you being chased by people who need to close today when you are still comparing, and it moves you to the front of the queue when you actually are ready.
Write the description like a message, not an advertisement
Three or four plain sentences. What you need, anything unusual about your situation, and any deal breaker.
Deal breakers are worth stating early:
- Ground floor only
- Must be first owner
- Needs to be installed, not just delivered
- Pets, so the landlord has to be fine with that
Every one of those saves you a conversation that was never going to work.
What not to put in
Do not put your phone number or email in the description. Your requirement page is public, and contact details in the text can end up indexed by search engines. The app already routes sellers to you through proposals and chat, and you decide when to share your number.
The short version
A good requirement answers four questions before anyone asks: what exactly, how much, where, and by when. Answer those and the proposals that arrive will be from people who can do the job.