“Ask Me an Anonymous Question”: Create a Link Your Audience Can Use

If you want to post “ask me an anonymous question”, you need a link that opens a simple question form—not a login screen, not your dashboard and not a public comment thread.

With UnsaidBox, you create and verify an owner account, enable your inbox, copy the question-submission link and share it with your audience. Visitors can send a question without creating an account or attaching a name. You review the questions privately and decide what, if anything, to share.

The most important distinction is direction: are people asking you a question, or answering a question that you asked? Use the right link for that job.

Choose the right kind of invitation

“Ask me anything about this topic”

Use your anonymous inbox link when the audience should choose the question. For example: “What would you like to ask about creating your first online course?” Your personal ask page gives visitors a space to write to you.

“Answer this one question”

Create a question in your dashboard when you want everyone to respond to the same prompt. For example: “What is the biggest thing stopping you from finishing your first course?” Share its answer link, not your general inbox link.

These are different requests. If you use the general question form beneath a specific discussion, people may write long answers into your question inbox. Give them the dedicated answer link so responses belong to the correct question.

“Tell me a little more”

Use a feedback form template when you need several pieces of information, such as a topic choice followed by a written question. The Ask me anything template is one option. A one-field invitation is usually a better starting point when all you need is the question itself.

Create and check your anonymous-question link

1. Create your UnsaidBox account and verify your email. The owner needs an account to manage the inbox. The person sending a question does not.

2. Review your inbox settings. Make sure collection is open. Decide whether you want a public profile at all and what sharing permission you want to request from senders.

3. Copy the ask link from your dashboard. The personal question-submission route ends in /u/your-username/ask. Do not copy a URL beginning with /dashboard.

4. Open the copied link while signed out. Check that it reaches the question field, and that the privacy wording matches what you intend to do.

5. Test it on a phone. Your Facebook audience may be opening it in an in-app browser, so check the actual tap-through experience before announcing it widely.

6. Send a clearly labelled test question. Confirm that it appears in your inbox before asking others to use the link.

Opening a collection link and making content publicly visible are separate decisions. You do not need to publish every message merely because you are accepting submissions. For owner-created questions, an active answer link can collect replies while the question remains hidden from public listings.

Write an invitation that gives people a starting point

“Ask me anything” gives permission, but very little direction. A topic, a few examples and a clear explanation of what you will do next make the invitation easier to use.

Here are three original invitations to adapt.

For a course creator

What would you like to ask about planning, creating or teaching your first course? It can be something you’ve felt awkward asking publicly. Send your question here without adding your name: [ask link]. Please leave out names and private details. I’ll choose a few questions to discuss in a follow-up post.

For an audience Q&A

I’m opening a question box for this week’s Q&A. What would you like me to explain about [topic]? You do not need an account to send a question. Use this link: [ask link]. I may not get to every question, and anything I share will follow the permission shown on the form.

For a community check-in

Is there something about this community that you want to ask but haven’t wanted to post under your name? The question box is open here: [ask link]. Please describe the issue without naming members. I’ll address useful themes in our next update. For a private support issue that needs a personal reply, contact me through [separate support route].

Only promise a date or a response format you can deliver. If you are asking for questions, say “ask”. If you are collecting feedback, say “give feedback”. One clear action is easier to follow than a list of competing requests.

Keep the conversation where your audience already is

You can use UnsaidBox for collection and Facebook for the discussion. Share the ask link in your post or comment, review submissions in your private inbox, and select a question to answer in a Facebook post. The person who submits does not need to join a new public conversation system.

For a link shared through WhatsApp, the anonymous submission happens on the linked UnsaidBox page—not inside WhatsApp itself. Avoid asking people to send their question directly to your number if your invitation promises an anonymous route.

Where a question has a public UnsaidBox page, you can add the relevant Facebook post link so visitors can follow your answer there. Do not describe this as automatic Facebook posting. UnsaidBox does not post comments on your personal profile on your behalf.

Share a selected response without a screenshot

A screenshot of your inbox can expose controls, neighbouring messages or information you did not mean to publish. For eligible responses, use the share-card action instead. Review the selected text, create the card and download the PNG for your social post.

The share option depends on permission and the response’s review state. A private-only response is not eligible for in-app publication or card export. If you cannot see the sharing action, check those settings rather than treating a manual screenshot as a workaround.

Even with permission, read the text for identifying details. A workplace, unusual incident, specific date or named relative may reveal someone without their name appearing. Do not share the answer if you cannot remove that risk without misrepresenting what they said.

Explain anonymity without overpromising

UnsaidBox does not attach a sender’s name, email address or account to an anonymous submission. The recipient sees the words that were submitted. Those words can still identify someone if they include enough personal detail.

This is not a promise of absolute untraceability. Technical connection information can exist in server and infrastructure logs, and administrators with database access can access stored content. The privacy and safety page explains these boundaries. The service is for adults aged 18 and over.

Avoid invitations such as “tell me anything; nobody can ever know”. A more accurate invitation is “you do not need to give your name; please leave out identifying details”.

What if the link is not working?

• It opens a login screen: check that you copied the public ask or answer link, not a dashboard URL.

• It shows a closed collection: review whether your inbox is open or the question’s collection link is active.

• People keep sending answers to the wrong place: use a dedicated question’s answer link and repeat that question in your invitation.

• There are submissions but no public posts: collection is private-first. Review and public visibility are separate steps.

• A sender wants a direct reply: an anonymous submission does not supply their contact details. Offer a separate contact route or address the topic in your announced follow-up.

After your first round of questions

Start with a collection you can actually review. Choose a handful of themes, answer the useful questions, and say what you learned. You do not need to share every message or respond to abuse to prove that the box is open.

When you finish, close collection if you do not intend to monitor it. If you keep it open, tell the audience how often you check it. A clear expectation is kinder than an always-open link that nobody reads.

Create your own box, test your ask link, and share one focused invitation with your audience.