Having a hard time getting people to take your survey? Try these tips. A presentation from Qualtrics survey software to help researchers increase their response rates.

1. Survey University Increasing Response Rates

3. The Initial Steps

4. Use of Incentives and Exchange

6. Engaging Question or Intro

7. Avoid using all caps, exclamation points, or dollar signs.

8. Keep invite short

9. 35 words or less

10. Time requirement

11. Be honest

12. Be clear with privacy

14. You need 500 responses Do you: A: Send a $5 gift card with the Survey B: Send a Promised $10 with the Survey What is most effective? What is most cost efficient? ?

15. The $5 Pre-Payment!

16. Pre-Payment Number of Surveys Cost $5,000 22% 2,273 $4,235 59% 847 You Save $765!

17. Incentives and Exchange Drawings & Raffles Gift Cards Coupons Money Publish Results

18. Other Considerations Keep in mind the following: Pre-Testing a Survey Identification of sponsor and source Questionnaire (measurement instrument) design When to contact respondents Tuesday and Wednesday between 2-3 pm Type of appeal to use Reminder E-mails Thank you E-mails

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