marloncollin819's Space http://marloncollin819.posterous.com Most recent posts at marloncollin819's Space posterous.com Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:26:00 -0700 Questionnaires and Surveys http://marloncollin819.posterous.com/questionnaires-and-surveys http://marloncollin819.posterous.com/questionnaires-and-surveys In less than a decade the Internet arrived from nowhere and conquered the world. Whereas previously the developed world has benefited from new technology for years before it eventually filtered through to the undeveloped world, the Internet has turned out to be a leveller. By being available to everyone it has brought something new, or been responsible for altering the way in which certain things are done.

An example of something new would be E-bay, that has brought buyers and sellers together in a manner that was not possible to do before; an example of a revolutionised process would be in conducting surveys.

There are very few people who would ever argue against the benefits of a questionnaire when they are used to determine the level of employee or customer satisfaction, gauge public opinion or provide survey questionnaires market research.

However, traditionally the reason that surveys and questionnaires have been used sparingly was that the effort required to create the survey in the first place was cumbersome, and the effort and cost needed to disseminate the questionnaire, collate the results and then analyse the results were definitely not insignificant.

For many, the results, no matter how useful they were, were often tinged with a 'not again' feeling having experienced the amount of effort that was required.

Then along came the Internet to revolutionise the whole process.

Preparation

Although a word-processor holds untold benefits over pen and paper for normal writing and correspondence, with regards to something specific like writing and designing a survey it is to some extent as sensible as using a slippery eel.

It can be done, in a similar manner as a hammer can be used with a screw, it's far from ideal. Word processors are good for documentation, correspondence and basic writing; spreadsheets are perfect for dealing with numbers and on-line survey web sites are ideal for creating questionnaires.

With a web based questionnaire web site surveys and questionnaires can be created, designed and simply modified using any browser through the use of fast and easy interfaces. All of the complicated formatting is taken care of as, unlike a word-processor, the survey software is aware of all there's to know about questionnaires.

Dissemination

The Internet is the most effective form of global communication known to man. Gone are the days of having to print hardcopy questionnaires, stuffing them into envelopes and mailing them, all time consuming and costly. With the web questionnaire as soon as it has been created they are good to go often by sending the hyperlink to the questionnaire in an e-mail or by establishing a link to the questionnaire on an internet site; processes that are both speedy and virtually free.

Collating

Where as previously completed questionnaires had to be posted back and then collated by transferring the information into a database either manually or by utilizing some type of optical reader, online surveys and questionnaires update the database in real-time.

The Internet has revolutionised the entire process and in doing so has made something that was thought of useful, but expensive and cumbersome, into a resource that is so fast and simple that surveys can be utilized to bring advantages to many other everyday areas.

With questionnaire web sites the limitations to conducting questionnaires have been torn down. Now they provide a cost effective and simple resource that's open to not only the small charity and local community group but additionally the largest of the world's multi-nationals.

No longer are geographical borders of any concern a questionnaire can now be published to the entire world as easily and for the same cost as a local or internal group.

Easier to Test

In addition, questionnaires can now be easily tested from beginning to end to make sure that not only is the survey easy for the respondents to complete but additionally that the information collated is in the precise format to provide the required intelligence.

Easier to Complete

No longer is there the need to ask respondents to skip specific questions depending on their previous responses, with online surveys and questionnaires you only need to ask respondents the questions which are related to them as based on their responses irrelevant questions can be skipped with the respondent automatically being directed to the subsequent relevant question.

Partially Completed questionnaires

Previously if a respondent didn't fully complete a questionnaire they would rarely bother posting the partially completed questionnaire back. With on-line surveys and questionnaires there is no such problem as the data is collated in real time so information from partially completed questionnaires can still be counted.

In short online survey web sites have revolutionised the world of surveys.

Something that was beforehand time consuming, required appreciable time and effort, was costly to distribution and collate and took time and was difficult to analyse, is now due to the Internet and on-line questionnaire websites fast, straightforward and cost effective.

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Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:22:00 -0700 Survey and Questionnaire Websites http://marloncollin819.posterous.com/survey-and-questionnaire-websites http://marloncollin819.posterous.com/survey-and-questionnaire-websites In less than a decade the Internet arrived from nowhere and conquered the world. Whereas in the past the developed world has benefited from new expertise for years before it eventually filtered through to the less developed world, the Internet a true leveller. By being available to all it has introduced something new, or been responsible for changing the way in which certain things are done.

An example of something new would be E-bay, that has brought sellers and buyers together in a manner that was not possible to do before; an example of a revolutionised process would be in conducting surveys and questionnaires.

There are very few people who would ever argue against the benefits of a questionnaire when they are used to determine the level of customer or employee satisfaction, gauge public opinion or provide market research.

However, traditionally the reason that surveys have been used sparingly was that the effort required to create the survey in the first place was cumbersome, and the effort and cost needed to distribute the survey software questionnaire, gather the results and then analyse the results were certainly not insignificant.

For many, the results, no matter how helpful they were, were more often than not tinged with a 'never again' feeling having experienced the quantity of effort that was required.

Then along came the Internet to revolutionise the whole process.

Preparation

Though a word processor holds untold advantages over paper and pen for normal writing and correspondence, in the case of something particular like writing and designing a survey it's to some degree as practical as using a slippery eel.

It can be done, in the same manner as a hammer can be used with a screw, it's far from perfect. Word processors are good for documentation, correspondence and basic writing; spreadsheets are perfect for dealing with numbers and online survey websites are ideal for creating questionnaires.

With a web based survey web site surveys and questionnaires can be created, designed and simply modified using any browser by using quick and simple interfaces. All the difficult formatting is taken care of as, unlike a word-processor, the questionnaire software is aware of all there's to know about surveys.

Distribution

The Internet is the most effective form of world communication known to man. Gone are the days of printing hardcopy surveys, stuffing them into envelopes and mailing them, all costly and time consuming. With the online survey as soon as it has been created they're good to go often by sending the link to the survey in an email or by establishing a link to the survey on a web site; processes that are both fast and just about free.

Collating

Where as in the past completed surveys and questionnaires needed to be returned and then collated by entering the information into a database either manually or by utilizing some form of optical reader, on-line questionnaires update the database in real-time.

The Internet has revolutionised the whole process and in doing so has made something that used to be thought of useful, but expensive and cumbersome, into a resource that is so fast and simple that questionnaires can be used to bring advantages to many different everyday areas.

With survey web sites the boundaries to conducting surveys have been torn down. Now they provide a cost effective and easy resource that is open to not only the small charity and local community group but additionally the biggest of the world's multi-nationals.

No longer are geographical borders of any concern a survey can now be published to the entire world as easily and for a similar cost as a local or internal group.

Easier to Test

In addition, surveys can now be easily tested from start to finish to make sure that not only is the survey straightforward for the respondents to complete but in addition that the information gathered is in the precise format to provide the required intelligence.

Easier to Complete

No longer is there the need to ask respondents to skip specific questions based on their earlier responses, with on-line questionnaires you only need to ask respondents the questions which are relevant to them as based on their responses irrelevant questions can be skipped with the respondent automatically being directed to the subsequent relevant question.

Partially Completed surveys and questionnaires

Previously if a respondent did not fully complete a survey they would rarely bother sending the partially completed survey back. With on-line surveys there isn't any problem as the data is collated in real time so information from partially completed surveys and questionnaires can still be counted.

In short online survey websites have revolutionised the world of surveys.

In summary online surveys and questionnaires are fast, they are simple and they are cost effective.

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Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:22:00 -0700 On-line Surveys and Questionnaires http://marloncollin819.posterous.com/on-line-surveys-and-questionnaires http://marloncollin819.posterous.com/on-line-surveys-and-questionnaires In less than a decade the Internet came and conquered the world. Whereas up to now the developed world has benefited from new expertise for years before it would eventually filter through to the undeveloped world, the Internet has turned out to be a leveller. By being available to all it has introduced something new, or been responsible for changing the way certain things are done.

An example of something new would be E-bay, that has brought sellers and buyers together in a manner that was not possible to do before; an example of a revolutionised process would be in conducting surveys and questionnaires.

There are very few people who would ever argue against the benefits of a survey when they are used to determine the level of customer or employee satisfaction, gauge public opinion or provide market research.

However, historically the reason that questionnaires were used sparingly was that the effort required to create the survey in the first place was cumbersome, and the effort and cost needed to disseminate the customer satisfaction surveys survey, gather the results and then analyse the results were rarely insignificant.

For a lot of people, the results, irrespective of how useful they proved, were typically tinged with a 'never again' feeling having experienced the quantity of effort that used to be required.

Then along came the Internet to revolutionise the process.

Preparation

Though a word-processor holds untold benefits over paper and pen for normal writing and correspondence, when it comes to something particular like preparing and designing a survey it is to some degree as practical as using a wet fish.

It can be accomplished, in the same way as a hammer can be used with a screw, it is far from ideal. Word-processors are good for correspondence, documentation and general writing; spreadsheets are perfect for dealing with numbers and on-line questionnaire websites are ideal for creating questionnaires.

With a web-based questionnaire web site questionnaires can be created, designed and easily modified using any browser through the use of fast and easy interfaces. All the difficult formatting is taken care of as, unlike a word-processor, the questionnaire software knows all there is to know about surveys and questionnaires.

Distribution

The Internet is the most effective form of global communication known to man. Gone are the days of printing hardcopy questionnaires, stuffing them into envelopes and mailing them, all costly and time consuming. With the net questionnaire once created they're good to go usually by sending the hyperlink to the questionnaire in an electronic mail or by establishing a hyperlink to the survey on an internet site; processes that are both rapid and just about free.

Collating

Where as in the past completed surveys and questionnaires needed to be posted back and then collated by entering the information into a database either manually or by utilizing some type of optical reader, on-line questionnaires update the database in real-time.

The Internet has revolutionised the entire process and in doing so has made something that was considered useful, but expensive and cumbersome, into a resource that is so fast and simple that questionnaires can be utilized to deliver advantages to many other everyday areas.

With questionnaire websites the boundaries to conducting surveys and questionnaires have been torn down. Now they provide a cost effective and easy resource that's open to not only the small charity and local community group but additionally the biggest of the world's multi-nationals.

No longer are geographical borders of any concern a questionnaire can now be published to the entire world as simply and for a similar cost as a local or internal group.

Easier to Test

In addition, questionnaires can now be easily tested from start to finish to make sure that not only is the survey straightforward for the respondents to complete but in addition that the information gathered is in the proper format to provide the required intelligence.

Easier to Complete

No longer is there the need to ask respondents to skip specific questions based on their earlier responses, with on-line surveys and questionnaires you only need to ask respondents the questions that are related to them as based on their answers irrelevant questions can be skipped with the respondent automatically being directed to the next relevant question.

Partially Completed surveys

Prior to online surveys if a respondent didn't totally complete a survey they would rarely bother sending the partially completed questionnaire back. With on-line surveys there isn't a problem as the data is collated in real time so information from partially completed surveys can still be counted.

In short on-line survey websites have revolutionised the world of surveys and questionnaires.

In summary on-line questionnaires are quick, they're easy and they are cost effective.

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