Online questionnaires made easy

Here are some points to help you get started:

• Your questions - What will you ask? What information do you want to gather?
• Survey Name - Call it something descriptive so it is easy for you to find later.
• Survey Title - The title that people see while answering the survey.
• Survey Introduction - Most surveys start with an introduction paragraph.
• Who will answer my survey? - Is this a specific group of people that I already have email addresses and details for (Secure survey)? OR Is this a wide group of people from the general public (Public survey)?
• Email Invitations: Yes/No - You must have invitations for Secure surveys. Optional for Public Surveys.
• Invitation text - Try to include: motivation, who is sending the survey/questionnaire, how it will be used, confidentiality, time to respond, details of who to contact with questions, and how long it will take to complete.
• Email reminders: Yes/No - You can send up to 2 reminders for free.
• Thank you text at end of survey
• Open and Close dates - When and how long do I want to run the questionnaire for? OR How many responses would I like? (And close the survey when this number is reached.)

Download this PDF checklist to use again later.