FAQs
This section, like most of the website, is continuously under construction. If you have a question that should be answered on this page, email Melissa Getz to let her know.
How much do the surveys cost?
If you contact Melissa Getz in 2009 to start working on your surveys, each survey will only cost $100 each. So two surveys will cost $200 and three surveys will cost $300.
Do you tell us how to interpret the data?
No, I leave that fun up to you. I will provide you with data given as total counts and percentages for each question. I can also make data tables for any question. In addition, any two questions can be used to disaggregate the data. I can also filter data by many parameters. I will provide you with the data, but you get to decide what it means.
Are there any styles that make your surveys different from the "free" ones?
Yes. My surveys are totally customizable. You have a say in colors, font, spacing, images, or any other stylistic features. Unlike surveys done by other companies, the ones I create are flexible. Respondents can go back to change an answer if after thinking for a few minutes they realize they have changed their minds. I also include progress bars so your participants are secure that there are more opportunities to answer questions or they can see that the survey will not go on forever. Other companies put a "submit" button at the bottom of each page which actually suggests the end of the survey, not the end of the question section. At the end of a question section, I use "next" so folks know there are more opportunities to express their ideas. For example, the open ended question on a page may not be the only opportunity for folks to express their ideas. On surveys with "submit" buttons and not "next" buttons, survey takers don't know that they will have more opportunities to give free responses.
What are other ways paying for surveys are to the client's advantage?
The client doesn't have to waste his/her time assembling the survey or worrying about how to get things to function properly on the survey. The client doesn't have to collect the data. The client doesn't have to sort the data. The client gets someone who will double check your questions- do they make sense? Will they give usable data? Even if you are using commercially available questions, there may still be some flaws. Melissa will look through your questions and ask herself if they make sense. Will the data the question gives you be useful the way the question is written? Is there a better way to ask the same idea?
