The process of creating user surveys has traditionally involved hiring someone with the relevant coding skills to build the software, either in-house or externally. The web has changed all that, and now you can quickly create custom surveys online, and at a cost to suit all pockets and purposes.
Why are online surveys relevant to you? Simple. If you are an information
professional in an academic environment you may find yourself increasingly asked
for recommendations of survey software tools, especially in the areas of social
science and medical research.
If you are developing or rolling out services online, and want to get feedback from members or users, then surveys provide the easy answer.
The market is growing rapidly, and so we have used our limited space to provide an overview of what we regard as six of the best services available.
Of those that didn’t make the final cut, we were most impressed with ConfirmIt (www.confirmit.net), Snap (www.snapsurveys.com), and Survey Galaxy (www.surveygalaxy.com).
PDF 1: 2ask, Demographix, QuestionBuilder
PDF 2: QuestionBuilder, SurveyMonkey, Sysurvey
PDF 3: WebSurveyor
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