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Help Needed Getting Survey Takers
Hi, I have attempted to get people to take my survey in my
community, and so far, have not gotten a single response. The intention of the survey is to see who my
target market is. But it seems like I
need a target market of who will just take the survey. The public library will not post it on their
bulletin board, and the two main grocery store chains near me no longer have
bulletin/community boards for such postings.
It is a class three misdemeanor to post such items on cars. So far I dropped a few fliers in a
beauty/barber shop, where the owner relunctantly agreed to let me drop them
there (I have a relative who works in there), and I put put about half a dozen
in the doors of the people in my neighborhood.
I asked a few people, in passing,
at the local library and in my
neighborhood, if they would be interested, and they all declined. I did post it on Craig`s
list:http://norfolk.craigslist.org/eve/441077048.ht ml.
The flier has the
same info as on Craig`s list, but it is formatted differently, and the exciting
parts are big and bold, with the restrictions and privacy info in smaller
print. The flier also has two color
graphics on it. When I make the
necessary web hosting arrangements, I can show the flier to any interested
parties .
I have many more fliers to distribute, but decided not to
distribute them in case I am going about it all wrong. I would hate to distribute all of them, and
not get a single response, if there is a better way to do this.
I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how I can
get people to take my survey.
ThanksTanky
community, and so far, have not gotten a single response. The intention of the survey is to see who my
target market is. But it seems like I
need a target market of who will just take the survey. The public library will not post it on their
bulletin board, and the two main grocery store chains near me no longer have
bulletin/community boards for such postings.
It is a class three misdemeanor to post such items on cars. So far I dropped a few fliers in a
beauty/barber shop, where the owner relunctantly agreed to let me drop them
there (I have a relative who works in there), and I put put about half a dozen
in the doors of the people in my neighborhood.
I asked a few people, in passing,
at the local library and in my
neighborhood, if they would be interested, and they all declined. I did post it on Craig`s
list:http://norfolk.craigslist.org/eve/441077048.ht ml.
The flier has the
same info as on Craig`s list, but it is formatted differently, and the exciting
parts are big and bold, with the restrictions and privacy info in smaller
print. The flier also has two color
graphics on it. When I make the
necessary web hosting arrangements, I can show the flier to any interested
parties .
I have many more fliers to distribute, but decided not to
distribute them in case I am going about it all wrong. I would hate to distribute all of them, and
not get a single response, if there is a better way to do this.
I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how I can
get people to take my survey.
ThanksTanky
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I am trying to contact the manager of the mini mall in my area who refuses to return my calls or emails for some reason. I am thinking of joining my chamber of commerce and meeting local business people that way. Plus other networking groups as well. Also thinking of taking part in local expos. Just came back from our Italian Columbus Day festival at the jersey shore....so many people there...in fact thats how to meet the locals in my area.. Our Halloween Parade brings in about 10,000 people. They start setting up their chairs the night before. Thats my 2 cents for now.
First time on StartupNation. So excited to be here. Anyway...I digress.
Why don`t you offer some freebies to anyone who wants to take one. Say..if they complete the survey, offer a Dunkin`Donuts coffee - or bagel or something small, or they can be placed in line for a drawing for jewelry/handbag/prize of your choice.
I will have to find a less expensive way of getting the word out. So I decided to go to the local Meetup next week and meet lots of other entrepreneurs. Plus give my 3 minute presentation and even get a cup of coffee and pastry. The $5.00 price tag sounds really good to me. I will be also be joining some industry networking groups as well as business ones too.
conciergelady1 (jo)
jo
I think that makes sense. Just do it...and see what happens. I feel sometimes I am observing too much and not doing. I have been on the computer all morning getting together my notes to be ready for this wed`s expo at the mini mall. I am reserving tomorrow for my Staples run to get the rest of my stuff that I need. Good thing I anticipated this before hand and have much of my stuff already bought. I just have to put it all together now to make a nice table presentation. I have to print up some more of my flyers (brochures not done yet). I dont want to have prof made until I am sure of the content. When I used to commute I would rent audio cds from the library until I went through them all. Then I stopped going to the library. These days I like to listen to Steven Covey and Anthony Robbins when I am on the computer. Little by little things are getting done but not as fast as I would like. Right now I am focusing on marketing and networking. I just signed on for a speech consultation with Felicia Slattery from Sun and I am looking forward to that. I know I will have to talk in front of people if I want to get my name out there. I did speak twice but only for a few minutes but kinda looking forward to the challenge. Well back to my work now
First of all, I think that Adam Snow`s questions above are good. You need to ask yourself some simple questions relating to your business idea: Who - specifically - is going to want to use this product/service? Where are those customers located? Why will they want your product/service? There are also some great articles on About.com with basics about what a "target market" is.
Second, I can highly recommend Surveymonkey.com when you`re ready to do a survey. They allow you to use their services on a monthly basis, and it`s not very expensive. I used them last year: it`s very easy to set up the survey and the results come in a report that is very easy to understand. Beware, however! Designing survey questions is an art in itself, so I suggest you check out eHow.com for some basics. From there do more research on the internet for tips and suggestions on how to create a good survey.
You need to have a very clear idea of what you need to find out on the survey, and you need to have very clear questions to get your answers. Good Luck!