Sunday, 17 May 2009

Engage customers and get their opinions - Online surveys

Online surveys are an effective way to pinpoint what your customers want from your site and what they want improved.

When visitors first arrive, use an overlay screen to ask if they would be willing to take a survey. If visitors select ‘Yes,’ the survey loads in a separate browser window. Visitors can then shop the site and complete the survey afterward. If visitors select ‘No,’ the survey is not loaded and the overlay screen disappears.

Ask a series of multiple choice and open ended questions:
  1. Based on today’s visit, how would you rate your site experience overall? Scale of 1 to 10
  2. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of your visit? Buy / Check prices / Check order status / Add a review / Enter contest / Other, please specify
  3. Were you able to complete the purpose of your visit today? Yes / No
  4. Which of the following best describes how often you visit the website? This is my first visit ever / First visit in 3 months / 2-5 visits in the last 3 months / 6+ visits in the last 3 months
  5. What do you most value at the website?

Analyse at least 30 to 45 days worth of data to find trends. Counted the number of times a specific recommendation or complaint is mentioned then look for items with the highest number of mentions.

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