{"id":6664,"date":"2014-08-14T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com\/blog\/?p=6664"},"modified":"2025-02-26T05:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:19:45","slug":"make-impactful-survey-without-enlisting-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/make-impactful-survey-without-enlisting-army\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make an impactful survey without enlisting an army"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SurveyMonkey is one of a few resources that make \u00a0survey creation easy. Image from Waifer X<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

While you may not have the resources to develop a longitudinal research study, it\u2019s still possible to develop an impactful survey that gains the interest of your desired audience and gives you your desired results. A simple survey can achieve success with just a few people and a lot of research, planning, and outreach.<\/p>\n

Before you start any kind of survey planning, you must know what your goal is for this piece of content. Are you looking for page views? Links? A new audience? This goal will guide your decisions and help you narrow in on your audience and subject matter. You also need to be realistic about your limitations \u2014\u00a0do you only have one person working on this? Can you pay for a pro subscription to SurveyMonkey or Typeform or will you be using Google forms? Given your resources, how many people can you get to take the survey?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important to know how many responses you need (or want) for your desired goal. Be sure to set a timeline with realistic expectations, with the main chunk of time allocated for creating the survey questions. Once you assess your goal and capacity, you can dive into survey ideation and creation.<\/p>\n

1. Identify your audience<\/h3>\n