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05.26.09 How To Add Surveys To Your Site  By Dave TaylorGiving out a link to take a survey is pretty easy, but I think it would be much easier if I could just put a survey directly it into my website. So my questions is, how do I put a survey into my website without having to send out a link? Dave's Answer: [I am good friends with the folk at SurveyGizmo.com. In fact, we used to share an office suite! When I saw this question arise, I asked them if they'd be willing to answer it, and I'm glad to have received the following terrific response from Brittany Heidtke on the team.] It's actually pretty simple to build a survey online and there are a variety of survey tools to choose from. SurveyGizmo is one of the few tools that allows you to drop a multipage survey or form directly into a web page. We call this technique embedding, and give you three ways you can embed using a JavaScript snippet, an iFrame or the static HTML. The JavaScript is the simplest method and is similar to how YouTube embeds videos that they host, iFrames are handy if you need to avoid JavaScript and the static HTML might be appropriate for very high traffic page. To get started, you'll want to create a free account at SurveyGizmo.com and click "Create Survey" to get started. You can use one of the pre-made templates, or start with a blank survey. You'll start adding questions to the Question Editor page, which looks like this:
You can add as many questions as you need, as well as insert more advanced features like email auto-responders or conditional question logic. If you do plan on embedding the survey in your website one gotcha to look out for is under the Look & Feel tab. You'll want to set the survey theme to the "Embeddable Theme" which will strip out most of the formatting and let the survey appear more seamless in your web page. When you're done with Look & Feel, go over to the Publish tab and Click the "Launch Your Survey Now" button: Continue reading this article. About the Author: Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues. Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs. AskDaveTaylor.com http://www.intuitive.com/blog/ |
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