So without any further ado, here are the most recent tips: 

1. The Textbox (short answer) Question Type lets respondents input a short answer into a blank textbox 

2. When sending survey reminders, changing the time of day and the day of the week may help increase your response rate 

3. The Essay (long text) Question Type lets respondent to write whatever they want in an extended textbox  

4. “Would you recommend us to others?” is an essential question for any customer, product, or service satisfaction survey 

5. The Table of Textboxes Question Type lets respondents enter short answers to multiple q’s in a table format  

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• Complete – They have gone through the entire survey and the response is marked as completed
• Partial – They have clicked the link, submitted at least one page of answers, but have not fully completed the survey
• Clicked – The have clicked the link, but have not submitted any answers
• Unsubscribed – They clicked the unsubscribe link in the email and cannot be contacted further
• Bounced – The email could not be delivered
• Blank – They have not clicked on the link in the email, but it was delivered
• Unsent – They have not been sent any invitation

The above statuses are key to understanding the different options for your Reminder and Thank You emails.

Reminder Emails

• Send to people who have NOT completed the survey yet
  • This will be sent to contacts with the status of: Partial, Clicked, and Blank
• Send to people who have NOT RESPONDED
  • This will be sent to contacts with the status of: Blank
• Send to people who have STARTED, BUT NOT COMPLETED a survey
  • This will be sent to contacts with the status of: Partial

Thank You Emails

• Send to everyone who COMPLETED the survey
  • This will be sent to contacts with the status of: Complete
• Send to everyone who was invited
  • This will be sent to contacts with the status of: Complete, Partial, Clicked, and Blank

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