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In less than a decade the Internet came and conquered the globe. Whereas prior to the Internet the developed world has benefited from new know-how for years before it eventually filters through to the undeveloped world Cheap Pekka Rinne Hat , the Internet a true leveller. By being accessible to everyone it has introduced something new, or been responsible for altering the way in which certain things are done.


An example of something new would be Facebook, that has brought people together in a way that was not possible to do before; an example of a revolutionised process would be in conducting surveys and questionnaires.


There are very few people who would ever argue against the benefits of a questionnaire when they are used to determine the level of employee or customer satisfaction Cheap Filip Forsberg Hat , gauge public opinion or provide market research.


However, historically the reason that surveys and questionnaires have been used sparingly was that the effort required to create the questionnaire in the first place was cumbersome, and the effort and cost needed to disseminate the survey Cheap P.K Subban Hat , collate the results and then analyse the results were rarely insignificant.


For a lot of people, the results, irrespective of how useful they were Cheap Samuel Girard Hoodie , were typically tinged with a ‘not again’ feeling having experienced the quantity of effort that was required.


Then along came the Internet to revolutionise the whole process.


Preparation


Though a word-processor holds untold benefits over paper and pen for normal writing and correspondence, in the case of something specific like preparing and designing a questionnaire it’s to some degree as practical as using a wet fish.


It can be achieved, in a similar way as a hammer can be used with a screw Cheap Juuse Saros Hoodie , it is far from perfect. Word processors are good for documentation, correspondence and general writing; spreadsheets are ideal for coping with numbers and online survey web sites are ideal for preparing Online Questionnaire Tools surveys.


With an online survey website surveys and questionnaires can be created, designed and simply modified using any browser by using fast and easy interfaces. All the complicated formatting is taken care of as Cheap Roman Josi Hoodie , unlike a word-processor, the survey software is aware of all there’s to know about surveys and questionnaires.


Distribution


The Internet is the most effective form of global communication known to man. Gone are the days of having to print hardcopy surveys, stuffing them into envelopes and mailing them Cheap Viktor Arvidsson Hoodie , all costly and time consuming. With the web survey as soon as it has been created they are good to go normally by sending the hyperlink to the survey in an e-mail or by establishing a hyperlink to the survey on an internet site; processes that are both rapid and just about free.


Collating


Where as in the past completed questionnaires had to be posted back and then collated by entering the information into a database either manually or by using some type of optical reader, online questionnaires update the database in real-time.


The Internet has revolutionised the entire process and in doing so has made something that was thought of useful, but expensive and cumbersome Cheap Scott Hartnell Hoodie , into a resource that is so quick and easy that surveys and questionnaires can be used to bring advantages to many different everyday areas.


With survey websites the boundaries to conducting surveys and questionnaires have been torn down. Now they provide a cost effective and easy resource that is open to not only the small charity and local community group but also the largest of the world’s multi-nationals.


No longer are geographical borders of any concern a survey can now be published to the entire world as easily and for the same cost as a local or internal group.


Easier to Test


In addition, surveys can now be easily tested from beginning to end to ensure that not only is the survey straightforward for the respondents to complete but also that the information collated is in the appropriate format to provide the required intelligence.


Easier to Complete


No longer is there the need to ask respondents to skip specific questions based on their previous answers, with on-line questionnaires you only need to ask respondents the questions that are relevant to them as based on their responses irrelevant questions can be skipped with the respondent automatically being directed to the next relevant question.


Partially Completed surveys


Prior to online surveys if a respondent did not totally complete a questionnaire they would hardly ever bother posting the partially completed questionnaire back. With on-line surveys and questionnaires there isn’t a problem as the knowledge is collated in real time so information from partially completed surveys can still be counted.


In short online survey web sites have revolutionised the world of questionnaires.