User's Manual

SurveyMonkey User Manual
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III. COLLECTING RESPONSES
Once you have finished designing the survey, you are ready to send it to an audience.
Since the survey is an online format, respondents will need to access it via a link or
URL. The following section contains the information on where to get these links
through the use of collectors.
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A. What is a Coll ector?
A collector enables you to collect survey responses. After designing the survey, you
are ready to distribute it via a link in an email message or post it on your webpage.
There are several options to choose from when determining which collector to use.
Consider the method of delivery and if you want to identify respondents or keep them
anonymous:
 To post a link on your website or email the link using your own email client,
use the Web Link Collector. This collects anonymous responses.
 To email a unique link to each of your recipients and track the status and
identity, use the Email Invitation Collector.
 To have a survey invitation or survey open when people visit your website, use
the PopUp Collector.
Once you are ready to distribute the survey, these collector types are located under
the Collect icon:
Each survey will have a Collectors Page that lists each collector
created for it.
There are no limits to the number of collectors for Professional
subscribers. However, the Basic subscription is limited to 3 collectors
per survey.
Individual surveys can have one collector or multiple collectors running at the same
time. Collectors each have their own unique settings and work independently of one
another to enable greater collection control and survey analysis. If you do create
more than one collector for a specific survey, you may need to make the settings and
restrictions congruent on each one (e.g. if they all need the same redirect or jump to
webpage, thank you page, max response, etc).