{"id":274,"date":"2023-09-19T03:59:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T03:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.10.35:8000\/?p=274"},"modified":"2023-09-22T04:04:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T04:04:16","slug":"fantastic-widget-survey-product-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/192.168.10.35:8000\/fantastic-widget-survey-product-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Who needs a new web widget for surveys? \ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This is a new practice for me to lead for a side project I have been working on. I have worked with designers and product managers who have led these discussions. At most, I’ve provided my technical opinions on how to solve problems for these personas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 3 weeks ago, I decided to code a project in public. There’s a working version that would be good enough to experiment with at my day job. I don’t want to stop there though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have a burning question that I want answered: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIs there anyone else out there that could find utility in using this thing?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Let’s find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since I’m doing this on my own and it’s my first time, the best solution is to start with a template. I’ll adapt pieces as I go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After some Googling and conversing with ChatGPT, it turns out I need to answer the who, what, why, and how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are specific questions to answer by category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Demographics & Background:<\/em>
What is your age, occupation, and educational background?
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Technical Proficiency:<\/em>
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your tech-savviness or comfort with digital tools and platforms?
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Previous Experience:<\/em>
Have you used any online survey tools or widgets in the past? If so, which ones?
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Purpose & Goals<\/em>:
What’s the main reason you’d use a web widget for surveys? (E.g., collecting user feedback, market research, employee feedback, etc.)
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Pain Points:<\/em>
What challenges or frustrations have you faced with previous survey tools or widgets?”
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Key Features & Preferences:<\/em>
What are the top three features or functionalities you’d like to see in an ideal survey widget?
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Device Usage:<\/em>
Which device(s) do you primarily use when creating, distributing, or analyzing surveys? (Desktop, mobile, tablet, etc.)
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Integration & Compatibility:<\/em>
Do you often integrate survey results with other tools or platforms? If yes, which ones?
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Frequency of Use:<\/em>
How often do you anticipate using this survey widget (daily, weekly, monthly)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
With the list, I can create a bio for my ideal customers. I watched a video with Russel Brunson. He created two. I am going to do the exact same. These 2 personas will be my ideal customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilford Stapleton (Male)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Age<\/td> 30<\/td><\/tr> Occupation<\/td> Performance Marketing Strategist<\/em>
Plans and develops overarching strategies for direct response campaigns that involve affiliate partnerships.<\/td><\/tr>Education<\/td> Associates Degree<\/td><\/tr> Technical Proficiency (1-10)<\/td> 4
Understands basic HTML and how to build a site. Doesn’t do anything fancy.<\/td><\/tr>Previous Experience<\/td> Affiliate Marketing
Search Engine Optimization
Email Marketing<\/td><\/tr>Goals<\/td> Wilford creates landing pages with lead forms. He needs the flexibility to create new forms to A\/B test <\/td><\/tr> Pain Points<\/td> Some of Wilford’s clients have strict brand guidelines and compliance requirements that he can’t always use SaaS products.
When Wilford does have freedom, he’s looking for a tool that will give him the flexibility to experiment fast and with simplicity.<\/td><\/tr>Key Features<\/td> Having the ability to change questions quickly
Being able to create forms that work anywhere
Being able to send the form data to any CRM or backend<\/td><\/tr>Device Usage<\/td> Wilford will build forms on their laptop
Wilford’s customers will be using mobile and desktop to fill out surveys<\/td><\/tr>Integration & Compatibility<\/td> Wilford works with clients who use Wix, Square Space, WordPress, and Webflow.
Occasionally he’ll encounter a client that has a custom landing page or web application.<\/td><\/tr>Frequency of Use<\/td> Weekly<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Audra Foss<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Age<\/td> 28<\/td><\/tr> Occupation<\/td> Web Designer<\/td><\/tr> Education<\/td> Bachelor of Science<\/td><\/tr> Technical Proficiency (1-10)<\/td> 6<\/td><\/tr> Previous Experience<\/td> Web Development<\/td><\/tr> Goals<\/td> Audra designs and builds websites for her customers. Her clients require contact and lead forms.
Audra would love more control over the final look and feel of a contact form.<\/td><\/tr>Pain Points<\/td> Audra is searching for a new way to embed forms into her WordPress Themes.
Audra is tired of the limitations of WP Forms<\/td><\/tr>Key Features<\/td> Control of the look and feel of a form<\/td><\/tr> Device Usage<\/td> Audra works from her desktop computer.<\/td><\/tr> Integration & Compatibility<\/td> Audra creates WordPress Themes.
The form should be easily embedded.<\/td><\/tr>Frequency of Use<\/td> Weekly<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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My Research Notes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
There are a ton of survey and form products out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One complaint that stands out on G2: “The form\/survey market is saturated.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Competitive Research (Complaints)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
SurveyMonkey<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The free trial period is deceptive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Expensive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Answers were held hostage after a misunderstanding of the price model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Could not easily cancel and ended up paying for “overages”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No phone number on the website<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No easy way to get support<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Pricing is frustrating and painful to find on the website (overage costs are unclear)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Perceived as a product not meant for marketing surveys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
TypeForm<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Expensive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No customer support for plans below premium plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The form builder is too complex<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lack of robust input validation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Limited conditional logic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No offline survey option<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Restrictions to data export<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Unable to change the theme per question<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- You have to pay more to customize your forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Not considered a proper survey tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lack of pricing options (no pay-as-you-go)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Tally<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Slow performance and unexpected closures<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Conditional formatting is confusing with Tally<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Too many clicks required to build a form<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Not enough options to customize<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Feels limiting when your organization grows, the complexity of the accounts increase<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Template gallery could be better<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No customization for branding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
WP Forms<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The annual subscription price is high<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Not happy there’s an annual fee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- WP Forms breaks with WP Rocket or CloudFlare when using JavaScript Optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Difficult to add CSS customizations to certain fields<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Requires reading the source code to have a better understanding of controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Would like better styling tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Can be slow at times<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Randomly stops working<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Hard to configure incoming emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Other tools mentioned heavily in my research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Google Forms, Qualtrics, HotJar, Qwary, FormDesigner, GetFeedback, Examinare, Fynzo, SurveySparrow, Glint, RumbleRank<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ideas<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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- SMS-based surveys (another person already working on this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Make it easy for in-person surveys (mobile web or application)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Look into requirements for Researchers (this comes up a lot in conversations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- File Uploads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Job Titles using Surveys and Forms<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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- Senior Project Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Director of Operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Marketing Lead<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Human Resource Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Talent Acquisition Specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lead UX Researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- SMB<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Product Marketing Specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Software Engineer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Product<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Senior Account Executive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- IT Administrator<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Digital Marketing & IT Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Digital Marketing Specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Multimedia Engineer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mid-market<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Creative Director<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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form types with Pain Points<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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- Lead Magnets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Relationship building with CRMs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Email list opt-in<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- SMS opt-in<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Satisfaction surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Demo Requests<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Contact Form<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Qualification Form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Products to be familiar with<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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- Facebook Lead Forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- LinkedIn Lead Forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Google Lead Form Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Landing Page Wireframes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Round 1: The messaging doesn’t seem fitting for the current features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n