I am having a lot of difficulty collecting data for my survey. The university does not pay for data collection, and my own friends are too different from the general population to be of use in the collection process.
My survey is web-based (Qualtrics), but it includes a couple of open-ended questions that are needed for experimental conditions. Some people drop off because writing is difficult.
I need samples from Russia and the Netherlands. I started with Russia (since I know the language), posted the link to a number of forums, created a new social networking account and payed for posts in some communities in social networks, but so far the collection goes very slow.
Would anybody may be have tips on how to proceed? How do you guys collect your data? Have you ever had to collect nice samples with 0 budget?
Thank you!
You can use goole forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/
There are many restriction with question form (i.e. items number or number of charatcter for open-question).
No, Giampiero, I have a platform for the survey - I can use the university's Qualtrics account, I mentioned it in the question. I am asking for tips on finding participants.
And thank you Joseph, mturk and similar services will be my last resort - that would burn a huge hole in my pocket, but if I can't collect participants in a different way I'll use that.
Are you a member of any professional societies? You could ask them to email out a request for participants. Also are there societies at your university (and other universities) that will have Russian and Dutch members that would advertise to their members?
I support Tracy's suggestion to try professional societies who can assist to get the word out. You didn't indicate what your research topic was. The networks you employ will be influenced by what you are researching. Try to identify those who have an interest in your research and who may benefit from it. They could help to "promote" and "market" the survey.......realistically though, poor survey response rates are more common than we might think and can quite often be a problem for us researchers.....
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