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10 easy steps to design survey questions
A great survey needs to be well thought-out, and well planned. Here is a simple 10-step plan to help design your survey.

How to improve your survey question design
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It’s easy to get “too close” to the topic, and to end up with content that doesn’t lead to reliable results.

How to increase survey response rates
Getting people to complete surveys requires careful planning. Here are some common design guidelines.

Find out your NPS
Find out your Net Promoter Score ® (NPS) and uncover what customers are thinking.

Spark Chart wins CompareCamp Awards
Spark Chart awarded 2019 Great User Experience and Rising Star Distinctions from a Leading Software Review Platform.

New Survey Software Features in Spark Chart, May 2019
New features released | configuration layout in reports, compound charts for rating scale questions, flexible text blocks, statistics panel, data tables & more.

New survey software features, April 2019
We have released some new features, including live survey editing, automated NPS scoring, an NPS Gauge, logic scanner, new question layouts and a copy question feature.

New survey software features and User Interface changes released, February 2019
We have released a significant range of new survey software features and User Interface changes to ehance your Spark Chart experience.

4 Survey Success Tips to get Quality Feedback
The best surveys begin with a clear design process, and a knowledge of the desired outcome.

GDPR Compliance and Spark Chart
Spark Chart will comply with the EU GDPR. Data protection and privacy are critically important.

Introduction to survey writing: goals and objectives
Survey writing that gets you good data is almost impossible without establishing clear survey goals and objectives.

6 simple ways to make your survey incentives effective
When you issue a survey, it’s vital to give your audience good motivation for doing it. Incentives can help.

5 ways to make survey respondents want to help you
When survey recipients understand how their responses will be used, they are more likely to give up their time to help.

Writing survey questions
When writing survey questions, design them to achieve your survey goals and objectives and don't ask anything irrelevant.

Common survey pitfalls to avoid
It’s common to focus on writing engaging questions. The piece that is often missed is the all-important pre-launch work.

How to send inviting survey emails
Great survey invitations make people want to help you and maximise participant engagement.

Informed survey consent: some guidelines
What is informed consent? When should you get it? When do you have to get it? How do you collect it?

How do you write survey questions?
Writing questions is easy, but writing effective survey questions means avoiding some common mistakes.

How to embed a survey into a Website
Embedding a survey can provide a less intrusive experience for respondents and a professional impression.

How to create survey rating scales that guide respondents effectively
Rating scales are one essential component of survey questions and need careful consideration.

How to design great surveys to get the best data
Here are some tips to help you think about the best way to get the information that you need from your survey.

Survey mistakes – four ways to sabotage your survey
Sometimes it’s helpful to see things the other way around. How would you sabotage your survey?

How to write good scale questions
Getting s survey scale right is essential to ensure reliable data and also to not frustrate or confuse the survey participants.

4 cause-and-effect survey tips when designing surveys
Consider cause-and-effect elements as a simple check when designing surveys.