Distribute the Survey
Distribution
To distribute the survey, click on the Distributions tab. As the Distributions tab first opens, you’ll need to pick a distribution channel and a method within that channel to start collecting survey responses.
- Channels: Choose from Email, Web, Social, or Mobile.
- Methods: Pick from the available invitation options (e.g., email invites can be sent via the Qualtrics mailer or through your own email system). The options available here will change depending on the channel you have selected.
Select the Distributions tab to:
- Activate a new survey
- Start 'collecting responses'
- Monitor your response collection metrics
Distribute using an anonymous link
- When your survey is open, click Distributions.
- Click Web or Anonymous Link.
- Click Use Anonymous Link.
- Copy the Anonymous Survey Link. That link can be shared with survey participants.
Distribute using a contact list and email
- When distributing your survey, contact lists can help you send your survey to a specific set of respondents, gather participant information, track the responses received, and remind those who have not yet responded.
- Setup your contact list by visiting Distributions and select Email. Choose Compose Email to setup your mailing.
- In the email composition page, click Select Contacts from the To: field. Click + New Contact List to setup your distribution list.
- Provide a name for your contact list in the Name field. Enter the contact information for the individuals you are sending your survey to within the grid lines. Click the Create button to save the contact list.
- When you have created the Contact List, select it from your library if it is not already selected in the To: field. You can choose to email an individual or the entire list.
- When you have selected whom to send the message to, you can choose when to send it in the When: field.
- Enter a subject for the email in the Subject field and type the body of the email in the Message: field. Do not replace the text that directs individuals to the survey that is already entered in the message field.
- You can send yourself a preview email by clicking Send Preview Email.
- Click Send to send or schedule your message.
- In the Advanced Options, you can choose whether your survey participants get individualized links or anonymous links and when the links will expire.