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"Blog about t

2008-01-02T18:40:37Z

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"Blog about the survey or better yet add this badge (link to badge) to your blog" Should there be a link there? Can't wait to see the results of this survey!

Cool survey!

2008-01-02T18:59:38Z

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Cool survey! I just took it, it was fun. Sorry, but there's no way I'm going to e-mail buyers about it, I think it's even considered spam by the etsy do and don'ts... Seriously, if someone I would buy from would ask me to take a survey, or anything really that's past just paying for item and wait for package, I would probably either cancel my perches or not buy from them again.

i tried to ta

2008-01-02T19:10:10Z

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i tried to take the survey and got the error 'you must answer all the questions'...but, um, i did answer all the questions.

I don't think

2008-01-02T19:10:32Z

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I don't think it's too spammy! You're not forcing them to take it, just letting them know about it. Alternatively, you could just put the link in the footer of your email. That's a bit more subtle. I think it's important to reach out to buyers. We want to know how to better serve them on Etsy.

Me TOO! I am

2008-01-02T19:26:30Z

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Me TOO! I am having same problem boygirlparty is having.. any idea why? I've tried like 10 times and I know I am answering all the questions :)

We are having

2008-01-02T19:39:56Z

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We are having trouble replicating the problem (in order to trouble shoot). Go to the bugs forum - list what operating system and a description of your problem and hopefully we can get to the bottom of this.

thank you for

2008-01-02T20:01:54Z

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thank you for the survey, but it is too broad and covers too much territory. Pls make the next survey just about paid ads (showcases) vs GG's and other free ads, and please send as a dedicated email ONLY to sellers. Your survey results are going to be a mixed bag, but thanks for the effort!

Pls, use good

2008-01-02T20:04:49Z

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Pls, use good biz sense: if you want to Survey buyers, then add it as an OPTION when the buyer PLACES THEIR ORDER. THAT is exactly when you want the info from the buyer. Asking sellers to send the survey to our buyers is both tacky and bad bad bad business. oooooooooh, wrong message entirely!

I've blogged

2008-01-02T20:21:55Z

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I've blogged the survey link. :)

Ah, instead o

2008-01-02T20:47:28Z

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Ah, instead of "emails to buyers" being a spammy type of email (side note: we here at Etsy hate spam and would not encourage you to send unsolicited promo emails to anyone), what about this: Include a short note and a link to the survey in the "Message to Buyer" that goes out on every transaction invoice from your shop? You can change this under Your Etsy > Shop Appearance.

FYI, I just t

2008-01-02T21:19:59Z

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FYI, I just took the survey but at no point did it ask me for my contact details. I was not signed in at the time because I followed a link from someone's blog - I just signed in to add this comment. How exactly are you planning to "randomly reward five lucky survey takers with $100 Etsy shopping sprees" if you're not tracking who the survey takers are?

Great idea a

2008-01-02T21:41:38Z

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Great idea a survey. I do think it was a little general. Maybe you should have one for sellers and one for buyers. I would take both. You can still ask if they do both.

At the end of

2008-01-02T22:31:56Z

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At the end of the survey - there is a place to enter your email address. This is how we will be able to notify the winners. These email addresses will only be used for the sweepstakes, we will not attach them to specific answers in any way.

is there html

2008-01-02T23:12:30Z

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is there html for those badges? Im confuzzled about adding it to my blog, everything else Ive added had an html code for it...kwim?

I didn't find

2008-01-02T23:49:38Z

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I didn't find the place where to put my e-mail in the end of the survey. Did I really understand correctly - only the US citizens/residents can win? That's not fair!

i didn't see

2008-01-03T00:03:07Z

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i didn't see any place to enter a email address either , do non US resident automatically not get that box because we can't go in the draw anyway ?

i agree with

2008-01-03T00:04:12Z

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i agree with ColibriDreams, the "only US residents can win" rule is poopy.

The "only US

2008-01-03T00:29:00Z

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The "only US residents can win" thing isn't that it's special just for us, it's got to do with the wide array of laws that running a contest internationally would entail. It does rot, I'm sorry you can't have a chance to win, but it's not because they actively want to exclude international folks.

No problems o

2008-01-03T02:03:03Z

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No problems on the survey for me. Posted it on the indiepublic Land of Etsy forum, too.

Everytime you

2008-01-03T02:54:27Z

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Everytime you all ask what you can do to improve the site all I can say is keep doing what you have been everything is working pretty smooth.

I took the su

2008-01-03T04:54:52Z

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I took the survey but neglected to mention one of my top 'new feature wishes'. I would really, really appreciate two separate pages for bio and 'shipping/terms/etc'. Since I'm in Canada my shipping info needs to be explained and it ends up being a bit long combined with bio and the like.

i do understa

2008-01-03T04:56:01Z

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i do understand why only US residents are entitled to win; it's just a little frustrating. but i did take the survey in hopes that the site will accommodate international buyers.

"Results will

2008-01-03T05:23:13Z

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"Results will only be shared in aggregate." Non-native-speaker question: what does this mean? You're sharing this info with selected partners? Who are these partners? I'd like to know before I disclose my income, marital status and other very personal information with Etsy.

I would happi

2008-01-03T05:27:03Z

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I would happily take the survey if I could choose which questions I answered! It gives me an option to keep my gender quiet but not things like my income?? I would love to answer questions about how I found and use Etsy but without answering *all* the questions I cannot do this.

Please be awa

2008-01-03T07:12:06Z

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Please be aware that the results of your "Other Stores" question will be very skewed. All the stores listed, except for Target, are US-only stores. I assume you're using the question to make assumptions about the target market of this website, but as there was no "N/A" option.. the results will make it seem as if a lot of people *choose* not to shop at these places at all.

"Results will

2008-01-03T07:37:48Z

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"Results will only be shared in aggregate" means that etsy will use the survey results to make broad conclusions (or public statements) about their users, NOT anything specific to one buyer. This means you are safe disclosing your age, income, etc., because it is only being asked so that etsy can figure out the AVERAGE info of its users. It's "the survey revealed that our customers tend to be 24 years old and make $140,000" - rather than "we found out thymbyldesigns is 12 and married six times!" It's just basic privacy protection.

I took it, bu

2008-01-03T08:08:19Z

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I took it, but there are a few mistakes on the form. Such as, it has 2 checkboxes for "Candles" (I think it was on the "What do you buy on Etsy question"). There was another one before that but I don't remember specifically what it was. I think it had Etsy listed an option, but the question said something like "Where do you buy handmade goods other than Etsy.com?" Didn't make sense.

Thank you spi

2008-01-03T08:57:32Z

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Thank you spidercamp! (I think it rang a bell with me, because there is a line of demographics sharing and business partners in the privacy policy) Good point, interrobang. I wanted to scratch "N/A" into my screen at that point. I was missing a few more N/A's and "prefer not to disclose"'s throughout the survey. This would make results more accurate, rather than forcing people to fake answers in order to get around the disclosure.

I have been t

2008-01-03T09:34:37Z

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I have been trying to take the survey, but when I get to the bottom of the first page I am told I must answer all questions (which I have) and it won't let me go any further. What's up?

How can you a

2008-01-03T09:58:30Z

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How can you answer all the questions when one of them is: What country do you reside in? Answer: Italy... Oh wait, Italy's not on the list. I couldn't get beyond the first page. Half-cocked idea??? Never!!!

i have filled

2008-01-03T10:22:42Z

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i have filled in the survey but think it a shame the prize draw being attached to it could attract more USA answers and so skew the results

I love Etsy a

2008-01-03T10:37:35Z

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I love Etsy and I want it to succeed, but there are many problems with this survey and the way it's been implemented. The biggest problem is that because of lack of planning or professional consultation or whatever, anyone can take the survey multiple times. Doesn't that automatically make it a waste of time?

... And how c

2008-01-03T10:40:40Z

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... And how could you miss Italy off your list??? Hardly an obscure country, eh?

I'm having a

2008-01-03T10:47:01Z

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I'm having a problem with the survey too.... I have the same error that other people are having "must answer all questions"....

The survey is

2008-01-03T10:47:22Z

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The survey is very easy to follow! thanks so much Admin team for working so hard every day to helping us . You ALL are ROCKS . My deepest gratitude &hearts. VanGo

Fun survey! I

2008-01-03T11:16:59Z

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Fun survey! I liked it. I love how you can sell 'children' LOL Thanks for letting us speak our voice.

haha miraartz

2008-01-03T12:51:46Z

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haha miraartz I laughed at that too! Also, I forgot to mention that as a promotional item seller, I really am hoping for a "For Your Business" category for items such as mine. I feel like they're trash when I put them in the "Everything Else" category!

dudes, the su

2008-01-03T13:15:29Z

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dudes, the survey isn't working for me. maybe there is a bug with safari? i filled out all the answers and when i try to advance to the next page it says, "please answer all the questions." but i totally did. anna

I took the su

2008-01-03T13:23:55Z

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I took the survey, but I was very unimpressed at the quality of the survey. It was not professional at all, lots of typos, bugs, confusing questions, etc. One page 2 it asked if I was a full time or part time artisan - I am neither , just a buyer, but there was no choice I had to chose part-time to continue the survey! The bad design of this survey mean the results will not be very useful.

I live in can

2008-01-03T13:44:59Z

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I live in canada, so am not eligible for the prize - that's fine - I understand there are red tape rules regarding prize giving. However, I'm happy to take the survey without any prize. If I take the survey, will my answers be discounted because I do not fall within the contest rules? Would love an answer to this before I commit to do the survey...just don't want to waste my time & effort.