Report: Response Summary Report
Survey: I'd Rather Be Writing Survey
Compiled: 02/23/2008
1. Do you work in the field of technical communication (any aspect)?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Yes |
61 | 77.22% |
| No |
10 | 12.66% |
| No, but I want to get into it |
4 | 5.06% |
| Yes, but I want to transition into something more |
3 | 3.80% |
| is describing how to make a shrek shake technical? |
1 | 1.27% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 79 |
| Total Responses: | 79 |
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2. Which do you like more about my site -- blog or podcasts?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Blog posts |
52 | 65.00% |
| Both blog and podcasts |
21 | 26.25% |
| Podcasts |
5 | 6.25% |
| Not sure yet, first visit to the site. |
1 | 1.25% |
| um, podcasts are so 21st century. i like to see the pixels dance in front of my eyes. |
1 | 1.25% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 80 |
| Total Responses: | 80 |
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3. If you listen to podcasts, how do you listen to them (technically)?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| On your computer |
33 | 60.00% |
| On your iPod |
10 | 18.18% |
| On your MP3 player (which isn't an iPod) |
7 | 12.73% |
| Burn to CD |
1 | 1.82% |
| Burnt onto CD |
1 | 1.82% |
| can't get the podcast to work |
1 | 1.82% |
| Car audio |
1 | 1.82% |
| car CD player |
1 | 1.82% |
| I hardly ever listen to anyone's podcasts -- but I do read lots of blogs. |
1 | 1.82% |
| Logitech Squeezebox |
1 | 1.82% |
| Most podcasts on my iPod, through iTumes feeds. Your podcast doesn't work that way, so when I listen, I listen on your site. (Can you make it work in iTunes?) |
1 | 1.82% |
| on my PDA, I don't really have a choice |
1 | 1.82% |
| technically i don't actually listen to them |
1 | 1.82% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 55 |
| Total Responses: | 55 |
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4. How do you read my blog?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Through your RSS Feedreader |
49 | 61.25% |
| By visiting your site |
29 | 36.25% |
| Through email notifications of new posts |
9 | 11.25% |
| I land on it from Google searches |
3 | 3.75% |
| Going from netvibes to your site |
1 | 1.25% |
| i heart google reader. but i would read your blog if i had to slog through the sahara to read it in tablet form |
1 | 1.25% |
| RSS & if I like your post, I visit it, to bring traffic |
1 | 1.25% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 80 |
| Total Responses: | 80 |
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5. When do you read my blog?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Random times |
40 | 50.00% |
| At work when I need a break |
38 | 47.50% |
| In the morning before going to work |
10 | 12.50% |
| In the evening after work |
9 | 11.25% |
| On the weekends |
7 | 8.75% |
| anytime I get, as soon as it updates usually |
1 | 1.25% |
| at lunch hour at work once a week |
1 | 1.25% |
| Google reader is perpetually open at work, so I usually see your updates as they happen. |
1 | 1.25% |
| when i feel like we haven't connected in any meaningful way that day, except to exchange complaints about the kids |
1 | 1.25% |
| When I first arrive at work. |
1 | 1.25% |
| Whenever I have time |
1 | 1.25% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 80 |
| Total Responses: | 80 |
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6. My age group is
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| 30 to 39 |
33 | 41.25% |
| 40 to 49 |
23 | 28.75% |
| 18 to 29 |
16 | 20.00% |
| 50 to 59 |
6 | 7.50% |
| 21 - 100 somewhere there |
1 | 1.25% |
| 60 to 69 |
1 | 1.25% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 80 |
| Total Responses: | 80 |
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7. My favorite topics on your blog are ...
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| technical communication |
60 | 75.95% |
| innovation |
37 | 46.84% |
| web 2.0 |
27 | 34.18% |
| blogging / WordPress |
24 | 30.38% |
| wikis |
22 | 27.85% |
| podcasting |
5 | 6.33% |
| anything, but I don't listen to your podcasts |
1 | 1.27% |
| Education |
1 | 1.27% |
| various |
1 | 1.27% |
| your fascinating wife, and, to a much lesser extent, your not-totally-repulsive children |
1 | 1.27% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 79 |
| Total Responses: | 79 |
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8. What kinds of help deliverables do you create?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| User Guides |
59 | 76.62% |
| Online Help |
58 | 75.32% |
| Quick Reference Guides |
44 | 57.14% |
| Visio Diagrams |
28 | 36.36% |
| Policy and Procedures |
27 | 35.06% |
| Training Sessions |
20 | 25.97% |
| Screen Demos / Screencasts |
17 | 22.08% |
| Blogs |
16 | 20.78% |
| Wikis |
16 | 20.78% |
| e-Learning |
12 | 15.58% |
| Copywriting |
10 | 12.99% |
| User Forums |
7 | 9.09% |
| Newsletters |
4 | 5.19% |
| APIs and Developer docs |
1 | 1.30% |
| i am earning the softwares companies require |
1 | 1.30% |
| I don't * I'm an author and web site owner planning to begin a WP Blog |
1 | 1.30% |
| I have no idea what you're trying to ask here |
1 | 1.30% |
| i hold hourly training sessions in the fine art of potty-use |
1 | 1.30% |
| I really don't |
1 | 1.30% |
| installation and admin guides |
1 | 1.30% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 77 |
| Total Responses: | 77 |
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9. Do you also have a blog?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Yes |
33 | 41.25% |
| No |
29 | 36.25% |
| No, but I'm thinking about starting one |
8 | 10.00% |
| Yes, but I rarely post |
8 | 10.00% |
| I have a Web site. |
1 | 1.25% |
| i'm afraid my husband would leave me if i didn't post at least once a month |
1 | 1.25% |
| When I get a new laptop |
1 | 1.25% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 80 |
| Total Responses: | 80 |
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10. What can I do to make my podcast better?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Nothing -- it's perfect as is |
18 | 33.96% |
| Find more interesting topics |
12 | 22.64% |
| Fix my iTunes feed |
6 | 11.32% |
| Publish more frequent podcasts |
5 | 9.43% |
| Make podcasts more conversational |
4 | 7.55% |
| Give tips on recording podcasts |
3 | 5.66% |
| Can't comment since I don't listen to them |
1 | 1.89% |
| Don't know * I don't listen. Sorry. I'm a visual learner and don't take time to listen.... |
1 | 1.89% |
| I don't listen enough to comment |
1 | 1.89% |
| I haven't tried them yet |
1 | 1.89% |
| I skip the podcasts. I prefer written word or video |
1 | 1.89% |
| I truly like it as it is -- keep it up |
1 | 1.89% |
| Improve the audio quality |
1 | 1.89% |
| It is already damned fine as is |
1 | 1.89% |
| Just keep trying to be better |
1 | 1.89% |
| n/a |
1 | 1.89% |
| Not too long 20 - 35min |
1 | 1.89% |
| Shorter, more focused podcasts |
1 | 1.89% |
| some people are just a bit...boring (your guests, not you!) |
1 | 1.89% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 53 |
| Total Responses: | 53 |
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11. How can I make my blog posts better?
Summary
| Value |
Count | Percent % |
| Nothing -- it's perfect as is |
26 | 38.24% |
| Focus on technical communication more |
17 | 25.00% |
| Integrate more personal stories and thoughts |
17 | 25.00% |
| Stop being so serious |
8 | 11.76% |
| Be more concise in my posts |
5 | 7.35% |
| Be more brilliant and insightful |
4 | 5.88% |
| Post more screencasts and videos |
3 | 4.41% |
| DON'T stop being so serious |
1 | 1.47% |
| less on podcasting |
1 | 1.47% |
| Lighten things up a bit -- give us more personal opinion, especially if it can be funny. |
1 | 1.47% |
| make them less frequent |
1 | 1.47% |
| maybe a little longer? |
1 | 1.47% |
| Pretty happy with your blog the way it is |
1 | 1.47% |
| shock me once in a while. shake me up. surprise me. i want to know how you feel about being a husband and father to 4 incredible woman/girls |
1 | 1.47% |
| tech comm needs all the help it can get |
1 | 1.47% |
Statistics
| Choices Selected: | 68 |
| Total Responses: | 68 |
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