Why aren't more people answering the TPN survey?

So far I've had about 94 responses to the TPN survey I put up last week. Any suggestions why the responses are so low and what I can do to get more?

Oh and to the person who answered the last question with "See, this is why I have trouble with TPN. I was happy to help you out by filling out a survey, but now you are wasting my time", I'd say "GET A SENSE OF HUMOUR". Jesus. Mind you, this person isn't subscribed to any TPN podcasts, so I guess he/she isn't our target market which is obvious anyway from that answer. Bloody hell.

For those of you WITH a sense of perspective about how important you are, you might be interested to know that 79.5% of responses were for The Beatles (which means I have to get rid of the sunnies and get a long wig), 72.7% are worried about climate change, 72.4% think the "War On Terror" is a shame, and only 36.8% of you have offered me a spare bed. Can those people please email me with their location because I might need it soon. Especially if you live in LA or San Fran.

<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=826122623222">Click here to take survey</a>

Comments

[Tony]

The war is a shame or a sham? I think it is both.

Why people aren't answering the survey I am not sure but I think a lot of people just don't like doing surveys.

I still think should have been a neither option for the Beatles or Elvis. I only chose Beatles cause I hate Elvis.

[Wilson]

When I hear you say you were going to SF later this month, my first thought was "hmm, that explains why that question was in the survey..."

[Phillip Molly Malone]

How about offering a prize you cheap barstard! Also put an auto AD into all your podcast feeds.
Just a thought.
Molly

[Miriam Parkinson]

I would have offered you a spare bed except I live in melbourne so it would only be of use to you if your wife kicked you out, and Emma needs it once a fortnight.

I expect the reason that you're not getting responses is that people are lazy and they probably only hear about it while they're listening to the show on the train or in the car and don't remember when they get home.

[Miriam Parkinson]

Out of interest of the 63.2% of people who didn't offer you a spare bed, how many offered their bodies/firstborn daughter/twice daily massages.

[me]

Hey! I have a sense of humor. I did an internet test that proved it....

(Seriously, though - it's good to know that you read my answer - I actualy wanted to give you some feedback, but I'd guess half the questions (?) were a waste of my time. Have you got any stats on how many people abandoned the survey? As for not being the target market.. well... I breath, and both my ears work. Also, I'm subscribed to more than one other podcast and have even setup the corporate podcast service at work. I would have though I'd be roughly the kind of person you'd be targeting.)

[Cameron Reilly]

dear "me", you breathe or you "breath"? And if you breathe... is it through your nose or mouth? Only kidding, I know I shouldn't make fun of people who don't like me. But you are all such easy targets and it soothes my low self esteem to mock you mercilessly. The survey took what... 3 minutes to complete? So I wasted 90 seconds of your life with my lame attempts at humour and distraction? Sue me.

[Cameron Reilly]

Mizza... lots of people offered ALL SORTS of weird shit. You'd be surprised.

[Miriam Parkinson]

Not really, it takes a lot to surprise me.

[Me]

Nouns are the new verbs - hadn't you heard? ;-/

Now I wouldn't say that I don't like you.. I've been reading your stuff on and off for quite a while - hell, I even used to read your blog and a blog by someone who was the CTO at an Australian freight company and wanted a Sharepoint demo right before you left Microsoft, so I've been loving you for years.

That's not the point, though. The point is this: is TPN a serious buiness or just a hobby for you? If it's a hobby, then that's fine, but if it's a serious buiness than start treating your (potential) customers better by not wasting our time on (to quote you) "attempts at lame humour and distraction"

[Measwell]

Here here "me".... totally agree, get serious Cam.

[Cameron Reilly]

LOL! Okay "me", thanks for coming out of the closet. Dude, TPN is a deadly serious business but I also have a lot of fun with it. Not everyone is going to dig that, I understand, and that's okay. They can listen to the ABC or NPR or any number of other things out there. If I can't mix business and fun, I'll go insane. Life is too short to be serious all of the time. That's what gives you cancer.

[Me]

Thanks mate.

[william dutton]

if you made the last half of the survey to be allowd to be null, then you might have had maybe another 100 people doing it.

will