E-Bike Market Research - $50 Gift Card

[CircleSpins]

Hello all,

I am doing market research on how people use their e-bikes and would very much appreciate your help! If you are interested, please fill out the very quick google form (<2 min) linked below. If there is a match, I'll email you a link to schedule an interview at your convenience. All I am hoping to accomplish during the interview is to learn about how you use your e-bike. Upon completion of the interview, you will receive a $50 Amazon gift card. Should be easy and hopefully enjoyable

Many thanks again for your help! Here is the quick google form: https://forms.gle/UrVKS1ESif7AEWr77

 

[onlineaddy]

If there’s a match? What are you matching?

 

[CircleSpins]

If there’s a match? What are you matching?

I want to make sure that the people I interview use their bikes in different ways.

 

[onlineaddy]

Then aren’t you skewing your results by selectively choosing your research samples?

 

[CircleSpins]

Then aren’t you skewing your results by selectively choosing your research samples?

Yes, definitely. I am not trying to get a random sample for a scientific study. My sample size is not going to be large enough for any kind of statistical significance anyway. At this point, I just care about talking to a variety of users. Hope you sign up

 

[onlineaddy]

Gotcha!
I may just do that.

 

[Captain Slow]

I'm quite curious, what will the research be used for?

 

[CircleSpins]

I'm quite curious, what will the research be used for?

It’s a research for my business. You just might need to sign up to learn more

 

[PatriciaK]

How do we know this isn't some kind of scam? Saying that one needs to sign up to learn more sounds suspicious to me...

 

[Captain Slow]

Yes, it would be helpful to provide more information. By not being transparent, it does raise suspicions.

 

[PatriciaK]

I would think you could gain all the information you're looking for by simply asking your questions in a survey right here (there are tools here to do that) instead of asking people to click an external link and providing you with personal contact information.

I'm not going to take the chance.

 

[onlineaddy]

The only PII requested by the form is your email and first name.

 

[PatriciaK]

The only PII requested by the form is your email and first name.

I don't give my email out to strangers... And, will the interview be conducted via email, or will my phone number be needed? I don't share that, unnecessarily, either . Like I said, it could all be done simply and easily right here in the forum.

 

[J.R.]

It’s a research for my business. You just might need to sign up to learn more

Since this is a for profit enterprise you should at least share the business name and location to gain some trust.

 

[CircleSpins]

Hi all,

No worries if you don't feel comfortable. For what it's worth, I don't need your real first name, only a working email address to send you a link to the ***online*** interview. I understand that questions could be posted here but I believe that having a live conversation with people is much more valuable. Finally, my apologies for not disclosing more about the business. It is in the early stages and I am not really ready to share much about it publically. Again, thank you all for your feedback and comments and totally understand the different comfort levels here!

 

[FlatSix911]

Hi all,

No worries if you don't feel comfortable. For what it's worth, I don't need your real first name, only a working email address to send you a link to the ***online*** interview. I understand that questions could be posted here but I believe that having a live conversation with people is much more valuable. Finally, my apologies for not disclosing more about the business. It is in the early stages and I am not really ready to share much about it publically. Again, thank you all for your feedback and comments and totally understand the different comfort levels here!

Welcome to EBR... and good luck with your research.

 

[FlatSix911]

BTW, I just signed up for your study.

 

[ChezCheese:)]

Just to let you all kniw, I signed up and was the first person they interviewed. It is not a scam, they don't ask for your phone number and any kind of details like that. They're just trying to do market research for their ebike idea. Perfectly nice people and I wish them success.

 

[FlatSix911]

Just to let you all know, I signed up and was the first person they interviewed. It is not a scam, they don't ask for your phone number and any kind of details like that.
They're just trying to do market research for their ebike idea. Perfectly nice people and I wish them success.

Thanks for the confirmation... I also volunteered.

 

[Captain Slow]

Glad to hear. I volunteered as well.