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Q. What is the cost of membership if I join Executive Advisory Board®?
Q. How often would I be asked to participate in online surveys?
Q. Will you really pay money for my opinions?
Q. What is a screening questionnaire?
Q. What is a questionnaire?
Q. How long is the typical online survey?
Q. Where do I go to take the surveys?
Q. Will you sell my name and address?
Q. Will you try to sell me something?
Q. What happens if I join, but then decide to cancel my membership?
Q. Can my friends become members?
Q. What if I move or change my email address?
Q. When I'm invited to complete a survey, how much time will I have to complete it?
Q. Do I have to fill out a questionnaire to be eligible to win cash or prizes when drawings are conducted?
Q. Will anyone ever know exactly how I personally answered each question in a survey?
Q. Will the surveys be boring and dull?
Q. What is the cost of membership if I join Executive Advisory Board®?
A. Nothing. It's free.
Q. How often would I be asked to participate in online surveys?
A. The typical member participates in 5 to 7 surveys per year.
Q. Will you really pay money for my opinions?
A. Yes, we will. If you complete a very short survey (no more than five or so minutes in length), your name will
be entered in a drawing for a number of cash awards. When you complete a longer survey (10 to 12 minutes or more in
length), you will be paid for your time, ranging from $10 U.S. to $300 U.S. or more, depending on the length of the
survey. You will receive your payment by check within four weeks.
Q. What is a screening questionnaire?
A. A screening questionnaire is a short survey that contains no more than 15 questions. These questions may be about where you work, your job responsibilities, etc. All of this helps us to determine whether your area of expertise lends itself to the topic of the survey. Please be completely honest and frank when answering these screening questions, so that the questions we ask you pertain to your expert knowledge. Whenever you complete one of these a screening questionnaire, your name will be entered into a drawing for cash awards.
Q. What is a questionnaire?
A. A questionnaire is a longer and more detailed survey than the screening questionnaire. These questions may ask about your opinions, your experiences, the types of products you use, etc. Please be completely honest and frank when answering these questions, as we want to be sure the questions we ask you center around your area of knowledge. Whenever you complete one of these longer surveys, you will be paid an honorarium. The amount of the honorarium ranges from $10 to $300, and is proportional to the length of time it would take the average person to complete the survey.
Q. How long is the typical online survey?
A. The average survey takes about 10 to 12 minutes to complete. We strive to make every survey as short and simple
as possible.
Q. Where do I go to take the surveys?
A. When you are selected to participate in a survey, we will send you an email inviting you to participate. In that
email will be the Internet address where you go to complete the survey.
Q.Will you sell my name and address?
A. No. Your name, address and other information are strictly confidential. Your privacy, confidentiality and
anonymity will always be guarded and protected.
Q. Will you try to sell me something?
A. No. Our surveys are purely for scientific or business research purposes. We will never try to sell you anything.
We will never try to promote a product under the guise of a survey.
Q. What happens if I join, but then decide to cancel my membership?
A. You simply log on to our website, go to the "Modify Account" section, and delete your name. It's that
simple.
Q. Can my friends become members?
A. Anyone who is a Executive, Manager or Director can become a member of the Executive Advisory Board®. We welcome
new members.
Q. What if I move or change my email address?
A. Just log on to our website, go to the "Modify Account" section, and enter the new information. Your records
will immediately be updated.
Q. When I'm invited to complete a survey, how much time will I have to complete it?
A. Generally, you will have 7 to 10 days to complete a survey. The email inviting you to the survey will contain
that information.
Q. Do I have to fill out a questionnaire to be eligible to win cash or prizes when drawings are conducted?
A. No, if you don't want to complete a survey but want to be in the drawing, just put your name and address on a
postcard, and write down the Internet address in your email invitation. Then, mail within 5 days to:
Ms. Sara Johnson
Vice President, The Executive Advisory Board®
Decision Analyst, Inc.
604 Avenue H East
Arlington, TX 76011-3100
Q. Will anyone ever know exactly how I personally answered each question in a survey?
A. Only two or three Decision Analyst, Inc. employees who write computer programs and process the results will
know how you answered, and they have signed binding, nondisclosure agreements to protect your privacy and anonymity.
No one outside of Decision Analyst will ever know how you, individually, answered any question in a survey. We will
go to court, if necessary, to protect the privacy and anonymity of our members' individual answers.
Q. Will the surveys be boring and dull?
A. We try our very best to make them simple, short, interesting, and easy to navigate. We know how busy you are and
how valuable your time is.
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