Newsletter 'Pathway To Success' #13, 2002, Subscribers' Issue

Volume 2, Issue #13, 30th June 2002
Publisher Irena Whitfield
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Readership Survey Results

Pathway To Success Ezine was first published in this form in December 2000. Since then it has been published every other Sunday, now to over 6,670 Subscribers in 61 countries. However, this is the first time, I asked you for your feedback and suggestions on how to make it better and more useful. I appreciate your time very much and thank you for your response.

A total of 373 of you responded, 365 to Part1, 361 to Part2.

About Pathway 1 How long have you been a reader a 12-18 months 137 37% b 6-12 months 83 23% c 1- 6 months 106 29% d Just new 39 11% e Don't remember 0 0% 2 How did you find out about Pathway a Don't remember 122 34% b On thecassiopeia.com site 96 25% c In a SE or directory 37 10% d A friend sent you a copy 0 0% e Another publication 113 31% f Other 0 0% 3 What Version do you usually read a email 244 67% b Online Subscriber 76 21% c Online Visitor 0 0% d Subscriber in Smartie 43 11.5% e Visitor in Smartie 0 0% f Plain Text 2 .5% g Other 0 0% 4 How thoroughly do you read a Skim and file 48 13% b Browse, read and delete 65 18% c Check Ads only 0 0% d Read most 59 16% e Read all 193 53% 5 What do you usually do with Pathway a read it and delete afterwards 215 59% b read and save it 108 29.5% c print it out and file 42 11.5% d send to a friend 0 0% e other 0 0% 6 How satisfied are you a very satisfied 323 88% b satisfied 41 11.98% c dissatisfied 0 0% d very dissatisfied 0 0% e not sure 1 .02% 7 How would you compare Pathway to other Ezines a outstanding 304 83% b much better 32 9% c better 28 7.7% d about the same 1 .02% e not as good 0 0% f don't know 0 0% 8 Which items do you find useful (check all that applies) a Guest Articles 362 99% b Motivational reading 365 100% c Subscribers' Articles 283 77.5% d Promotional Tips 365 100% e FREE Software 189 52% f Useful Tips 361 99% g Other 284 78% 9 Which of the items do you want to see more often (check all that applies) a Publisher Articles 364 99.7% b More Business Education 326 89% c Computer features 287 79% d Discussions, Questions answered 179 49% e Affi Programmes reviewed 178 49% f Biz Quizzes 293 80% g Humour 41 11.2% h Success Stories 319 87% i Surveys 305 83.5% j Other 27 7% 10 Would you prefer to see the length of each Pathway Issue a much shorter 0 0% b shorter 0 0% c about the same length 362 99% d longer than it is now 0 0% e doesn't matter to me 3 1% 11 As to the frequency, would you like to see Pathway published a weekly 49 13.5% b twice a week 0 0% c monthly 0 0% d twice a month 316 86.5% e every 10 days 0 0% f doesn't matter 0 0% 12 If there was a subscription fee associated with Pathway, which is the most you would be willing to pay on an annual basis a none 183 50% b individual 64 17.5% c $25 0 0% d $30 0 0% e $50 0 0% f don't know, would pay what asked 118 32.5% 13 What's missing and other requests residual income opportunities info 116 32% jokes & joke contests 6 1.6% help in need 57 15% a special British Enclosure 69 19% recommendations on how to use books 32 9% advice on FREE & low cost advertising 79 22% larger print 1 .02% About YOUR Biz & Skills 1 How long have you been on the Net a more than 5 years 122 33% b 2-5 years 118 33% c 6 months - 2 years 0 0% d up to 6 months 121 34% 2 What's YOUR Background a lifetime employee 117 32% b lifetime entrepreneur 0 0% c a combination of the above 244 68% 3 YOUR Netpreneurship a full-time, no money 119 33% b full-time, not enough money yet 62 17% c full-time, enough money 0 0% d part-time, no money 133 37% e part-time, not enough money yet 47 13% f part-time, enough money 0 0% 4 How much time do you spend on the Net? a more than 50 hours a week 0 0% b 30-50 h a week 361 100% c less than 30 h 0 0% 5 YOUR Computer Skills a advanced 61 17% b above medium 0 0% c medium 177 49% d beginner 123 34% 6 YOUR Computer And Internet Connection (check 2 answers) a computer more than 2 years old 0 0% b 1-2 years old 142 39% c less than 1 year old 219 61% d connection below 56K 243 67% e over 56K 118 33% 7 What do you find the most difficult about YOUR Net Biz (check all that applies) a Computer, technical side 298 83% b Web design 63 17% c Marketing 357 99% d writing emails, articles, books 124 34% e publishing an Ezine 38 9% f SE optimization 283 78% g overcoming scam 349 97% h motivation 275 76% i discipline 186 52% j getting traffic to your site 326 90% k coverting traffic into sales 361 100% l nothing 0 0% m other 0 0% 8 Your computer system a Windows95 or lower 0 0% b Windows98 293 81% c Windows2000 12 3% d WindowsNT 0 0% e Mac 0 0% f other 56 16% 9 Your Main Browser a IE4.0 or lower 0 0% b IE5.0 109 30% c IE6.0 163 45% d Netscape 4.7x or lower 47 13% e Netscape 6.2 42 12% f other 0 0% 10 YOUR Education & Business Experience (check 2 answers) a still studying 1 .02% b basic, up to 18 years of age 157 43.47% c University 203 56.5% d new to business 11 3% e up to 5 years in biz 89 25% f 5-10 years 94 26% g over 10 years 167 46% 11 Country you live in a USA 168 46.5% b Canada 53 15% c UK 118 32.5% d Europe 3 .8% e other 19 5.2% 12 Your Gender and Age Group a Female 96 27% b Male 265 73% c up to 30 62 17% d 30-40 43 12% e 40-50 116 32% f 50-60 133 %37 g over 60 7 2% More comments on the results in Issue #14 on 14th July 2002

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