Ethnio's Blog

We're proud to be a silver sponsor of UXRConf Anywhere 2020. 

Ethnio is always looking to keep the data you share with us secure and private. That’s why we're working hard on our 2020 SOC 2 certification across the whole organization, expanded vulnerability management, new security policies, and more advanced penetration tests.  

We were proud to sponsor UX Research Conf in Toronto, and even more proud to receive 50+ creative poems about UX Research as part of our contest for a free ticket. And the grand prize winner was...

We're excited to be hosting ongoing UX Research Nights around LA— Check out all the events from uxrn.in! You can find slides from the events, mentor links, and resources for UX Research in Southern California in this post below, and also: 34 photos from the event!All the tweets that went out with #uxrnIf you ever want to learn about Ethnio, talk to Shirin our head of customer success

Let’s talk about how many questions per page, how many pages in a screener, when to collect P.I.I,, and other issues relating to screener design. We’ll assume your goals are roughly to get the best participants, highest conversion rate, and give your respondents the best UX.

Keeping track of recruiting screeners and team members can be challenging, so we've spiffed up the main screeners overview section of Ethnio. Now you can drag and drop screeners to custom folders, easily see traffic, team members, and JavaScript IDs. Rolling out across all accounts over the next couple weeks.

  Finding and tracking research interview times is a huge pain in the ass. We aim to make that easier with Ethnio Scheduling. Participants choose times that work for them, we automatically detect and handle time zones, and you can export to iCal, Outlook, or gCal. 

The upfront work of finding the right participants for UX research is like a dress rehearsal for the live performance. To have a successful recruit, you should take the screening process as seriously as the research itself.    Whether using an agency or doing it yourself, there are 5 key ingredients to avoid a flop performance.  

Everything is new. We've re-designed scheduling from the ground up, including more reliable communication, better time zone support, export to Outlook and iCal, backups/alternates, and a new fast mode where ethnio chooses participants for you and invites them to participate automatically. If you use the scheduling feature in ethnio, or have thought about using it, here's the list of everything we've just changed to make it way easier to use and more reliable.

We are proud to be able to say our little ethnio was of use to those involved in the Obama 2012 Campaign!