Managing Participant Quotas and Optimizing Recruitment in Askable
Recruiting participants for studies in Askable involves managing quotas, addressing recruitment challenges, and optimizing strategies to meet your study goals. This guide provides actionable steps to help you effectively manage participant quotas and enhance recruitment efforts.
Managing Participant Quotas
Increasing Participant Quotas
Requesting Quota Adjustments: For studies that have stopped recruiting, you can request to double the quota for specific participant segments. Recruitment will resume based on the updated quota.
Unmoderated Studies: Participant quotas for live unmoderated studies cannot be edited directly. Contact the Askable team to specify the new total, and they will update it for you.
Survey Studies: To recruit larger sample sizes (e.g., 400 participants), use the Survey study type, which supports higher quotas. Avoid including live website test blocks to enable this option.
Online Task Studies: These studies are capped at 50 participants. To reach higher numbers, duplicate the study into multiple instances, each with a 50-participant cap.
Decreasing Participant Quotas
If you are unable to meet specific quotas, request to lower the participant quota. This allows you to set up separate studies targeting more specific recruitment needs.
Adjusting Capacity for Active Studies
To increase participant capacity for an active study, edit the participant limit to a higher number than the current confirmed count. This enables new participants to be confirmed instead of being waitlisted.
Recruiting Eligible Participants
Strategies for Recruiting More Participants
When Quotas Are Met or Auto-Stopped: Adjust targeting by using screener questions instead of restrictive profile filters. Alternatively, set up a new study with updated eligibility criteria and submit it for review.
Mitigating Under-Recruitment: Over-invite participants and use the waitlist feature to quickly fill no-shows or declines.
Boosting Participation
Reinviting Participants: Use the bulk reinvite feature to re-engage participants and send custom messages via the bulk messaging tool.
Extending Study Deadlines: Keep the project open longer to allow more responses.
Increasing Visibility: Request a push to boost the study’s visibility through additional notifications.
Study Type-Specific Guidelines
Online Task Studies
Online task studies are capped at 50 participants to maintain data quality. For larger sample sizes, duplicate the study into multiple instances.
Survey Studies
Survey studies allow quotas up to 400 participants. Use this study type for larger recruitment needs.
Conclusion
Effectively managing participant quotas and optimizing recruitment strategies in Askable ensures that your studies meet their goals. By leveraging the tools and strategies outlined above, you can address recruitment challenges, adjust quotas as needed, and enhance participation rates.