Why Join the Panel

Companies both large and small are interested in your opinions as they strive to provide better products and services to you, their customers.

Since it would be difficult for these companies to talk to all of their customers for their opinions, they come to Esearch.com to obtain this important feedback. It would be impossible to survey everyone who might be interested in our clients product or service (sometimes in the tens of millions!!), so we survey a small representative sample of their total universe of current or potential customers.

By building a large panel of IT and Business Professionals, we can quickly and efficiently conduct on-line surveys among people who will be shaping the future of our client's products and services.

You can be assured that Esearch.com conducts all research in a professional and ethical manner. We are committed to keeping our panelists privacy, we don't support or use spam (in any way), and honesty and integrity are our number one practices.

Why The Internet?

Researchers have traditionally obtained consumer opinions through the mail, over the telephone or while shopping at a mall. With the advent of computers and the growth of the Internet, there is now an exciting new way to gather these valuable opinions. The Internet allows you to respond to a survey at your leisure; any time of day, any day of the week and at your own computer.

Your opinions are very important and they help shape the products and services of the future. We invite you to be part of this special group by joining our specialty IT and Business On-line Panel.

YOUR OPINION COUNTS!! As a panelist, you will represent the needs and opinions of today's IT and business professionals - to companies nationwide. Your participation and feedback will shape the way many companies alter their existing products and services and develop new ideas to better serve your needs. Panel members are invited to voice new insights and perspectives on a wide range of topics. Manufacturers will look toward you for feedback on product performance, styling, features, slogans and pricing - just to name a few. In addition, our panelists find the answering surveys fun and interesting.

WHAT'S INVOLVED

After you decide to join our panel visit the "Join the Panel" Section of our site. This simple survey is used to collect basic background information about you professional experience and decision making. Once enrolled, here's how it works:

• You will be notified via email that you have been selected for a survey.
• We will provide you with any additional instructions and IDs to complete a survey.
• You will earn valuable rewards (usually cash) for your participation.
• The typical survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete.
• On-line panelists are invited to participate about once a month.
• Participation in a particular survey is voluntary
• Your identity is always kept private.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION

There are many benefits to being a member of our online panel. Most importantly, the surveys provide you with a forum to express your opinions and let manufacturers know what you think about many different products and services. Your answers can influence which products go to market or which ones are discontinued.

In addition, most survey have cash incentives/honorariums associated with them. That means that you are paid for the time spent completing the interview. Details on each survey's about prizes and honorariums are included in survey notifications.

AS A MEMBER OF OUR PANEL, WE WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US

• You will never be asked to buy anything or contribute to any organization.
• You will never be solicited (for anything other than your opinion) as a result of signing up as an Esearch panel member
• We will never sell, rent, or send your name (or e-mail address) to another party that might want to sell you anything. If we are working with another research partner, you will be notified of this in a survey's introduction.
• Any information you provide to us will be grouped and analyzed together. Individual information, including your e-mail address, will be kept strictly confidential.
• Participation in each and every survey is totally optional.
• We will respect your decision to discontinue participation in a particular study or in the panel, at any time.