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How Respondent Recruits Research Participants
How Respondent Recruits Research Participants

Overview of how we recruit people to participate in your projects.

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Written by Justin L
Updated over a week ago

Respondent.io is a marketplace that connects researchers with a diverse pool of individuals and business professionals for research studies. This diversity ensures that you can find the right candidates for your study. As a product-led research platform, we empower you to become a researcher—create your profile, launch studies, and manage recruitment—all in one place.

How We Connect You with the Right Participants

Our goal is to match your target audience with high-quality participants. Once our system finds a match, you, as the researcher, have the final say: choose the participants that best fit your study and schedule them at your convenience. You are in control of the entire recruitment process.

Our Three-Pronged Approach to Recruitment

  1. Publishing Through Online Networks

    We partner with established online publishers, including targeted ad networks and LinkedIn, to reach niche populations. This strategy ensures that a large and relevant audience across the web sees your research projects.

  2. Promoting Our Internal Marketplace

    Our systems automatically match your study criteria with registered users on our platform. We promote your project directly to them if a potential match is found. To maintain diversity in participation, we also share information about past study involvement with all researchers, reducing the likelihood of overrepresentation by professional participants.

  3. Leveraging Professional Networks

    We tap into the natural connections within specific industries. For example, financial advisers often know other financial advisers, and teachers are typically connected with fellow educators. This method allows us to recruit participants from highly specialized markets effectively.


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