Baseball Notebook 2007 Reader Survey

2007 Annual Reader Survey

It's that time of year again where we want to turn the tables and ask you, the reader, questions. When we completely converted our services over to the Internet at the start of the 1998 season, we wanted to create the site that we wished already existed. Though we hope that to some extent we've accomplished that, we're always looking for new ways to improve the site and to provide what our readers wished they had. In some cases, we've been able to implement improvements suddenly whereas at other times, we needed reader support and interest to motivate our changing things.

In that spirit, we would appreciate each of our readers filling in our online survey below. Your answers will be kept strictly confidential, though button voting options may be compiled and published in summary format only.

Please do take the time to fill this out and we'll continue to constantly improve!

How did you first hear about Baseball Notebook?

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Search Engine
Referred by another reader
From another site or publication
Don't know/remember
Other

Have you been a paid subscriber to our player forecasts for the 2007 season?

Yes
No
Not Sure

Are you aware of our free discussion forum?

Yes
No

Have you ever used our free discussion forum (even to just read messages)?

Yes
No

If you were a paid subscriber (if not, skip to the next question), do you plan to return as a subscriber for the 2008 season?

Definitely
Probably
Not Sure
Probably Not
Definitely Not

How would you rate Baseball Notebook on each of the following:

Quality of Essays/Articles

Terrible.
Poor.
Satisfactory.
Good.
Excellent.
I don't read the essays/articles.

Quality of Individual Player Forecasts

Terrible.
Poor.
Satisfactory.
Good.
Excellent.
I don't subscribe to the player forecasts.

Quality of Member Support Service

Terrible.
Poor.
Satisfactory.
Good.
Excellent.
I have not dealt with member support.

Navigation Ease of the Site

Terrible.
Poor.
Okay.
Good.
Excellent.
I haven't used it enough to have an opinion.

Appearance of the Site

Terrible.
Poor.
Okay.
Good.
Excellent.
I don't have an opinion here.

Reliability of the Site

Terrible.
Poor.
Okay.
Good.
Excellent.
I don't have an opinion here.

If you NOT are a paid subscriber to our forecast package, please answer the following:

I have not subscribed because I am not interested in Baseball Notebook's individual player forecasts.
I have not subscribed because the price is too high.
I have not subscribed because I am a former unsatisfied customer.
I have not subscribed because I already obtain similar materials from another source.
I have not subscribed because I do not like using my credit card on the Internet.
I have not subscribed because I do not know Baseball Notebook enough to make a decision.
I have not subscribed for other reasons.

If our site became a pre-season only site (i.e. with our publishing season stretching from sometime in November/December up until Opening Day), and if our rate was lowered to reflect the reduced publishing season, would you be likely to be a paid subscriber?

Yes
No
Maybe

If our company was to leave the Internet and instead were to publish an annual book (a real book, not an "e-book") with player forecasts and commentary, would you be likely to purchase it?

Yes
No
Maybe

Please enter a short answer to the following question: If we were to create an enhanced service that wasn't already mentioned above in the potential options, what type of product or service would you like to see us produce that we do not already produce (anything goes here as long as it's baseball related)?

Please enter a short answer to the following question: If you were granted a wish to change only one thing about our service or site, what would it be?

Do you play in a fantasy baseball league?

Yes
No

We have a public "testimonials" page where potential subscribers can see comments from previous subscribers. As readers who benefit from our service want to keep our existence a secret from their opposition, this testimonials page is a key element to our site's long-term success. If you have something positive and public to say, we would very much appreciate you doing so in the space below (negative comments can be inserted in the general feedback space later in this survey). If you've had success in your fantasy leagues in particular, we appreciate hearing about it here:

If you entered a testimonial above, please enter your full name (or if you prefer to remain anonymous, your initials), your city and your home state/province (or country if outside the US or Canada) below. Though we can accept initials here, a full name gives the testimonial much greater credibility but if you prefer not to have your name published, we would very much appreciate your initials at minimum:

Finally, we welcome any additional private feedback you may have, positive or negative, in the space below. If something made you unhappy, by all means please tell us about it. If you were overjoyed with our service but don't want to give us a usable testimonial, you can say so here too:

Please enter your email address below. We will never use this email for any other purpose than to clarify this feedback form (your email will only be stored with your feedback form and you will not be added to any mailing list). To avoid false or duplicate votes, unfortunately, we can only consider your feedback if you list an email address:

To prevent automatic entry of forms, please enter the two digits you see below. This is a case sensitive entry so please be sure to enter upper or lower case, as shown:

Your answers will be kept strictly confidential (though if your testimonial is a good one, it could be used on the site in the future). Please hit submit below to send your reader survey and please do not submit more than one survey per season to our system! Thanks!