Online surveys people actually finish
A survey is a set of questions that help you understand a topic - satisfaction, feedback, research. PollsLive lets you build one from multiple choice, scales, ranking, and open-ended questions, then run it live on a screen or async over a shared link. No account for respondents, anonymous by default.
Question types that keep people engaged
Multiple choice
Clean, countable answers.
Scale (1-5 / 1-10)
Satisfaction, agreement, and NPS-style questions.
Open-ended
The why - grouped live as a word cloud so themes pop.
Ranking
Priorities, not just picks.
Survey guides
How to read and export your poll results in PollsLive
Where to find your results in Studio, how to read the breakdown by question, and how to export everything to Excel or a PDF report. Step by step, with screenshots.
Live, reveal, or survey: when should people see your results?
PollsLive lets you show results as answers come in, hide them until you reveal, or gather a whole survey on one page. Here is how each option works and when to use it.
Employee satisfaction survey template (free, ready to run)
A condensed employee engagement survey you can copy in minutes: 14 Likert-scale questions on work, leadership, and culture, plus open feedback - with optional comments on every question.
How to build a poll from scratch (a step-by-step guide)
Build your own PollsLive deck from a blank start - name it, add questions, pick the right question types, choose when results show, and publish or present. Screenshots for every step, no account required.
The 8 PollsLive question types, and when to use each
Multiple choice, quiz, word cloud, Q&A, scale, ranking, Planning Poker, and content slides - what each PollsLive question type does and the moment to reach for it.
How to run recurring polls without rebuilding them every time
Weekly pulse checks, monthly NPS, per-class quizzes - keep your recurring polls in folders, reuse them, and watch the trend instead of starting from a blank deck each time.
Continuous product discovery with live polls
Run lightweight discovery in every customer call, community AMA, and roadmap review - prioritize features, size pain, and validate bets with live polls instead of guesswork.
50 Employee Engagement Survey Questions That Get Honest Answers
Ready-to-use employee engagement survey questions across six categories: culture, manager effectiveness, growth, wellbeing, compensation, and remote work - with tips to increase response rates.
How to run an NPS survey (and actually read the score)
What Net Promoter Score is, the one question that drives it, how to calculate it, and how to run an NPS survey live or async - plus the follow-up that makes the number useful.
Live word clouds: 20 questions that make a great one
A live word cloud turns open-text answers into a picture the whole room can read. Here are 20 questions that produce a great cloud - plus how to run one and avoid the common mistakes.
How to create a survey people actually finish
A step-by-step guide to writing a survey that gets completed: how many questions, what order, which question types, and how to avoid the mistakes that make people quit halfway.
30 survey question examples (and when to use each)
A copy-paste library of survey questions - satisfaction, NPS, event feedback, employee pulse, and product research - with the right question type for each and tips on wording.
Poll vs survey vs form: which one do you actually need?
Polls, surveys, and forms get used interchangeably - but they solve different problems. Here's the plain difference, with examples, so you pick the right tool the first time.
Moving off a form tool?
Forms collect records privately, one at a time. PollsLive surveys are live and engaging, with no respondent login. See how it compares to Google Forms, Typeform, and SurveyMonkey.
Frequently asked questions
What is an online survey?
An online survey is a set of questions people answer over the internet so you can understand a topic - satisfaction, feedback, research. Unlike a single poll, a survey strings several questions together. With PollsLive you can run one live on a screen or async over a shared link, with no account for respondents.
How many questions should a survey have?
For a general survey, aim for 5-8 questions; under 5 for a quick pulse. Length is the number-one reason people quit, so cut anything that doesn't feed a decision you'll actually make.
Is there a free survey maker?
Yes. PollsLive's free plan lets you publish 3 surveys with 500 responses each, with no respondent login. Pro removes the limits at one flat price - no organizer or per-presenter fees.
Can surveys be anonymous?
Yes. Name collection is off by default, so survey responses stay anonymous - which is exactly what you want for honest employee pulses and sensitive feedback.