The Edinburgh Pub Reviews survey
Take two minutes to help me improve this newsletter in 2025.
Hello, and happy new year. I hope your January is going OK so far. As we get into the swing of things in 2025, I’m thinking of how I can improve this newsletter – and make changes which benefit you this year.
Of course, no newsletter is anything without its subscribers, so I want you to have a say. Please do let me know your thoughts on what you’d like to see from Edinburgh Pub Reviews this year by completing this short survey.
It should only take a couple of minutes. It will help me get a better idea of who my subscribers are, what you like about the newsletter and what you think should be improved. It’s completely anonymous, so don’t hold back!
If you have any questions about the survey have a look at the FAQs below, or please feel free to email me on edinburghpubreviews@substack.com.
I’ll be back with a new review at the usual time on Wednesday morning.
Survey FAQs
Why are you asking me to fill out a survey?
I’ve been running the newsletter for over a year now, and love hearing from you, the subscriber. Your comments and feedback have given me new ideas for posts, reviews and pubs to visit.
But I get not everyone wants to comment publicly or reply directly to reviews. This survey will allow me to understand more about my audience, where you are, and what kind of thing you want from Edinburgh Pub Reviews. Your responses will help me tailor the newsletter to my audience.
How long will it take to complete?
It should literally take a couple of minutes. All the questions have multiple choice, tick-box responses. Except for the final one – that gives you the opportunity to write whatever you like.
What information do you collect about me?
I ask for some broad details about you, such as a rough age range (but not an exact age) and whether you live in Edinburgh (but not an address). I also ask what you like about the newsletter and which features are most useful to you.
I don’t ask for your name, email address, exact age or exact location. The responses are all anonymised. This is why I used Google, not Substack, to create the survey. Unfortunately, Substack’s surveys cannot be anonymised – when you fill out a survey created on Substack, the creator can see the name and email addresses of each respondent. Google keeps all this information anonymous.
What will the information be used for?
The results will allow me to see which parts of the newsletter are most useful to my subscribers, as well as some broad demographic information. They will also give me an idea of where my subscribers are coming from. This will help me to think about how to improve each newsletter, as well as how to expand the readership.
Will you publish the results of the survey?
No, none of your feedback will be made public.
How else can I give feedback?
If you don’t want to fill out the anonymous survey, you can email me directly on edinburghpubreviews@substack.com.
What do I get for completing the survey?
No prizes, I’m afraid. But you will be contributing to making this newsletter better for yourself and all the other subscribers in the future. Plus, you get my eternal gratitude for completing it.