Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this survey. We estimate that the survey will take on average 5 minutes to complete. Please complete all of the questions. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

  1. What is your Gender?

    Female
    Male

  2. What year in college?

    First Year
    Second Year
    Third Year
    Fourth Year
    Fifth Year
    Grad Student
    I am not a student

  3. What college do you attend?



  4. What state do you consider "home base"?



  5. Approximate number of hours spent on the Internet per week?

    1 to 2 hours
    3 to 6 hours
    7 to 12 hours
    13 to 20 hours
    21+ hours

  6. Do you have your own computer?

    Yes - Laptop
    Yes - Desktop
    No

  7. Do you have Internet access at your college / university, and if so, what is the speed?

    No Internet access
    I do have inherent access, but don't know the speed
    28.8k Modem
    33.6k Modem
    56k Modem
    ISDN
    DSL
    Cable Modem
    T1 or greater

  8. Do you have or plan to have a vehicle at school with you?

    Yes
    No

  9. Do you commute or go home BY CAR more than 50 miles at least once a year?

    Yes
    No (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION #11)

  10. How many miles do you commute / return home from school?

    51 to 99 miles
    100 to 199 miles
    200 to 299 miles
    300 to 399 miles
    400 to 499 miles
    500+ miles

  11. Have you ever been on a road trip and have you ever considered going on a roadtrip?

    Yes, I have been on a roadtrip before (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION #13)
    No, but I have considered going on a roadtrip
    No and I have NOT considered going on a roadtrip (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION #13)

  12. If you have considered, why haven't you gone on a roadtrip yet? (Check all that apply)

    Lack of financial resources
    Lack of information available for planning
    Not enough time
    Can't find the right person to do it with
    Lack of know how and "survival skills"
    Can't get motivated enough to set the date and go!
    Other (please explain)

  13. If you could visit any one state in the continental US (lower 48) which one would you visit:



  14. If you could visit any location in North America (including Canada and Mexico) where would you visit:



If there were a web based one-stop resource meant for college / university students to plan a road trip and it included the following features:


  1. Would you visit this one-stop resource web page to help plan your roadtrip?

    Yes(PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION #17)
    No

  2. If you answered no, can you please briefly explain why?



  3. CollegeRoadTrip.com currently has plans to offer memberships for a modest cost, which would entitle members to discounts. Please check ONLY five (5) of the following which you feel would be most influential in making your decision to join.

    Discounts from outdoor and camping retailers such as EMSonline, Campmor, REI
    Discounted Hotel stays at places such as Motel 6, Super 8, Travelodge
    Discounted pocket knife purchases from Gerber and Victorinox
    Music Discounts on stated recommended albums of the month
    Reduced prices on Global Position Systems (GPS)
    Discounted entrance to national parks
    Discounted selected books from Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com
    Discounted maps from online retailers such as Delorme, Rand McNally and Maps.com
    Discounted purchases of prepaid gas cards
    Discounted AAA Membership
    Rebate offers when purchasing new vehicles

  4. CollegeRoadTrip.com is going to strive to include as many discounts as possible for members. However, if CollegeRoadTrip.com membership included only three of the five discounts you checked above as well as other promotions/ discounts, keeping in mind what other companies may charge for this service, what do you feel would be the maximum you would pay for:

    A 1-year CollegeRoadTrip.com membership $
    A 4-year CollegeRoadTrip.com membership $
    I wouldn't purchase a membership.

  5. If CollegeRoadTrip.com membership included the four discount options you checked above as well other promotions/ discounts, keeping in mind what other companies may charge for this service, what do you feel would be the maximum you would pay for:

    A 1-year CollegeRoadTrip.com membership $
    A 4-year CollegeRoadTrip.com membership $
    I wouldn't purchase a membership.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE ANSWERING THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS:

CollegeRoadTrip.com currently has plans to include a Campus Representative Program. Each college / university would have a certain number of campus representatives depending on the size of their student body. These student representatives would spread the news of CollegeRoadTrip.com website to their campus in an effort to promote membership.

Each CollegeRoadTrip.com Campus Representative would receive the following:

NOTE: The school representative does not sign members up but rather refers them to the website. Representative commissions are based solely on the usage of the Campus Representative's name and / or code number during membership payment.

The responsibilities of each campus representative may include the following:

  1. Knowing what you know now about the program, would you be interested in representing CollegeRoadTrip.com on your campus

    Yes
    No

  2. At present, CollegeRoadTrip.com is planning on a representative commission of 8% for the referral of a 4 year membership (e.g.. $2.00 on a $26.00 membership) and 3% commission on a year membership. This would mean that if you represented your college and successfully referred 5 people with 4 year membership to CollegeRoadTrip.com, you would make $10.00. Knowing what you know now, would you be interested in representing CollegeRoadTrip.com at your campus?

    Yes
    No

  3. At present, CollegeRoadTrip.com is planning on rewarding representatives based on the number of membership referred. Rewards would start after only 10 successful referrals. This reward would be in addition to the monetary commission discussed in question 24. Knowing what you know now, would you be interested in representing CollegeRoadTrip.com?

    Yes
    No

  4. The following is a list of possible other incentives for CollegeRoadTrip.com Campus Representatives. CollegeRoadTrip.com is interested to know what else could be done to increase incentive to represent them. Please rank the following four (4) changes they could implement to gain your interest in representation. Number one (1) being the most influential and please use each number only once:

    Increase commissions to 10% on a 4 year membership and 5% on a 1 year membership
    Increase incentives as company grows
    Free membership to CollegeRoadTrip.com
    Earn Part of company profits
    Other (please let us know)
    No matter what you do, I don't want to be a Campus Representative

The following set of questions (#s 24-26) are optional, but it would be really helpful if you could fill them out!

  1. For each of the following, please name one place / store where you would like to receive a discount. Please write down the "most important" place

    Hotel chain
    Music store
    Discount Associations
    Book & Map store
    Camping / Outdoor supply store
    Gasoline company
    Car company
    Other (please explain)

  2. How many jobs do you maintain during a given term at your college?



  3. Are you receiving any financial aid at your school?

    Yes
    No

  4. Would you like to learn more about CollegeRoadTrip.com? If so, please fill in your e-mail address, if not, please leave blank.

    E:mail:

  5. Is there anything else you would like to share with us?



Thank you!!!