{"id":8014,"date":"2013-11-08T10:40:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T10:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/blog\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:21:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T11:21:03","slug":"prevent-survey-spam-by-allowing-only-one-response-per-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/news-and-updates\/prevent-survey-spam-by-allowing-only-one-response-per-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevent Survey Spam by Allowing Only One Response per Person"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/internet-spam-1.jpg\" alt=\"internet-spam\" width=\"470\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/internet-spam-1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/internet-spam-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With <a title=\"ProProfs Survey Maker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofssurvey.com\/\">ProProfs Survey Maker<\/a>, you can create secure surveys, which allow only one response per person. This is achieved by blocking repeated attempts from the same computer or IP address. By limiting survey responses to one, you can prevent spam and get more accurate results for your survey.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_limiting_survey_responses_to_one\"><\/span><strong>Benefits of limiting survey responses to one<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prevent spam<\/strong> &#8211; Since only a single attempt can be made from a particular computer or IP address, you will not be harassed with spam responses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get accurate results<\/strong> &#8211; Your survey results will be more accurate as respondents will get to attempt only once on a particular survey<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_block_repeated_attempts_for_your_survey\"><\/span><strong>How to block repeated attempts for your survey?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to block repeated attempts to your survey:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By computer<\/strong> &#8211; achieved by placing a cookie on the individual\u2019s browser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By IP<\/strong>&#8211; achieved by recognizing the respondent\u2019s IP address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn the steps at: <a title=\"How to limit survey responses to one\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofskb.com\/view\/?t=how-to-limit-survey-responses-one\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to limit survey responses to one?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With ProProfs Survey Maker, you can create secure surveys, which allow only one response per person. This is achieved by blocking repeated attempts from the same computer or IP address. By limiting survey responses to one, you can prevent spam and get more accurate results for your survey. 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