I stared at my computer screen, fighting back tears of frustration. As the head of customer experience at a growing education technology company, I had just lost three hours trying to create a simple feedback form for our new training program. Our existing tools either required coding knowledge I didn’t have or produced forms so basic they looked like they were from the 1990s. With over 500 education professionals depending on our platform, I needed a better solution – fast.
A Growing Challenge
Our company had expanded rapidly over the previous year, scaling from serving 100 to 500 education professionals. While this growth was exciting, it exposed significant gaps in how we gathered and acted on user feedback. Our traditional email surveys had dismal response rates, and we couldn’t create the dynamic, branching questionnaires needed to understand different user segments.
The manual data collection process was eating up countless hours. My team spent more time copying and pasting responses into spreadsheets than actually analyzing the feedback to improve our services. We tried several form builders, but they either lacked the features we needed or required technical expertise we didn’t have.
Finding the Right Path
During a professional development webinar, another participant mentioned using a no-code form builder that had transformed their feedback process. Intrigued but skeptical after so many disappointing trials, I decided to investigate Formly.
The difference was immediately apparent. Within minutes of signing up, I had created a professionally branded feedback form with conditional logic that automatically directed users to relevant follow-up questions based on their responses. The drag-and-drop interface felt intuitive, and I could preview how the form would look on different devices in real-time.
The impact on our operations was dramatic. Within the first month, our response rates jumped from 15% to 47%. The automated integration with our existing tools meant feedback data flowed directly into our analysis dashboards, eliminating manual data entry entirely.
But the real breakthrough came from the sophisticated branching logic. We discovered that users in different educational roles had vastly different needs – something we’d never been able to capture effectively before. This insight led to targeted improvements that increased our user satisfaction scores by 32% over the next quarter.
Looking Forward
A year later, we’ve expanded our use of Formly far beyond simple feedback forms. We now use it for everything from event registrations to resource requests, all seamlessly integrated with our existing systems. The ability to collect payments directly through forms has even enabled us to launch a new microlearning marketplace for our educators.
The time saved on form creation and data management – estimated at 15 hours per week – has allowed us to focus on what really matters: improving our educational offerings. More importantly, we’ve built stronger relationships with our users by showing we value their input and can respond quickly to their needs.
As we look to the future, we’re excited about exploring more advanced features like automated workflows and deeper analytics. What started as a solution to a form-building problem has become an essential tool in our mission to support education professionals effectively.
And those frustrated tears at my computer screen? They’re a distant memory, replaced by the satisfaction of knowing we finally have the right tools to serve our growing community of educators.
