How to Publish a Survey on SurveyMonkey
- George Apostolov
How to Publish a Survey on SurveyMonkey: step-by-step guide
Once logged in, click on 'Create Survey' usually found on the top right corner of the dashboard.
Choose a survey creation option.
Once you have selected your starting point, select a prompt from the choices.
Click the airplane icon to send and proceed.
Your survey will be automatically generated and click 'Continue' to make changes.
Give your survey a clear, descriptive title to help you and respondents understand its purpose.
After choosing an option, you’ll be taken to the survey builder. Go to the 'Build' option.
Click the 'Options' tab to customize survey settings.
Before publishing, click 'Preview' to see how your survey will look and function for respondents. This helps ensure everything is working as expected.
After designing the survey, click 'Next' to set up how you want to collect responses.
Once you're ready to send out your survey, choose a collector to get responses.
You can generate a 'survey link' to share with respondents or distribute it via email, social media and website embed.
Once responses are collected, go to the 'Analyze Results' tab to view charts, summaries, and individual responses.
Once you've chosen your method of distribution and shared the survey, it will be published and ready to collect responses.
Quick answer: To publish a survey on SurveyMonkey, log in and click 'Create Survey', choose an option and prompt, click the airplane icon, click 'Continue', title your survey, go to 'Build', customize in the 'Options' tab, preview the survey, click 'Next', choose a collector to get responses, and share the survey link or distribute it to make it published.
About this SurveyMonkey tutorial
Publish a survey on SurveyMonkey by creating, building, previewing, and choosing a distribution collector to collect respondent answers. This guide shows how to publish a Survey on SurveyMonkey in 14 steps, starting with "Once logged in, click on 'Create Survey' usually found on the top right corner of the d..." and finishing with "Once you've chosen your method of distribution and shared the survey, it will be publis...". The interactive demo above is a click-through copy of the real SurveyMonkey interface, so you can rehearse each step before doing it in your own account.
Frequently asked questions
How many steps does it take to publish a Survey on SurveyMonkey?
14 steps. Each one is listed in order above, and the demo highlights exactly where to click.
Can I try it without changing my own account?
Yes. Clicking through the demo doesn't touch your SurveyMonkey data or settings. Once you know the flow, repeat it in your own workspace.
This tutorial is filed under SurveyMonkey. Related guides: How to Remove a Page Break in SurveyMonkey, How to Reopen a Closed Survey in SurveyMonkey and How to Resend a Survey in SurveyMonkey. Last reviewed 05 Oct 2026.
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