Your research needs (and your research budget!) will determine how many participants your mission can have—and of course how much you’ll pay them. These are both managed on the Overview tab of your mission prior to launch.
Participant limit
Your mission’s participant limit determines how many people can complete your mission. You can have as few as one participant or as many as 1,000 in a single media survey. When your limit is reached, your mission is automatically closed to new applicants.
To set your mission’s participant limit:
- Navigate to the Overview tab of your mission.
- Click anywhere in the Mission details section.
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Enter a Participant limit (1–1,000).
Note: When inviting your own participants to a mission, you'll first need to toggle ON the Participant limit setting. Then, you can enter your desired limit. - Click Done.
Now, your participant limit is set. Once your mission receives your designated number of responses, recruitment will stop and your mission will close.
Mission incentive
Your mission incentive determines how much each participant will receive as a thanks for their input. The incentive should be reflective of the time and effort required on their part, and it should also be enticing enough to encourage applicants if you’re auto-recruiting.
To set your mission’s incentive:
- Navigate to the Overview tab of your mission.
- Click anywhere in the Mission details section.
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Enter an Incentive per participant. Your mission’s Incentive total is automatically calculated based on your entry here and your participant limit.
Note: Minimum and maximum incentives vary depending on your recruitment method. Refer to the guidance displayed beneath the Incentive per participant field in Dscout for more information. - Click Done.
Now, your mission’s incentive is set. This amount will be displayed to participants when they apply to or begin your mission.