E-commerce Customer Journey Diary Study
A structured diary study instrument for capturing in-the-moment e-commerce experiences across touchpoints and tasks. Designed for repeated daily entries to identify pain points, emotional states, and task-completion barriers throughout the customer journey.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
What date is this entry for?
Which channel or touchpoint are you using for this moment? (Select all that apply)
Did you accomplish what you intended in this moment?
Please share any quick notes, specific details, or exact thoughts that came to mind during this moment.
The following questions help us understand who is participating in this study. You will only need to answer these once.
Thank you for this diary entry! Your experience has been recorded. Feel free to submit another entry whenever you have a new e-commerce moment to share — the more entries, the more valuable the insights.
Which time window best describes when this moment occurred?
What is the primary task you are trying to accomplish right now?
How satisfied are you with your experience during this moment?
Based on what you've shared, we'd like to understand a bit more about this moment. Please share your thoughts and our AI interviewer will ask a couple of follow-up questions.
Which best describes your primary role when interacting with e-commerce sites or apps?
Approximately how long have you spent on this task so far?
How would you describe your emotional state during this moment?
On average, how often do you make online purchases for yourself?
Which of the following factors most affected your experience during this moment? (Select up to 3)
What is your age group?
Overall, did the factors you selected affect your experience positively or negatively?
How do you describe your gender?
What country or region do you live in?
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.