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Make a free Opt-in Form in 5 minutes

Posted: 21 May 2014 06:30 AM PDT

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I have studied Shoemoney's information and listened to his advice for almost a decade. Jeremy has taught me since the beginning to test, test, test.

One of the snags people inevitably hit is making an opt in form to quickly check if an idea has legs. A beginner trying to make an opt in form in wordpress is still a huge pain.

Survey Monkey, one of our partners, exposed me to Wufoo, which is their Survey Monkey alternative for surveys. I have been using it for opt in forms, even when selling our $100k+ per year services, and realized that the Shoe crew would benefit.

Follow what I show below. The free account is all you need, and you can have an opt in form in 5 minutes to see if your idea has legs.

I've learned the most important thing in the game of internet marketing is whether the offer matches the audience. If you give the right offer to the right audience at the right time, it almost doesn't matter what things look like.

Imagine if you had a chance to hang out with Katy Perry or Eminem tonight, would you really care where it was, or what food was being served?

My goal now when I get an idea is simply to get the offer in front of the audience as fast as I possibly can.

I have not been paying as much attention to the chiropractic office in La Jolla lately, since I have been traveling a lot on business. I decided today that I should run some facebook ads to students at the local university to literally drive some new life into the office.

The idea is to do it fast. If it works at all, then we will tweek it, A/B test, and get it to work better. If it doesn't work with a simple offer and a simple form, then I doubt it will work with a $1,000 design.

How to Make an Opt In Form for Free in 5 Minutes.

1. Get a free Wufoo account. Click Here for a free account. Click on "New Form" 

12. Type in the "Form Name"

Start Writing a Description of what the sales message is.

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3. Finish writing the "Description".

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4. Click on the word "Untitled" above the first fill in the box on the form.

45. Fill in the "Field Label". This is what you want them to tell you. Usually their name. It will automatically show up above the box.

56. The box was too big for their name, so you click the down arrow where it says "Field Type", and set it to Single Line Text.

67. Click on the little green X to create another box.

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8. Type in the text you want the next box to be called.

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9. Click on Save.

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10. Go to the "Form Manager" so you can see the form.

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11. Find the form and click on "View".

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12. I saw the form, and realized I did not say what day of the week it was.

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13. Close the window. Click on "Edit" to edit the form.

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14. Click on the word "Field" to edit the fields.

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15. Click on the text you want to change, edit it, and hit "Save".

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16. Click on "View" to see the form.

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17. Look at the Opt in form and see if you like it.

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18. Copy the url and go run some ads to it. All the data will be stored on Wufoo. If you start getting tons of responses, then you will need to get a paid account, but by then you are making money.

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ProBlogger: Top Three Takeaways from Finding Readers Week: What Can You Do Today to Create Community?

ProBlogger: Top Three Takeaways from Finding Readers Week: What Can You Do Today to Create Community?

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Top Three Takeaways from Finding Readers Week: What Can You Do Today to Create Community?

Posted: 20 May 2014 09:06 AM PDT

FINDING READERS

 

In the first week of May, you heard from several bloggers with unique perspectives on how they grew their readership into a force to be reckoned with. It was the fourth Theme Week we’ve held here on ProBlogger this year, and it was an interesting one. We had discussions about introducing forums, how to get people to read your personal blog, how to drive traffic to a startup blog, and how to create a beautiful blog that people can’t help but share with their friends. And while everyone had different advice, they all agreed on these three tips:

Top Three Takeaways from Finding Readers Week

1. Relationships

The universal sentiment was honour your reader. Give them great content and be approachable. DJ from SteamFeed says to “nurture them”. Talk to real people in real ways.

Mrs Woog agrees, saying she writes like she speaks, and that resonates with her readers. She likes to interact with her readers both on the blog and on her Facebook page. She says that she’ll start the conversations, and watch them develop – even seeing readers chat with each other. She advises being available to respond to your readers, and carve out time especially to do so.

Corinne took interacting with her readers to a whole new level when she shared her number-one tip for finding readers – to comment on other people’s blogs. She dedicated hours to doing this, and in turn, was rewarded with a highly-engaged readership who have a real sense of community. She then took it one step further and added forums for her readers to interact.

In addition to having great content delivered on a great platform that inspires sharing, Dustin recommends “writing for real people”, and said having a voice that people can relate to is crucial in growing your readership. He also advises having a reader profile so you know to whom you are talking.

2. Consistency

Whether it’s honing your voice and practising your writing often like Mrs Woog, or posting consistently so your readers know what to expect, like DJ, keeping a rhythm was important across the board. Be reliable. Be dependable. Make blogging and writing a priority. Keep at it. Sound the same in every post. Be recognizable everywhere. Corinne was consistent in commenting on others’ blogs, and that was a successful strategy. Dustin was consistent with the visual experience his readers would receive every time they clicked over to his site. When readers know what to expect (and they know they’ll get an honest, authentic voice), they’ll come back for more.

3. Be Where Your Readers Are

It can be an uphill battle throwing your blog to the internet and hoping it gets seen. A strategy that works better is to hang out online in the places your readers hang out. Or where your potential readers hang out. For some of you, that might be Instagram. For a majority, it will be Facebook. Your cohort might be the people who keep G+ rolling. Wherever they are, that’s where you can be. Mrs Woog is active on Facebook, using it as a tool to converse with her readership as well as a place to promote her new posts. DJ recommends syndicating your blog to other sites, and marketing it well. Corinne thinks Twitter is pretty useless for her blog, so went elsewhere for readers. And Dustin believes the right social media channels make all the difference. He advises to ignore the people saying you should be on all of them, and instead focus on cultivating a couple that really drive results. Above all, though, it has to be a platform you enjoy using.

I know I learned a few new things from such different perspectives – did something resonate with you, too?

Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger
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Top Three Takeaways from Finding Readers Week: What Can You Do Today to Create Community?