Comments on: Are Your Signup Forms Usable? http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm Email Marketing Tips and Best Practices: AWeber Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Brad http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-56325 Brad Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:46:04 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-56325 Great collection of info about web form sign ups. I agree...ask for as little as possible. Asking for someones email is almost like asking for the keys to their house so you can come visit once a week. If they give it, you can't abuse it. Great collection of info about web form sign ups. I agree…ask for as little as possible. Asking for someones email is almost like asking for the keys to their house so you can come visit once a week. If they give it, you can’t abuse it.

]]> By: Rajesh http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-45231 Rajesh Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:03:06 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-45231 I was running the website for the last 2 years. somehow, I didn't bother to add a subscription form on my site. However, recently I have added the form and the response was tremendous. I wish I could have done it long time back. By the way, I ask only the email address of the users. I was running the website for the last 2 years. somehow, I didn’t bother to add a subscription form on my site. However, recently I have added the form and the response was tremendous. I wish I could have done it long time back. By the way, I ask only the email address of the users.

]]> By: Will http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-42392 Will Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:49:11 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-42392 Bobbie, The easiest way to overcome this is to make it appear that they need to confirm their email address in order to get your freebie. So when a user submits their name/email, take them to a page that says thankyou, your download link has been sent to you by email, or please check your email for your login details or whatever. Just something that will make them HAVE to check their email - then they'll open that email and see they need to confirm. Another great way to do this is to just make a really short video, have it on the thankyou page, and show them exactly what they need to do. Show them the email and which link they need to click on, etc, etc. Good luck! Bobbie,

The easiest way to overcome this is to make it appear that they need to confirm their email address in order to get your freebie.

So when a user submits their name/email, take them to a page that says thankyou, your download link has been sent to you by email, or please check your email for your login details or whatever. Just something that will make them HAVE to check their email – then they’ll open that email and see they need to confirm.

Another great way to do this is to just make a really short video, have it on the thankyou page, and show them exactly what they need to do. Show them the email and which link they need to click on, etc, etc.

Good luck!

]]> By: BObbie http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-42390 BObbie Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-42390 Opt-in boxes are great, keeping it simple is great. The biggest problem I have is the double optin. Please write on how to over come folks not understanding it, or thinking they just got a confirmation and don't need to respond. Opt-in boxes are great, keeping it simple is great. The biggest problem I have is the double optin. Please write on how to over come folks not understanding it, or thinking they just got a confirmation and don’t need to respond.

]]> By: Peter http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-39261 Peter Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:10:10 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-39261 Hey Martin this is what you need: http://www.conversiondoctor.com/conversion-blog/2007/the-ultimate-submit-button-revealed-putting-all-the-pieces-together/ You can see it used on my own site at http://www.Affiliate-Software-Review.com Hope that helps. Hey Martin this is what you need:
http://www.conversiondoctor.com/conversion-blog/2007/the-ultimate-submit-button-revealed-putting-all-the-pieces-together/

You can see it used on my own site at http://www.Affiliate-Software-Review.com

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Justin Premick http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-39259 Justin Premick Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:03:59 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-39259 Martin, This is something you can do with your web page editing software (i.e. Dreamweaver, FrontPage, etc) using HTML/CSS. An article in our Knowledge Base that may help: <a title="How to Use an Image For Your Web Form Submit Button" href="http://www.aweber.com/faq/questions/328/How+Do+I+Use+An+Image+For+My+Submit+Button%3F" rel="nofollow">How To Use an Image For Your Submit Button</a> Martin,

This is something you can do with your web page editing software (i.e. Dreamweaver, FrontPage, etc) using HTML/CSS.

An article in our Knowledge Base that may help:

How To Use an Image For Your Submit Button

]]> By: Martin http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-39248 Martin Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:57:30 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-39248 Hi This blog sure helps in a LOT of ways... One particular thing though I'm looking for is how to make some changes to the Aweber sign up form... for example, how to make the button the user clicks on a red color, or with a red border... This is still keeping the form simple, just adding a few 'extras' to encourage the sign up. Particularly if you look at the actual Aweber sign up form on this page (top right) you'll notice it's got some great colors in it, but it's still simple. Ie. The button is green and there's a little widget type image. How do I do that (make a green button) with my own Aweber form? :) I'll keep looking - maybe the answer is on this blog somewhere. Thanks for all the great info... Hi

This blog sure helps in a LOT of ways…

One particular thing though I’m looking for is how to make some changes to the Aweber sign up form… for example, how to make the button the user clicks on a red color, or with a red border…

This is still keeping the form simple, just adding a few ‘extras’ to encourage the sign up.

Particularly if you look at the actual Aweber sign up form on this page (top right) you’ll notice it’s got some great colors in it, but it’s still simple. Ie. The button is green and there’s a little widget type image. How do I do that (make a green button) with my own Aweber form? :)

I’ll keep looking – maybe the answer is on this blog somewhere.

Thanks for all the great info…

]]> By: Paul Seales http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-37034 Paul Seales Tue, 27 May 2008 03:13:11 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-37034 I agree with Ela, I become suspicious when requested to give to much personal information. When I've gotten to know the source and I'm interested in the material, then I'll subscribe. I did have a popup on my website but had it deleted because it had a character( photo of a guy with his hands waving) plus the email and name. I thought this a bit to much. I do think the popup is a good idea and would like to learn how to install it. I agree with Ela, I become suspicious when requested to give to much personal information. When I’ve gotten to know the source and I’m interested in the material, then I’ll subscribe.

I did have a popup on my website but had it deleted because it had a character( photo of a guy with his hands waving) plus the email and name. I thought this a bit to much.

I do think the popup is a good idea and would like to learn how to install it.

]]> By: Maximize Signup Conversions by Asking for Less - Email Marketing Tips on the AWeber Blog http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-36448 Maximize Signup Conversions by Asking for Less - Email Marketing Tips on the AWeber Blog Tue, 06 May 2008 21:23:11 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-36448 [...] Are Your Signup Forms Usable? [...] [...] Are Your Signup Forms Usable? [...]

]]> By: Ela http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm/comment-page-1#comment-34331 Ela Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:56:05 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-marketing/usable-signup-forms.htm#comment-34331 Thanks for this post, lots of great ideas and useful tips! From my personal experience, when I sign-up for a newsletter or to download a free report, I get suspicious if there are too many personal details required. And I simply quit without leaving any personal info. When company wants to get more details than my email address and name, they have to explain clearly why they need so much information about me. However, when I have good relationship with a company (lets say I have subscribed to their newsletter and I find it very useful and relevant to my business) I don't mind providing them with more information on my business, my personal details etc. Thanks for this post, lots of great ideas and useful tips! From my personal experience, when I sign-up for a newsletter or to download a free report, I get suspicious if there are too many personal details required. And I simply quit without leaving any personal info.

When company wants to get more details than my email address and name, they have to explain clearly why they need so much information about me.

However, when I have good relationship with a company (lets say I have subscribed to their newsletter and I find it very useful and relevant to my business) I don’t mind providing them with more information on my business, my personal details etc.

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