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  • How to Add a Simple Form to Your Website

    Would you like to give your website website visitors an quick method to speak to you with comments or questions?

    Instead of a mailto: link (which does not do the job for people who use web-based email like GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or comparable providers), or javascript click to e-mail (which also doesn’t work for every person), you are able to make it much easier for your visitors to contact you by adding a basic form to your website.

    Sound as well complicated? Do not worry. It’s uncomplicated whenever you know about a few really cool tools.

    If your site can be a WordPress website, you’ll be able to add one of these plugins to build a form:

     * Speak to Kind 7: Great plugin, enables basic forms at the same time as several types and a lot more advanced features.
     * Quick & Secure Make contact with Kind: Another good plugin for forms with additional anti-spam attributes.

    To add a plugin to your WordPress internet site, login for your Admin area then go to Plugins > Add New and search for the plugin’s name. Once you’ve located it in the search results list you possibly can install it by clicking the “Install” link.

    If you’re using a different web site builder system, it may have a plugin or module available to make it uncomplicated to add a form so check with your webmaster, support team, or the system’s documentation to see what your options are.

    Not running WordPress for your website, can’t figure out what your website builder system offers, or just prefer not to use a plugin? No problem, try one of these options:

     * Jotform: Free and paid options for accounts. Super user-friendly drag and drop interface. Makes it possible for you to build your form then add it to your website by copying and pasting a little piece of javascript. If you like drag and drop type options, you may want to use this even if you’re using WordPress for your website. It will e-mail you each time a kind is submitted too as store it in a database so you are able to login and view it. There’s a secure submission option available for a small monthly fee.
     * Google Documents: If you like Google docs you may want to check out their kind creator. It is uncomplicated to use and saves your results in a spreadsheet you possibly can view online. This one has lots of design choices, and you are able to even make your results public if you’d like to share the info you gather. Because it is managed by Google Docs you are able to also easily share access with your virtual assistant or business partner.

    So, what can you do with your new forms?

     * Add a single to your contact page so it is quick for clients to get in touch with you.
     * If you’re a coach, produce a feedback/accountability kind so clients can report in weekly (or whatever frequency you like).
     * Generate a survey and find out what your clients want/need.
     * … and more!

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    Posted on May 4, 2010

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