FormSpring is an easy to use form builder but sometimes you need some help. Here you will be able to find tips and tricks in building online forms that work for your organization. Whether it is the building a basic contact form or creating a complex order form you can find all the resources you need.
The long-awaited addition of Google Checkout to FormSpring is here, you can now use this payment processor on your order forms, event registrations, online donations, etc., in addition to PayPal, Authorize.Net and LinkPoint. While anyone can use Google Checkout, just like Paypal, the service will be of special interest to nonprofits. Google Checkout for Non-Profits has announced that they will process donations made with credit or debit cards for free until 2009. They also have no monthly, setup or gateway fees, meaning 100% of the online donations you accept through Google Checkout go straight to you, the nonprofit.
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Palmer Web Marketing recently posted (a continuation of their “25 ways” series) about Web Form Optimization Tips.
Certainly worth a quick read, even if you are a forms pro. Almost everyone uses forms in one way or another on their site – everything from shopping carts and contact forms to surveys, registration forms and email opt-ins. This post will help you make the most of your online forms. See: Web Form Optimization Tips.
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I subscribe to Guy Kawasaki’s blog feed (called “How to Change the World”). Even before I had the chance to meet Guy in Indianapolis in 2007, I was a Guy Kawasaki fan. His unabashed optimism and support for the entrepreneur is both refreshing and empowering. Most of all, his plain speak on what is important (and why) serves as a road map for us all on the “artful” elements of starting and growing a business.
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I registered this evening for the 2008 Masters of Business Online Conference (scheduled for October 14th, 2008 in Carmel, Indiana). Looks like a great line-up with several areas of emphasis including: Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising, Developing a Web Strategy, Exploring Social Media, Blogging for Business, Website Usability, Online Public Relations, Optimizing Landing Pages, Integrated Email Marketing and Measuring Web Analytics.
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Our friends over at Hanapin Marketing have a great post about the importance of simple contact forms when using them as a lead generation source. While we may not be PPC Heroes, we do know something about creating easy to use web forms.
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We recently announced our new Smart Routing functionality and many of you have started using it and or at least testing it out. We wanted to do a quick post on how businesses with multiple departments can use Smart Routing with notification emails, to save time and manage their online forms quickly and efficiently.
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In the last post we discussed how you can use the Messages and Redirects feature to create custom messages for your users after they have filled out a form. Another way to continue to market or reach your customers and web users is to use the redirect option. The redirect option in the form builder allows you to set up multiple page forms, send to external or partner sites, or create other opportunities for your visitors to continue to interact with your site once they have completed a form.
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Most people go to great lengths to make sure that they have set up their forms to maximize the user experience during the submission process, however, an important opportunity is often over looked after users hit the submit button. Using the form builder, and our Messages and Redirects options, you can provide your customers and visitors with a great experience and capitalize even after they have submitted their information. For this post we will focus on how to create custom messages and provide value to your users after they click away from your form.
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For most people FormSpring is just an online form builder, however for those of you who dare to be creative with how you use it, it can become a way to run and manage your business. Today we came across a great interview with Jay Parkinson, a Doctor in New York City who has slowly started a revolution in one of the most complicated systems in the U.S. Read the interview here and see how this New York Doctor is utilizing FormSpring, while trying to change the way an entire nation views the health care industry. Stay tuned for an in depth interview with Jay and how he uses FormSpring here.
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Not every form is going to be a simple contact form or newsletter sign up. FormSpring can be used to create all sorts of complex forms, like ones that require you to perform calculations, like an order or event registration form.
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