Managing GetResponse Contacts

Successful campaigns include the ability to build contact lists. Use GetResponse Contacts functions to build dynamic web forms to gather subscriber information and direct potential subscribers to a generic e-mail address.

Capturing New Contacts Using Web Forms

To create a web form:

1. Click the Contacts tab to display contact management tasks (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: Managing Contacts.

 

2. Click Create Web Form. The Web Forms page displays (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Creating a Web Form for a Campaign.

 

3. Select the campaign from the Your current campaign drop-down list. The page displays the existing web forms for the campaign.

4. Click Click here to create a new web form to create a new form. The Web Form Options page displays (see Figure 3).

Figure 3: Naming the Web Form.

 

5. Enter the web form name in the Name field.

6. Select how the form is to be displayed (see Figure 4):

• Inline – displayed in a static position on a web page
• Lightbox Popup – displayed as a pop-up with the web page darkened in the background.

Figure 4: Configuring Web Form Properties.

 

7. If Lightbox Popup is selected, choose the lightbox effect:

• Fade in
• Fade in on button click
• Zoom in on button click
• Slide from top
• Slide from bottom

8. Click Show Advanced Options (see Figure 5) to do the following:

• Enter the URL of a confirmation web page in the Confirmation URL field.
• Enter URL of the Error page into the Error URL field.
• Enter a tracking number to identify where the user subscribed from in the Tracking number (REF) field.
• Add the “Powered by” GetResponse logo. Click the Add ‘Powered by’ logo option.
• Select the amount of time to display the web form using the Period time drop-down list.
• Select when to start displaying the form using the Show after drop-down list.

Figure 5: Configuring Web Form Advanced Options.

 

9. Click Next Step to personalize the web form (see Figure 6).

Figure 6: Personalizing the Web Form.

 

10. Select a template from the Choose template drop-down list. A preview image of the form displays on the right side of the page.

11. By default, all forms include fields to enter a name and e-mail address, along with a subscribe button. Drag and drop the fields to reorder them.

12. To collect more information, select a custom field name from the Choose Custom field drop-down list

13. Click create new to add a field. Enter the field name, label and default value of the field.

Note: The field name must be between 2 and 32 characters in length, all lowercase. Do not use spaces or numbers.

14. Click Add new field. The field is added to the web form preview image.

15. To change the form’s name, entering a name in the Title field and click Change title.

16. To change the submit button’s label – enter text into Submit button field and click Change submit button (see Figure 7).

Figure 7: Changing the Web Form Submit Button.

 

17. To remove a field, hover over it on the web form preview and click remove from the pop-up (see Figure 8).

Figure 8: Removing a Web Form Field.

 

18. Click Next Step. GetResponse saves the web form and displays the form’s HTML, as well as the HTML code for displaying the number of subscribers (see Figure 9).

Figure 9: Copying and Pasting HTML Code for a Web Form.

 

19. Click in the appropriate code box to select the code. Copy the code and paste into your web editor.

Note: Changes to the web form are automatically made on all websites.

Viewing and Editing Existing Forms

To view and edit existing web forms:

1. Click the Contacts tab to display contact management tasks (see Figure 1).

2. Click the Web Forms link.

3. Select the campaign from the Your current campaign drop-down list. The campaign’s existing web forms are displayed (see Figure 10).