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As you will probably already know, designing basic cross-client HTML emails is difficult (looking at you Outlook!) in itself, but designing emails that work on all email clients and also work on all of the varied sized mobile phones and tablets currently available, is even harder. Much harder.
Thankfully there are a bunch of guys out there that have done most of the work for you, by creating a collection of easy to edit and free responsive email templates that work across all clients and are readable on any device. We have split the templates into two categories, ‘Bare-Bones’ and ‘Pre-Designed’, here they are:
Disclaimer: This post is brought to you by Elegant Themes.
Here’s the thing: your own website is subjected to the same vicious itch as any other. I’m sure your content is high-quality and the design is impeccable. But let’s face it, opt-in forms are the virtual salesmen that everyone hates. On the other hand, they’re also the best way to collect e-mails, stay in touch with your audience, and grow a strong community organically.
So how can you stand out from the crowd and make sure your audience doesn’t miss the chance to hear from you again just because you’re the 123,897th person who asks for their e-mail address?
Biggest Opt-In Mistake: Making it Pop-Up Only
The most surprising thing about successful opt-in forms is that they’re as subtle as they can be. Their design is beautiful, but not too flashy, and they’re so perfectly integrated into the website that they don’t interrupt users from their activity. In other words, they stand out… but they don’t POP! At least not in the classic way.
This is the most important feature of an opt-in form and that’s exactly what you should be going for, as well. But don’t worry, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel here and get busy creating a new way of collecting e-mails that may or may not catch on.
There’s a new opt-in plugin that has already fixed every problem that made opt-ins insufferable so far. It’s called Bloom and it doesn’t just make these forms more attractive to the visitors on your website, it also makes it easier for you to manage your e-mail lists and measure the success of your opt-in campaigns.
Unlike most plugins, Bloom offers you the possibility to position the forms where you want them, and choose what triggers them to appear on screen. You have a bunch of tools at your disposal, all very simple and intuitive, that help you customize the perfect opt-in for your website.
There are 12 e-mail marketing integrations, 6 e-mail opt-in types, and the freedom to personalize forms for a wide range of contexts. And to make it as easy as possible, Bloom comes with a friendly dashboard that allows you to manage all these features without getting a headache.
Pleasant For Users, Simple For You
Bloom is designed to do everything for you in a smooth and time-saving manner, so you can create beautiful, perfectly-timed opt-ins that integrate on any website page and complement your content. This alone stands as proof that the visitors on your website will love it as much as you will.
Just as the dashboard is designed to save you time and brain cells by making the process of creating and managing opt-ins a piece of cake, it also brings users closer to you with non-intrusive, appealing opt-in forms that add value to your website instead of discrediting it.
This way, you show your occasional visitors that you understand how they like to consume online content (and by that I mean “uninterrupted”) and win their trust more easily. Instead of poking their eyes out with an inappropriate opt-in, you draw their attention with a well-placed form only when they’re ready to accept it.
How Does Bloom Work?
Before you can create a functioning opt-in form on your website using Bloom, you first need to connect the plugin to your email marketing software. Bloom works with several different systems, such as MailChimp, Constant Contact, MadMinim, iContact, InfusioSoft, Feedblitz, Aweber, Campaign Monitor, GetResponse, SendInBlue, MailPoet and Ontraport.
Once you’ve done this, you can start working on your opt-in forms by using the tools available on Bloom. You have 6 e-mails opt-in types and a set of fully customizable forms to choose from, allowing you to adjust just about every aspect of your opt-in, from titles and body copy, to image positioning, borders, form styling and set-up, and even custom CSS tweaks for individual forms.
Whether you create a Pop-Up, Fly-In or Below Post, you also get to choose what triggers your opt-in. It can be the user’s inactivity on your website for a certain amount of time or the user’s comment on an article. You can time the opt-in to appear when the visitor gets to the bottom of the page or while scrolling, and you can even put locked-in content on your website that users can unlock only after subscribing.
If you’re not sure which type of opt-in works best, you can perform split tests (A/B tests) to see what attracts users most and pick the highest performing variation to be your main version.
Whatever you choose to do, you can rest assured you won’t have a hard time managing the plugin. You have short video tutorials to help you figure things out in just a few minutes. That’s all you need to start designing beautiful, non-intrusive opt-in forms that will help you grow your e-mail lists and create a powerful dialogue.
You can start using Bloom today to understand the needs of your audience and build a strong, long-lasting bond. Download the plugin now and customize all your opt-in forms to integrate perfectly into your website and you’ll will be able to create the loyal community you’ve been longing for.
Disclaimer: This post is brought to you by Elegant Themes.
Here’s the thing: your own website is subjected to the same vicious itch as any other. I’m sure your content is high-quality and the design is impeccable. But let’s face it, opt-in forms are the virtual salesmen that everyone hates. On the other hand, they’re also the best way to collect e-mails, stay in touch with your audience, and grow a strong community organically.
So how can you stand out from the crowd and make sure your audience doesn’t miss the chance to hear from you again just because you’re the 123,897th person who asks for their e-mail address?
Biggest Opt-In Mistake: Making it Pop-Up Only
The most surprising thing about successful opt-in forms is that they’re as subtle as they can be. Their design is beautiful, but not too flashy, and they’re so perfectly integrated into the website that they don’t interrupt users from their activity. In other words, they stand out… but they don’t POP! At least not in the classic way.
This is the most important feature of an opt-in form and that’s exactly what you should be going for, as well. But don’t worry, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel here and get busy creating a new way of collecting e-mails that may or may not catch on.
There’s a new opt-in plugin that has already fixed every problem that made opt-ins insufferable so far. It’s called Bloom and it doesn’t just make these forms more attractive to the visitors on your website, it also makes it easier for you to manage your e-mail lists and measure the success of your opt-in campaigns.
Unlike most plugins, Bloom offers you the possibility to position the forms where you want them, and choose what triggers them to appear on screen. You have a bunch of tools at your disposal, all very simple and intuitive, that help you customize the perfect opt-in for your website.
There are 12 e-mail marketing integrations, 6 e-mail opt-in types, and the freedom to personalize forms for a wide range of contexts. And to make it as easy as possible, Bloom comes with a friendly dashboard that allows you to manage all these features without getting a headache.
Pleasant For Users, Simple For You
Bloom is designed to do everything for you in a smooth and time-saving manner, so you can create beautiful, perfectly-timed opt-ins that integrate on any website page and complement your content. This alone stands as proof that the visitors on your website will love it as much as you will.
Just as the dashboard is designed to save you time and brain cells by making the process of creating and managing opt-ins a piece of cake, it also brings users closer to you with non-intrusive, appealing opt-in forms that add value to your website instead of discrediting it.
This way, you show your occasional visitors that you understand how they like to consume online content (and by that I mean “uninterrupted”) and win their trust more easily. Instead of poking their eyes out with an inappropriate opt-in, you draw their attention with a well-placed form only when they’re ready to accept it.
How Does Bloom Work?
Before you can create a functioning opt-in form on your website using Bloom, you first need to connect the plugin to your email marketing software. Bloom works with several different systems, such as MailChimp, Constant Contact, MadMinim, iContact, InfusioSoft, Feedblitz, Aweber, Campaign Monitor, GetResponse, SendInBlue, MailPoet and Ontraport.
Once you’ve done this, you can start working on your opt-in forms by using the tools available on Bloom. You have 6 e-mails opt-in types and a set of fully customizable forms to choose from, allowing you to adjust just about every aspect of your opt-in, from titles and body copy, to image positioning, borders, form styling and set-up, and even custom CSS tweaks for individual forms.
Whether you create a Pop-Up, Fly-In or Below Post, you also get to choose what triggers your opt-in. It can be the user’s inactivity on your website for a certain amount of time or the user’s comment on an article. You can time the opt-in to appear when the visitor gets to the bottom of the page or while scrolling, and you can even put locked-in content on your website that users can unlock only after subscribing.
If you’re not sure which type of opt-in works best, you can perform split tests (A/B tests) to see what attracts users most and pick the highest performing variation to be your main version.
Whatever you choose to do, you can rest assured you won’t have a hard time managing the plugin. You have short video tutorials to help you figure things out in just a few minutes. That’s all you need to start designing beautiful, non-intrusive opt-in forms that will help you grow your e-mail lists and create a powerful dialogue.
You can start using Bloom today to understand the needs of your audience and build a strong, long-lasting bond. Download the plugin now and customize all your opt-in forms to integrate perfectly into your website and you’ll will be able to create the loyal community you’ve been longing for.
I had a look at GetReponse right when I started out setting up my first email newsletters, at the time it wasn’t a sound fit for me, but I decided to have a look at GetResponse one more time to see whether things have changed.
It’s important to understand that I love functionality and beautiful design combined. They have to work together without lacking any usability on the user end. I’ve heard some good things of GetResponse in the past few months and that some bigger companies were moving their lists over, so it sparked my interest.
The first thing I noticed, was that they were offering a 30 day free trial for you to test the software. This makes it clear that the company believes in their product and that they would support it for free, no risk involved on your end.
So I signed up…
Functionality is great
One of the first things I’ve noticed since trying out GetResponse way back when, was that their interface is so easy to navigate and understand. Not only do they provide me with helpful guides pointing the way for my first time use, but the general getting around navigation is super easy. Sections are clearly marked and accessible. You don’t really get lost like you do in other service provider interfaces.
Took me 3 minutes
It literally took my 3 minutes to setup a new list, import some contacts and start setting up my first campaign. I didn’t have to look for tools or pages to help facilitate the process, they were all directed my way, if I could put it that way. Their importing functions work well and looks solid.
Guided Training
From the start, they offer you to attend their live training daily webinar where they will teach you tactics of growing your list from 0-100,000. It’s offered on a daily basis and looks super helpful for people just starting out with newsletters.
Auto Responders are easy
Often times auto responder setups can take time and needs you to sit down and think of the dripping time frames. In this case, GetResponse made it super easy to setup your auto responders. It’s a beautiful interface that guides you through the process, spelling out all the details until the setup is complete.
Survey integration
It’s not often that you find survey tools integrated with your email marketing, even though surveys are an important part of any business’s long term growth. GetResponse has done a beautiful job of integrating surveys with their software, you can create your surveys right in your dashboard and send it to whom ever subscribes to a certain link you publish. It beats having to sign up for extra survey software!
Easy subscription form creation tools
I gotta say, everything about GetResponse to me spells, “easy.” Getting into an often times complicated creation process of producing signup forms have been done neutralized due to the software’s easy creation tools and guided cues.
You have the ability to choose from over 200 pre-designed form templates, or to start from scratch using their beautifully structured form creator. It really works like a charm.
New Landing Page Integration
Say what? Yes, that’s right. GetResponse has introduced landing pages into their suite of tools available to you. It’s amazing to see that an email company takes intuitive to bring together different tools to make a completed package that can serve millions. Even though the landing page creator is still in beta, it serves as a powerful tool to capture new leads for your business.
You get to choose from a lot of pre-designed templates readily available to you to setup your landing page, it’s really simple to create something that could take you a lot of time usually.
What Neil Patel has to say about GetResponse
For those of you who don’t know Neil Patel, he is an authority figure in the world of online marketing, having built two successful companies, Crazy Egg and KiSSmetrics and blogging about his progress at QuickSprout, let’s hear what he has to say about GetResponse.
My overall view of GetResponse
I gotta say, after playing around with the software, doing different tests and tasks, I love it. It’s simple, elegantly designed, fast and responsive. The pricing plans look great for what you get. Just testing out the software has convinced me to make the switch to GetResponse. Will you be doing the same?
Mandrill is an email infrastructure service that started as an idea in 2010. That idea became reality in 2012, when Mandrill cannibalized a crew of MailChimp’s best engineers. Isolated from the rest of the team, they turned the idea from a skunkworks project into a product that outperforms competitor services. Growing fast and innovating faster, Mandrill is now the largest Email as a Service platform on the market, with more than 250,000 active customers.
Use Mandrill to send automated one-to-one email like password resets and welcome messages, as well as marketing emails and customized newsletters. Mandrill is quick to set up, easy to use, and ridiculously stable. We made it for developers, who love documentation, integrations, high delivery rates, webhooks, and analytics. If you’re not comfortable with code and APIs, we recommend finding someone who is before getting started.
Mandrill comes with a beautiful interface, flexible template options, custom tagging, and advanced tracking and reports. Mandrill is the only email infrastructure service with a mobile app that lets you monitor delivery and troubleshoot from wherever you are. It’s also powerful, scalable, and affordable. But you don’t have to take our word for it.
