Add An Opt In Form To Every Post Then Triple Your Blog Traffic

Saturday, October 1st, 2011 at 1:53 pm  
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Everyone working online knows how important it is to start building an email list and having an opt-in form available for people to subscribe to our lists.

Unfortunately, in my opinion, I see so many blog owners using the wrong method of applying their opt-in forms to their blogs. One of my pet hates is getting to blog, start reading the content and then 60 seconds later up comes a pop up that covers the screen and stops me reading.

Now I know that it’s their blog and they can apply what they want to it. But isn’t the point of a blog to allow people to read our content?

So why would we want to interrupt our visitors when they’re reading?

I don’t like pop ups on a blog or those ones that slide up from the bottom and I know I’m not alone in this. Personally if I get to a blog, start reading the content and a pop up then stops me reading I’m going to leave the blog altogether, unless those few lines that I’ve read have really grabbed my attention.

There are other ways of adding an opt-in form to our blogs. We can place them in our side bars, as I have done over on the right of the blog. Or we can add them to our blog posts, as I have also done.

I was recently asked how I added the opt-in forms to my blog posts so to answer the question I created a video showing people how it’s done spacer

Don’t worry, we don’t have to set this up for every post as we set it up once and it’s automatically added to every post on your blog, both new and old spacer

Watch the video below and see if this method suits you better.

To download the plugin mentioned in the video visit:
www.bit.ly/AddSig

Once you’ve set it up it’s time to generate traffic to your blogs in order for people to subscribe to your list.

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Out of curiosity can you also share your views on using pop ups on blogs, I’m interested to see how many people feel the same way as I do.

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62 Comments

  1. Nigel Yipspacer says:
    October 1, 2011 at 2:37 pm


    Twitter: myfirstmarketin
    Hi Barry,

    Just thought I would by your blog today and see how things were going only to be surprised by your new wonderful blog post. And yeah talk about annoying pop up boxes lol- they sure do get in the way and certainly most surprise ya when you least expected. Not exactly a great way either to start off with building a relationship with a new visitor and potential future follower and loyal reader.

    Hope all is well and that you are enjoying the lovely weather we are having – have a wonderful weekend!
    Nigel
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    • Barryspacer says:
      October 1, 2011 at 3:00 pm


      Twitter: barry_wells
      Hi Nigel, wow that was quick my friend spacer

      Thanks for sharing your views on the pop ups. Some of them can make you jump a little when you’re not expecting them spacer
      You’re absolutely right mate, they’re not a good way of starting the relationship with new visitors. Especially those that offer the same product that’s sat on the home page spacer

      The weather is gorgeous isn’t it. I’m off out in garden after this to get some odd jobs done before the rain comes back spacer

      You have a great weekend as well Nigel, catch you up in the week my friend.

      Respect and Regards,
      Barry

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  2. Juliespacer says:
    October 1, 2011 at 6:28 pm


    Twitter: jmd164
    Hi Barry,

    Thanks so much for the email, very thoughtful of you. I’m well, very busy, but this weekend is a long one – yipee – and as in England, we too are enjoying the terrific weather. spacer

    Pop-ups, hmmm, don’t like them at all. I don’t know if it’s firefox or what, but they pop up when I click to open my email or fb links. I do have pop-up blocks, perhaps need to update something. Anyway, on blogs, yes they are, as you said, nothing but an annoying distraction – my two cents.

    As to your op-in on your blog posts though, now that is a great idea, thanks for showing us how to put them on Barry.

    Take Care
    Julie
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    • Barryspacer says:
      October 3, 2011 at 11:11 am


      Twitter: barry_wells
      Hi Julie, no worries on the email spacer

      The weather has been great Julie, lets hope it stays a little longer spacer

      Don’t get me wrong on pop ups Julie, they do have a use and a place to apply them. I have one on my eBook website offering free eBooks when people subscribe to my list. However the people that visit the ebook website are looking for ebooks.

      When it comes to blogs people come to read our content or watch our videos and i don’t feel that pop ups belong on blogs.

      I’m pleased that you like the method I apply to my blog. It’s easy to set up Julie spacer

      Best of luck, Barry

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  3. Bill Murneyspacer says:
    October 3, 2011 at 11:08 am

    Hi Barry

    I agree entirely, pop ups are a certain way for me to leave a blog. How many MC blogs do you see with the pop up “Why You’ll Never Succeed Online”, well I think they have answered their own question. Meanwhile a certain somebody is loving all the exposure.

    Bill
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    • Barryspacer says:
      October 3, 2011 at 5:01 pm


      Twitter: barry_wells
      Hi Bill,

      That’s a very good point mate, especially when the same offer is on the home page when you land on the blogs in the first place. If you want that report Bill it’s on my free gifts page spacer

      Have a great week Bill, I hope your new venture is coming along nicely spacer

      Take care, Barry

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  4. Dawn Kayspacer says:
    October 3, 2011 at 5:22 pm


    Twitter: Dawn_Kay
    Hi Barry

    I watched your video on adding an optin form and got one on my blog in no time at all so thanks for that bud.

    Your videos are very step by step and straight to the point which is good and you make me howl every time you say your belly’s rumbling so it must be time for tea (ha ha).

    How you doing on finding a rumble jingle by the way?, I’ve found my trump one (lol)

    Regarding popups…

    I do own one but turned it off because I thought most of the people that come to my blog didn’t like them.

    Personally I don’t mind if I go on a blog and one comes on so I think you’ll find its half and half and you’ll get some people that like them and some people that don’t.

    After all we NEVER can please everyone Barry can we (lol)

    Catch you on the rounds

    Dawn
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    • Barryspacer says:
      October 4, 2011 at 11:06 am


      Twitter: barry_wells
      Hi Dawn,

      I saw that you had added the opt-in form to your posts and congratulate you on taking swift action Dawn. Thanks for the feedback on the videos, I’m glad that you enjoy them spacer arrrrrrr the belly rumble spacer No I still haven’t been able to find a jingle spacer I ‘m keeping my phone near me at all times hoping to record one live ha ha. Where did you find the trump one Dawn? I really want one as it’ll make the videos so memorable.

      I know you had a pop up active Dawn and yours was one of the few blogs where I would simply close the pop up and carry on reading your content. The ones where I instantly close the blog are those that offer the same thing in the pop up as they’re offering on the home page spacer

      I know what you mean about never being able to please everyone Dawn and as I said in the post: Personal blogs belong to the person and it’s their’s to apply what they want to it spacer

      Thanks Dawn, take care.

      R&R Barry

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      • Dawn Kayspacer says:
        October 4, 2011 at 12:36 pm


        Twitter: Dawn_Kay
        Ha ha now if you could catch a live one and record it that would be fab (lol)

        I got mine from Audio Jungle – audiojungle.net

        I’m keeping an eye out for ya and they have a few rumbles which you might want to look at.

        I went for a piece of music with sounds that resembled a trump in the end as I didn’t wanna offend anyone (lol)

        I’ll keep looking and let me know if you find anything

        Catch ya soon

        Dawn
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        • Barryspacer says:
          October 4, 2011 at 1:27 pm


          Twitter: barry_wells
          A live performance always goes down better spacer

          I’ll check out Audio Jungle, thanks for the link Dawn. I did wonder how you would incorporate a trump sound to your videos, but I’ll wait and see Dawn spacer

          Catch you up on the circuit Dawn,
          take care, Barry

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          • Dawn Kayspacer says:
            October 4, 2011 at 1:40 pm


            Twitter: Dawn_Kay
            Its not for my video intros Barry it’s for something else I’m doing.

            (second on my list in the marketing challenges group)

            They’ve got some really good stuff at audio jungle only problem is it takes ages to go through them all (lol).

            Catch ya later

            Dawn
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            • Barryspacer says:
              October 4, 2011 at 2:41 pm


              Twitter: barry_wells
              I’ll have to check out your list then spacer

              I just spoke to Perky and he thinks you’re after his top commenter award, just to mark your card Dawn spacer

              I’ll ask my daughter to see if she can find the jingle, fun for her (I hope) and saves time for me spacer

              See you along the way spacer
              Have fun, Barry

  5. Adriennespacer says:
    October 3, 2011 at 5:26 pm


    Twitter: adriennesmith40
    Hey Barry,

    Okay, I’ve wondered how you did that and now I know. Thank you for sharing that video with us walking us through exactly how to import that box below our posts. See, that was so easy and I feel so silly for not having learned that before now.

    I recently learned exactly all the different places we should be putting our opt-in box but I have to get my darn free gift up before I implement all of this. So on to my next project now.

    Thank you so much for sharing this with us and I’ll be checking out your video too!

    You’re the best!

    ~Adrienne
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    • Barryspacer says:
      October 4, 2011 at 11:21 am


      Twitter: barry_wells
      Hi Adrienne,

      Don’t feel silly Adrienne. Things are only easy once we know how it’s done. When I first started creating the video I deleted the plugin so as to show everyone how to install it through wordpress, only to discover that I couldn’t find it on wordpress spacer so I installed the plugin again from a back up. Another testament for creating regular back ups spacer

      I know what you mean about having the free gift ready before placing our opt-in forms on our blogs. I had the same view before joining Facebook and bringing the traffic here. I know you’ll get the product created and that it’ll be a fantastic one Adrienne, I can’t wait as I know it’ll be packed with quality info.

      I hope that you enjoyed the video, thanks for checking it out spacer

      Have a great week Adrienne, catch up soon
      Respect and Regards,
      Barry

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  6. Extreme Johnspacer says:
    October 4, 2011 at 10:41 am


    Twitter: ExtremeJohn
    Great article Barry and a very helpful video. You are indeed not alone in getting annoyed of the pop ups that distracts our reading. Unless pop ups are irresistible, we must avoid it as much as possible and use other opt-in forms instead. Just like how you have put it as shown in your video. Thanks for such a helpful article.
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    • Barryspacer says:
      October 4, 2011 at 1:24 pm


      Twitter: barry_wells
      Hi John,

      I’m glad that you found the video helpful and that you agree with me about the pop ups. As you say some are irresistible, which is acceptable but those that repeat the offer from the home page arrr I’m closing the page and moving on.

      Take care John,
      Thanks mate
      Barry

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