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Top 7 Lead Gen Form A/B Tests:How to use A/B tests to increase form fills
Presented live July 15, 2010Featuring Natalie Myers Senior Reporter, WhichTestWon.com
Plus Guest Star: Chris GowardWiderFunnel Marketing Inc.
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-> ‘Best Practices,’ standard Web design templates, and marketer’s “gut” often FAIL tests.
-> Optimized forms can have a 25% conversion rate lift (or more).
-> Testing can generate better quality leads – not just more conversions.
“Untested lead generation landing pages and forms are guaranteed to be leaving money on the table.”
-Chris Goward CEO, WiderFunnel
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Why Bother Testing Lead Gen Forms?
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Remove These Now! (doesn’t require testing)
Clear Form
Reset Cancel
RelevanceClarity
AnxietyDistraction
Urgency
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#1. Form Headline Copy
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#2. Call to Action Buttons
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#3. Embedded Form vs. Button
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#4. One Page vs. Multiple Page Forms
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#5. Dynamic Forms
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#6. Email Opt-in Form Fields
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#7. Field Labels
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7 More Suggested Form Tests1. Wording of form questions2. Multiple response channels (phone and form)3. Single vs. multi-column form 4. Required vs. non-required fields 5. Benefit copy next to the form6. Button above the fold7. (Readable) Offer thumbnails
Anne’s Favorite Forms Book: Web Form Design: Filling in the
Blanks by Luke Wroblewski
1. If possible, measure beyond the “Submit”
2. Make sure you get enough traffic for conclusive results
3. Always use Controlled testing and NOT the “before and after” method
4. Don’t test other pages in the funnel at the same time (unless you’re an expert)
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4 Form-Testing Ground Rules:
Live Attendee Page Evaluation….
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Thank you
Contact Chris Goward, Co-Founder, WiderFunnel: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ChrisGoward Phone: 604.569.0897 Contact Natalie Myers, Senior Reporter, WhichTestWon.com:
Email: [email protected] Twitter: @WhichTestWon
Phone: 401.619.4995
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