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Design a Custom Opt-in form
DESIGN YOUR OWN BLOG
by Marianne Manthey
without a Plugin
How to
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DESIGN YOUR OWN BLOG
PART 2
Embed a Sign Up Form into your Blog
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This Slideshare is Part 2 of a 4 part tutorial
on designing a custom opt-in (sign up) form
for your blog.
The entire tutorial can be found here:
DesignYourOwnBlog.com
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Part 1 (last slideshow)
Create a Sign Up Form in MailChimp
• Create a List
• Create a Form
• Get the Embed Code
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Part 2 (this slideshow)
Embed a Sign Up Form into your Blog
• Embed into WordPress Widget
• Embed into Blogger Gadget
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Part 3 (video)
Design Your Opt-in Form in PicMonkey
• Upload a background “photo”
• Add graphic elements
• Save as a background image
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Part 4 (slideshow)
Style the Opt-in Form Design in your Blog
• A few simple CSS lessons – don’t be scared!
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A: Embed Form into a WordPress Widget
Skip to slide 17 if you’re on Blogger
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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From your Dashboard, click on Appearance>Widgets
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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Expand the Sidebar
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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Drag a Text Widget into the Sidebar
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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Expand the Text Widget
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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Go back to MailChimp and copy the embed
code from Part 1.
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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Paste the HTML
code into the text
widget.
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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View your blog
page…
And refresh.
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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Your new form
should now
appear.
Hmm… needs
work!
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR WORDPRESS BLOG
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B: Embed Form into a Blogger Gadget
WordPress folks, skip to slide 24
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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From your Dashboard, click on Layout
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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Next, click Add a Gadget in the sidebar
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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Click the [+] to add the HTML/JavaScript gadget
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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Go back to MailChimp and copy the embed
code from Part 1.
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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Paste the HTML code into the window
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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View your blog
and refresh.
Your new form
should now
appear!
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOGGER BLOG
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Our forms aren’t exactly very pretty are they?
That’s ok. In Part 3, we’ll have fun designing
our new forms!
EMBED A FORM INTO YOUR BLOG
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Continue the 4 Part Tutorial
THANK YOU
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