Top 7 Lead Gen Form A/B Tests: How to use A/B tests to increase form fills Presented live July 15, 2010 Featuring Natalie Myers Senior Reporter, WhichTestWon.com Plus Guest Star: Chris Goward WiderFunnel Marketing Inc. ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Admin Note: Attendees will get a copy of these slides + an on-demand mp3 via .
-> ‘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 WhichTestWon.com ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Why Bother Testing Lead Gen Forms?
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Relevance Clarity AnxietyDistraction Urgency WhichTestWon.com Analyze with the WiderFunnel LIFT Model (Tips and recommendations have limited value!) © WiderFunnel Marketing Inc.
WhichTestWon.com ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. #1. Form Headline Copy
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WhichTestWon.com ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. #3. Embedded Form vs. Button
WhichTestWon.com ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. #4. One Page vs. Multiple Page Forms
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WhichTestWon.com ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. 7 More Suggested Form Tests 1. Wording of form questions 2. Multiple response channels (phone and form) 3. Single vs. multi-column form 4. Required vs. non-required fields 5. Benefit copy next to the form 6. Button above the fold 7. (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) WhichTestWon.com ©2010, WhichTestWon.com a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Form-Testing Ground Rules:
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