Comments on: 4 High-Converting Places for Email Sign-up Forms (and How to Add Them In Thesis)

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:15:09 +0000

Thank you ,Derek, for providing this info in an easily digestible format for a non-techie like me.

I have been searching how to add an optin form (skin) to other pages, such as my About page and can’t find what I am looking for. I would like to add my optin box right below my about page content / signature line.

Can you point me in the right direction? My optin box skin gives me a short code, but I don’t know how/where to add that in Thesis.

Thanks in advance.

By: Detective Bryan

Detective Bryan — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:38:22 +0000

Thanks again Derek. I came to search for an error Thesis was creating in my blog(and still haven’t found the solution) but your site taught me more SEO than I learnt in the last year !! Is there a free service which can help me subscribe people to my blog??

By: Brad Dalton

Brad Dalton — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:39:22 +0000

Hi Derek

I’ve started to see i good increase in subscribers by placing a link near my sign up forms to a landing page displaying several reasons why you should subscribe.

I display sign up forms and links in all the places you mention excluding the footer.

This landing page contains cornerstone content linking to some of my most popular articles as well as several testimonial snippets from my existing readers.

I also use a feature box as my Thesis skin contains 6 built in page lead options which means there’s no need to play around with php or css code.

Simply paste html for text content and the url to your image link in the custom boxes the skin includes.

This method can be used using rss or an email service however i use it for feedburner as my email list is used with my free ebook already converting really well.

By: Sarah Lawrence Hinson

Sarah Lawrence Hinson — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:40:46 +0000

Great and information post Derek, thanks.

I decided against signups where you suggested (even though the hooks worked great) but I did go with AWeber. Figured it out and now have a sign-up form with a give-away. Woo hoo!

Be great for other sites when I get to it, too. Just wondering…haven’t had a chance to play, yet… does this code word just as well on a page? Would have thought so…

Thanks again, even spiritual people need sign-up forms!

Sarah Lawrence Hinson
A Mom On A Spiritual Journey

By: Eduardo Alvarez

Eduardo Alvarez — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:52:43 +0000

Hi Derek, I am new to Thesis and I tried to change the custom_functions.php from within wordpress admin and the result was that the site did not work at all. I went to the Forum and thank God I received help and was able to fix it. Now I am very cautious about doing anything to the custom_functions.php file, but I need to, in order to get a sign in form. Is it possible to get point by point guide as to how to do it (#1 Top Sidebar).

Thank you!

By: Maria Peagler

Maria Peagler — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:22:36 +0000

Ok, spoke too soon. Figured out I was putting it in the custom.css file instead. I put it in the right file, but boy it’s U-G-L-Y. I need to style it, but don’t know the CSS required. Point me to a tutorial?

Thanks!

By: Maria Peagler

Maria Peagler — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:18:49 +0000

Derek –
I’ve read your article multiple times and it’s awesome. I pasted the code you provided, along with the code from my email provider, into the custom_functions.php file, (and SAVE it), but nothing shows up in my sidebar.

Any ideas? Thanks!

By: Liat

Liat — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:12:30 +0000

I can’t believe it – I moved my sidebar email signup form up to the top – the only thing that was above it previously was a rotating testimonials widget, which I thought was great social proof – nuh uh.

Moving my email sign-up form to the top of my sidebar is bringing me in 5% subscribers/unique visits, as opposed to about 1.2%!! Why didn’t I read this blog post sooner?!! I bet implementing the Feature Box will be even more impressive.

Thank you!

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:06:20 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Lisa, Sometimes when you copy and paste, it will throw in extra or change characters. Always make a full backup copy of your functioning custom functions file. You can keep it on your server and name it something like custom-function-bakup. Then, this is what I do anyway, when the custom_function file is bad and takes down my site, login in using my FTP client, browse to the correct folder, delete the bad custom_function and rename good backup file.

By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:15:21 +0000

Derek, Thank you for the consolidation of this content from previous posts. You know… I recall reading part of this information from several of your other emails – now you have squarely hit me in the forehead and reinforced why I like DIY Themes and Thesis so much (and why my customers continue to experience tremendous success as well). Blog on!!!