From the Inbox...
"I'm trying to learn how to build a Squeeze Page. I wanted to ask you Lynn, what program do you use for building your squeeze pages, and also, who do you use to purchase your Domain Names and Hosting?"
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Hi RJ,
I use GoDaddy to register most of my domain names and I use HostGator for my web hosting. You don’t ever want to use the same company for both.
I use HostGator because of their service & support (great features, low price). You can host unlimited sites/domains on one account for less than 10 dollars a month. I have a coupon code you can use to get your first month free (actually for a penny, which is about as close to free as you can get 😉 ).
For opt-in graphics & squeeze pages, I like Kidino’s designs. See: http://www.clicknewz.com/1071/free-squeeze-pages/ You do need to use Photoshop to edit them (or you can outsource the editing). Kidino also has an Opt-in Case Study that you can download free.
Check out the free PDF at: http://www.10conversionsecrets.com and sign up for that mailing list. They will send you great tips and before & after examples to help you design your squeeze page.
Before you get started, be sure to watch these videos. Its a step-by-step video tutorial, which includes 12 free videos, that will teach you how to set up minisites & squeeze pages.
Best,
p.s. Todd Gross and Derrick VanDyke have some squeeze page videos that you may want to look into as well. And there is an interview with Eben Pagan here that offers some in-depth tips on creating a successful landing page.
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Great advice Lynn, for most people its quite daunting getting squeeze pages right. But you have provided quality content and how-to's.
I am a firm believer in taking action, that is start with one template and test, test, test, test and test again, until your conversion rates improve.
Thanks
Hi Lynn,
Good advice as usual, but it's worth adding that if people are serious about building web pages (of any kind), it's really worth taking the small amount of time need to learn HTML.
It's very simple stuff, but gives you control over your page. You can design your own pages, without having to pay someone else, or at the very least, have the ability to modify a page someone else did for you, without incurring the time and cost penalties of getting them to modify it for you.
http://www.w3schools.com is a good place to start, but there are huge numbers of HTML tutorials around. Also highly recommended are the CSS tutorials at w3schools (and others) as CSS enables you to take your web pages to the next level.
Hope this helps,
Alan
Depends on the niche, I usually try to avoid graphical elements in name squeeze pages.
A simple template, like in Eben's Double Your Dating, works like gangbusters.
Thanks for the video resources, Lynn.
@ Alan & Mark
Took the words right out of my mouth. It is important to know the very basics of HTML and CSS markup to survive in this industry. Plus, knowledge is power, so why not want to learn everything you can about this virtual marketplace we're all competing in?!?
http://www.w3schools.com is the best place to start.
The content within the landing page is even more important than the graphical elements themselves.. Michael's Mini Site profits videos are like an in depth step by step guide to building and promoting a product using a squeeze page, opt-in, auto responder, etc...
Everything you need. It's great!
What a brilliant way to post these links Lynn.
Why don't I start answering questions on my blog - DOH!
Especially after putting up a video about how I was electrocuted by the Internet and now I have all the knowledge in my brain to answer any question...
Thanks for the freakin' CLUE!
Rick
Questions are often great topic ideas, and I use them frequently to inspire new topics here at ClickNewz - whether they come by email, Twitter, another blog, by phone, on my forum, etc.
Its safe to assume that if one person asks, there are many more who would be interested in the same answer or topic.
I did a whole Traffic series after letting my readers submit their questions about website traffic - that one was fun 😉
oh you were so close! It's unfortunate that you forgot to link to your traffic series in that comment 😉
I assume they are all interlinked as well, yes?
Hehe sorry Lynn, sometimes my good natured sarcasm gets lost in translation.
I just noticed that you did so well with the linking within the post, and yet "missed" an easy one right there in your reply comment 😉
You lost me, Dennis... Here is the link to the Website Traffic Q&A here on ClickNewz: http://www.clicknewz.com/category/website-traffic-qa/
Indeed it is, and it's "extra" cool stuff like that, that puts bloggers like yourself in the *special* folder 🙂
LOL Thanks, Dennis - appreciate the catch 🙂
It was a bit of a sidetrack to the original topic, which is why I didnt include the link in my reply to Rick's comment. But that Q&A section is actually in the navigation as a Category in the sidebar.
Thank you, Dennis 😀
Which part of the code do I take from the optin design templates to make the optin form look like yours?
Oh wow - its been awhile since I did that, so I dont recall off the top of my head. But I found it in the documentation that you get with the templates. You can also email Kidino for support.
Could you please elaborate on "You don’t ever want to use the same company for both" [domain name registration and web hosting]?" Thanks.
Sure Erin. The main reason is that hosting companies are not domain registrars, and domain companies are not web hosts. You wont get the same level of service, or features & support by going that route.
But the big problem people run into is trying to move to a new host, and finding out that their current host wont let go of the domain. Or similar issues with having both tied in with the same company.
Once again Lynn great information I had no clue what a squeeze page was until I read this post.
Your comment back to Erin was great too, as this happened to me and I just could not understand why, so in the end I just stayed right were I was, it actually became a huge mission just to go some where else.
Thanks again Lynn. I really am learning so much from here.