Comments on: Why You Should Use a Custom Contact Form (and How to do It)

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:48:09 +0000

I’m with Cathy… I depend on email and my phone… will have to think about this again. Thanks, I think 😉

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:18:27 +0000

Let me know how it works out for you! 🙂

I had a similar concern early on, but it didn’t seem to discourage anyone. And the messages I received were much more targeted. It saves me a lot of time in general, as well as the prospect. It doesn’t take them 2 or 3 emails to get around to telling me their deadline. Now if I can’t meet it, I can immediately refer them to someone else — great for networking (the more referrals you give, the more you get), and great for the prospect-in-a-hurry.

By: KeriLynn Engel

KeriLynn Engel — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:28:32 +0000

You know, I never had one of these because I was thinking that asking lots of questions would discourage people from filling out the form. I was thinking that a simpler form would get more responses, because it’s easier and faster to fill out.

But now that I’m thinking about it, it makes more sense to get as much detail as possible. I’m going to be asking them these questions anyway. And if they’re contacting me about a project then they already have the answers in mind, but may not know what specific details I need.

Thanks, I’m going to add this right now 🙂

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:19:10 +0000

In reply to Cathy Miller. Gotta keep ya busy Cathy! ;)

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:17:45 +0000

Guilty as charged. Thanks for the ideas, Jenn – and the extra task. 😉