Wufoo forms is something I stumbled upon the other day when submitting a the form of another web site. I linked on the form name at the bottom and it took me to the WuFoo website and checked it out …now I’m going to give them a try.
Wufoo will let you create up to 3 forms with a free account, but they will require you to allow their branding and link on your forms. Some of the features they have include payment integration with PayPal, Google Checkout and Authorize.net. They also have forms with 128 Bit SSL security features, SPAM protection and nightly backups. The forms can be embedded in any HTML page, they can be linked to directly on the WuFoo hosted platform, they can be put into a pop-up window if you like. They also have all the great feuatres you would expect for managing the mailing list from the subscriptions or forms that you have created.
When I tried the demo account with 3 free forms I found the form wizard to be very easy to use, I created my Quote form on my Pricing page very quickly and easily. When I put the code into the blog page I created, it didn’t exactly mesh with the design and colors I had going so I went back to Wufoo and after poking around a little I discovered that I could completely customize the look of my form, so now the color, font, size and thank you message all look like it’s fully integrated into my site. One other feature I’ve seen here which is handy is the desktop notifier – if you have a serious, time sensitive campaign, that would be cool to have running – I haven’t tried it yet but I will soon.
Wufoo also has a number of premade templates to choose from for different uses like surveys, mailing lists, order forms, event planners, workshop registration and more. Along with the template forms you can select from a number of premade colorful themes with great selection of color palettes.
One feature I think they should work on next is an email program similar to something like IContact (www.icontact.com) so that I can communicate with the inquiries I’ve received and subscribers who sign up in the future – currently I don’t see that feature which means I need to export my list to somewhere else.
As soon as I need more forms, I will probably be going back to Wufoo for an upgraded account. If want to know more visit www.wufoo.com and have a look.
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