Add a VerticalResponse Opt-In Form to Your Facebook Pages

I’ve posted before that you should put an email opt-in form on each page of your website. In today’s world your social media profiles like your Facebook fan page are becoming extensions of your websites. Well, thanks to Return on Subscriber, I have found a way to add that opt-in form to your Facebook fan page.

We just created a video for how to do this if written words bore you!

I did this in just under 10 minutes and I promise it isn’t hard at all. But before you start, it is good to know that FBML, the application that allows you to do this, requires you to have a personal profile. So if you don't have one of those find someone who does, or join us on Facebook!

Step 1: Create a FREE VerticalResponse opt-in form

• Go to the ‘List’ section in your VerticalResponse account.
• Click to create a new opt-in form
• Name it
• Design your form, don’t worry we make the design part very simple
• Choose a pop-up thank you page, Facebook will not let you redirect to another site.
• Choose if you want new registrants to be added to an existing list or if you would like a new list created
• Set up any alerts 
• And publish. Need a tutorial?

Step 2: Add the Static FBML application to your Fan Page

• Search "Static FBML" in the Facebook search bar or click here
• Click Add to my Page
• In the window that pops up select your page

Step 3: Customize for your Facebook fan page

• Click to edit your fan page
• Click to edit the FBML application within your page 
• Paste the VerticalResponse opt-in form code into the empty box
• Change the title of the box, maybe "Newsletter Sign Up Form" or "Email Sign Up"
• Save these changes
• Go back to your fan page
• Click on the ‘+’ icon on your navigation bar
• Move your newsletter sign up form around on your navigation bar so it is in an appropriate place

We have added this application on to our fan page so check it out if you would like to see what it looks like before you begin.  We also have a short video tutorial that walks through Steps 2 and 3.  You can watch that tutorial here. 

Comments

[Michelle]

This was easy, thanks for the tip!

[Lisa Shapiro]

It worked! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dining-in-DC/60262008995

[Christina]

Does this work on Twitter as well?

[Dina]

I did it! Thanks so much. Will see how this works out.

Now, does anyone know how to do the same on Meetup.com? If it's possible?