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Create free, secure forms for your website with JotForm

2/4/2017

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JotForm is an online tool that allows you to create and customize fillable forms for your website. With thousands of pre-designed templates – like job applications, polls, marketing surveys and much more – and a variety of themes to choose from, you can be up and running in minutes. 


​Why would you need this? 

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If you use a website creation tool such as Weebly, Squarespace or WordPress for your site, you have pretty easy options for creating a form, but collecting data can be cumbersome – and if you don't have an SSL certificate, you're putting user data at risk.

Plus, with basic forms in Weebly and Squarespace, you don't have the option of allowing users to upload a file. If you want people to be able to upload a photo, resumé or document, you're stuck unless you install (and probably pay for) an app. 

With JotForm, once you sign up for a free account, create a form (using a plain or pre-designed theme) and connect it to your website, users are sent to a secure page to fill out information which gets logged into your JotForm account. You'll get an email when someone fills out the form, too, so you'll know right away when you receive a submission.
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You can provide a thank you message immediately upon submission of the form or else take people back to a page on your website. Want to send an immediate email follow-up? You can do that, too, as well as connect your data with other apps such as PayPal, Dropbox, Google Spreadsheets, MailChimp, SalesForce and more.
JotForm example
Like many online services, JotForm is a freemium, which means that you can use the basic services for free and then upgrade if you need more data storage, forms or reports. A free account offers up to 5 different form templates, 100 submissions per month, storage of up to 500 forms and unlimited fields within forms. Need more forms or storage space? Plans start at $19 per month. 

I've heard of a few issues with the size of forms and buttons on mobile devices, but for the most part, users seem really happy with the options and third party integrations available with this tool. 

Have you used JotForm or another form app for your website? Leave a comment below!


Note: 
Wise Penny has no affiliation with JotForm – we're just spreading the word on free resources for marketing teams and other businesses.
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