How to create a free ebook email download page

Or is it triggered by both? Depending on your settings, your MailChimp automation should be triggered by any new signup to the list—not just by signup on a specific form. I kept googling and came across your page. I finally have completed my opt-in and freebie..

Thanks for the step by step guide! I just completed my freebie and linked it to my MailChimp and it was a success! Thanks for your help Gretchen! I really appreciate it. For the record, I am an artist so I linked in a desktop wallpaper of my work [with a quote done up in Canva] and a smartphone wallpaper.

Next thing to figure out! Should I create separate lists for each download or use groups? Dear Gretchen Your blog was very helpful. I have been searching about how to get people to subscribe before they download pdfs from my own site. I have assumed people will not want to pay for my journals so I have been offering the whole thing, but would like to know who is downloading what. I have mail chimp and assumed it would be possible, but until now had found advice using 3 plugins email before download, connect 7 and WordPress download manager.

I have been trying to figure this one out for days, so I would appreciate any help you can send my way. You are an angel. I have been trying for days to accomplish this feat and I found you! Thank you for being here for us tech idiots!!! Definitely sharing this with other newbie bloggers.

Hi Gretchen, This was a breath of fresh air after begging Thrive Content Builder landing page plugin to my WP site for days to help me figure this out. Ready to pull my hair out! Hoping to resolve the glitches by tomorrow! That box was created using Thrive Leads, and points to my ConvertKit email sequence with my freebie. Hi Gretchen, thanks so much for this great info!!

Hello Amie! Thank you so much for this simple straight forward information. I have been struggling with doing this for a long time Thank You. Dear Gretchen, Once again, thank you for this much helpful tutorial. I would appreciate if you would explain how to embed the general sign up form into the web site, or do the same customization with the embedded sing up form. For being so detailed and precise in your explanations.

You are my new discovery! Thank you for putting it together. The fields appear on the page but the button does not. Look for this line in your embed code:. I am just about to launch my website so i do not yet have any subscribers. I wanted to use a free download to entice readers to subscribe from the start. I have just signed up to mail chimp and have tried to follow your instructions above. However i have nothing in my lists? Tia, you can set up your Final Welcome Email before anyone subscribes so that it is in place when they do.

Appreciate the clarity of your article. I do have one question: I am trying to write my blog posts in advance. I want to advertise the opt-in in a post that is scheduled to be published in a couple of weeks. Heidi, once you set up your MailChimp Final Welcome Email, it will apply to everyone who signs up from that point on.

Thank you so much for this! But a very clear and useful guide — I found it very simple, perfect for me who is new to Mailchimp and such! I love this step by step explanation! I see its from , does it still work like this? So thank you again! Great post! I was just wondering about the legal considerations concerning this approach. When you offer a free download after asking for a Name and email address , do you automatically have an explicit optin?

Are you able to save your ebook as a PDF file? That should help the file size. If even then it is very large, try searching for a PDF compression service online there are many free ones and see if that reduces the file size without lowering quality. I was getting ready to pull my hair out until I found this.

Thanks for making this simple and straightforward. Thanks so much! Thank you for this. I suggest a few more instructions, like how to set up the form on wordpress. That would be useful. This was super simple. Not only did I already have MailChimp but it took me 1 search to find this! Thanks Gretchen. These directions were super easy to follow. Thank you so much! I was at a loss and almost spent money on trying to get my freebie out there.

I decided to make a Monthly Calendar for my blog. I had no idea you could upload links to mail chimp without having to pay. Thanks again! I highly appreciate your tutorials and advices. Best wishes for you Gretchen, and thank you.

Hi Gretchen! I guess they could reenter their email address but I hate for them to have to go through those steps again. Is there any easier way? You can also use Automations with a paid MailChimp account. You can ask your subscribers to put in their email again. When they put in the same email address in the subscription form, it will send them another email. Still a lot of steps. But doable.

Thanks so much for this brilliant article, Grethcen. I am giving away an audioworkshop that is rather large 27 MB. And that is too large for Mailchimp, which I use. Do you know how I can send a file of this size or where I can host it so it is not visible to the public?

I am currently using soundcloud as a temporary solution. Thank you so much for your help. Thanks for this! Just what I needed, and even more clear than the Mailchimp instructions! If you subscribe to our newsletter you will see what we uploaded!

Followed your steps and it worked; thank you for sharing the knowledge! Thank you so much for explaining this in easy to understand terms! I was having such a hard time trying to figure this out on my own. Super helpful post thank you again! This was SO very helpful. Excelent article. Do you know how to solve it? Therein lies the problem.

That is where ConvertKit comes in really, really handy. Or else a paid MailChimp account so you can use Automations.

Hi, Thanks so much for this article. I had been searching online for a straight forward explanation for this and was so confused until I found this site.

Just two questions. So after following this steps is it correct to say that right now new subscribers whether it is through this opt in or my Facebook sign up button or my newsletter sign up button on the sidebar will be able to download my free printable?

Do I need to go change the link to my free printable in the sign up form if I add another new free printable at a later stage?

Is it possible to keep this one active and then also add another one at a later stage? Yes, upon implementation of these steps, any new subscribers to your list will get the freebie in the automation or final welcome email. If you want to add another new freebie at a later stage, you can add additional links in the automation or final welcome email.

Let them know this is a special gift to people on the email list, and if they know someone who would benefit from the book, then to have them sign up to get their copy. The real fun lies in testing different sign up forms to see what converts. This comes with preformatted sign up form boxes that integrate directly with your email list service of choice. You can test them out in different places — beginning and end of post, sidebar, fade in after user activity, and so on.

Each sign up form you create will track statistics for sign ups and impressions. The real bonus is that you can split test different sign up forms. This will allow you to tweak your wordings, colors, design, and call to action.

You can just keep testing away and monitoring your sign up rate. Your email service may also have an option to embed the email sign up form directly into Facebook. Use every tool at your disposal. This is where you can get killer content ideas for guest posting on other blogs.

Learn how your comment data is processed. How To Articles. Do you want to set up a free ebook download on your WordPress blog? In This Article Hide. A better way to offer a free ebook download How to set up your WordPress blog to offer free ebooks. Step One: Install a plugin. Step Two: Create your ebook download file. Step Three: Insert your shortcode.

Step Four: Repeat for other ebook formats. Why would you want to offer your ebooks for free? You are in control. Can you sell your ebooks using this method? Add Your Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Another reason for choosing an ebook as your lead magnet is that PDF files are super easy to share. Before we look at the available options to send your ebook, you need to upload the ebook PDF file to a server location where subscribers can download it. Then make a note of the Copy Link location:.

We recommend using OptinMonster to make this process as smooth as possible. You can choose from different campaign types to display attention-grabbing offers to your visitors, including:. OptinMonster has loads of high-converting campaign templates you can choose from. For example, you can use an Inline Form template that displays an image of your ebook with an optin button alongside:.

The quickest and easiest way to deliver your ebook is with a Success Message. In your OptinMonster campaign , from the Design tab, select Success at the top of the screen to display the success message that corresponds to the campaign theme:. But with some quick editing, you can change the message and add an instant Download Now button. Click on the new Button to change the text and colors. For example, you could change the button text from Start Now to Download Now :.

Next, use the Action editor to add your download URL and, if you wish, enable conversion tracking:. That completes the setup for the Success Message option. Here, you can approach each chapter the way you might write a long blog post — by compartmentalizing each chapter into smaller sections or bullet points, as shown in the picture below.

This helps you write simply and clearly, rather than trying to use sophisticated language to convey each point. Be sure to maintain a consistent structure across each chapter, as well. This helps you establish natural transitions between each chapter so there's a clear progression from one chapter to the next simply stitching blog posts together can rob you of this quality.

These practices should hold true for all your other marketing efforts, such as email marketing, call-to-action creation, and landing page development. Want to make sure you're keeping your ebook exciting for readers? Here are some key tips to keep in mind:. Our downloadable ebook templates are offered in both PowerPoint and InDesign. For this example, we'll show you how to do it in PowerPoint, since more people have access to that software. You'll notice we only have one "chapter page" in the template slide three.

To create additional chapter pages, or any pages really, simply right click the slide and choose Duplicate Slide. This will make a copy of your slide and allow you to drag it to its proper place in your ebook via the sidebar or Slide Sorter section of PowerPoint. You can then customize it for any subsequent chapters. Ideally, our free ebook templates would magically match your brand colors.

But, they probably don't; this is where you get to truly personalize your work. However, because ebooks offer more real estate for color than your logo or website, it's a good idea to consider secondary colors within your brand's color palette.

Ebooks are where this color scheme can truly shine. To learn how to add your brand's colors to PowerPoint, check out this blog post. That way, you can customize the color scheme in our ebook templates to match your brand! Images and graphics in ebooks are hard to get right. The key to making them fit well is to think of them as complementary to your writing. If you need help gathering visuals, we have three sets of free stock photos that might help you along the way:.

And if you're compiling a data-heavy ebook, you might want to download our free data visualization ebook for tips about designing compelling charts and graphs for your content. Another way to enhance your ebook is by highlighting quotes or stats within your design. Just be sure the quote or stat you're using genuinely adds value to the content. Whether you're emphasizing a quote or adding a visual, keep all your content within the same margins.

If your copy is consistently one-inch indented on your page from both the left and right sides, keep your designed elements aligned using that same spacing.

Now that your content is written and designed, it's time to optimize it for lead generation, reconversion, and promotion. Think about how you got here — you clicked on a call-to-action CTA in an email, on a social media post, or somewhere else.

A CTA is a link or visual object that entices the visitor to click and arrive on a landing page that will get them further engaged with your company. Since your ebook readers have probably converted into leads in order to get their hands on your ebook to begin with more on this in step below , use the CTAs within your ebook to reconvert your readers and propel them further down your marketing funnel.

For instance, a CTA can lead to another offer, your annual conference's registration page, or even a product page. Depending on what this next action is, CTAs can be an in-line rectangle or a full-page teasing the next offer see both images below. We've even designed 50 customizable calls-to-action in PowerPoint you can download and use in your ebooks.

You can grab them here. Now, we don't have a dedicated CTA template slide in the PowerPoint ebook templates for you to customize Once you've finished writing your ebook — CTAs and all — it's time to convert it to the right file type so it's transferable from you to your recipient. Why can't you just attach what you have to a landing page and be done with it?

Word documents, PowerPoints, and similar templates are perfect for creating your ebook, but not for delivering it. Because these templates are editable, the contents of your ebook are too easily corrupted, distorted, or even lost when moving from your computer to the hands of your future leads.

That's where PDFs come in. You've seen these letters at the end of files before. Short for Portable Document Format, the.

PDF file type essentially freezes your ebook so it can be displayed clearly on any device.