How to Put in a "Contact Us" Through iWeb
A "contact us" form allows your website visitors to reach you without leaving your website. Keeping visitors on your page longer increases the likelihood that they will come back to your page. Loyal visitors increase your website's reputation and page rank because they will tell their friends about your site either verbally or through social media.
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Instructions
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Creating a Contact Us Form on your iWeb Website.
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Contact forms go directly to your email. Open iWeb on your computer and create a new page where you want your form to appear. Title it "Contact Us."
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Do an Internet search for free Internet form builders. There are several, such as wufoo.com, formbreeze.com, phpform.org. Create a free account with your new form-building site.
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Build your "contact us" form. Include the following fields: First and last name, email address, website, and a brief message. Once the form is complete, the form builder will generate a code for you.
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Copy the code generated by the form builder.
Go Back to iWeb and Insert Code
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Inserting the form is easy with iWeb's HTML snippet editor. Go back to the "contact us" page in iWeb.
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Click on "web widgets" at the bottom of the screen and select "HTML snippet."
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A pop-up box will appear. Paste the code inside of the box and click "apply."
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Resize the text box so the form is completely visible on the screen. Position the form exactly where you want it by dragging it into place.
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Save your changes and publish them onto your web host, whether it is MobileMe or another hosting company.
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Tips & Warnings
Visit the site and fill out the contact form to make sure it is working properly.
If you don't want to use a form builder, you can make one from scratch using Javascript. This is not recommended, since form builders are very reliable and easy.
References
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