When we think of filling out forms, we might think of a government office like the DMV. Yuck. There’s a reason the government wants you to fill out the forms... they want the information on you.
And, similarly, forms can provide you with information to help your business.
With forms, you get to generate leads, collect data and find out information from property buyers and sellers – plus in this day and age, save time and effort by aggragating all that data online.
Creating those online forms from scratch takes time, and not everyone knows how to code or likes to code. We’re real estate investors, not programmers. Sure we could pay our web guy to create forms for our website, but the dollars add up for that service.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to create forms easily and plug them into your website yourself? Or design them yourself and have your web guy just drop them into your site?
That’s where Jotform comes in...
JotForm has the goal of making it easy for anyone to create forms online. JotForm now has 2,500,000 users in over 177 countries, 10,000,000 forms hosted, 9,000 form templates, over 200,000,000 forms submitted and it’s available in 18 languages.
What is JotForm?
JotForm lets you create and design aesthetically pleasing, functional and interactive forms for all purposes. With their WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) drag-and-drop mechanism, you can create customized forms with little effort (you don’t even need to learn how to code!). Forms for:
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Motivated seller leads
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Adding someone to your buyer’s list
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Leases
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Payment processing
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Rental applications
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Maintenance request form
JotForm can also customize the form the way you want. Yep, they take special orders.
The company just recently launched JotForm 4.0 where it lets you build forms anywhere, any time. You can now create, edit and publish forms online using your tablet or smartphone. This makes them the first online form builder that is compatible with all mobile devices.
Here’s a video with more info about Jotform 4.0.
Forms, Forms, Everywhere a Form
The upgraded version of JotForm lets you enjoy new and exciting features that will help you create forms exactly as you want them. Aside from its compatibility with mobile devices, here are other features you can enjoy:
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Real time and seamless collaboration
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Embedded advanced form designer
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Offline form building
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Smoother drag and drop
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Revision history
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Live/in-page preview
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Continuous save
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Improved pagination
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Encrypted forms
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Online form designer
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Editable, pre-made templates and themes
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Image/logo upload
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Branding
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Payments
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Widgets for your WordPress website
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More than 100 integrations
With numerous integrations, you can create forms that integrate with other web services like PayPal, Google Drive and Dropbox. JotForm makes it easy for you to set up an order form, update your CRM software and move your data where you need it.
How Much Does it Cost?
JotForm shows love to their users through generosity…
The company gives you a lot for free – you can even create forms without having to sign up. But for those who need more perks, there are three premium plans to choose from.
And, JotForm makes it easier for real estate investors to create surveys for their target market, create request forms and more.
Most investors will be able to meet their needs with the free plan.
If you scale your business up where you are receiving many more submissions, then the extra payment won’t matter much compared to how much money you will probably be making.
Consider giving JotForm a go.
Jot it in the Comments
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Keep Your Forms Short - A motivated seller won’t hang around long enough to put down their life history. Just capture enough data so you can move people to the next step in your sales funnel.
Try Different Forms - Forms are part of your marketing. Just like marketing ads, some will perform better than others. Test different forms to see which ones give you the best response.
Survey Your Customers – After people do business with you, see what they like and don’t like through a survey. Then adjust your business based on the responses.
JP Moses
is a real estate investor in Memphis, TN, with experience ranging from land lording to note buying, rehabbing, and wholesaling. However, wholesaling is the area that he enjoys most and where he bring the most experience and expertise to his students.