10 Remarkable Reasons Why Thrive Leads Helps Build Email Lists Faster

Does this story sound familiar?

Your new WordPress site is finally live and you’re ready to start growing an email list...

So you install a freemium lead generation plugin or SaaS tool only to discover that the data it collects, the email marketing tools it integrates with and the actual opt-in form designs you can create with it are BASIC.

You know that growing an engaged email list is key to the success of your website, but the constant frustration of seeing your subscriber numbers grow so slowly makes you wonder if a better tool is out there waiting for you.

Well, if you have a WordPress website then good news. Thrive Leads is THE lead generation plugin you’ve been looking for to help grow your email list faster. 

Whether you’re a new WordPress user looking for the very best lead generation tool...

...or even a Thrive Member who hasn’t had the chance to implement Thrive Leads on your Thrive Theme Builder site yet, this video post is going to show you the top 10 reasons why Thrive Leads is the ONLY tool you should be using to grow your email list.

Are you ready for this? Then let’s get started...

Reason #1: Every Opt-In Form Type Is at Your Fingertips (0:47)

There are several different “types” of opt-in forms which refers to the presentation style and behavior of a given form (i.e. some opt-in forms “popup” while others are embedded within a sidebar or inside content).

To achieve the same variety of opt-in form types that Thrive Leads provides by default, non-Thrive Leads users need to install and set up multiple plugins or SaaS tools.

That’s right, Thrive Leads offers all the different opt-in form types currently available on the market in a single plugin, including the:

• Popup Lightbox
• “Sticky” Ribbon
• Slide-In Box
• Screen Filler Overlay
• Scroll Mat
• In-Line Form
• Post Footer
• Opt-in Widget

And not only do you get access to all these different opt-in form types on your WordPress site, but Thrive Leads now offers 450+ stunning new opt-in form templates for you to choose from!

This means you never have to design your lead generation forms from scratch. Within the template library, you get a virtual buffet of opt-in form strategies, including:

• Yes/No Question templates
• Multiple Choice Question templates
• Single-Step Opt-in templates
• 2-Step Opt-in templates
• Multi-Step Opt-in templates

Of course, you can build your opt-in forms from scratch by using our Blank Page template, however the fastest way to start growing your email list is to choose a pre-designed form from the massive Thrive Leads template library, tweak the design to make it your own, and then get it published & generating leads on your site.

Which brings us to…

Reason #2: It’s “Click to Edit” Easy to Customize Opt-in Form Designs to Match Your Branding (3:33)

Once you select the right template, the Thrive Leads Editor makes it quick and easy to customize the opt-in form design to your exact specifications.

You can 100% customize the design of your form by:

• Inline modifying the text
• Changing background, content box and even button colors
• Swapping out any of the demo images with your own

And trust me when I say you'll have more than enough options to choose to add, delete, move, modify and customize any detail necessary to get your opt-in forms looking just the way you want them to increase conversions!

Reason #3: Collect Advanced Lead Generation Data (4:11)

And when it comes to adding new subscribers to your email list, Thrive Leads gives you the power to collect more than just their standard name and email.

You can also set your lead generation elements up to collect:

• Tags
• Hidden fields
• Custom fields (like Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, Dropdowns and more…)

And not only can Thrive Leads collect this advanced data about your subscribers, it will send it directly to your email marketing tool so you can feed that information into email marketing automations that will help put your true fan and customer building efforts on autopilot.

If you want to learn more about how to create opt-in forms that collect advanced subscriber data, check out this video post all about how to add Radio Buttons within our Lead Generation element.

Reason #4: Templates are Mobile Responsive – Straight Out of the Box (5:09)

Each of the opt-in form template designs waiting for you inside Thrive Leads look great on more than just desktop screens...

...they’re designed to look sleek and act responsive on tablet and mobile screen sizes too!

But you’re not limited to any particular tablet or mobile design. Making customizations to each screen size version of your opt-in forms (Desktop, Tablet and Mobile) is quick and easy because the Thrive Leads Editor gives you direct design control over each.

It’s easy and intuitive. First, customize the desktop version of a form, then switch to tablet mode to carry out any necessary downsizing modifications, and then finalize the design by doing the same for mobile.

In this way, Thrive Leads gives you the power to create and customize opt-in forms so you know they’ll look fantastic no matter what device they appear on.

Reason #5: Transform Your Opt-In Forms into Sales Funnels with SmartLinks (5:55)

You’ve already seen that Thrive Leads opt-in forms can be designed to present multiple states to your online visitors...

...but did you know you can design an “Already Subscribed” state to display to visitors already signed up to your email list?

With such a feature, you can eliminate the risk of relentlessly annoying your current subscribers with repetitive opt-in offers. Instead, you can show them a relevant product offer (or even nothing at all).

We call this Thrive Leads feature SmartLinks — it has the power to transform your basic lead generation efforts into other opportunities like revenue boosting sales offers.

Within the Thrive Leads Editor, you just need to create an “Already Subscribed” state for a given opt-in form presenting a sales offer for one of your products (making sure to link the Call-to-Action button to a sales page for that offer).

Then in your Thrive Leads dashboard, create a SmartLink for that opt-in form (like you see in the video) and include it in an email to your current subscriber list.

Are you starting to see some of the business boosting power built into Thrive Leads you can instantly deploy on your WordPress website?

Reason #6: Boost Conversions with Advanced Display and Targeting (8:17)

Getting the right offer in front of the right visitors is key when it comes to boosting your conversions. Thrive Leads gives you the power to do just that with its advanced display and targeting settings.

For a given lead group, you can program the display logic to show your forms sitewide, on specific posts and pages, or even exclude specific posts or pages..

Because the display logic in Thrive Leads is so comprehensive, you can make sure you pair the right opt-in offer with the most relevant content to help grow your email list in the shortest time possible.

Reason #7: Make Your Opt-in Forms Behave the Way You Want with Advanced Trigger Settings (9:08)

Depending on the opt-in form type you’re creating, Thrive Leads gives you several advanced trigger options to make your offer present itself in the most effective way to your audience.

Simply put, a “trigger” is an action that prompts your opt-in form to appear on a visitor’s screen. For example, trigger settings in Thrive Leads include:

• On desktop only, mobile only, or both
• On page load
• After a certain number of seconds has passed
• After a certain % of the screen has been scrolled
• Upon reaching a specific element within your content
• Upon reaching the bottom of the page
• Once exit intent has been detected (for desktop) and a timed Smart Exit (for mobile)

You can even set a frequency (in number of days) for how often a given opt-in form gets displayed to each of your visitors.

Advanced trigger settings like these can even be A/B tested in Thrive Leads!

Which brings us to…

Reason #8: Advanced Yet Simple A/B Testing (10:23)

Because none of us have a conversion focused crystal ball, Thrive Leads was built with the most powerful opt-in form A/B Testing engine for WordPress.

That means Thrive Leads can run experiments and test design theories for you in order to collect the hard data needed to see what converts better.

With Thrive Leads you can run a range of opt-in form A/B tests, including:

• Opt-in form design tests (change a single variable on the same design – like different headlines)
• Opt-in form type tests (test different opt-in form types against each other – like a lightbox vs. a sticky ribbon)
• Opt-in offer value proposition tests (test different opt-in offers against each other – like a free checklist vs. a free video course)
• Trigger setting tests (test different trigger settings against each other for the same opt-in form design – like a page load trigger vs. an exit intent trigger)

And don’t forget that you can use the “set it and forget it” automatic winner settings in Thrive Leads to make sure your losing opt-in form variations are paused and only the highest converting form continues to be shown to visitors once enough data has been gathered!

Reason #9: Actionable Reporting & Insights (12:41)

Thrive Leads is busy collecting data about how visitors interact with your opt-in forms — 24/7, 365.

The Lead Reports feature then makes it easy for you to view your most important lead generation metrics.

You can see exactly how your opt-in forms perform over time and where your most valuable traffic comes from, so you can make the right changes to boost your conversions.

Lead reports help you quickly see:

• Which opt-in forms convert best
• Which posts and pages generate the most – or least – subscribers
• And how your opt-in form A/B tests are performing, so you can make design changes based on real data instead of just guessing

“What gets measured, gets managed” — and no lead generation plugin for WordPress shows you comprehensive metrics about your opt-in forms like Thrive Leads does.

Reason #10: Thrive Leads Integrates with Your Favorite Email Marketing Tool (13:14)

Integrating with your existing email marketing tools is one of the fundamental lead generation functions that Thrive Leads does best.

If you’re skeptical, just check out this super long list of email marketing tools that Thrive Leads currently integrates with. And it’s growing all the time!

So whether you’re just looking to collect the emails of your new subscribers or get more advanced list segmentation data about them, rest assured that Thrive Leads will help you convert new visitors into subscribers and then pass the data you collect along to your favorite email marketing tool.

Ready to Start Growing Your Email List Faster? (13:31)

After watching this video, I hope it’s abundantly clear why Thrive Leads is the most powerful lead generation tool for WordPress.

If you’re a Thrive Member already, make sure to take advantage of the full lead generation capabilities Thrive Leads puts at your fingertips…

… and if you’re not a Thrive Leads customer yet, make sure to get your copy and start growing your email list right away.

If you have any questions or your own reasons why Thrive Leads is the most powerful lead generation plugin for WordPress, share them with us in the comments section below!