With the world waking up to the need for convincing marketing, the WordPress ecosystem is mushrooming. It seems that even the most basic online activity benefits from targeted marketing, and for this purpose it is only worthwhile we pay attention to how to capture leads. But towards accomplishing that, the first step is getting the sign-ups and we have dived in and brought you some of the best email Signup Plugins for WordPress- a few free to download, as well as some paid plugins…
Some noteworthy Paid Options
Optin Monster
OptinMonster offers a wide range of technology for successful sign-ups; this is the plug in that lets you create stunning pop-ups and supports exit intent and page level targeting. Optin also includes built-in analytics. A host of other complex automations are made possible with this plug in started by the founder of WP for Beginners, Syed Balkhi. It’s super easy to customize and even gives you A/B testing for landing pages. Very easy on the wallet, it’s priced at $108/year for the basic 1 site license.But for the Pro license, inclusive of exit intent and canvas, you will be paying $348/ year. These costs may seem high, but this includes the conversion optimization features as well.
Bloom
A full featured list building plug in for WordPress, Bloom enables you to add other opt-in forms such as pop-overs, fly-ins, below posts, inline and widgets. The positive of this plug in is that readers can enter email particulars right onto your content by way of a form. It also allows you to trigger the exact time you want to display your forms. Allowing large number of integrations with other email providers, it is priced at $89/year, with the included advantages of access to social sharing plug ins, themes and a lot more.
Pippity
The best way to gain more subscribers is through great content. Pop-up boxes appearing on your website can get users to sign up, yet distract and annoy them at the same time. Judicious and customized tweaking is required. Pippity plugin for WordPress allows you to control sign up forms so that they appear relevantly and unobtrusively. Split testing and conversion analytics are also some of the perks Pippity provides. Pricing starts at $49 for a 1 site license, $87 for a 5 site license and $ 127 for a Developer with unlimited sites.
PopUp Domination
This plugin is a premium newsletter pop up solution. It offers a host of options for designing your pop-up form. There is also an option to compel visitors to sign up before they can view content on the site. The plug in includes A/B split testing and gives conversion analytics as well. The basic license for 1 site comes for $ 47, while three websites are priced at $77, and the Pro version at $99, with unlimited sites option.
Ninja PopUps
Includes 8 professionally designedlayouts, supporting all major email marketing services. An option for a lock-in is also provided so that the visitor cannot view the content unless he has shared the page on social media or subscribed to your newsletter. A recent addition has been the A/B split testing. A steal at the price of $18, it does not lag far behind other premium providers. Check it out.
WP Subscribers
WP Subscribers supports all major email marketing services, including Google Feedburner. It can add a lightbox powered sign-up form, as well as displays a footer bar subscription form. A single license can put you back $47, while an unlimited one will cost $77. Both come with free lifetime updates, and a 60-day money back guarantee.
Multi Events Subscription Pop
Costing a mere $14, this plugin packs power and supports MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, AWeber and the suchlike. It can also enable you to export data to other newsletter systems via a csv file. It uses the WordPress Visual Editor to create the content for a pop-up.
* Prices may vary, and are subject to change. We are only quoting prices at the time of writing.
Here are some of the best email Signup Plugins for WordPress, Free downloads:
MailMunch
The best free plug in for WP that gets you an increase in mail subscribers. Create beautiful opt-in forms in WordPress and attract visitors to sign-up. Integrates your newsletter seamlessly with other email marketers like, MailChimp, GetResponse, Campaign Monitor etc. MailMunch also takes care of A/B testing, analytics, exit intent and much more.
Icegram
Not only lets you increase visitor sign up, but also conversion rates. Icegram shows you how to create attention grabbing forms to build your subscriber list. Icegram provides four different kinds of opt ins, and offers the ability for well-timed pop ups. Multiple Different Opt-in Form / Message Styles: Popups, Header / Footer bars, Toast notifications, Slide-in Messengers. A premium collection of add ons takes your visitors even further. Integrates easily with other email marketing services.
WP Pop Up
WordPress Pop Up is one of the more popular free plugins for WordPress. This version is very limited, although numerous other features are available with the Pro version, which costs $19. For anyone needing a single pop up, then this is the one for you. Easy to use, and quickly downloaded, it times your display so as not to overwhelm your visitor.
SumoMe
The SumoMe plugin lets you build an email list, and also convinces your visitors not to leave before they sign up. The List Builder lightbox makes sure of the subscriptions. The Smart Mode technology senses just about when your visitor is about to leave, and cajoles him with the lightbox popup to leave his email address. Customizable designs to suit your needs make for a very appreciable product.
MailChimp
The pick of the crop for Mailchimp users is undoubtedly MailChimp for WordPress. This plug in helps add more subscribers to your emailing list. Lets you create sign up forms that are attractive, user friendly, and controllable. It also integrates seamlessly with a host of other features and plugins, like WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms, and many more.
Ninja Forms
This free form creation plugin lets you drag and drop fields to create contact forms, email subscription forms, order and payment forms, send emails, and much more. It provides for an intuitive User Interface and poses no limitation on the number of forms or any other component. Powerful tool for dedicated, easy to use fields for emails, addresses, phone numbers etc. Conditional Logic controls what you want to viewer to see, and when.
So that is a pretty good run down of the most popular and best plugins for managing newsletter signups for WordPress, but it isn’t an exchaustive list. Do you use something else that you love and recommend?